MS-2431 Kenneth McKenzie family personal and business papers 1779-1943 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\13050.20\MS-2431.DOC:2019/09/09 Page 1 MS-2431 McKenzie Family Originals 1779-1943 2.6 m Microfilm (neg.) 1779-1943 10 reels [A01392-A01395, A01479-A01484] Born in Edinburgh October 5, 1811, the son of Dr. Kenneth McKenzie (1786-1844) and Janet Blair (1784-1820), Kenneth McKenzie was raised and educated in the same city. Later he moved to his father's estate of Rentonhall, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian where he managed the operations. The estate was sold in 1851 and McKenzie, his wife Agnes Russell (1823- 1897) and their six children emigrated to Vancouver Island in 1853. McKenzie had been hired by the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company to oversee the establishment and operation of Craigflower Farm near Victoria. In 1866 the family, now with eight children, moved to Lakehill Farm just north of Victoria. Kenneth McKenzie died there April 10, 1874. A comprehensive biography of Kenneth McKenzie by William R. Sampson is in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, X, pp.477-479. A rough genealogy of the McKenzie Family is provided in the hardcopy version of this finding aid. The McKenzie Family collection consists of the business and personal papers of Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874), his ancestors and descendants. It documents over one hundred and fifty years of family history. The collection is divided into those papers relating to Vancouver Island (Boxes 1-19) and those relating to Scotland (Boxes 20-25). The Vancouver Island papers contain correspondence and documents pertaining to Lakehill Farm, the settlement of estates, official appointments, and other family matters. They also chronicle the organization and operation of Craigflower Farm and, to a lesser extent, the other farms operated by the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company on Vancouver Island. The Scottish papers document family events, relationships and property from 1779 to 1852. Included is an extensive record of the protracted settlement of the estate of William Blair (Boxes 22-23). William Blair was the father of Janet McKenzie (Blair). Photographs and works of art transferred to Visual Records, accession 198706-10. Maps transferred to Map Division. Restriction: use microfilm copies. The McKenzie Family collection was purchased in 1930 from Alexander B. Watson, a grandson of Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874). Numbers appearing at the upper left corner of documents are references to the old catalogue system and should not be used for citation. An asterisk (*) after the outside dates indicates that the file includes undated material. Box Contents 1-4 Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874) and family: correspondence inward 5 Kenneth McKenzie (1846-1906): correspondence inward 6 Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874) and Kenneth McKenzie (1846-1906): correspondence outward 7 Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874): notebooks and personal papers 8 McKenzie Family: notebooks, diaries, correspondence, and personal papers
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MS-2431 Kenneth McKenzie family personal and business papers 1779-1943 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\13050.20\MS-2431.DOC:2019/09/09 Page 1
MS-2431 McKenzie Family Originals 1779-1943 2.6 m Microfilm (neg.) 1779-1943 10 reels [A01392-A01395, A01479-A01484] Born in Edinburgh October 5, 1811, the son of Dr. Kenneth McKenzie (1786-1844) and Janet Blair (1784-1820), Kenneth McKenzie was raised and educated in the same city. Later he moved to his father's estate of Rentonhall, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian where he managed the operations. The estate was sold in 1851 and McKenzie, his wife Agnes Russell (1823-1897) and their six children emigrated to Vancouver Island in 1853. McKenzie had been hired by the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company to oversee the establishment and operation of Craigflower Farm near Victoria. In 1866 the family, now with eight children, moved to Lakehill Farm just north of Victoria. Kenneth McKenzie died there April 10, 1874. A comprehensive biography of Kenneth McKenzie by William R. Sampson is in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, X, pp.477-479. A rough genealogy of the McKenzie Family is provided in the hardcopy version of this finding aid. The McKenzie Family collection consists of the business and personal papers of Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874), his ancestors and descendants. It documents over one hundred and fifty years of family history. The collection is divided into those papers relating to Vancouver Island (Boxes 1-19) and those relating to Scotland (Boxes 20-25). The Vancouver Island papers contain correspondence and documents pertaining to Lakehill Farm, the settlement of estates, official appointments, and other family matters. They also chronicle the organization and operation of Craigflower Farm and, to a lesser extent, the other farms operated by the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company on Vancouver Island. The Scottish papers document family events, relationships and property from 1779 to 1852. Included is an extensive record of the protracted settlement of the estate of William Blair (Boxes 22-23). William Blair was the father of Janet McKenzie (Blair). Photographs and works of art transferred to Visual Records, accession 198706-10. Maps transferred to Map Division. Restriction: use microfilm copies. The McKenzie Family collection was purchased in 1930 from Alexander B. Watson, a grandson of Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874). Numbers appearing at the upper left corner of documents are references to the old catalogue system and should not be used for citation. An asterisk (*) after the outside dates indicates that the file includes undated material.
