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![Brunette Bridge, looking south, [1914] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197200110021.jpg?width=280)
Brunette Bridge, looking south
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3107
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1914]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of North Road and the Brunette Bridge, looking south into New Westminster from Burnaby. By the northern end of the bridge, there is a pit being dug with shovels. A few houses can be seen on the southwest side of the bridge. The house furthest away is identified as the William Holmes hou…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of North Road and the Brunette Bridge, looking south into New Westminster from Burnaby. By the northern end of the bridge, there is a pit being dug with shovels. A few houses can be seen on the southwest side of the bridge. The house furthest away is identified as the William Holmes house (Burnaby's first settler to pre-empt property in Burnaby). All of the land on the right side of the road was purchased by William H. Holmes in 1860 (District Lot 1, Group 1, New Westminster District). A car is parked on the side of the road south of the bridge. The shorter ash tree south of the bridge is identified as the famous "Holmes Ash Tree" (also known as the "Moody tree").
- Accession Code
- HV972.11.21
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1914]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Related Material
- See also: William Holmes fonds
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 14/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
- Inscribed on the negative, lower left of the print: "Brunette Bridge / Looking South."
Images
![Brunette Bridge, looking south, [1914] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197200110021.jpg)
Certificate of Title
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10407
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Feb. 1861
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "39 Acres", "20th February 1861". "Description" reads: "25 Chains Frontage on thereby on Fraser River between Coquitlam & Brunette / between Rev. E. White & Col. Moody's [?]". The blue Provincial seal…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "39 Acres", "20th February 1861". "Description" reads: "25 Chains Frontage on thereby on Fraser River between Coquitlam & Brunette / between Rev. E. White & Col. Moody's [?]". The blue Provincial seal is affixed to the certificate and it is signed by R.C. Moody, "Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works".
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Feb. 1861
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Certificate of Title
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10408
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 22 Mar. 1860
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "40 Acres", "Twenty Second Day of March AD 1860". Description reads: "On West Side at termination of North Road to Port Moody Burrard Inlet". The blue Provincial seal is affixed to the certificate and…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "40 Acres", "Twenty Second Day of March AD 1860". Description reads: "On West Side at termination of North Road to Port Moody Burrard Inlet". The blue Provincial seal is affixed to the certificate and it is signed by R.C. Moody, "Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works".
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 22 Mar. 1860
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
Certificate of Title
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10409
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 22 Mar. 1860
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "68 Acres", "Tenth Day of March AD 1860". Description reads: "On West Side of North Road to Port Moody Burrard Inlet, shown on the [?] Plan as Lots 2 / Group 1". The blue Provincial seal is affixed to…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "68 Acres", "Tenth Day of March AD 1860". Description reads: "On West Side of North Road to Port Moody Burrard Inlet, shown on the [?] Plan as Lots 2 / Group 1". The blue Provincial seal is affixed to the certificate and it is signed by R.C. Moody "Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works".
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 22 Mar. 1860
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Cleaning grave of John Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10415
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Randall Fairey cleaning the grave marker of his Great Great Great Grandfather, John Holmes in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Randall Fairey cleaning the grave marker of his Great Great Great Grandfather, John Holmes in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
- Names
- Holmes, John
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "CLEANING WITH VINEGAR / DR. RANDALL FAIREY (GREAT) X3 GRANDSON JOHN / HOLMES / MAY 18, 1994"
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Grave marker of John Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grave marker of John Holmes taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who died June 20th 1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grave marker of John Holmes taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who died June 20th 1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler. The gravestone is inscribed: "Here lies the Remains of Jno Holmes of Three Castles who depd this life May 10 1824 Aged 100 yrs. Also his son Gabriel Holmes who depd this life June 20 1824 Aged 46 yrs".
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Fairey, Dr. Randall
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads:"MARKER OF JOHN HOLMES / SON GABRIEL / MAY 18, 1994" / "THIS MARKER HAD BEEN BROKEN / AND UPPER PORTION RESTORED BY / ARRANGEMENT OF DR. R. BRIAN HOLMES / OF TORONTO"
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Grave marker of John Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1269
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grave marker of John Holmes taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who died June 20th 1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grave marker of John Holmes taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who died June 20th 1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler.
- Names
- Holmes, John
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "MAY 18, 1994"
Images
Grave marker of John Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10411
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 17, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grave marker of John Holmes.The photograph was taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grave marker of John Holmes.The photograph was taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler.
