James Bay

Named after Sir James Douglas, who lived on the bay's south shore, James Bay is a located within Victoria Harbour, and was previously known as Major Bay.1

1. James Bay, BC Geographical Names Information System.

Mentions of this place in the documents

Beacon Hill
Douglas, Amelia
Cary, Attorney General George Hunter
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 30 July 1862, CO 305:19, no. 9580, 229.
Walcott, Stephen to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 9 October 1862, CO 305:19, no. 9885, 419.
Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 13 November 1862, CO 305:19, no. 11061, 425.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 3 December 1862, CO 305:19, no. 1011, 290.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 5 December 1862, CO 305:19, no. 1012, 295.
Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 18 February 1863, CO 305:21, no. 1909, 155.
Berens, Henry Hulse to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 17 March 1863, CO 305:21, no. 2732, 198.
Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 30 March 1863, CO 305:21, no. 3116, 160.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 20 April 1863, CO 305:20, no. 5737, 137.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 14 May 1863, NAC RG7:G8C/03, 260.
Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 10 May 1865, CO 305:27, no. 4406, 173.
Palmer, Roundell and Collier, R. P. to Cardwell, Edward 26 July 1865, CO 305:27, no. 7205, 95.
Birch, Arthur Nonus to Cardwell, Edward 12 September 1865, CO 60:22, no. 10729, 328.
Head, Sir Edmund Walker to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 16 October 1865, CO 305:27, no. 10117, 287.
Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 18 December 1866, CO 305:30, no. 11971, 183.
Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 23 November 1867, CO 60:30, no. 11566, 227.

People in this document

Douglas, James

Places in this document

Victoria Harbour

Colonial Despatches

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

James Bay