Fish, Robert
b. 1833
Robert Fish arrived at Fort Victoria with his brother, James Fish, in 1851 on the Tory.1
Robert and James worked for the HBC and the Puget’s Sound Agricultural Company at Fort Victoria and Esquimalt from 1851 to 1855.2 In this document, Pelly quotes Robert's father’s letter to the HBC, which claims he and his brothers, Charles and James, never regret leaving their home but say they are very happy and comfortable.
In 1856, after they had completed their contracts with the HBC, Robert and James were able to purchase some land and, later, start families.3
  • 1. Judith Sticker, Charles, James and Robert Fish, Craigflower Resources.
  • 2. Fish, James, HBCA Biographical Sheets.
  • 3. Judith Sticker, Charles, James and Robert Fish, Craigflower Resources.
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People in this document

Fish, Charles

Fish, James

Pelly, Sir John Henry

Vessels in this document

Tory, 1834

Places in this document

Esquimalt

Victoria

The Colonial Despatches Team. Fish, Robert. 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/fish_r.html.

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