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Name Biographical Note Location
Spaa Quolluc   539
Spelde, John John Spelde worked as a gravedigger. 1013
Speller, Alexander Alexander Speller arrived in Victoria in October 1911. He worked as a locksmith. 1453
Spence, John   520
Spencer, Ann Elizabeth Ann Elizabeth Spencer was born in Victoria in 1867, the daughter of David Spencer and Emma Lazenby. She attended Victoria High School and Ontario Ladies College. She married Frank Grant and was the mother of seven children. She died in 1964 at the age of 97. 1039
Spencer, Capt. John W.S. Served on the H.M.S. Topaze and as the Officer Commanding North Pacific Squadron at Esquimalt in 1863. 62
Spencer, Emma (nee Lazenby) Emma Lazenby was born in Yorkshire, England. She came to Victoria on January 10, 1863 with her husband David Spencer. She was the mother of thirteen children. She was active in the Methodist Church and the president of the local branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union for many years. 1067
Spencer, Fred Fred Spencer operated Spencer's Stores. 1403
Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. David David Spencer owned and operated the department stores of David Spencer Ltd. 2458
Spencer, Sara   2459
Spofford, Mrs. W.H. (Cecilia) Mrs. W.H. (Cecilia) Spofford was born in Nova Scotia in 1859 and came to Victoria as a child. She worked as a teacher and was actively involved in women's organizations for over 63 years including the Victoria Council of Women, the Women's Canadian Club and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. She died on February 18, 1938 at the age of 79. 2211
Spring, Captain William Captain William Spring was the captain and owner of merchant vessels. He was also one of the principles of the Victoria Sealing Company. 1285
Spring, Sciamia (nee Ski-api-zet) Sciamia (nee Ski-api-zet) Spring was the wife of Captain William Spring and the daughter of Chief Ski-api-zet of Fort Langley, B.C. 1286
Sprinkling, Dan & Beth Daniel Francis Sprinkling and Mary Elizabeth Jordan were married in Victoria in 1912. Dan worked as a tailor. 1510
Squolut Tlesut   575
St.-Gré, Gabriel Gabriel St.-Gré was an employee at Fort Victoria. 1380
Staines, Reverend Robert Reverend Robert Staines arrived in Victoria in 1849. He worked as the Fort Chaplain and also as a schoolmaster. He died in 1854. 2172
Stamp, Edward   2244
Stanton, John Served on the H.M.S. Satellite. 94
Stapledon, Bartholomew and Jane Bartholomew and Jane Stapledon arrived in Victoria in 1885 from Gaspe, Quebec. Bartholomew became a manager of a cannery at Inverness, a position he held until 1913. 1115
Stark, Louis & Sylvia Louis & Sylvia Stark settled in South Saanich in 1859. They moved to Salt Spring Island in 1860 where he worked as a dairyman and farmer. 23
Stelly, George George Stelly was born in Switzerland on January 10, 1825. He moved to Victoria in 1859 and worked as a farmer and on a cartage bus. He died in Victoria on May 28, 1913. 1512
Stephenson, Rev. F.L. & Emily E. Emily E. Stephenson was born in Victoria on May 23, 1864. Rev. F.L. Stephenson came to Victoria in 1885 and married Emily in Metchosin. F.L. served at St. Luke's Church, St. Saviour's Church and other churches in the North and on Vancouver Island. 1752
Stevenson, Alexander L. Alexander L. Stevenson was the owner of Stevenson's Shoe Repair at 620 Fort Street. 1411
Stewart, George Herbert George Herbert Stewart was born in Victoria in 1892. He worked as a statistician with the B.C. Government for 42 years. 657
Stewart, James and Marion May James Stewart was born in Victoria in 1858. He worked first as a clothing merchant then as a builder. In 1884, he married Marion May Stewart. 656
Stonham, Ernest Ernest Stonham arrived in Victoria about 1898. He worked for the Bank of Montreal in Victoria and up north. 1634
Storey, Thomas Worked as a carpenter and undertaker. 556
Stoxie, Richard   93
Strachan, Andrew H. Andrew H. Strachan was a grocer who operated on Johnson Street. He later started a broom factory in Victoria Westand about 1890, he moved to Saanich where he worked as a strawberry grower and a Justice of the Peace. 1184
Stranix, Roy and Dorothy Roy Stranix was born in Victoria in 1908. Roy served in the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander responsible for seaward defence. His wife Dorothy was born in Victoria in 1909. 2138
Street, C.   2233
Strickland, Roger Philip Roger Philip Strickland was a businessman who owned the Yates Hotel and the Birks Building. 1748
Stronach, W.E.   2030
Stubbs, William and Jane (nee Hampton) William Stubbs was an accountant in Victoria. In addition, he served as an alderman for Saanich, as a member of the Victoria Choral Society and as the chairman of the Saanich P.T.A. He was also the owner of Malahat Freight Services. William died in 1949. His wife Jane died in 1954. 1222
Su, I.   1236
Sun Insurance Office Ltd. Sun Insurance Office Ltd. was an insurance company owned by the Pemberton family for many years. 2495
Sundher, Jagat Singh & Dhanti Kor Jagat Singh Sundher was a wood dealer. 1661
Sweeney Cooperage Founded in 1889 by Michael Sweeney. Operated in several different locations in the city from 1889 to 1948. From 1921 to 1939 the company was known as the Canadian Western Cooperage but the name was changed back to Sweeny Cooperage Ltd. in 1940. 1192
Swengwhung People   563
Sy-Yook   612
Sylvester, Frank   2479
Sylvester, W. B. W.B. Sylvester was born in Victoria on February 1, 1911. He was the President of the Victoria Flying Service. 1711

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