The first member of the Bond family to settle on Salt Spring Island in 1906 was Jesse Bond. Jesse’s father passed away in 1903, leaving his mother widowed with three children. Unable to care for Jesse, she placed him in the Protestant Orphanage.
Mr. Henry Bullock, well known on Salt Spring for his boarding house, grand parties and training of young boys, took Jesse in as his houseboy. While with Mr. Bullock, Jesse learned many useful skills: farming, animal care and photography.
Jesse Bond fought in World War I and upon his return, purchased a farm under the Soldier’s Settlement Program. He later sold this when he went logging on Vancouver Island. Jesse returned in 1932 and purchased 200 acres on LePage Road. There, with his wife, Mary, they raised two children.
The family farm, still operated by Bonds, continues to sell delicious produce to the island.
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Boy, probably Jesse Bond in Bullock farm wagon pulled by team of horses
Accession number: 50465
Harry Bullock in buggy, driving single horse. In front of Bullock house
Accession number: 50466
Jesse Bond (standing) and Willie Palmer. Jesse in page boy uniform
Accession number: 50467
Willie Palmer in sailor suit
Accession number: 50468
Jesse Bond
Accession number: 50469
Guests at Bullock house:
back, l to r: Mr Dunnell, ? , Harry Bullock, Jesse Bond
seated: ? , Mrs Dunnell with Steven, Mary Palmer, Betty Dunnell, Willie Palmer.
One of the women is Mrs Dunnell's sister. Mr Dunnell is Mary Palmer's brother.
Accession number: 50470
Mary Palmer and son Willie Palmer
Accession number: 50471
Accession number: 50472
Jesse Bond sitting in tent
Accession number: 50473
Accession number: 50474
Unknown young men with Swede saw
Accession number: 50475
Bullock Lake
Accession number: 50476
Bullock Farm and Bullock Lake
Accession number: 50477
Bullock horse and buggy in front of Bullock house.
Accession number: 50478
Interior of Bullock house. Sitting or living room or parlour.
Accession number: 50479
Ganges Hotel on fire
Accession number: 50480
Ganges Hotel on fire
Accession number: 50481
Bullock house
Accession number: 50482
Bullock Lake. Note windmill in background
Accession number: 50483
Ocean view - unidentified
Accession number: 50484
A group of people who may be friends and/or relatives of Mary Palmer, who is seated centre front in 85 and 86 and standing centre front in 88. Taken at back or side of Bullock house
Accession number: 50485
A group of people who may be friends and/or relatives of Mary Palmer, who is seated centre front in 85 and 86 and standing centre front in 88. Taken at back or side of Bullock house
Accession number: 50486
A group of people who may be friends and/or relatives of Mary Palmer, who is seated centre front in 85 and 86 and standing centre front in 88. Taken at back or side of Bullock house
Accession number: 50487
Jesse Bond on horse in front of Bullock house
Accession number: 50493
Jesse Bond on horse in front of Bullock house
Accession number: 50494
Mary Palmer with two of the Bullock boys in front of Bullock house
Accession number: 50495
Mr Dunnell with dog
Accession number: 50496
unknown baby
Accession number: 50497
unknown baby
Accession number: 50498
unknown baby
Accession number: 50499
Boy hitching two horses to wagon
Accession number: 50500
Small child unidentified
Accession number: 50505
Bullock rental cottage.
Accession number: 50506
Bullock rental cottage.
Accession number: 50507
Jesse Bond leading milk cow
Accession number: 50508
Young man attempting to herd young bull
Accession number: 50509
The young bull from 50509
Accession number: 50510
Jersey milk cow probably from Bullock herd
Accession number: 50511
Milking the cows, with two men, one on right may be Willie Palmer.
