Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1881–1891)
Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 2 censuses between 1881 and 1891. Population grew substantially across the period (from 1,260 in 1881 to 4,261 in 1891).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- merged into Victoria, City—Cité in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,260 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 4,261 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Despard Pemberton | 1821–1893 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.