Pemberton Family
TIME LINE
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Joseph Pemberton Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Children:
- 1808 Joseph Pemberton
1808 - Augustus Fredrick Pemberton
Before 1819 - Arthur Gore Pemberton
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- 1808 Joseph Pemberton
Wife:
Margaret Stephens Married about 1820 in Dublin, Ireland.
Children:
- 1870 Susan Frances Pemberton At some point Susan joined her brother Joseph D. in BC. Susan came as his housekeeper; then opened Angela College - died in Paris 1870
July 23.1821 - Nov. 11, 1893 Joseph Despard Pemberton
Joseph
Joseph Despard Pemberton arrived by canoe at Fort Victoria, as surveyor and engineer for the Hudson’s Bay Company. As a legislator and Surveyor -General for the Crown Colony of Vancouver Island, he became a leader in the social, cultural, government and business life of early Victoria. After the union of Vancouver Island with British Columbia in 1866, he pressed successfully Victoria’s claim to be capital of the new colony. He was responsible for laying out the townsite of Victoria, and surveyed and supervised the construction of its roads, designed and built its bridges, erected many public buildings, including its first Legislative Building and its first school and original church.
Wife:
Jane
Dec. 25, 1843 - Aug. 24, 1916 Theresa Jane Despard Grautoff
Children:
Apr. 26, 1865 - Nov. 07, 1947 Frederick Bernard Pemberton
May 23, 1867 - July 27, 1958 Ada Georgina Pemberton
Feb. 13, 1869 - Oct. 31, 1959 Sophia Theresa Pemberton
May 13, 1871 - May 15, 1949 Harriet Susan Pemberton
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Frederick
Apr. 26, 1865 - Nov. 07, 1947 Frederick Bernard Pemberton
Wife:
About 1869 - Sep. 13, 1940 Mary Ann Dupont Bell
Children:
Jun. 11, 1897 - Philippa Despard Pemberton
- 1914 Frederick Bernard Pemberton Jr. Killed in 1st.World War.
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Ada
May 23, 1867 - July 27, 1958 Ada Georgina Pemberton
Sophia
Feb. 13, 1869 - Oct. 31, 1959 Sophia Theresa Pemberton
May 13, 1871 - May 15, 1949 Harriet Susan Pemberton
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Augustus
1808 - Augustus Fredrick Pemberton
Wife:
- Jun.14, 1884 Jane Augusta Brew
Children:
1863 Augusta Jane Pemberton
May 18, 1864 - Chartres Cecil Pemberton
1867 Evaline Mary Pemberton
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Before 1819 Arthur Gore Pemberton
Wife: ?
Children:
Nov. 17, 1841- Oct. 08, 1907 Arthur Gore William Pemberton
1847 - 1851 - Jan.21, 1930 Charlotte Pemberton
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Arthur
Nov. 17, 1841- Oct. 08, 1907 Arthur Gore William Pemberton
Wife :
Kate
Aug. 01, 1867 -Jul. 17, 1940 Catherine Viola (Kate) Cochrane
Child:
Fanny
May 25, 1890 - 1986 Fanny Viola Pemberton
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1847 - 1851 - Jan.21, 1930 Charlotte Pemberton
Husband :
Jun. 18, 1836 - Feb. 15-17, 1910 Clement Francis Cornwall
Children :
Abt. 1870 Maud Cornwall
Aft. 1872 Clem E. Cornwall
Aug. 16, 1876 -May 08, 1961 Frederick Temple Cornwall
Jun. 21, 1880 -Apr. 26, 1960 Fitz-Allan Victor Cornwall
Jun. 22, 1884 - Jan. 08-11, 1974 Hugh Allan Cornwall
1872-1877 -Abt. Jul. 02, 1904 Caroline Mary (Carrie) Cornwall
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May 25, 1890 - 1986 Fanny Viola Pemberton
Husband :
Robert
Aug. 15, 1861 -Nov. 11, 1946 Robert Kennedy
Children :
May 15, 1912 - Jul. 13, 1996 Robert Pemberton Kennedy
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Pemberton Holmes Ltd
A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE IN REAL ESTATE SERVICES
J. D. Pemberton
1851 JOSEPH DESPARD PEMBERTON arrived by canoe at Fort Victoria, as surveyor and engineer for the Hudson’s Bay Company. As a
legislator and Surveyor -General for the Crown Colony of Vancouver Island, he became a leader in the social, cultural, government and business life of early Victoria. After the union of Vancouver Island with British Columbia in
1866, he pressed successfully Victoria’s claim to be capital of the new colony. He was responsible for laying out the townsite of Victoria, and surveyed and supervised the construction of its roads, designed and built its bridges, erected many public buildings, including its first Legislative Building and its first school and original church.
F. B. Pemberton
1887 Joseph together with his son FREDERICK BERNARD PEMBERTON went into partnership in 1887 opening a new firm known as
"Pemberton and Son". Joseph remained active in business only a short time, to see his son firmly established.
1910 In 1910, Pemberton’s opened an office in Vancouver. The Company was contributing to the building up of both Victoria and Vancouver through clients, mortgage funds amounting to over $13 million being invested in residential and business properties. In the early years of the Company, dealings with the sale and distribution of agricultural land on Southern Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley on the mainland were its mainstay.
Throughout Frederick’s forty years as President, the Company flourished. So did his heard of Prize-winning Clydesdale horses and his internationally known gardens. Holly from his Finnerty Farm became a North American standby every Christmas.
H. C. Holmes
In the early 1900s, the building which housed the Company on Fort and Broad streets, burned down, and Frederick built
the Yarrow Building, where the new offices were then located. His two eldest sons were killed in World War 1, so when
MAJOR HENRY CUTHBERT HOLMES, who was married to Frederick’s daughter, Philippa Despard Pemberton, arrived back from the War, he joined the Company in
1921, and became its President in 1938.
Major Holmes made outstanding contributions to the planning within the Capital and Region, including the initiation of "Green Belt" areas, much of which earned him the distinction of Freeman of the City of Victoria. He also added his voice to those calling for a university on Vancouver Island.
1933 In 1933, the Vancouver operation became a separate entity in itself. Major Holmes brought the Company through the tough times of the depression very largely through support achieved in mortgage work, which led eventually to major involvement into private mortgages. The firm grew in its capacity to supply a complete and integrated financial service.
P. D. P. Holmes
1945 PHILIP DESPARD PEMBERTON HOLMES, son of Major Cuthbert and Philippa Holmes, joined the firm in
1945, after distinguished service with the R.C.A.F. in Europe. He became President of the Company in
1965, and the following year became President of the Canadian Real Estate Association. In
1975, he was named World President of the International Real Estate Federation, the only Canadian to date to have received this honour.
Various departmental operations were in place at that time: negotiation of property, management, insurance, financial management. An appraisal department was added in the early
1960’s.
The Company now has offices in three locations: Victoria, Sidney and Ganges on Salt Spring Island. It has remained vigorous, with the facilities to serve its clients well.
Pemberton Holmes Ltd. celebrated its one hundredth birthday in 1987.
1983 As Pemberton Holmes LTD’s fifth president since the company’s founding in
1887, PHIL HOLMES holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is also a graduate of the Urban Land Economics program, having specialized in Real Estate Management. Phil joined Pemberton Holmes in
1983 and, after working in every area of the company, became general manager in
1987 and was appointed president in 1988.
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