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The Hudson's Bay Company was formed in 1670. For much of its history it was focused on trading with the many Indigenous peoples of North America for furs. The company was central to the colonization of Canada and early European / Indigenous relationships. The Hudson's Bay network ran across Canada and it held claim over large portions of the land, often acting as the local non-Indigenous authority. The company lives on today as "The Bay" a department store.


Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-297/1063)

Kenneth Morrison was born in Scotland in 1831. He worked at the cooperage at the Hudson's Bay Company Fort Langley, and was one of the first people to pre-empt land, getting 160 acres just up river from the Fort. He called his home Barvis. He became a councillor in the first election held in Langley once it became a municipality. On July 31, 1859, Kenneth married Lucy Allard, whose mother was likely a member of the Hul’q’umi’num people, at the Fort Yale Wesleyan Methodist. The couple had children: Joseph, Matilda, Maggie, Alexander, Mary, Kenneth, William (Billy), and Elizabeth. He died May 18, 1900, and is buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.

M. Smith (nee Flower) was married to Mr. John Smith.
Term Source: HPC Records (SMITH-3/760, SMITH-6); HPC Records (SMITH-6-SMITH-3/759)

Norman Smith was born to Frank and Anna Smith, nee Bolton.