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Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby, Port Moody
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription6995
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1862-1908]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 9 plans : 6 plans : black ink on paper ; 57 x 36.5 cm or smaller + 1 plan : black ink and grahite on paper ; 46.5 x 49 cm + 1 plan : blueprint on paper ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm + cm + 1 plan : graphite on paper ; 25 x 17 cm ; mounted on both sides of board 76 x 102 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of four New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on one side and five New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision / of a Portion / of / Lot 87 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 4 chs…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 9 plans : 6 plans : black ink on paper ; 57 x 36.5 cm or smaller + 1 plan : black ink and grahite on paper ; 46.5 x 49 cm + 1 plan : blueprint on paper ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm + cm + 1 plan : graphite on paper ; 25 x 17 cm ; mounted on both sides of board 76 x 102 cm
- Material Details
- Scales [between 1:792 and 1:3600]
- Index number on edge of board reads: "26"
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of four New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on one side and five New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision / of a Portion / of / Lot 87 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 4 chs = 1 in". Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." and intialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon). Names two of the subdivisons of District Lot 87 are identified as, "L.E. Sprott" and "John Ledger". (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. "Plan of Subdivision / of / Portions of / Lot 136, 131 and Lots 44 and 78 Gr.1 / New Westminster District / Scale 300 ft = 1 inch". Annotation above title reads: "No. 901 / Deposited in Land Registry Office / New Westminster / Aug. 19th 1905 / Charles S. Keith D. Reg." Annotations and signatures at bottom of plan read: "I, William Nelson Draper, / W.H.R. Collister / Charles E. Perkins / E.B. Morgan / make / Surveys / correct / representation / upon / the / Land Registry Act / (sgd) W.N. Draper, P.L.S.". Plan includes a handwritten title: "Lots 136, 131, 44 & 78" and is initialed: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. "Survey / of / a Portion / of / Lot 95, Gr.1 / Scale 1 ch = 1in." Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." and is initialed : "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 4. Blueprint plan of "Lot 396. Group One." with Scale : 3 chs = 1 in. A two acre portion of District Lot 396 is filled in with red ink." Plan is signed by "Albert J. Hill / B.C.L.S." (Geographic location: Port Moody) Side B: 1. Plan titled "District Lot 92 / Burnaby / Municipality / for sale by / Mahon / McFarland & / Mahon Ltd. / Vancouver, B.C. / Scale : 4 chains to one inch". District Lot 92 is subdivided into 161 lots and identifies roads: Norwich Road, Pole Line Road, Oakland Road, Stanley Road, Burford Road, Dalhousie Road, Brantford Road, Colborne Road, Roberts Road, Vancouver & Westminster Road, B.C. Electric Railway, Gilley Stn. and Burnaby (Power House). The bottom of the plan reads: "G.S. Dawson, P.LS. Vancouver, B.C." (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. "Plan / of Subdivision / of a Portion / of / Lot 29 / Group 1 / New Westminster District / Scale 2 chs = 1 in". Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." and is initialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Small handrawn plan (no title) identifying "Lot 84 / Hydes, Claim" at the centre surrounded by lots and features identified as: "Lot 85", "Lot 93", "Lot 94", "Lot 32", "Lot 82", "Lot 83", "Lot 79", "swamp" and a "Small Lake" (Burnaby Lake). Identifying marks in the right corner of the plan read: "Page 13 / Surveyed by G. Turner / May 62". Plan also includes surveyor's bearing measurements and trails to "Small Lake" (Burnaby Lake). (Geographic location: Burnaby) 4. Untitled plan showing District Lots west of North Road and north of Burnaby Lake including: Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 10, 56, 148, 57, 58, 40. and Lots 3, 5, 7 east of North Road (Coquitlam). Lots in Burnaby are identifed for timber including: "Heavily Timbered" (Lot 57), " "Some Fir and Cedar" (Lot 40), "Splendid Fir and Cedar" (Lot 143), "Heavy Fir etc" (Lots 143 and 148), " "Fine Cedar" (Lot 15), "Rough Light Timber" (Lot 56). Other features identified at the lower portion of the plan include "Burnaby Lake" and "Brunette River". (Geographic location: Burnaby) 5. Untitled plan drawn in graphite showing sections of District Lot 85 south of Burnaby Lake and north of Hazsard Road. Plan is signed: "Albert J. Hill / B.C.L.S." and dated "12/26/08". Plan is initialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby)
- Publisher
- Mahon, McFarland & Mahon Ltd
- Accession Code
- HV977.93.26
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1862-1908]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scale
- 72
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Scale is measured in chains and feet. (One chain equals 792 inches)
- The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot”
Images
Ten quadrilles for the pianoforte
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary605
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Albert, Charles d' 1809-1886
- Publication Date
- 1861
- Call Number
- 780 DAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.209.1
- Call Number
- 780 DAL
- Author
- Albert, Charles d' 1809-1886
- Contributor
- Rimbault, Edward F. (Edward Francis), 1816-1876
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Chappell & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1861
- Series
- Chappell's musical magazine
- Physical Description
- Rimbault, Edward F.
