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

The Grotto Saloon, 1886

The Grotto Saloon, as it appeared in approximately 1886, a few years after it was Jackman’s Beehive Saloon.

A picnic gathering of residents from the Aldergrove and Jackman Road area, ca. 1890

It is believed that Philip Jackman Sr. is the bearded man standing on the far left of the back row.

The unveiling of the commemorative cairn for Philip Jackman Park, October 5, 2011

Members of the Jackman family at the unveiling of the cairn across the street from Philip Jackman Park in Aldergrove, BC. The park was renamed to Philip Jackman […]

Philip Jackman Jr., ca. 1885

This portrait of Philip Jackman’s eldest son was taken in New Westminster shortly before his move to Aldergrove. Philip Jr. was listed as being a clerk and living […]

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 […]

Philip Jackman with granddaughter Edith Amelia Switzer (née Lawrence) and her two children, Laurie and Bessie Switzer, ca. 1919

Edith Amelia Switzer (née Lawrence) was the daughter of Emily Jane Lawrence (née Jackman). Emily Jane moved to Kamloops with her husband and passed away there at the […]

Philip Jackman with his great-grandchildren, Laurie and Bessie Switzer, ca. 1917

Photograph of Jackman with Laurie and Bessie Switzer taken in the yard of Jackman’s Aldergrove home.

John Richard Jackman with his grandnieces and grandnephews, ca. 1941

John Richard Jackman was the third child and second son of Sarah and Philip Jackman. He is shown here standing beside his grandnieces and nephews, they are (from […]

Sir James Douglas

A portrait of Governor James Douglas likely taken in the 1860s.

Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Lytton was a British poet, playwright, and novelist. He also happened to be the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London when Governor Douglas requested assistance. Lytton […]

Dr. John Vernon Seddall of the Royal Engineers, ca. 1860

Seddall was the assistant staff surgeon for the Columbia Detachment who had previously served in the Crimean War. Seddall joined the detachment band while on the Thames City […]

Captain Henry Reynolds Luard, ca. 1860

Luard was Jackman’s Captain onboard the Thames City, where he was fondly nicknamed “Old Scrooge” due to the monocle he wore, and because he read the works of […]