Photograph of John Manson, with his dog, standing in the doorway of his house at Sunny Brae. The house has cedar shingle siding and a covered porch entryway; a wooden wheelbarrow is in the foreground.
Photograph of John Manson, with his dog, standing in the doorway of his house at Sunny Brae. The house has cedar shingle siding and a covered porch entryway; a wooden wheelbarrow is in the foreground.
Photograph labelled on the back as "Nick Manson, Jack Manson with Ruff (?) thinking of his next meal." The photo depicts Jack Manson holding his rifle beside Nick and the dog, and a deer stretched out over a barrel.
Photograph labelled on the back as "Nick Manson, Jack Manson with Ruff (?) thinking of his next meal." The photo depicts Jack Manson holding his rifle beside Nick and the dog, and a deer stretched out over a barrel.
Adam and Martha Thompson, Hazel Herrewig, Wilfred Freeman, Mrs. Niven, Mrs. Neen (Adam Thompson's sister), Margaret (sister of Jane) Manson, Wilfred Manson, Mike Manson, Jean Manson, John Manson, John Renwick, Mike Herrewig
File contains ephemera relating to John Manson: a timber sale paper from the Forestry Branch, 1934; a travel receipt, 1961; and a cryptic letter with a stamp from the SS Cheakamus, 1937.
File contains ephemera relating to John Manson: a timber sale paper from the Forestry Branch, 1934; a travel receipt, 1961; and a cryptic letter with a stamp from the SS Cheakamus, 1937.
File contains correspondence about a school teacher; the sheep business, including the pedigree of a ewe; the sale of lots in Vancouver; and the post office salary.
File contains correspondence about a school teacher; the sheep business, including the pedigree of a ewe; the sale of lots in Vancouver; and the post office salary.
John Manson (1868-1959) was born in the Shetland Islands and migrated to British Columbia in 1887, where he joined his brother Michael Manson on Cortes Island. He married Margaret Ellen Smith in 1894 and they had four children: Jack (born 1896), Anna (1898), Rose (1900) and Nicol (1906). The family lived at Sunny Brae Farm, on the south-east side of Cortes, across from Twin Islands.
Custodial History
Most of the files in this series were in an old wooden box when transferred to the archives, suggesting that they were collected from John Manson's house as a unit.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.