John, called Jack by his family, was born in 1874, the youngest child of Dr. Henry and Laetitia Tuzo. John was born in Warlingham, England, after the family had already left Victoria. However, there is a record of John being present during a Tuzo family visit to Victoria in 1891. If the above calling card […]
Captain John A. Tuzo Read More »
Henrietta, known as Hetty to friends and family, was born in Victoria to Dr. Henry and Laetitia Tuzo in 1873. The young family did not remain in British Columbia for long after Henrietta’s birth, and by 1881 the Tuzos had relocated to Warlingham, England. However, there is evidence that Henrietta visited Victoria with her mother
Miss Henrietta Tuzo Read More »
Special thanks to Susan Tomlinson Durbin – Great-Granddaughter, for her contributions to this entry. Robert was born in Ireland in 1842. He was educated as an Anglican minister and later as a doctor—although he never completed his physician’s training. In 1876, Robert left Ireland and embarked on a journey to the northern interior of British
Rev. Robert Tomlinson Read More »
Special thanks to Susan Tomlinson Durbin – Great-Granddaughter, for her contributions to this entry. Alice Woods was born in Ireland in 1851. She immigrated to Victoria with her family in 1878, Alice married Robert Tomlinson in a ceremony at Saint John’s Church in Victoria. After the wedding, Alice accompanied her husband, traveling by open canoe
Mrs. Alice Tomlinson Read More »
Over the years, historians and journalists have attempted to tell the story of Roland Stuart’s life, but have been left with more questions than answers about this “man of mystery.” He was born in England in 1861, but it is unclear when he came to Victoria or what drew him to the area. Roland established
Born in England in 1858, John James Shallcross immigrated to Victoria in 1893, where he helped establish Shallcross, Macauley, and Co., a profitable insurance and import firm. While James had a reputation as a successful businessman, he was also known as an avid supporter of arts and culture in Victoria. Although he was not an
Mr. John J. Shallcross Read More »
Ethel was born in Ireland in 1870, and little is known about when and how she came to Victoria. Like her husband John, Ethel was a strong advocate of the arts in Victoria, where she was a founding member of The Island Arts Club. Ethel was a skilled artist who displayed her watercolours at several
Mrs. Ethel M. Shallcross Read More »
The Honourable Edmund Burke Roche was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1859. Edmund’s family was aristocratic, but as the youngest son there was no title for him to inherit. In the 1890s, he moved to Wyoming in the United States and pursued farming for several years. By the turn of the century, Edmund was
Mr. Edmund Burke Roche Read More »
The youngest daughter of a prominent political family, Elizabeth Blanche Clapham was born in 1864 in Quebec. She moved with her family to British Columbia in 1905. She married Edmund Burke Roche in 1912, when she was 48. The extravagant wedding ceremony at Christ Church Cathedral received attention in the local media. After their wedding,
Mrs. Elizabeth Burke Roche Read More »
Conyers Bridgewater was born in 1881 in London, England, where he was educated and worked as a barrister. Conyers moved to Victoria with hopes of becoming a land speculator, but the outbreak of the First World War halted all of his business ventures. Before the war, Conyers met Violet Powell, the youngest daughter of a
Mr. Conyers Bridgewater Read More »
