GANDY

CONNECTIONS

Fort Victoria 1862

Compiled by Gerry Moore

September 1997

1. Mary Ann Reid b. 1825, Bexley, Kent, England, occupation

Midwife, m. (1) Thomas Reid, d. 1853,1 m. (2) Edward Vine, b. 1829, d. 21 Oct 1909, Victoria.2 Mary died 01 Mar 1907, Pedder Bay,3 buried: St. Mary's, Metchosin. Born in Bexley, Kent. The famous Granny Vine who branded the bottom of an indian with her iron after he walked in and demanded "muck-a-muck" (a drink of whiskey) arrived in Victoria in 1853. Indians called her "Mesachie Tyee" - Devil Spirit . She was a midwife for the Metchosin, Colwood, Sooke, and Rocky Point districts. Pioneers said she never lost a mother or child in all her years of service. She is buried near the entrance to St. Mary's church.

Thomas: Arrived in January 1853 on the third voyage of the Norman Morison with wife Mary Ann and 10-year old daughter Barbara Ellen. Mr. Reid was a seafairing man and was disgusted with the outlook for the colony and at once departed for home where he soon died [Footprints - edited by Marion I. Helgesen].

Edward: Emigrated in 1851 from Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. Credited with piloting the first coal-laden barge out of Nanaimo in tow of the brig "Cyres", with Capt. Briggs in command. He purchased 666 acres at Pedder Bay in 1858 for $5 an acre and named his house "Glenrosa" (Section 40 in 1858, 41 &42 in 1874, 29 & 30 in 1874). House was destroyed by fire on Saturday, September 13, 1881. A second house was built (Section 42) and the Vines lived there until 1895.

Children by Thomas Reid:

2. i Barbara Ellen Vaughn Reid b. 1843.

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Second Generation

2. Barbara Ellen Vaughn Reid b. 1843, m. 1859, in Port

Townsend Wa., William Walter Sims, b. 1833, d. 15 March 1916, Victoria.4 Barbara died 02 July 1916, Victoria.5 Arrived in Victoria in January 16, 1853 on board the Norman Morison, at age 10, with her parents.

William: Arrived in Victoria in 1850 aboard the Norman Morison in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. Bexley farm in James Bay (later Beckley) named for the birthplace in Kent of his wife. Beckley Street in James Bay named after the farm. Beckley Manor, 548 Dallas Rd., derives its name from the farm. Arrived with Hon. J.S. Helmcken and Mr. George Richardson. Born in Dorsetshire England. HBC subdivided the Beckley farm in 1860, he moved to the city water works for 40 years. Died 83 years old, burial in Ross Bay Cemetery.

Children:

3. i Hannah Sims b. 04 January 1859.

4. ii Emily Sims b. 1863.

iii George Albert Sims b. 1867, d. 10 August 1906, Victoria.6

5. iv Mary Cordelia Sims b. 21 Nov 1869.

6. v Annie Georgina Sims b. 1873.

7. vi Gertrude Sims b. 1877.

8. vii Ada Evelyn Sims b. 1881.

9. viii Beatrice Laura Sims b. 1884.

ix Lillian V A Sims b. 1888, m. 08 Sept 1910, in Victoria, James Andrew

Lorimer, b. 1881, d. 16 Aug 1949, Victoria. Lillian died 08 Nov 1974, Victoria.7

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Third Generation

3. Hannah Sims b. 04 January 1859,8 m. 23 Aug 1877, in

Metchosin (St. Mary Church), Thomas Parker, b. 1848,

Farningham, Kent, England, (son of John Parker Sr. and

Hannah Brooks) d. 14 January 1934, Victoria BC.9 Hannah died 17 Nov 1921, Victoria BC, buried: Ross Bay Cemetery.

Thomas: Arrived Victoria 1862. Drove stage delivering mail for more than 50 years. He purchased his last stagecoach in 1908 from TW Dempster's carriage works on Blanshard St. behind the present-day Bay department store. The price was $200. The open carriage, had three seats which held three persons each. The coach was retired in 1915. The stagecoach was displayed outside the Craigflower (School) Museum for many years.

Children:

i Arthur Thomas Parker b. 11 June 1878, occupation Road Forman, d. 18 January 1947, Rocky Point.10 Unmarried. Lived at Rocky Point.

