He was the only child of Canadian politician and County Court judge Hugh S. Cayley and Leonora Adelaide Cochrane.

Knight, and T. Fyles[6] – completed an expedition in honour of Beverley, becoming the first to climb a volcanic mountain peak between the Cheakamus and Squamish rivers, which they named Mount Cayley.

[5] His obituary was the first to appear in the BCMC monthly newsletter: “The passing of Mr BC Cayley, who for many years was an active member of our organization, came as a great shock to us.

Possessed with the true spirit of the Mountaineer, Bev was one whose genial personality made for him a great circle of friends, who held him high in their esteem...”[4] The Beverley Cayley Prize at UBC was endowed through a bequest of his mother.

The $200 prize is awarded to the male student obtaining the highest standing in a first year course in English.