Document Archives | Royal Engineer to Reeve: The Life and Times of Philip Jackman

The Last of the Royal Engineers in British Columbia: Philip Jackman by Virginia Cooke.

This 2018 Langley Centennial Museum publication, written by Virginia Cooke, further delves into the life and times of Philip Jackman.

The Jackmans’ second house in Aldergrove, ca. 1910

This image of the Jackmans’ second Aldergrove house was published in F. J. Hart & Co.’s promotional real estate booklet titled, “The Apple Lands of Aldergrove,” that was […]

Royal Engineer Muster List

This muster list records Philip Jackman’s Royal Engineer trade as sawyer. As a sawyer, Jackman would saw timber, which would have been instrumental for clearing land for trails, […]

The Cork Daily Reporter on the Columbia Detachment

Updates on the Columbia Detachment of Royal Engineers were in multiple “Military and Naval” sections throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This clipping from September […]

Facsimile of an original issue of The Emigrant Soldier’s Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle

This facsimile is from the January 15, 1859 issue of The Emigrant Soldiers’ Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle, which was printed and bound in a special 1907 souvenir […]

1907 souvenir edition of The Emigrant Soldier’s Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle

This copy of the gazette acquired by the Langley Centennial Museum belonged to Royal Engineer Thomas Argyle. Argyle became the lighthouse keeper at Race Rocks lighthouse located just […]

An advertisement for the Theatre

An advertisement for the first Theatre Royal production, Crossing the Line, from the November 13, 1858 issue of The Emigrant Soldier’s Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle.

The voyage of the Tynemouth

World map showing the voyage of the Tynemouth in red. The Tynemouth followed the same route of the Thames City, going around Cape Horn.

Sapperton marriage register, 1863

The Sapperton marriage register that notes the union of Philip and Sarah Jackman on March 19, 1863.

Copy of the wedding certificate for Philip Jackman and Sarah Ann Lovegrove, 1937

The two were married by Archdeacon Henry Press Wright on March 19, 1863.

Baptism record for Philip Jackman Junior, 1864

The baptismal register notes that Philip Jackman Jr. was baptized by Archdeacon Henry Press Wright, the same man who married Philip Sr. and Sarah. A note on another […]

Lot 266 along Burrard Inlet

Document granting Philip Jackman ownership of Lot 266 on the Burrard Inlet, dated February 20, 1872.