- Names
- Holmes, William
- Holmes, John
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 17, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "MARKER JOHN HOLMES / MAY 17, 1994"
Images
Grave marker of John Holmes and son
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10410
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two grave markers of John Holmes and his son Gabriel. Joseph Holmes is standing next to the tomb stones.The photograph was taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two grave markers of John Holmes and his son Gabriel. Joseph Holmes is standing next to the tomb stones.The photograph was taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who died June 20th 1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler.
- Names
- Holmes, John
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: 'JOSEPH HOLMES / MAY 17, 1994"
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Grave marker of Martha Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10412
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grave marker of Martha Holmes.The photograph was taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of Martha Holmes who died Sept. 13, 1772. The grave stone reads " Here Lies the Body of / Mrs. Martha Holmes of / Willson. She Dep…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grave marker of Martha Holmes.The photograph was taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of Martha Holmes who died Sept. 13, 1772. The grave stone reads " Here Lies the Body of / Mrs. Martha Holmes of / Willson. She Deptd this Life / of Sept the 13th 1772 / Aged 64 Yrs With hir [sic] / Daughter Ann and three Grand / Children".
- Names
- Holmes, Martha
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "GRAVE OF MARTHA HOLMES / AND OTHERS / MAY 18, 1994"
Images
Grave markers of Holmes family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10413
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 17, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grave markers of members of the William Holmes family including Martha Holmes and John Holmes at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grave markers of members of the William Holmes family including Martha Holmes and John Holmes at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 17, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "GRAVE OF MARTHA HOLMES / FOREGROUN D/ GRAVE OF JOHN HOLMES BEHIND / & LOWER / AT THREECASTELES, ODAGH PARISH / KILKENNY, IRELAND / PICTURE TAKEN AT DUSK BY / DR. RANDALL FAIREY / GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDSON / OF WILLIAM / HOLMES / MAY 17, 1994"
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Historic Tree, Not an Elm; It's an Ash
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10406
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 28 Jan 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a newspaper clipping "HISTORIC TREE / NOT AN ELM; / IT'S AN ASH" / "City Resident Claims Speciman / on Brunette Creek Is Only / One of Its Size in / Province" from the British Columbian newspaper dated January 28, 1941.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a newspaper clipping "HISTORIC TREE / NOT AN ELM; / IT'S AN ASH" / "City Resident Claims Speciman / on Brunette Creek Is Only / One of Its Size in / Province" from the British Columbian newspaper dated January 28, 1941.
- History
- Article refers to the European Ash tree planted by Mrs. William Holmes in 1861 in the presence of her family and Colonel Moody and his wife and daughters. (see Reference on page 41 of George Green's "History of Burnaby" )
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 28 Jan 1941
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Letter re payment of Lot No. 1, Group 1, New Westminster District
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10404
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Mar. 1860
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. textual record ; folded
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten letter on blue paper dated "6th March 1860". The letter is addressed to Mr. Wm. Holmes from Colonel Moody regarding payment of a contract on Harrison Lilloet Road and two pounds two shillings scrip payment for land on Burrard Inlet Road..."Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural La…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. textual record ; folded
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten letter on blue paper dated "6th March 1860". The letter is addressed to Mr. Wm. Holmes from Colonel Moody regarding payment of a contract on Harrison Lilloet Road and two pounds two shillings scrip payment for land on Burrard Inlet Road..."Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District..."
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 6 Mar. 1860
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Odagh Parish cemetery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10414
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of stone grave markers in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. Descendants of the William Holmes family are buried here. Man standing near graves is identified as Dr. Randall Fairey.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of stone grave markers in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. Descendants of the William Holmes family are buried here. Man standing near graves is identified as Dr. Randall Fairey.
- Names
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 18, 1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Photographer
- Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "DR. RANDALL FAIREY / AT THE GRAVE MARKERS / LOOKING APPROX. NORTHWEST FROM CASTLE / MAY 18, 1994"
Images
![Portrait of Mrs. William Holmes, [between 1841 and 1860] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/1971_0046_0002_002.jpg?width=280)
Portrait of Mrs. William Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3962
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1841 and 1860]
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 49.5 x 39.5 cm (sight) in frame 75 x 65.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Mrs. William Holmes. Portrait could be of either, Mary (Richardson) Holmes who married William Holmes in 1841 or Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes who married William Holmes between 1848 and 1854. Both marriages took place in Huron County, Ontario.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 49.5 x 39.5 cm (sight) in frame 75 x 65.5 cm
- Material Details
- The photograph is a calotype print, which has been enhanced using charcoal and paint.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Mrs. William Holmes. Portrait could be of either, Mary (Richardson) Holmes who married William Holmes in 1841 or Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes who married William Holmes between 1848 and 1854. Both marriages took place in Huron County, Ontario.
