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Schedule B - Suggestions for Street Names: Pioneers and Placenames in View Royal

May 15, 2018Pages 24–262 sections

A list of historical figures and locations in View Royal recommended for future street or asset naming.

5.a) R. Pahl, Grandfather of Robin Carey, Re: Request to Rename the Southwest Corner Field of Centennial Park
References 'Craigflower Country' book by Maureen Duffus

Suggestions for Street Names:

Pioneers and Placenames in View Royal

NOTE: For more information, see page references in the “Craigflower Country” book edited by Maureen Duffus

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  • Alcock (Captain) - Resident painter (p.117).
  • Alexander - Built and operated Chantecler roadhouse (pp.60,63,68,84,92,94).
  • Atkinson - Developed subdivision on his lands above Glenairlie Drive (p.94).
  • Aylwin (Jack) - Mink rancher on Atkins Road (p.103).
  • Bailey (Joe) - Lightweight boxing champion (p.92).
  • Barrett (Bill and Frances) - Operated store at top of Four Mile Hill (p.92).
  • Bartleman (Peter) - Blacksmith at Craigflower Farm (p.29).
  • Baynes (Admiral Sir Robert) - Initiated construction of powder magazine on Cole Island (p.37).
  • Beasley (E. Al ‘Buzz’) - Softball organizer and first fire chief of View Royal Volunteer Fire Department (pp.77,118).
  • Bennett (Fred) - Horticulturist on acreage on Quincy Street (p.70).
  • Beveridge (Minnie) - Milliner (p.101).
  • Brown (Percival Rideout) - Donated the land for Strawberry Vale Community Hall (p.116).
  • Calvert (Peter) - Former Craigflower Farm employee; started Four Mile Inn (pp.9,10,22,44,47,94,126).
  • Campbell - Owner of commercial building at northwest corner of Helmcken Road and Island Highway (p.76).
  • Cary (George Hunter) - Attorney General; landowner in Coopers Estate (pp.22,34).
  • Chantecler - Roadhouse at location of Fort Victoria Recreational Vehicle Park (pp.60,63,84,92,94).
  • Christie (John) - Owner of Craigflower Farm from 1936 to 1956 (purchased from Hudson’s Bay Company), operated auto-court on Admirals Road (pp.4,124,125).
  • Colclough (Mr. and Mrs. Dudley) - Residents of Lavender Cottage (p.86).
  • Collingwood - Collingwood Estates subdivision in Four Mile Hill area (pp.22,94).
  • Connell (Reverend Robert) - Natural historian and artist (p.67).
  • Cooperville - First proposed subdivision bordering Craigflower Farm (p.22).
  • Couche (Roger) - Bought pig farm and built restaurant Chez Marcel (p.103).
  • Cox (Frank) - Logged opposite Louie’s Store, logged up to railway (p.91).
  • Crate - Hudson’s Bay Company millwright (p.11).
  • Davidson (Alex) - Manager of Four Mile House (p.46).
  • Donaldson (John) - Operated oyster bed near Parson’s Bridge (p.74).
  • Duval (Mr. and Mrs. William) - Farmer at top of Four Mile Hill (p.89).
  • Elliot (Miss) - Donated property for St. Columba Church at corner of High Street and Burnside Road (p.112).
  • Esposito (Mr.) - Tannery owner on Atkins Road (p.104).
  • Fagan (Matt) - Railway engineer and orcharder on Atkins Road (p.104).
  • Fellowes - Early tenants of Cooper’s cottage; Mrs. Fellowes was the daughter of Sir Rowland Hill, British postal reformer and inventor of the penny postage stamp (p.23).
  • Fenn (Bernard) - Lawyer at Fenton Road (p.94).
  • Fisher (I.J.J. and family) - Operator of orchards and store by Palmer Station and later orchard by Wilfert Road (pp.103,110).
  • Flower (Mr.) - Helped with creation of Helmcken Centennial Park (p.77).
  • Fulton - Store owner by Craigflower Road and Admirals Road (p.92).
  • Gaunt (Mr. and Mrs. A.) - Architect of St. Columba Church; in 1926, Mrs. A. Gaunt donated the land adjacent to the church property for the parish hall (p.112).
  • Goldring (John) - Later owner of Dr. Holden’s Bessborough house (pp.76,94,114).
  • Gorman - Operated drugstore opposite Texaco station (p.76).
  • Goucher (Ernest) - Operator of sausage factory between Six Mile House and the C.N.R. tracks (p.102).
  • Gouge (Bertrand and Mary) - Farmer by Fenton Road and early proprietors of Four Mile House (pp.44, 45,94).
  • Granderson (Bob) - Farmer next to tannery on Atkins Road (p.104). One in Colwood/Langford
  • Greig (John) - Had a lime-burning operation near Thetis Lake (p.122).
  • Hadlow (Reverend H.B.) - First reverend of parish of St. Columba Church (p.113).
  • Hamilton - Hamilton Powder Works by Parson’s Bridge (p.99).
  • Hanbury (D.W.) - Fox farmer by Craigflower Creek (p.82).
  • Hanson (A.) - Fox farmer between Jedburgh Road and Helmcken Road (p.76).
  • Harle (Oswald) - Farmer on Atkins Road west of Chilco Road; bought from the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 1920’s (p.103).
  • Heron (family) - Resident by Limekiln Cove (p.92).
