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This work boat was built in 1930 by Bidwell Boat Works Ltd. in Vancouver, BC.
Historical Notes
In 1931 the Jolly Jumbo was 34' x 10' x 5.2' 17gt 15rt 1hp engine and owned by James W. Whitehead and Mrs, James N. Whitehead (JO), Vancouver BC Canada. The Jolly Jumbo was a yacht outfitted as a traveling general store cruised the area around Beaver Cove on northern Vancouver Island in the summers in the late 1920s. On May 16, 1940 this vessel suffered a fire in Kenneth Passage at the mouth of Mackenzie Sound BC Canada.
Owners & Masters
In 1930-1931 she was owned by James W. Whitehead, Vancouver BC Canada and Mary Davidson (JO), Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1931-1936 she was owned by James W. Whitehead and Mrs, James N. Whitehead (JO), Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1936 she was owned by Jennie Whitehead, Vancouver BC Canada and Thomas W. Beck (JO), Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1936-1940 she was owned by Jennie Whitehead, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1940 she was owned by B.C. Coast Traders Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1950 she was owned by Kelly Spruce, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1958 she was owned by Kelley Logging Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1959-1962 she was owned by Alice Lake Logging Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1963 she was owned by Otto M. Olsen, Vancouver BC Canada.
In 1967-2008 she was owned by William J. Margerison, Vancouver BC Canada.
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 13 (1930)
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 25/09/2025)