- Inscription
- "Beatrice Tate" [handwritten on page opposing front pastedown in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Music
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates Charles Louis Napoléon d' Albert, 1809-1886.
Third book of reading lessons
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3852
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.15.77
- Call Number
- 428.6 ONT
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- WM. Warwick
- Publication Date
- c1875
- Printer
- Dudley & Burns
- Physical Description
- viii, 340 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "A. Taylor / Alexander Hugh / Taylor 1875 / Nov. 26 1875" - handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). "Harry Tidy / New Westminster B.C." - handwritten in pencil on flyleaf. "Alexander Hugh Taylor Queen St. 1785 / Parlament St. School / [sic] / December 13" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf verso. "A Taylor 1. / h. Mamc 2. / Mrs H. Barrows 3" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- English language
- Textbooks
- Object History
- Source is "City of Burnaby (Eagles House)"
- Notes
- Includes index.
- W.M. Warwick, 8 & 10 Wellington St. East
Unidentified couple
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1949
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [186-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w tintype ; 8 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified couple taken in a photographic studio. The man is standing, wearing a three piece suit (his blazer has been left unbuttoned), with his hat held in his right hand. The woman is seated beside him, in a simple dress with a lace collar.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w tintype ; 8 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified couple taken in a photographic studio. The man is standing, wearing a three piece suit (his blazer has been left unbuttoned), with his hat held in his right hand. The woman is seated beside him, in a simple dress with a lace collar.
- Accession Code
- BV005.59.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [186-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 11-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Wait and hope: or Ben Bradford's motto
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1641
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4038.1
- Call Number
- 813.4 ALG
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- John C. Winston
- Publication Date
- c1877
- Series
- Brave and Bold Series
- Physical Description
- 242 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "To Lewis / From Rod / Xmas 1912", handwritten in ink on front end page "ALLAN EARLE / ALLAN L. EARLE / 1024 5TH AVE", stamped in purple on front page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Juvenile fiction
- Notes
- frontispiece only
- list of other series written by author on title page verso.
The way to life : sermons
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1595
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Guthrie, Thomas, 1803-1873
- Publication Date
- 1862
- Call Number
- 252.052 GUT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3914.1
- Call Number
- 252.052 GUT
- Author
- Guthrie, Thomas, 1803-1873
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Publication Date
- 1862
- Printer
- R. and B. Clark
- Physical Description
- viii, 402 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "[Jnth] Henry D Glowin' kind regards" -- handwritten in pencil on first page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Presbyterian Church
- Sermons, English
- Notes
- Includes index.
William Holmes family photographs series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18940
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841-1860]
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photograph portraits of William Holmes and Mrs. William Holmes.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photograph portraits of William Holmes and Mrs. William Holmes.