10. ii Walter Herbert Parker b. 11 Sept 1879.

iii Henry Brooks Parker b. 25 Apr 1881,11 occupation Butcher, m. 05 Apr 1915,

Jen (Jeanie) Collis, b. 1884, d. 05 Feb 1959, Saanich.12 Henry died 10 Nov 1955, Oak Bay.13 No children. He owned a butcher shop on Pandora Avenue, Victoria.

11. iv Mary Ellen Barbara Parker b. 29 Jan 1883.

v Ada Elizabeth Parker b. 11 March 1886, m. 25 June 1908, in St. Mary

Church, Metchosen, Adam Godtel, b. 1880, d. 10 Feb 1968, Saanich. Ada died 21 Nov 1961, Victoria.14 Had one son [Irene Moore]

vi Edith Emily Vaughn Parker b. 13 June 1894, m. 19 Jan 1914, in Saanich,15

George Yates. Edith died 02 Feb 1970, Courtenay.16 Had 3 sons [Irene Moore]

vii Allen Reginald Parker b. 19 Sept 1898, m. 01 May 1918, Ruth Laird. Had two sons and one daughter.

viii Sydney Robert Parker b. 08 May 1900, d. 02 Nov 1948, Victoria.17 Unmarried.

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12. ix Alfred (Don) Ernest Parker b. 31 Aug 1901.

4. Emily Sims b. 1863, m. (1) 06 Nov 1878, in Victoria, Christopher John King, b. 1842, d.

25 March 1896,18 m. (2) Johnny Witty, b. 1863, (son of John Witty and Charlotte) d. 04 June 1945.19 Emily died 31 August 1930, Victoria.20

Children by Christopher John King:

i Florence May King m. Robert (Bob) Witty, b. 1869, (son of John Witty and

Charlotte) d. 28 Aug 1962, Victoria.21

ii Daisy Belle King m. Frank Rhode. Children by Johnny Witty:

iii Dorothy Witty b. 1904, d. 1945.

13. iv John (Tobe) Frederick II Witty b. 1897.

v William (Bert) Bertam Witty b. 1901, d. 19 Feb 1956, Victoria.22

5. Mary Cordelia Sims b. 21 Nov 1869, m. 18 Jan 1894, in

Victoria, Isaac Gandy, b. 27 Sep 1856, (son of William

Gandy and Mary Gandy) d. 28 Nov 1910.23 Mary died 23 Jan 1939, Victoria.

Children:

14. i Charles (Chuck) Frederick Gandy b. 01 Aug 1894.

ii Ernest (Hap) Henry Gandy b. 16 Sep 1896, m. 01

Mar 1938, Eileen Collins. Ernest died 24 July 1974.24

15. iii Isaac (Duke) Newland Gandy b. 14 Dec 1897.

16. iv Margurite (Rita) Elizabeth Gandy b. 15 July 1900.

17. v Martha (Mat) Gandy b. 20 Nov 1902.

vi Violet Georgina Gandy b. 07 Jan 1905, m.

Norman Harris. Violet died 07 April 1991. Hostess at the Princess Mary Restaurant for a number of years.

18. vii George Gandy b. 23 Aug 1907.

19. viii Hannah Irene Gandy b. 07 Mar 1910.

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6. Annie Georgina Sims b. 1873, m. 08 April 1893, in Victoria, William Nicholas. Annie died 02 August 1933, Victoria.25

Children:

i William Nicholas.

7. Gertrude Sims b. 1877, m. 19 April 1899, in Victoria, James (Jim)

Rutledge, d. 1944. Gertrude died 26 Nov 1943, Victoria.26 Children:

i Eddie Rutledge.

ii Charlotte Rutledge.

iii Eva Rutledge.

iv Violet Rutledge.

v Charles Clifford Rutledge d. 24 Sept 1971, Victoria.27

vi Mabel Rutledge.

vii Gordon Rutledge.

viii Dolly Rutledge.

8. Ada Evelyn Sims b. 1881, m. (1) 12 Dec 1900, in Victoria, George

Henry Coulter, b. 1873, d. 18 Dec 1918, Victoria,28 m. (2) Ordano. Ada died 01 Dec 1961, Victoria.29

Children by George Henry Coulter:

i Ozelma Coulter.

ii Clarence (Buzz) Coulter.

9. Beatrice Laura Sims b. 1884, m. 27 June 1900, in Victoria, Frank Field Jewell, b. 1873, d. 27 Sept 1921, Victoria.30 Beatrice died 25 Jan 1925, Victoria.31

Children:

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i Mona Jewell.

ii Hazel Jewell.

iii Buzz Jewell.

iv Doris Jewell.