Betty and Steven Dunnell in centre.
on the left might be Bill Evans or "Bowsie" Bowes Elliot
Accession number: 50512
SS Princess Joan
Accession number: 50513
BC Packers fishpacker
Accession number: 50514
BC Packers fishpacker with crew on deck
Accession number: 50515
BC Packers fishpacker
Accession number: 50516
Large CPR ship in distance
Accession number: 50517
Submarine off Salt Spring Island. Small short range, either British or purchased from Britain, by Canada, maybe as early as WWI. Probably based in Esquimalt.
Accession number: 50518
Seven persons on Vesuvius dock awaiting arrival of SS Princess Joan
Accession number: 50519
unidentified
Accession number: 50521
CPR ships tied up in Victoria Harbour
Accession number: 50522
Fighting men off to training. Friends and relatives say goodbye as their loved ones leave on SS Princess Adelaide
Accession number: 50523
Three tier wedding cake of John and Laura Silvey
Accession number: 50524
Accession number: 50528
Bullock Lake with Bullock Farm and buildings in background
Accession number: 50525
The crowds gather for 'boat day' in Ganges. Wagons parked to right.
Accession number: 50526
Robbie Robinson with his dog, going boating on Booth Canal
Accession number: 50527
Ganges early 1900's
Accession number: 50528
Ganges Harbour from Fulford/Ganges Road
Accession number: 50529
Vesuvius Bay and Beach when it was uncrowded
Accession number: 50531
Vesuvius Wharf
Accession number: 50532
Log slip at Fulford Harbour, looking towards the village.
Accession number: 50533
Possibly Cranberry Lake (Roberts Lake). Similar to photo identified as Cranberry
Accession number: 50534
Ocean view in unknown location
Accession number: 50535
The flats in flood below the main barn on the Bullock Farm
Accession number: 50536
Mahon Hall, with a crown attending a function on the fairgrounds
Accession number: 50537
Some views of St Mark's Anglican Church
Accession number: 50538
Some views of St Mark's Anglican Church
Accession number: 50539
Some views of St Mark's Anglican Church
Accession number: 50540
Some views of St Mark's Anglican Church
Accession number: 50541
St Paul's Anglican Church, which was situated at Dean Road and Fulford-Ganges Road. It burned down.
Accession number: 50542
St Paul's Anglican Church, which was situated at Dean Road and Fulford-Ganges Road. It burned down.
Accession number: 50543
B.C. Protestant Orphanage in Victoria, B.C., where many of the Bullock Boys lived before coming to the Harry Bullock farm, including Jesse Bond and Donald (Goody) Goodman
Accession number: 50544
Victoria Inner Harbour - early 1900s
Accession number: 50545
Recruits drilling for overseas WWI. Jesse Bond in group
Accession number: 50546
an old fashioned flashlight?
Accession number: 50547
A chair about to be reupholstered?
Accession number: 50548
A pleasant pastoral scene with house
Accession number: 50549
North End Road by St Mary Lake. The Lady was Jesse Bond's first date.
Accession number: 50550
Mahon Hill as identified in other pictures
Accession number: 50551
Ocean view with unidentified buildings in foreground. Ganges Harbour and Spit
Accession number: 50552
Attractive lake front scenic view
Accession number: 50553
Land clearing overlooking SS Princess Joan steams into Ganges Harbour
Accession number: 50554
Vesuvius Beach with rowboat pulled up on the sand
Accession number: 50555
Bullock Lake with water lillies and bulrushes. The pristine condition of yesteryear
Accession number: 50556
Ocean view from Salt Spring Island
Accession number: 50557
Ocean view from Salt Spring Island. Is that a building on far shore?
Accession number: 50558
Ocean view from Salt Spring Island
Accession number: 50559
Ganges Harbour and Spit from high vantage point. Buildings on far shore.