Box Contents
1-4 Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874) and family: correspondence inward
6 Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874) and Kenneth McKenzie (1846-1906): correspondence outward
7 Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874): notebooks and personal papers
8 McKenzie Family: notebooks, diaries, correspondence, and personal papers
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Box Contents
9 McKenzie Family: material relating to Lakehill property
10-18 Craigflower Farm: account books, day books, ledgers, labour books, livestock inventories, contracts, licences, receipts, and related business papers
19 Puget Sound Agricultural Company: agreements, accounts, and invoices
20-25 McKenzie Family: material relating to Scotland
Boxes 1-4: Kenneth McKenzie (1811-1874) and family: correspondence inward
Reel Box File Correspondent Nature of material Dates
A01479 1 1 Unidentified 11 items including: 2 letters to Agnes McKenzie (1823-1897); 1 letter to Agnes McKenzie (1842-1927); 1 telegram (photocopy) to Wilhelmina "Goody" McKenzie; 1 postcard to A.B. Watson and 1 postcard to Robert G. McKenzie. 5 covers
1852-1912
Agricultural and Horticultural Society
See Lowe, James
A01479 1 2 Anderson, M. 4 letters 1844-1851
Angela College See Pemberton, Susan Frances
A01479 1 3 Banfield, William E. 1 letter
A01479 1 4 Barclay, Archibald 1 letter 1852
A01479 1 5 Barr, Robert 2 letters 1852-1853
A01479 1 6 Bayley, C.A. 1 letter 1856
A01479 1 7 Berens, Henry Hulse
13 letters; extract of letter to Alexander Munro (1862); Report of Agents of Puget's Sound Agricultural Co. (1856)
1856-1862
Berens, Henry Hulse
See also Colville, Andrew
A01479 1 8 Bishop, Robert 3 letters 1870
A01479 1 9 Bissett, James 2 letters 1869-1870
Black Duck (ship) See Jones, Charles
A01479 1 10 Blair, David B. 1 letter 1864
A01479 1 11 Blenkinsop, George 5 letters 1871*
Border Company See Campbell, John
Boyer, Mary Ann See Jones, Charles
A01479 1 12 Bremner, John 1 letter to Agnes McKenzie (1842-1927)
1866
A01479 1 13 Bridges, Robert 5 letters 1844-1849
A01479 1 14 B.C. Colonial Secretary
2 letters; copy of reply to one; 2 covers
1871
A01479 1 15 B.C. Provincial Secretary
3 letters 1872-1873
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Reel Box File Correspondent Nature of material Dates
A01479 1 16 B.C. Lands and Works Dept.
1 letter 1868
A01479 1 17 Brodie, John H. 1 letter 1873
A01479 1 18 Brooke, Arthur V. 1 letter
A01479 1 19 Brooks, W.H. 2 letters 1868-1869
A01479 1 20 Brown, George Babeen
2 letters 1869-1870
A01479 1 21 Bruce, Charles 2 letters 1851
A01479 1 22 Buckle, Claude H.S.
1 letter 1873
A01479 1 23 Burnaby, Robert 6 letters, including 1 letter to Thomas Russell (1862) and 1 letter to Drake and Jackson (1867); 1 cover
1862-1872
A01479 1 24 Burne, Fred 5 letters 1870-1871
A01479 1 25 Burniston, Henry Hugh
3 letters 1868-1869
A01479 1 26 Burrell, Robert 2 letters, including 1 letter to Agnes McKenzie from Barkerville (1866)
1866-1870
A01479 1 27 Campbell, John 1 letter representing the Border Company, Leechtown
1865
A01479 1 28 Carey, Joseph Westrop
2 letters; 1 copy of letter by K. McKenzie to James Fish
1872
A01479 1 29 Carter, H. 1 letter 1854
A01479 1 30 Castle, Martin 1 letter 1870
Castle, Martin See also Courtney, Henry Classon
A01479 1 31 Christy and Wise, San Francisco
1 letter and 1 note of explanation
1869
A01479 1 32 Clark, Charles 5 letters 1857
A01479 1 33 Clyne, William H. 3 letters 1872
A01479 1 34 Cochrane, John James
3 letters re: Victoria Market Company
1863-1865
A01479 1 35 Colville, Andrew 25 letters, including 6 copies and 1 letter to W.F. Tolmie (1854); 1 cover; 1 extract from letters (1852)
1852-1856
A01479 1 36 Colwell, R.M. 1 letter
A01479 1 37 Cooper, James 3 letters 1854-1856*
A01479 1 38 Covington, Richard 1 letter to Gilbert M. Sproat (1879) and an insurance policy (1867-1879)
1867-1879
A01479 1 39 Courtney, Henry Classon
2 letters; copy of reply to one; 1 cover
1870-1873
A01479 1 40 Crease, H. P. P. 2 letters 1859
A01479 1 41 Croker, Fred A. 1 letter
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Reel Box File Correspondent Nature of material Dates
A01479 1 42 Dallas, Alexander Grant
12 letters; 1 cover 1857-1861
Daly, Robert See Jones, Charles
A01479 1 43 Dawson, C.T. 9 letters; copy of reply to one; 2 covers
1869-1872
1 44 Deans, James 13 letters 1856
A01479 1 45 Demers, Modeste 1 letter 1854
A01479 1 46 Denman, Joseph (1810-1874)
1 letter 1866
A01479 1 47 Denman, Grace (Russell)
1 letter 1865
A01479 1 48 Dobbin, Thomas Sydney
4 letters; 1 stock certificate; 2 mining certificates, receipts and claim records
1868-1895
A01479 1 49 Dods, William 25 letters and 1 cover 1850-1851*
A01479 1 50 Dodd, Marten J. 1 letter 1872
A01479 1 51 Douglas, Sir James (1803-1877)
10 letters; 1 cover 1853-1856
Douglas, Sir James See also Vancouver Island. Governor.
