Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [ca. 1870-1998] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1.5 cm textual records, 0.3 cm ephemera, 62 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Abraham Pridmore immigrated to Quebec from England in 1870 and later came to Victoria. He found work as a tallyman at Sayward Mill and received 100 acres off Burnside Road. Unable to show that he had made sufficient improvements to it, he lost the land but later regained it after becoming a champion race walker and winning enough cash to buy it back. In 1879, he married Hannah Atkins and they had six children. Their son, William Richard Pridmore married Hansina Bugslag in 1911, and the couple had 4 children. William Richard did various hauling work with his team of horses and was later Road Foreman of Ward 4 for Saanich. William Richard Pridmore died in 1948, and Hansina Pridmore died in 1950.
Repository
Archival history
Donated in multiple accessions in 1998 and 2015 by family members including Leonard Kowalyshen, son of Madeline Pridmore Kowalyshen.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of records relating to the Pridmore family of Burnside Road and includes research material on Pridmore genealogy, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Fonds is arranged into 4 series: Certificates, Ephemera, Reference Material, and Photographs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Series descriptions available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2007-033, 2015-004, 2015-006
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Atkins family (Subject)
- Bugslag family (Subject)