brett wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:35 pm W R was an HBC employee. they were given positions of authority to protect HBC interests. he was also proficient with the pen - not necessarily a common trait mid 1800’s.

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Pat Smith of Vancouver passed away in 2020

York Factory Journal 1813 states that on September 28, "Smith a relation of Mr. Prudens came ashore". I have been trying to establish what the relationship was. Years after his arrival in Rupert's Land, William had related to his son Tom, that when he was still in England, on a holiday he ...

Hi folks...why I never came across this site before is beyond me! William Robert Smith is my 4x great grandfather. I shall return....Penny in Spruce Grove, AB