A01479 1 52 Edge, J.W. 1 letter 1870
A01479 1 53 Elliott, G.H. 1 letter 1860
A01479 1 54 Farquhar, Arthur 1 letter to Agnes McKenzie (1823-1897)
A01479 2 22 McAulay, Donald 30 letters and statements of account
1854*
A01479 2 23 McAulay, Donald 92 letters and statements of account
1855
A01479 2 24 McAulay, Donald 52 letters and statements of account
1856-1857
McCrea, J.A. See Hurd, E.
A01479 2 25 Macdonald, William John (1832-1916)
7 letters and statements of account
1853-1855
A01479 2 26 McDougall, William I.
1 letter 1870
A01479 2 27 McKay, Joseph William
5 letters; including 1 letter to J.F. Skinner
1856-1857
A01479 2 28 McKenzie, Janet (Blair)
1 letter [ca. 1819-1820]
A01479 2 29 McKenzie, Kenneth (1786-1844)
1 letter 1842
A01479 2 30 McNab, C. 1 telegram, 1 copy of answer 1870
A01479 2 31 Main, A.F. 1 notice 1862
A01479 2 32 Maitland, Thomas 1 letter 1863
A01479 2 33 Mallandaine, Edward
10 letters 1868-1870
A01479 2 34 Margary, Herbert West Ogle
1 letter; 1 indenture 1854-1855
A01479 2 35 Miles, John 2 letters 1854
A01479 2 36 Millman, Ed. 2 letters [1872]
A01479 2 37 Milner, John 2 letters 1851
A01479 2 38 Morwick, David 16 letters, including 1 letter to D. McAulay, 7 letters from D. McAulay to D. Morwick, and 1 letter from H.W. Margary to D. Morwick
1854-1856
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Reel Box File Correspondent Nature of material Dates
A01479 2 39 Munro, Alexander 24 letters, 5 receipts, 1 demand note, 2 statements of account
1858-1872
Munro, Alexander See also Berens, Henry Hulse
Munro, Alexander See also Tolmie, William Fraser
A01479 2 40 Neilson, John 2 letters 1851
Pearks, George See Russell, Thomas
A01479 2 41 Pearse, Benjamin William
1 letter 1855
Pearse, Benjamin William
See also Vancouver Island. Lands and Works Dept.
A01479 2 42 Peers, Henry Newsham
1 letter 1854
A01479 2 43 Pemberton, Augustus Frederick
2 letters; copy of reply to one 1856-1867
A01479 2 44 Pemberton, Joseph Despard
12 letters; 1 cover 1854-1857
A01479 2 45 Pemberton, Susan Frances
1 letter 1868
A01479 3 1 Pike, Caleb 1 letter
Pike, Caleb See also Helmcken, J.S.