- History
- Mary (Richardson) Holmes was the first wife of William Holmes and Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes was the second wife of William Holmes of Huron County, Ontario . William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby in 1860.
- Accession Code
- HV971.46.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1841 and 1860]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Portrait of William Holmes, HV971.46.1
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Portrait of Mrs. William Holmes, [between 1841 and 1860] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/1971_0046_0002_002.jpg)
![Portrait of William Holmes, [between 1841 and 1860] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197100460001.jpg?width=280)
Portrait of William Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3961
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1841 and 1860]
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 50 x 39.5 cm (oval, sight) in frame 66 x 56 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of William Holmes.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 50 x 39.5 cm (oval, sight) in frame 66 x 56 cm
- Material Details
- The photograph is a calotype print, which has been enhanced using charcoal and paint.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of William Holmes.
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby.
- Names
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- HV971.46.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1841 and 1860]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Portrait of Jane Holmes, HV971.46.2
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Portrait of William Holmes, [between 1841 and 1860] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197100460001.jpg)
![Reference letter for William Holmes, [between 1858 and 1859] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Textual_Records/1997/1997_0050_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Reference letter for William Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10405
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1858 and 1859]
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter reading as a character reference for William Holmes, Toronto, December 17, 1858. The letter refers to William's character as a gentleman in good standing of Holmesville in the County of Huron where he has been actively employed in Commercial pursuits in Upper Canada and h…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Material Details
- Letter is fragile with torn and stained sections
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter reading as a character reference for William Holmes, Toronto, December 17, 1858. The letter refers to William's character as a gentleman in good standing of Holmesville in the County of Huron where he has been actively employed in Commercial pursuits in Upper Canada and his intention to emigrate to British Columbia. The letter is signed and certified on the verso by various officials including; "G.E. Cartier", Attourney General of Lower Canada; John A. Macdonald, Attourney General of Upper Canada; Sidney Smith, Post Master General; George Sherwood, Receiver General; John Rose, Soliciter General; Charles Alleyn, Provincial Secretary; P.M. VanKaughnet [sic], Commissioner of Crown Lands and A.T. Galt, Inspector General of Canada. The letter includes a wax Common Seal of the City of Toronto and is certified the 6th day of January 1859. Text on first page of letter reads: "The Bearer William Holmes Esq / late of Holmesville in the County of Huron has for some years been actively employed in Com- / mmercial pursuits in Upper / Canada, but now intends to emigrate to British Columbia / We have great pleasure in / certifying that Mr. Holmes is / a Gentleman of good standing / for character and capacity / and that his connectiions (are) [sic] / highly respectable; his brother / John Holmes Esq at present / holding the dignified and responsible / office of Warden (Equivalent to / Mayor) of the Municipal Council". letter continues on verso to read: "of the United Counties of Huron / and Bruce, which Counties he / also respresents in Parliament..." signatures of officials beneath. Written vertically down the left hand side of the verso is the following text "I certify that the Signature attached to / this document are the bona- / fide Signature of the parties / named & that they hold the / respective offices (within) mentioned / within. In testimony whereof I have / herunto set my hand and caused / the Common Seal of the City of Toronto / to be herunto affixed this 6th day of / January 1859" with signatures below "D.V. Mead / Mayor / A.M. Jones [sic] / Chamberlain".
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1858 and 1859]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 06-May-2019
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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William Holmes
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1902
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm mounted on board 24.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 89 year old William Holmes seated in an armchair holding a walking cane with shrubbery in background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm mounted on board 24.5 x 19.5 cm
- Material Details
- "Taken by W.T. Cooksley", "New Westminster, B.C.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 89 year old William Holmes seated in an armchair holding a walking cane with shrubbery in background.
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby.
- Names
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- BV997.50.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- July 1902
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cooksley, William Thomas
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer embossed on front of mattboard reads: "W.T. Cooksley / New Westminster"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph matt reads: "Wm Holmes Aged 89 Years and 9 Months", "July 1902"
- Note in blue ink on white paper strip on verso of photograph reads: "William Holmes left Ireland 16th May 1833 - settled in / Huron Co. Ont and established Holmsville" /"Left for New Westminster in 1858 - followed by his wife / and six daughters in 1860."
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