Neelands, Hamilton George

1858 - 1935  (77 years)

• Name	Neelands, Hamilton George
  Birth	7 Jun 1858	Stayner, ON   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business Address/Year	1889-1890	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: 227 Hastings W. St. Vancouver, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1890	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: 176 Cordova St. Vancouver, BC Canada
  Home Address/Year	1889-1890	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: Seymour St. Vancouver, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1891-1897	Nelson, BC
  	Address: Baker St. W. Nelson, BC Canada
  Death	8 Nov 1935	Edmonds, WA   [1]
  Burial	11 Nov 1935	Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, WA   [1]
  Association	Bailey and Neelands (Relationship: Partner)
  Association	Neelands Brothers (Relationship: Partner)
  Association	Neelands, James F. (Relationship: Brother)
  Association	Neelands, Samuel (Relationship: Brother)
  Person ID	I348	Camera Workers | N, vol. 1, 1858-1900
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2023

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Neelands Brothers' ad, Nakusp Ledge, 16 Nov 1893, p. 4.
  		Neelands Brothers' ad, Nelson Tribune, 7 Dec 1893, p. 4.
  		Neelands Brothers news item, Nelson Miner, 16 Nov 1895, p. 1. While this report singles out James Neelands, he was still a partner in the Neelands Brothers.
  		Neelands Bros. ad, Nelson Miner, 4 Jul 1891, p. 2.
  		Bailey and Neelands' ad, Vancouver World, 6 Nov 1890, p. 7.
  		Bailey and Neelands' ad, Vancouver World, 22 Nov 1889, p. 1.
  		Bailey and Neelands' ad, Vancouver World, 3 Jan 1890, p. 1.
  		Thomas Mills and H.G. Neelands news, Vancouver Daily World, 14 Jan 1891, p. 8. While Neelands first name is not given, this is most certainly H.G. Neelands, the driving force behind the Neelands Brothers studio which he established with one, and later a second, brother in Nelson, BC, in Jun 1891.
  		Thomas Mills and H.G. Neelands news, Vancouver Weekly News Advertiser, 21 Jan 1891, p. 8. A fuller account of Mills and Neelands' hunting trip to Chilliwack, BC.
  		H.G. Neelands' obituary, Vancouver Province, 16 Nov 1935, p. 24. In this account, the newspaper writer mistakenly credits Neelands with photographs taken by H.T. Devine and J.A. Brock of J.A. Brock and Company. Neelands was not working as a photographer in Vancouver prior to the fire.
  		Gilbert Stanley and Neelands Brothers news, Nelson Miner, 20 Jul 1895, p. 1.
  		H.G. Neelands news, Nakusp Ledge, 26 Apr 1894, p. 5.
  		H.T. Devine news, Vancouver Province, 23 Nov 1935, Sunday Magazine, p. 10. In his letter to the editor, Devine introduces a few inaccuracies of his own into the historical record.

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Commercial. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: A partner in Bailey & Neelands, photographers, he moved to Nelson to establish the Neelands Bros. with his brother James. H.G. was married in Feb 1897 in Nelson to a Belle Whittet. He later served as mayor of Nelson and also owned mining property in the Nelson area. REFERENCES: WIL90; WIL92; WIL93; WIL97; HEN98; HEN99; HEN00; VL1893, Revelstoke Polling Division, West Kootenay Electoral District; various Vancouver and Nelson newspapers; Province, 1935 11 16, p. 24 (obit.).

  
  

• Sources

  [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site). Thompson Family Tree: Hamilton George Neelands. URL (accessed 29 Apr 2023): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/176607116/person/422293116296/facts