Monuments analysis

There were some fantastic things we discovered about the monuments that were the stained glass windows in the Christ Church in Victoria. We found out using various internet tools that most of the people for whom the glass was dedicated had something to do with Victoria and industry, or even the first world war. Here is a list of all the people and what information we could find out about them:

Lieutenant John Galt; he was a casualty of the first world war, he was part of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse regiment in the cavalry. Born May 1, 1891 and died December 9th 1915.

Evelyn Galt Martin; most likely married to John Galt.

Edgar Crowe Baker; born september 9th 1845 in Lambeth England, he became a very prominent figure in Parliament as an accountant, conveyancer and notary. He was also an accomplished figure in the Navy as well, he was also a founding member of the Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Company which is still active today. He was also a Grand Master Mason of the Freemasons of Victoria. He died November 3rd 1920 at the age of 75.

Thomas Bradbury; not much to be found, this could be the Thomas Bradbury of Bradbury and sons silver working but I was unable to confirm due to lack of information.

William P. Sayward; a pioneer who had a huge impact on Victoria’s economy, he created a lumber yard in 1858. Since at that time he was the only lumber yard in Victoria he got busy very quickly. A few years later he bought a mill and married his first Wife Ann, but she died very soon after. Eventually William’s son Joeseph took over the mill and married a woman named Margaret and they had a daughter of the same name. The Saywards also have a small forest named after them as well as a district in Victoria.

William Curtis and Evelyn Ward; Curtis was a bank manager and they lived near the church, they built a large home near there in the late 1800’s. William was the first manager of the Victoria branch of the Canada Bank of Commerce.
Nation Family; the parents were members of the Union Club, a prestigious and wealthy club in Victoria. Their son Walter died in world war one and is buried in Belgium, he died at the age of 21.

David Russel Ker; son of the Honourable Robert and Jessie Ker, he became interested in milling at a young age then joined with a larger company and became a co-president of Brackman - Ker Feed and Milling company which later became a part of Maple Leaf Mills.

Robert James and Thomas Arnot Ker; are the brothers of the famous millwright David Russel Ker.

This is the map we made for the monuments. http://g.co/maps/rskqh

Bibliography:

Canadian Great War Project. “Lieutenant George Walter Nation.” Last Modified July 16th, 2010. http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=30558.

Canadian Great War Project. “Lieutenant John Galt.” Last Modified July 16th, 2010. http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?Id=55740.

Freemasons of Victoria, The. “Biographies: Edgar Crowe Baker.” Accessed February 11, 2012. http://web.uvic.ca/vv/student/masons/bios.html#crow.

Humphreys, Danda. “Sayward's sawmill was Victoria's first.” FOCUS online, January 2011. Accessed February 11th, 2012. http://focusonline.ca/?q=node/152.

Silver Collection. “Thomas Bradbury & Sons LTD.” Accessed February 11, 2012. http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLABRADBURY.html.

Victoria Heritage Foundation. “Rockland Neighbourhood History.” Accessed February 11, 2012. http://www.victoriaheritagefoundation.ca/rocklandhistory.html.

Chilliwack Museum and Archives. “Brackman - Ker Feed and Milling Company.” Accessed February 11, 2012. http://www.chilliwackmuseum.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view =article&id=53:brackman-ker-feed-and-milling-company&catid=32:feed-and-mills&Itemid=24.

Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon. “David R. Ker Called by Death.” Last modified October 8th, 2008. http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/history/victoria_cemeteries/ross_bay/ker_d.html.