The Colonial Despatches: Begbie Junior, Thomas Stirling

Begbie Junior, Thomas Stirling

Thomas Stirling Begbie Jr. was the younger brother of Matthew Baillie Begbie. He worked in London as an iron-merchant and shipowner, and on at least one occasion attempted to promote road development in British Columbia. Upon Matthew's death in 1894, Thomas travelled to Victoria for the funeral.

David R.Williams, The Man for a New Country (Sidney, BC: Gray's Publishing Country, 1977). See his letter in 1859.

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Mentions of this person in the documents

Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 1 December 1858, CO 60:2, no. 1072, 576.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 7 February 1860, LAC :, 100.
Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 3 February 1859, CO 60:6, no. 6259, 345.
Hawes, Benjamin to Carnarvon, Earl 25 November 1858, CO 60:2, no. 12115, 399.
Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 20 August 1858, CO 6:27, no. 8505, 126.
Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 24 September 1861, CO 305:18, no. 8609, 380.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 23 April 1860, CO 60:7, no. 5828, 210.
Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Merivale, Herman 27 January 1860, CO 60:9, no. 926, 288.
Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Begbie Junior, Thomas Stirling 5 August 1867, CO 60:31, no. 10433, 195.
Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Begbie Junior, Thomas Stirling 8 July 1867, CO 60:31, no. 10521, 199.

Places in this document

British Columbia

London

Victoria

The Colonial Despatches Team. Begbie Junior, Thomas Stirling. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/begbie_ts.html.

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Colonial Despatches

The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871

Begbie Junior, Thomas Stirling