  • Hetherington (Harry and Henrietta) - Residents of Cole Island; managed ammunition sheds (p.66).
  • Holden (Dr. Donald) - Early settler at Bessborough Avenue (p.58).
  • Holden (E.C.) - Operator of guest house in Craigflower Farmhouse (p.123,125).
  • Holms (Captain) - Captain (p.85).
  • King - Grocer opposite Texaco station at top of Four Mile Hill (p.76).
  • Kosampson - Original Songhees owners of View Royal (bought by Hudson’s Bay Company) (p.3).
  • Laughren (Ben) - Long distance swimmer and owner of drive-in restaurant in front of Craigflower Farmhouse (p.111).
  • Lockie - Constable; started a Boys’ Club (p.77).
  • Louie (Hoy and Poy Lee) - Grocery store operators (p.97).
  • Lund (Captain) - Farmer at end of Chilco Road (p.93).
  • Mabb (Jimmy) - John T. Smith’s daughter, owner of house built with bricks from powder magazine by Parson’s Bridge (p.99).
  • MacLennan - Dairy farmer near Pheasant Lane (p.77).
  • Maple Point - Former name of Craigflower Farm (pp.8,10).
  • Massey - Caretaker at Thetis Lake (p.93).
  • McKay (William Gordon) - Owner of Craigflower Farm (p.125).
  • McTavish (Duncan) - Farmer north of Island Highway and Heddle Avenue (p. 60,115). Cen.Saanich
  • McTavish (John A.) - Property owner in View Royal Avenue area (p.60).
  • Melrose (Robert) - Author and resident in one of Craigflower cottages (pp.26,29,33).
  • Minifie (Frances) - Farmer, mother of James Minifie, broadcaster and war correspondent (p.84).
  • Morrison (Ethel) - Nurse at Ford Rodd Hill and Work Point barracks (p.85).
  • Mould (Tommy) - Operated farm on site of Centennial Park (p.72).
  • Newton (H.E.) - Leased Christie Point and Craigflower Farmhouse as a camp for young ladies in late 1920’s and early 1930’s (p.124).
  • Niven - Builder of road from Gorge to sawmill at Millstream (p.12).
  • Parker (John) - Operated dairy farm and slaughterhouse at Craigflower Farm (pp.62,64,124). Saanich
  • Picock (family) - Operated dairy farm at Craigflower Farm from 1901 until 1919 (p.124).
  • Pilgrim (Myrtle) - Founding member of Craigflower Womens’ Institute (p.119).
  • Pimlott (Miss) - Store owner at top of Four Mile Hill (p.92).
  • Pitt (Marion) - Pianist at Empress Hotel and Crystal Garden; had acreage between Six Mile House and C.N.R. tracks and Chilco Road (p.102).
  • Pooley (R.W. and family) - California family who lived in Dr. Holden’s large house on Bessborough Road (p.83).
  • Pope (Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arthur) - Organized first library service in View Royal (pp.118,119).
  • Rant (Gordon) - General contractor (pp.68,69,94).
  • Rant (Norman) - Nursery operator of Rockholme Gardens (pp.64,69,80,94).
  • Reeve (Richard) - Long-term advisory committee member who contributed to the creation of bicycle lanes on Helmcken Road and throughout View Royal.
  • Reynolds (Marjorie) - First president of the Ladie’s Guild (p.114).
  • Robinson (Doris) - Concert pianist (p.88).
  • Ross (Chief Percy) - Native Indian chief (p.77).
  • Ross (Don) - Farmer at Burnett Road and Pheasant Lane (pp.77,95).
  • Ross (Jack) - Helped with creation of Helmcken Centennial Park (p.77).
  • Rowe (Thomas) - Paymaster of the survey ship H.M.S. Fisgard (p.4).
  • Russell (Thomas) - Kenneth McKenzie’s brother-in-law, schoolmaster of Craigflower School (p.29).
  • Salmond (Mr.) - Original owner of oyster beds near Parson’s Bridge (p.103).
  • Seaview - Seaview Farm of the Stewart family (pp.18,64,76,78,80).
  • Simpson (Will) - Blacksmith by Parson’s Bridge, operator of brass foundry and mink farm behind foundry (originally Hamilton Powder Works, later C.I.L) (p.99).
  • Smith (John T.) - Owner of powder magazine by Parson’s Bridge and acreage on Mill Hill (p.99).
  • Strellendorf (Baron) - Gambler that built architect-designed chicken house, later turned into a motel (p.99).
  • Swenger - Operator of 300 acre dairy farm on site of Victoria General Hospital (p.72).
  • Terry (family) - Owners of vegetable farm on View Royal Avenue and owned Terry’s Drug Store (p.57).
  • Thomas (Bert) - Operated store at top of Four Mile Hill (p.92).
  • Tuzo (Dr. Henry Atkinson and Lettie) – Residents at Parson’s Bridge (p.28).
  • Waring (Mr. and Mrs. Harry) - Converted ship into cabin (p.94).
  • Watson (Dr. John) - Music teacher, builder of Lavender Cottage (p.85).
  • White (Frank) - Resident opposite Louie’s Store, logged up to railway (p.76).
  • Whyomilth - Original Songhees owners of View Royal (bought by Hudson’s Bay Company) (pp.3,4,5,8,126).
  • Wilmshurst (Jim) - Baker (pp.68,92).
  • Wood (Mrs. J.F.O.) - Dog breeder and kennel operator (p.90).
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Extracted from: 2018 05 15 Council Agenda - Agenda - Pdf