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8335 · Person · 1883-1969

Robert MacLachlan was a stock and real estate broker, solicited for Henderson Directories, worked for the Dominion Government Savings Bank as well as the Assistant Receiver General's Office, and later for the Provincial Government. He also served in the Army during World War I.

Garesche, Arthur J.
671 · Person · 1860-1952

Arthur Garesche was a Victoria dentist married to Millicent Mary Trimen.

5914 · Person · 1859-1937

George Harvey was a resident of Victoria who worked at Turner, Beeton and Company for over fifty years.

389 · Person · 1858-1926

Frederick Dundas Todd came to Victoria in 1908, where he worked as Provincial Apiarist until 1921. He married Rebecca Keay, with whom he had three sons and two daughters. All of his sons became civil engineers.

The Chambers and Todd families are related by marriage; R.A.D. Todd, a son of Frederick Dundas Todd, married Phoebe Rosalie Chambers, daughter of Arthur Hyde Chambers.

338 · Person · 1852-1935

Arthur Hyde Chambers was a Victoria photographer. He first married Annie Middleton in 1869, with whom he had one son. He later married Jessie Clark, in 1881, with whom he had three daughters and one son. Chambers ran a photographic studio in Victoria from the 1890s to 1900.

The Chambers and Todd families are related by marriage; R.A.D. Todd, a son of Frederick Dundas Todd, married Phoebe Rosalie Chambers, daughter of Arthur Hyde Chambers.

Bruce, Ethel, d. 1968
3676 · Person · d. 1968

Ethel Bruce enjoyed a long career as a journalist, first in England and, after 1910, in Canada. From 1911 to her retirement in 1941, Bruce worked for the Victoria Daily Times and Daily Colonist.

Evans, Muriel
7055 · Person

Muriel Evans worked as a fingerprint expert with the Victoria Police Department.

3892 · Person · 1869-1925

Thomas Cusack was a Victoria printer. He invested in commercial real estate in Victoria and erected stores in the area of the Hudson's Bay Company store.

3599 · Person · 1883-1964

William Blake played lacrosse as a young man. He was a sign painter who ran his own shop for 40 years. In 1923 he married Hazel Smith and had two children, Hudson and Peggy.

3464 · Person · 1889-1946

Frank Allwood was resident engineer during construction of the Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria. Between 1919 and 1927 Frank and his wife, Eileen, produced and acted in plays and musicals in the Pantages Theatre.

Banyard, Roland
8274 · Person

Roland Banyard was a photographer for the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

Slater, James
6324 · Person

James Slater was a delivery boy and horse handler for West End Grocery Co. and later Dixi H. Ross and Co. of Victoria.

8244 · Person · 1874-1941

Martin Grainger, who spent a number of years in northern British Columbia, wrote "Woodsmen of the West" based on his experiences.

8268 · Person · 1916-1987

Frederick Morran Waller was a long-time employee of the City of Victoria, acting as City Clerk from 1965 to 1976.

Fletcher, Thomas W., d. 1927
6747 · Person · d. 1927

Thomas Fletcher opened a music business in Victoria in the 1870s, which he passed on to his sons when he retired in 1896.

6316 · Person · 1897-1993

Lillian Shandley, the daughter of Henry and Jessie Martin, married Frank Shandley in 1921 and had one son, Ralph.

4168 · Person · 1870-1947

William Gardner went to sea at the age of fourteen. He came to Victoria in 1890 and eventually became skipper of the passenger ship City of Nanaimo. Gardner later established the W.E. Gardner Towing Company.

4611 · Person · 1898-1991

Victoria Lemmax graduated from the Victoria Normal School in 1918 and began a teaching career that lasted 43 years.

6259 · Person · d. 1979

Richard Muirhead was a long-time employee of B.C. Hydro and, in his later years, he worked as the City Archives' photographer.

