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Phillips, Charles D. and Florence Charles D. Phillips was born in 1878 and died in 1947. His wife Florence was born in 1886 and died in 1958. Charles worked for the C.P.R. 2289
Phillips, George George Phillips was an admiralty agent in Esquimalt. 76
Piaggio, Guilio and Margarita Guilio Piaggio was a grocer who operated his own general store. He died in 1908. His wife Margarita died in 1896. 2305
Pidwell, John T.   2349
Piercy, Adele Mary (nee Astley) Adele Mary Astley was born in the Yukon in 1903 and came to Victoria in 1918. She married George William Piercy in 1926. 1272
Piercy, George William George William Piercy was born in Victoria in 1903, the son of John Edward and Henrietta Piercy. He worked as an importer/exporter in Singapore and was interred by the Japanese during World War Two. After the War, he became a land developer in the Victoria area. In 1926 he married Adele Mary Astley. George died in 1978. 1269
Piercy, Henrietta Rebecca (nee Mesher) Henrietta Rebecca Mesher was the daughter of George Mesher. She later married John Edward Piercy. 1266
Piercy, John Edward John Edward Piercy was born in 1856 in Kexby, Yorkshire. He established J.Piercy & Co. and Piercy Importers, wholesale drygoods firms. He died in 1923. 1265
Piercy C.B.E., John Edward John Edward Piercy was born in Victoria on July 12,1899. Following service in the First World War, he was trained as a doctor. He became one of the premier surgeons in England and was honoured with a Commander of the British Empire award in 1966. He died in 1986. 1268
Pike, Caleb Caleb Pike was a farmer who established the first homestead in the Highlands. He died in 1888. 2487
Pike, Com. J.W. Served on the H.M.S. Devastation 63
Pioneer Sisters of Saint Ann   2112
Pitts, Sidney J.   2369
Pitzer, Roy H. Roy Pitzer was born in Victoria in 1904. He was the owner of Pitzer & Nex Gas Station. 1389
Plimley, Thomas J. Thomas J. Plimley came to Victoria from England in 1893. That year, he started the Thomas Plimley auto dealership on Yates Street. 1083
Plummer, W.R. Served on the H.M.S. Thetis. Drowned in Esquimalt Harbour on June 3, 1852 at the age of 23. 84
Pointer, Nathan & Sarah Nathan Pointer owned a men's clothing and accessories store on Government Street. 22
Poodle Dog Café Opened on the south side of Yates Street between Broad and Government by Louis Marboeuf and Davis Hamn on July 30, 1885. Moved later to 700 block Yates Street (where Birks is today) and finally to the S.E. corner of Yates and Government Street. 1201
Pooley, Charles Edward Charles Edward Pooley was a barrister and solicitor. He was also an M.L.A. for Esquimalt from 1882-1904. 2188
Pooley, Robert Henry Robert Henry Pooley was born in Esquimalt on September 19, 1878. He worked as a barrister and solicitor and was also an M.L.A. for Esquimalt from 1912-1938. He was Attorney-General for B.C. from 1928-1933. 2189
Porter, Arthur   2497
Porter, James Worked for the HBC in 1853. 52
Porter, Robert Robert Porter was a farmer and also worked in a butcher shop. 1005
Pottinger, George & Isabella George Pottinger and his family emigrated from the Orkney Islands in 1864. He was a schoolteacher at Girl's Central School, Royal Oak Lake Scholl and at Craigflower in the 1870's. 18
Potts, Dr. George J. Dr. George J. Potts was a physician. 1326
Powell, Israel W. Dr. I.W. Powell was a physician and legislator. 2064
Powell, Robert B.   1053
Prevost, Capt. James C. Served on the H.M.S. Satellite. 64
Pridmore, William William Pridmore owned 23 acres in the Burnside area. William was also a North American Champion in speedwalking. 1451
Prior, Colonel Edward Gawlor   2217
Pritchard, Thomas and Margaret   530
Providence, Sister Mary   2113
Purrott, David David Purrott came to Victoria from London, England. He worked as an accountant for E.G. Prior & Co. 1723
Quagliotti, Lorenzo and Petronella   39
Quagliotti, William Thomas William Thomas Quagliotti was born in 1883 and worked as a chiropractor. 1511
Quasun   549
Quinton-Bown, Charles Charles Quinton-Bown operated the Sidney Post Office and resort in the Sidney area. 1336
Quontany, Thomas   626
Quoth Laipie   577
Rainey, Joe Joe Rainey came to Victoria from northern Ireland in 1913. He worked on C.P.R. Steamships from 1917-1936. He later worked as a longshoreman until 1963. He died in 1983. 1335
Rainey, Margaret Scot Margaret Scot Rainey was born about 1865 in Ireland. As a widow, she brought her family of six to Victoria in 1913 where she worked as a shirtmaker. 1457
Rampley, Annie Lawton Annie Lawton Rampley was a caterer and seamstress. 2140
Randle Sr., Joseph Joseph Randle Sr. was born on June 4, 1828 in Engalnd. He moved to America in 1856 and came to B.C. in 1858. He arrived in Victoria on May 10, 1859 and moved to Nanaimo the same year. He worked as a hard rock miner. 1694
Rattenbury, Francis Mawson Francis Mawson Rattenbury was an architect. Among his commissions were the Parliament Buildings.  
Rawlinson, Vera Vera Rawlinson was born in Victoria on April 12, 1912. 2463
Raymond, John John Raymond was the owner of a lime quarry in Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill. 2279
Raymur, James A.   2523
Ready, John & Edith John Ready was a city firefighter from 1908 1945. He was married to Edith Smith of London, Engalnd and the father of seven children. 1611
Redfern, Charles E. Worked as a watchmaker. 564
Reeve, Winnifred Kate Winnifred Kate Reeve was born in Victoria in 1880. 1491
Reeves, Florence (nee Piercy) Florence Piercy was born in Victoria in 1888, the daughter of John Edward and Henrietta Piercy. She married Frederic Reeves in 1914. 1267
Reid, Captain James Murray Captain James Murray Reid was a Hudson's Bay Company marine captain on the ship Vancouver II. 2029
Reid, Captain James Murray Captain James Murray Reid was a Hudson's Bay Company marine captain on the ship Vancouver II. 638
Relf, Albert Edwin & Jessie Albert Edwin Relf worked as a printer. 1627
Remillard, Margery F. Hawkins Margery F. Hawkins Remillard was born in Victoria on July 24, 1912. She was a health care worker and mother of Loretta Ann Clunk Denison and Howard Frederick Clunk. 1153
Rennie & Taylor Bakery Was located on the N. W. corner of Fernwood and Gladstone streets. 1216
Reynolds, Capt. Douglas Capt. Douglas Reynolds was born in Victori aon October 25, 1905. He worked on ships including the C.P.R., Blackball Ferries and, finally, as a captain on B.C. Ferries. 1690
Reynolds, Katherine V. (nee White) Katherine V. White was born in Victoria on May 13, 1912. She worked for several years as a supervisor at the Hudson's Bay Company restaurant as a supervisor and was crowned Miss Victoria in 1938. 1689

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