Accession number: 50560
Vesuvius from high vantage point
Accession number: 50561
correction
Allen Lake, now Roberts Lake
Fulford Habour before the bridge, with estuary and road in background. Isabella Point Road in foreground
Accession number: 50562
Attractive scenic view of Fulford Harbour with the village to the left, Isabella Point to right
Accession number: 50564
A rough cleared hillside with rock in foreground
Accession number: 50565
Near the head of Long Harbour
Accession number: 50566
Jesse Bond about to mount bicycle
Accession number: 50567
Harold Bond (Jesse's younger brother) with bicycle
Accession number: 50568
Model T Ford Car Rally and picnic at Vesuvius, 1914. (See Toynbee Collection)
Accession number: 50569
Model T Ford Car Rally at Mouat's, about to start for Vesuvius and the picnic (See Toynbee Collection)
Accession number: 50570
Model T Ford Car Rally at Mouat's, about to start for Vesuvius and the picnic. Driving the first car is Ernest Crofton, accompanied by Mrs Crofton and her brother, HW Bullock. The second car, owned by Dr Allen Beech, is driven by Gavin Mouat, with Mrs Beech the passenger. (See Toynbee Collection)
Accession number: 50571
A cabin in a cleared spot in the woods with more clearing taking place.
Accession number: 50572
Bullock house on a snowy day
Accession number: 50573
Bullock Lake in winter - very attractive photo of first day snowfall
Accession number: 50574
Bullock Lake in winter, a few days after snowfall
Accession number: 50575
Mahon Hill in winter right after the snowfall, with sleigh descending hill in 50579
Accession number: 50576
Mahon Hill in winter right after the snowfall, with sleigh descending hill in 50579
Accession number: 50577
Mahon Hill in winter right after the snowfall, with sleigh descending hill in 50579
Accession number: 50578
Mahon Hill in winter right after the snowfall, with sleigh descending hill
Accession number: 50579
The Ganges Hotel, built in the year 1912, alongside the Salt Spring Island Trading Company store, offered extensive facilities, being by far the largest building on Salt Spring at the time. The hotel was completely destroyed by fire barely a year later. Jesse Bond ran with his camera from Bullock Farm to Ganges to get a photo of the burning building. (See #50480 and 50481, also The Toynbee Collection)
Accession number: 50580
The back of the Bullock house
Accession number: 50581
A cabin in the woods, “The Shack” was later home of Mrs Mulcheski and her children. Later Mickey Jones and family, as well as others.
Accession number: 50582
A later photo of the cottage, with added attraction.
Accession number: 50584
Bullock house with hay field in front
Accession number: 50585
Attractive photo of Bullock house with hayfield in fron. Willie Palmer cocking hay.
Accession number: 50586
Bullock house with hayfield in front. Bill Evans? on hay wagon pulled by a team of horses.
Accession number: 50587
Jesse Bond on hay wagon pulled by team on Bullock farm. Willie Palmer beside the wagon.
Accession number: 50589
Haying on Bullock farm.
Accession number: 50590
A field of oats stooks
Accession number: 50591
Sheep in a field between Bullock and Stevens Lakes, purchased by Bullock so that he owned all the land surrounding both lakes
Accession number: 50592
Ewes and lambs with sheep shed behind the fence. Top of the hill overlooking the barn.
Accession number: 50593
Beautiful pedigree heifer on Bullock farm
Accession number: 50595
A dog lying beside a wall
Accession number: 50596
Automobile entered in the Model T Rally with an unknown Bullock driver behind the wheel
Accession number: 50597
Automobile entered in the Model T Rally with an unknown Bullock driver behind the wheel
Accession number: 50598
Automobile entered in the Model T Rally with Jesse Bond behind the wheel
Accession number: 50599
Mouat Bros. in Ganges, with horse and buggy in front. Dog, man on porch, man by buggy. Shed to left became Toynbee Garage.
Accession number: 50600
Four Bullock boys swimming in Bullock lake, about to dive in.