8290 · Person · 1903-1988

William Clunk was born in Victoria West to Alfred and Anna Clunk. He was survived by three daughters and one son.

Stewart, Alex T.
8357 · Person

Alex Stewart was an aviator during World War I and later worked as advertising manager for the Daily Colonist.

Takata, Toyo, 1920-2002
7490 · Person

Toyo Takata was born in or near the Japanese Tea Garden in Gorge Park in 1920. His father and uncle owned the Tea Garden and ran it until April 1942, when they were expelled from Victoria and sent to detention camps in the British Columbia Interior.

8336 · Person · 1889-1985

Captain Donald MacPherson served on whaling ships on the B.C. coast and later engaged in tugboating.

8256 · Person · d. 1964

Rita McTavish was the daughter of George and Catherine (Helmcken) McTavish.

Wilson, Dorothy
7577 · Person

Dorothy Wilson opened a dancing school in Victoria in 1922, which evolved into the Russian Ballet School five years later.

6912 · Person · 1895-1976

Robert Ker was an executive with a number of British Columbia business firms, including Ker and Stephenson Ltd. and Brackman-Ker Milling Co. He served on Victoria City Council, was President of the Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau and of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, and was Aide-de-Camp for the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.

Thorne, Muriel
8361 · Person

Muriel Thorne, the daughter of Ernie Seedhouse, was a resident of Saanich.

Hall, Gwen
4274 · Person

Gwen Hall was a nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital, Victoria.

Hutchison, Dave
8319 · Person

Dave Hutchison is a resident of Victoria's Fernwood neighbourhood.

8347 · Person

Alexander Roberts worked for the Nickel Plate Mine in Hedley in the early 1900s, and later entered the shipping business in Victoria. He married Beatrice Steele, daughter of Peter Steele, Jr.

Larsen, Barry
8331 · Person

Barry Larsen was a mechanic at Butchart Gardens.

Brand, Winnett A.
8281 · Person

Winnett Brand was a teacher in Victoria schools and later an instructor in education at the Victoria Normal School, Victoria College, and University of Victoria.

Hamilton, Madge, 1893-1992
7592 · Person

Madge Hamilton worked at the Provincial Archives of B.C. during the 1950s, and arranged for extensive photographs to be taken of both interiors and exteriors of prominent residential buildings.

Wilson, Joseph, 1806-1892
7581 · Person · 1806-1892

Joseph Wilson was the father of William and Joseph Wilson, founders of the Victoria clothing firm of W & J Wilson Ltd.

Wilson, William, 1838-1922
7587 · Person · 1838-1922

William Wilson founded the Victoria retail clothing firm of W & J Wilson. He was an active businessman, who also served both as an Alderman on Victoria City Council and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

Fort, Robert Hamilton
352 · Person

Robert Fort served in the Canadian army in the First World War and opened a photography business in 1929.

Hughes, Joanne J.
8253 · Person

Joanne Hughes is a local researcher.

Paulin, Kathleen M.
8148 · Person

Kathleen Paulin was a resident of Victoria.

Swanson, Faith E.
8359 · Person

Faith Swanson (nee Wilkinson) was a resident of Victoria.

Hocking, Ross V., 1906-2003
6776 · Person

Ross ("Bud") Hocking was an amateur tennis player, lawn bowler, and basketball player.

King, Robert C.
8329 · Person

Robert C. King was an amateur photographer.

Armour, Frances
8273 · Person

Francis Armour worked as an assistant manager for both the Cadboro Beach Hotel and the Old Charming Inn.

Frank, Leonard
666 · Person

Leonard Frank began his career as a professional photographer in Alberni, B.C.

309 · Person · 1853-1950

Anton Henderson, married to Ellen Orr, was superintendent of the Victoria Transfer Company and served as alderman in both Victoria and Saanich.

Dove, Reginald J.
3964 · Person

Reginald Dove was a draftsman who worked on the construction of Christ Church Cathedral.