Hi Janet If they came in 1859 they would have been among the first settlers in the New Westminster area as the city was surveyed by The "Columbia Detachment, the Royal Engineers" commanded by Colonel Moody. The 'Columbia Detachment' Royal Engineers sailed from Gravesend in the vessel "Thames City" on 10 Oct 1858 and arrived at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island on April 12, 1859. They then traveled to the mainland in a steamer and landed near the site of present day City of New Westminster. They [R.E.] surveyed and founded the city between their arrival in 1859 and 1863 when the unit was disbanded. Colonel Moody and some of his officers and a few enlisted men returned to England but the majority appear to have taken their discharge here. You should be able to find some useful information at the New Westminster Archives and Museum at "Irving House" on Royal Ave [next door to St. Mary's Hospital] They have some photographs, files and historical notes on many early families. The New Westminster Public Library also has a collection of newspapers and early photos that might prove useful. As a member of the Clergy his arrival is sure to have been noted in the newspaper. The newspapers are on Microfilm, the library has an index to many families/events in these papers. Regards David On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 21:56:32 -0700, Janet White wrote: >My family came to BC in 1859: Wesleyan (Methodist) Missionary Rev. Edward WHITE(1822-1872), his wife Sarah WOODMAN, his sister-in-law, Emily WOODMAN (BC's first school teacher) and his children Sophie and (later Rev.) James Henry WHITE (1855-1947). They came first to New Westminster via Victoria, then to Nanaimo, back to New West'r. Son, James Henry had Methodist Churches in New West (Queen's Ave.), Victoria (Centennial ), Vancouver (Mt. Pleasant/Chown United), Nelson and Sardis. Any family information would be much appreciated. >Janet WHITE (jwhite@telus.net) > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html > >

Hi Janet, You might also try the following website -- This information came from Pam Thomson and was sent to another message board. "There's a new website which may be helpful to anyone whose ancestors had a connection to New Westminster. It's called the New Westminster Heritage Web Site and the URL is http://www.nwheritage.org It's done by the New Westminster Public Library and they have a very good collection. They specifically mention genealogy" Regards, Eva Mitchell ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Fancy" <David_Fancy@telus.net> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-BC] Edward WHITE & family (1859 to BC) > > > > Hi Janet > > If they came in 1859 they would have been among the first settlers in > the New Westminster area as the city was surveyed by The "Columbia > Detachment, the Royal Engineers" commanded by Colonel Moody. > > The 'Columbia Detachment' Royal Engineers sailed from Gravesend in the > vessel "Thames City" on 10 Oct 1858 and arrived at Esquimalt, > Vancouver Island on April 12, 1859. They then traveled to the mainland > in a steamer and landed near the site of present day City of New > Westminster. > > They [R.E.] surveyed and founded the city between their arrival in 1859 > and 1863 when the unit was disbanded. Colonel Moody and some of his > officers and a few enlisted men returned to England but the majority > appear to have taken their discharge here. > > > You should be able to find some useful information at the New > Westminster Archives and Museum at "Irving House" on Royal Ave [next > door to St. Mary's Hospital] They have some photographs, files and > historical notes on many early families. > > > The New Westminster Public Library also has a collection of newspapers > and early photos that might prove useful. > > As a member of the Clergy his arrival is sure to have been noted in the > newspaper. The newspapers are on Microfilm, the library has an index to > many families/events in these papers. > > Regards > David > > > > > On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 21:56:32 -0700, Janet White wrote: > > >My family came to BC in 1859: Wesleyan (Methodist) Missionary Rev. Edward WHITE(1822-1872), his wife Sarah WOODMAN, his sister-in-law, Emily WOODMAN (BC's first school teacher) and his children Sophie and (later Rev.) James Henry WHITE (1855-1947). They came first to New Westminster via Victoria, then to Nanaimo, back to New West'r. Son, James Henry had Methodist Churches in New West (Queen's Ave.), Victoria (Centennial ), Vancouver (Mt. Pleasant/Chown United), Nelson and Sardis. Any family information would be much appreciated. > >Janet WHITE (jwhite@telus.net) > > > > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > >Check the list's archives out at > >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Check the list's archives out at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html > >