From left: Bill Evans, Harold Warburton, Ian Halley, Jesse Bond
Accession number: 50601
The swimmers posed to dive in 50601, now in the water
Accession number: 50602
Harry Bullock with a basket on his arm and his dog at his side, out for a walk
Accession number: 50603
Jesse Bond returning from the hunt with a deer on his back
Accession number: 50604
Willis Stark, his hunting dog and a cougar he has shot
Accession number: 50605
Unidentified man with his catch, a huge fish
Accession number: 50606
Unidentified man with his catch, a huge fish
Accession number: 50607
Two unidentified boys with guns and a sign in the background
Accession number: 50608
A close-up of chicks hatching and just hatched. Excellent photo
Accession number: 50609
A basket of newly hatched chicks
Accession number: 50610
A barred-rock hen
Accession number: 50611
Three men and a dog standing in the snow behing the Bullock house
Accession number: 50612
Team of horses pulls a sleigh holding four people: Willie Palmer, Jesse Bond, Ian Halley and Bozie
Accession number: 50613
An attractive Jersey cow from the Bullock herd
Accession number: 50614
A farm horse
Accession number: 50615
Mare with colt by a fence
Accession number: 50616
Mare and colt held by Willie Palmer
Accession number: 50617
Bozie Elliot and a friend out riding
Accession number: 50618
Bullock boys with equine stock: Willie Palmer, two unidentified and Bozie
Accession number: 50618a
Bill Evans, a Bullock boy, on horseback
Accession number: 50619
Jesse Bond, a Bullock boy, on horseback
Accession number: 50620
Willie Palmer, son of the Bullock housekeeper, on horseback, leading another horse
Accession number: 50621
Willie Palmer leading horse that is pulling a stone boat.
Accession number: 50622
Work crew who are land clearing or fencing on the Bullock farm, during a rest period.
Accession number: 50623
Willie Palmer (centre) with two other men and five horses. Bullock farm flats in the background.
Accession number: 50624
Willie Palmer (left) with two other men in a wagon pulled by two teams of horses
Accession number: 50625
Wagon coming out of the gate with the road disappearing in the distance
Accession number: 50626
Willie Palmer drives the wagon with three horses pulling
Accession number: 50627
Willie Palmer and his mother in the wagon drawn by a three horse team
Accession number: 50628
Willie Palmer and his mother approaching the gate in a wagon pulled by a three horse team
Accession number: 50629
Young men sitting on a bench, the ground, in Beacon Hill Park (Victoria)
possibly the Crawfords: Dick, Tom and perhaps Brian. I do not remember the third name. The Crawfords lived on a farm on Beddis Road.
Olive Mouat
Accession number: 50630
Daisy Evans daughter of Bill Evans
as 50633
Accession number: 50632
Daisy Evans daughter of Bill Evans
Accession number: 50633
unidentified
Accession number: 50634
Moira Bond
1939
Accession number: 50635
Moira Bond
1939
Accession number: 50636
Moira Bond with dog Trixie
Accession number: 50637
Moira Bond
1939
Accession number: 50638
Moira Bond
1939
Accession number: 50639
Moira Bond
1939
Accession number: 50640
Moira Bond
1939
Accession number: 50641
unidentified
Accession number: 50642
unidentified
Accession number: 50643
unidentified
Accession number: 50644
unidentified
Accession number: 50645
Moira Bond 1941
Accession number: 50646
Harold Bond? nephew of Jesse
Accession number: 50647
Steve Dunnell, nephew of Mrs Palmer, sits in the hay with a dog in his arms.
Accession number: 50648
Unidentified boy in unidentified location
Accession number: 50649
Two girls(Adeline Bond?, Jesse's younger sister, on left), probably inmates of the Protestant Orphanage in Victoria, where Jesse Bond stayed before becoming a Bullock boy
Accession number: 50650
Children who may be inmates of the Protestant Orphanage in Victoria
Adeline Bond on left
Accession number: 50651
Adeline Bond
Accession number: 50652
Adeline Bond
Accession number: 50653
Adeline Bond in a white dress and large bows in her hair. Jesse Bond's sister
Accession number: 50654
Cathy Urquhrat (wife of Harold Bond)
Accession number: 50655
Adeline Bond
Accession number: 50656
Adeline Bond on right
Accession number: 50657
Adeline Bond?
