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Pemberton family fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1979.

Reference:

R5869-0-8-E, MG25-G357

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

105917

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Pemberton family fonds
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Date(s):

1979.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.1 cm of textual records.
1 photograph.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a genealogical chart of the Pemberton family of Ontario and British Columbia, 1749-1905. Photocopy, 2 pages.

Fonds also contains a photograph of a sketch of a house called "Old Gonzales".

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Pemberton, Ontario and British Columbia (family)

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Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893

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Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893 : An engineer, born 23 July 1821 near Dublin, Ireland. Worked as surveyor and engineer for the Hudson's Bay Company on Vancouver Island from 1850-1859. Appointed Surveyor General of Vancouver Island in 1859, a post he held until 1864. A member of the House of Assembly from Aug. 1856 to Dec. 1859. Appointed to Executive and Legislative councils of Vancouver Island in spring of 1864. Resigned as Surveyor General and from both councils in Dec. 1864. After union of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, represented Victoria District on the Legislative Council 1866-1868(?) Established with his son Frederick Bernard in Victoria, the firm of J.D. Pemberton and Son, surveyors, civil engineers and real estate and financial agents. Died Nov. 11, 1893 in Oak Bay, B.C.

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General note:

Presented in 1979 by F.J.D. Pemberton, Rockcliffe Park Ottawa, Ont.
Subject heading:

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Ontario

Pemberton family - Genealogy, 1749-1905

British Columbia - Genealogy, 1749-1905
Source:

Private

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MG25-G357
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Volume [MG25 G 357] 1

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