A01479 3 2 Pitcairn, A. 1 letter to Agnes McKenzie (1823-1897)
A01479 3 3 Prevost, James Charles
1 letter 1860
Puget's Sound Agricultural Company
See Jesse, Fred
A01479 3 4 Reid, George l letter 1860
A01479 3 5 Reid, John 5 letters 1851-1852
A01479 3 6 Richards, George Henry (1820-1896)
1 letter
A01479 3 7 Ross, Alex 2 letters 1849*
A01479 3 8 Ross, W. 1 letter and transcript 1854
A01479 3 9 Russell, Thomas RESTRICTED FILE -use file 10
6 letters and photocopies; 1 letter to George Pearks (1859) and 1 letter to Wilhelmina "Goody" McKenzie (1911)
1859-1911
A01479 3 10 Russell, Thomas Photocopies of letters in file 9
Russell, Thomas See also Burnaby, Robert
A01479 3 11 St. Clair, Ian 1 letter to Alexander Watson and cover
1917
A01479 3 12 Shepherd, J.G. 3 letters 1865
A01479 3 13 Siffken, William C. 1 letter 1872
A01479 3 14 Simpson, George 2 letters 1854-1856
A01479 3 15 Skinner, Thomas James
19 letters; copy of reply to one 1854-1857*
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Reel Box File Correspondent Nature of material Dates
A01479 3 16 Skinner, Thomas James
14 items re: management of Constance Cove Farm
A01479 3 17 Skinner, Thomas James
14 items re: management of Constance Cove Farm
1854
A01479 3 18 Skinner, Thomas James
105 items re: management of Constance Cove Farm
1855
A01479 3 19 Skinner, Thomas James
95 items re: management of Constance Cove Farm
1856
A01479 3 20 Skinner, Thomas James
1 vol. and 6 items re: inventory and accounts for Constance Cove Farm
1853-1855
2 Skinner, Thomas James
See also McKay, Joseph William
A01479 3 21 Smiles, S. 1 letter and transcript 1852
A01479 3 22 Smith, Charles H. 1 letter 1851
A01479 3 23 Smith, James 1 letter 1843
A01479 3 24 Smith, Thomas 1 letter 1870
A01479 3 25 Smith, William Gregory
9 letters, including 1 letter to James Douglas (1852)
1852-1854
A01479 3 26 Southey, James Lowther
1 letter 1858
A01479 3 27 Spark, S.J. 3 letters 1869-1871*
A01479 3 28 Spencer, John E.S. 1 letter 1866
Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm
See Covington, Richard
A01479 3 29 Stahlschmidt, Thomas Lett
13 letters 1869-1870*
Stahlschmidt, Thomas Lett
See also Burnaby, Robert
A01480 3 30 Stanley, W. 1 letter 1852
A01480 3 31 Stuart, Charles Edward
1 letter 1855
A01480 3 32 Thain, William Henry
1 letter 1864
A01480 3 33 Tod, John, 1791-1882
1 letter
A01480 3 34 Tolmie, W.F. 8 letters 1854-1857
A01480 3 35 Tolmie, W.F. 13 letters 1864-1865
A01480 3 36 Tolmie, W.F. 21 letters 1866-1871
Tolmie, W.F. See also Colville, Andrew
A01480 3 37 Trevan, Matthew 1 letter to Dorothea Blair "Dottie" McKenzie
1874
A01480 3 38 Turnbull, Alexander 1 letter and 1 postcard to Agnes McKenzie (1823-1897)
1863, 1894
A01480 3 39 Tuzo, Letitia (Coxhead)
1 letter to Mrs. Agnes McKenzie
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Reel Box File Correspondent Nature of material Dates
A01480 4 1 Vancouver Island. Lands and Works Dept.
3 letters 1855
Vancouver Island. Lands and Works Dept.
See also Pearse, Benjamin William
A01480 4 2 Vancouver Island Colonial Secretary
9 letters, 2 receipts, 1 certificate and 1 cover
1860-1865
A01480 4 3 Vancouver Island. Governor.
1 letter 1853
Vancouver Island. Governor
See also Douglas, Sir James
A01480 4 4 Verney, Edmund Hope
1 letter 1865
Victoria Market Co. See Cochrane, John James
A01480 4 5 Waddell, J. 1 letter 1857
A01480 4 6 Wake, Ada 2 letters to Agnes McKenzie (1823-1897)
1881
A01480 4 7 Wallace, William 1 letter 1869
A01480 4 8 Watson, Agnes 1 letter to William Blair (Burley) McKenzie and cover
A01480 4 9 Watson, Alexander 1 letter 1866
Watson, Alexander See also St. Clair, Ian
A01480 4 10 Watson, Alexander Burleigh
8 letters, including 1 reply; statement of account re: McKenzie estate (ca.1930). Photographs transferred to Visual Records.
1914-1930*
A01480 4 11 Watson, Helen 1 letter to Alexander B. Watson
A01480 4 12 Watson, Jessie (McKenzie)
10 letters to Dorothea and Wilhelmina McKenzie
1874-1875
A01480 4 13 Watson, Kenneth 19 letters to Wilhelmina McKenzie
1920-1921
A01480 4 14 Watson, Kenneth 16 letters to Wilhelmina McKenzie
1922-1926
A01480 4 15 Watson, Kenneth 29 letters to Alexander B. Watson