Accession number: 50658
Unidentified
Accession number: 50659
Unidentified
Accession number: 50660
Cathy?
Accession number: 50661
Adeline Bond? on left
Accession number: 50662
Harold and Cathy
Accession number: 50663
Three girls, Addy (Adeline) Bond to left, c1914, Jesse Bond's sister
Accession number: 50664
Unidentified
Accession number: 50665
Unidentified
Accession number: 50666
Unidentified
Accession number: 50667
Portrait of Jesse Bond's mother taken about 1914
Elizabeth Ann formerly Bailey (nee DeGear)
Accession number: 50668
Mrs Mary Palmer, mother of Willie Palmer, standing with rolled paper in her hand
Accession number: 50669
Mrs Bill Evans with Daisy on a white shawl
Accession number: 50670
Unidentified woman and child sitting with a collie dog lying in front
Accession number: 50671
Unidentified group
Accession number: 50672
Unidentified
Accession number: 50673
Harold Bond
Accession number: 50674
Harold Bond
Accession number: 50675
Harold Bond
Accession number: 50676
Unidentified
Accession number: 50677
Willie Palmer.
Accession number: 50678
Willie Palmer.
Accession number: 50679
Harold Warburton, who boarded at Bullock house, hunting pheasant with a shotgun
Accession number: 50680
Harold Warburton, who boarded at Bullock house, hunting pheasant with a shotgun
Accession number: 50681
Unidentified man
Accession number: 50682
Eric Springford
Accession number: 50683
Cecil Springford
Accession number: 50684
Eric and Cecil Springford
Accession number: 50685
The Storer brothers, Alfred and Arthur, who were 'remittance' boys and boarded at Bullock house. Both were killed in WWI.
Accession number: 50686
Three boys in suits and hats with boutonnieres
(Wedding party?)
Accession number: 50687
Jack and Laura Silvey wedding photo. The Silvey family lived on Reid Island
Accession number: 50688
Soldier with female friends or relatives
Accession number: 50689
Soldier with female friends or relatives
Accession number: 50690
Doctor Sutherland and hospital helpers at Lady Minto, c. 1930.
(From top left to right) Dr. Eva Sutherland, Frances Cotsford, Betty Seymour, Janie Whims, Carrie Cotsford, Eva Jenkins, Edith Lund, May Nelson, Viva Wood, Marjorie Beech, Alma Wood, and Emily Nobbs.
Accession number: 50691
Young man with infant and little girl
Accession number: 50692
Jesse Bond with possible Betty Drummond or Leah
Accession number: 50693
Unidentified
Accession number: 50694
Unidentified
Accession number: 50695
Unidentified
Accession number: 50696
Unidentified
Accession number: 50697
Unidentified
Accession number: 50698
Unidentified
Accession number: 50699
Christening of Moira Bond from left: Harry Bullock, ? , CH Popham, Eugenie Bartlett(nee Thier), Daisie Evans(godmother, holding Moira), Willie Palmer(godfather), Mrs. Bill Evans(mother of Daisy), Irene Palmer(godmother, Willie's wife, nee Pallew), Mrs.CH Popham, Mary Bond(mother, nee Dahl), Osborne Adamson
Accession number: 50700
All unidentified except Mrs Bond, Jesse's mother, first from left
Accession number: 50701
Picnic at Vesuvius Beach
Accession number: 50703
Picnic at Vesuvius Beach
Accession number: 50704
Picnic at Vesuvius Beach
Accession number: 50705
Picnic at Vesuvius Beach
Accession number: 50706
Picnic in the orchard of Bullock farm
Accession number: 50707