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841-1860]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
William Holmes family records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18942
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV997.50
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
William Holmes fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family records series 3) Holmes family cemetery photographs series
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby and was born in Kilkenny Ireland January 4, 1812. In 1833, at the age of 20 yrs, William Holmes immigrated to Canada from Ireland in with his parents, Joseph and Jane (McCullough) Holmes and ten other family members including two of his married brothers and their wives, two sisters with their husbands and two unmarried brothers. This was the first group of thirteen to leave Ireland and set up homesteads in Canada near the shores of Lake Huron. The family settled on land concessions in Huron County, Ontario about 14 km southeast of Goderich. The area in Huron County was first founded in 1832 by John and Samuel Holmes and the community was known as Holmes Hill before becoming Holmesville [ca. 1850]. In 1837, William Holmes is noted as owning Lot 23, Concession IX, Goderich Twp. Much of the village of Holmesville grew up around the five road concession near the border of his brother’s farm so William decided to open a store. The Holmesville post office opened on March 1, 1855 and William was appointed the first post master which he operated until May 1857. William met and married Mary Richardson in 1841 and the couple had three daughters: Jane (1844-1926) (married Charles Studdert Finlaison in New Westminster in 1863); Anne Maria (Annie) (1846-192?) (married John Gunther Jennings in New Westminster in 1865 and married Robert Johnson in New Westminster in 1877) and Elizabeth (1848-1934) (married Thomas Carrington of Lakes District in 1867). William’s wife, Mary (Richardson) Holmes died in Holmesville sometime between 1848 and 1853. Following the death of his first wife, Mary, William married Charlotte McCullough (McCulloch). The couple had four daughters; Arabella Charlotte Amelia (1854-1943) (married Arthur Robert Green in 1887); Laura (1855-1867); Arabella Henrietta (1857-1929) (married Clark Wesley Gillanders in 1880) and Mary (1863-1864). During the late 1850s, William became aware of the gold rush and opportunities opening up in British Columbia so left for the west coast in 1858 at the age of 46 yrs. In preparation for his move to the west coast of Canada, William obtained a letter of introduction from top government officials of Canada. William Holmes arrived in British Columbia in 1859. Upon arriving, he first worked running pack trains from Harrison Mills to Lillooet. After earning some money, he decided to re-invest it in land. His first pre-emption of land occurred on January 21, 1860 for 160 acres situated on North Road from the Military Camp to Burrard Inlet and distancing 25 chains south of the Brunette River and 20 chains south of the river with the land extending in a westerly direction. On March 17, 1860, Holmes received a Crown Grant for this and other land in the immediate area totalling 415 acres of which was known as Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District. The balance of land was situated on the east side of the Brunette River – Lot 13, with 344 2/3 acres of which he made an application to purchase on June 26, 1860, and a Crown Grant dated March 16, 1861 covering 86 acres. Holmes also pre-empted land in Port Moody and Pitt Meadows in 1860 and 1861. The name of “Brunette River” is officially attributed to William Holmes who referred to the river as “Brunette” due to it’s dark colour originating from the peat lands above the lake. Following his purchase of property, he sent for his wife Charlotte, their three daughters and her three step daughters (from William’s first marriage). Charlotte and the six children made the long trip to B.C. by ship and rail, crossing the Isthmus of Darien at Panama. They arrived in B.C. in October 1861 and moved into a one room log cabin built by William. The cabin stood on the North Road at the foot of Sapperton, on a bluff overlooking the Brunette River. Eventually the family moved to a larger dwelling but the original cabin remained on the site until the 1890s when it was burned after being used as a sick house. Mr. Holmes was instrumental in organizing the first Orange Lodge in British Columbia. He was a prominent Orangeman who joined the order in 1840 and was the first master in the order of the City of New Westminster when the Lodge No. 1150 was established there. Charlotte Holmes died in New Westminster in 1893 at the age of 70 years and William Holmes died in New Westminster September 11, 1907 at the age of 95 years.
- Responsibility
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Reference file: Persons - Holmes, William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Woodward's National architect : a Victorian guidebook of 1869
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1007
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0892570172
- 9780892570171
- 0916530051
- 9780916530051
- Call Number
- 728 WOO
- Place of Publication
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Publisher
- American Life Foundation
- Publication Date
- 1977
- c1869
- Physical Description
- ca. 200 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Notes
- Reprint of the ed., published by G.E. Woodward, New York.
The works of Flavius Josephus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2902
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Josephus, Flavius
- Publication Date
- 1871
- Call Number
- 933 JOS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.148.9
- Call Number
- 933 JOS
- Author
- Josephus, Flavius
- Contributor
- Whiston, William, 1667-1752
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Publisher
- William P. Nimmo
- Publication Date
- 1871
- Physical Description
- vi, 684 p. : ill., port. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
- Jews--History--Rebellion, 66-73
- Notes
- "Translated by William Whiston" --title page.
- "Antiquities of the Jews, Wars of the Jews, appendix, life, index" --spine
- "Nimmo's Standard Library" --spine