Fourth Generation

10. Walter Herbert Parker b. 11 Sept 1879, Rocky Point, occupation Farmer, m. 06 Aug

1912, May Smith, d. 26 May 1978. Walter died 01 Dec 1972, Victoria.32 Celebrated 60th wedding anniversary on August 6, 1972. Last residence - 2837 Shakespeare Street, Victoria. Had three sons and one daughter.

Children:

i Thomas Parker.

ii Noel.

iii (Unknown) Parker.

iv (Unknown) Parker.

11. Mary Ellen Barbara Parker b. 29 Jan 1883, Rocky Point,33 m. 29 June 1905, in Metchosin (St. Mary the Virgin Church),

John Wallace, b. 18 Aug 1870, Ballymena, County Antrim, N. Ireland,34 d. 12 Aug 1938, Victoria BC. Mary died 20 July 1968.

John: Came to Victoria from Ballymena, Northern Ireland in 1891. Steward at the William Head Quarantine Station from 1896 to 1916. Moved his family to 2022 Richmond Road, across from Royal Jubilee Hospital Nurses Home, in 1916. Employee of Wilson Bros. Wholesale Grocers and later Macdonald's Consolidated Grocers. Became a watchman at the Legislative Buildings in the 1930's.

Children:

20. i Robert Thomas Wallace b. 29 May 1906.

ii John (Jack) Graham Wallace b. 21 April 1909,

William Head, occupation Teacher, m. Margaret

(Peggy) Murray. Taught high school in Mill Bay for 22 years and at Oak Bay Senior Secondary for 22 years, the last seven as principal, before his retirement in 1970.

iii Mary (Mamie) Marguerite Wallace b. 18 Aug 1907, William Head,

occupation Teacher, m. Rev. Bruce Grey.

iv Lawrence (Laurie) James Wallace b. 24 April 1913, William Head,

occupation Teacher, Civil Service, m. Lois Leeming. Taught at Alberni and Duncan before joining the navy. He served in the Canadian Navy from 1941 to 1945, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. Returning to the education field, he taught for seven years at Victoria High School before switching to the civil service. In 1959 he was appointed Deputy Provincial Secretary under

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WAC Bennett and, later, Agent General for BC, in London. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 1971.

12. Alfred (Don) Ernest Parker b. 31 Aug 1901, m. 16 Dec 1922, Dorothy Lillian Banning, d. 1993. Alfred died 03 Jan 1995, Victoria BC. In 1952, Don and his wife donated the first stagecoach used for mail and passengers to the Metchosin Museum. It was driven by his father, Thomas Parker. In 1991, Don received the award for Pioneer of the Year in Metchosin.

Children:

i Dorothy Hannah Parker d. 1931.

1908 Stagecoach Driven by Thomas Parker and Retired in 1915

Donated in 1952 to the Craigflower School Museum by Alfred (Donnie) Parker

13. John (Tobe) Frederick II Witty b. 1897, m. (1) Queenie Smith, m. (2) Charlotte Smith. John died 11 April 1952, Victoria.35

Children by Queenie Smith:

i John Frederick III.

14. Charles (Chuck) Frederick Gandy b. 01 Aug 1894, m. 06 Apr 1916, Rena Halliday. Charles died 1972. Year of death is approximate.

Children:

21. i Catherine (Kay) Gandy b. 1923.

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ii Tom Gandy b. 1919. [Birth date approximate]

15. Isaac (Duke) Newland Gandy b. 14 Dec 1897, m. 22 Dec 1922, Florence Mayar. Isaac died 10 Oct 1947.36

Children:

22. i Earle Raymond Gandy b. 1922.

ii Douglas Gandy.

iii Leslie (Les) Gandy m. Mary.

iv Verna Marie Gandy d. 05 May 1925.37 Died at 1 month.

16. Margurite (Rita) Elizabeth Gandy b. 15 July 1900, m. 22 Dec 1919, in Victoria,38

Wilfred Cecil Ball, b. 1896, Rocky Point, (son of Charles Ball and Hannah Parker) d. 05 June 1959, Victoria.39 Margurite died 14 Dec 1948, Victoria.40

Children:

i Gordon Ball.

ii Gloria Ball.

iii Robert (Bob) Ball.

iv Patrick (Pat) Ball.

17. Martha (Mat) Gandy b. 20 Nov 1902, m. (1) 24 July

1933, Bill Fell, m. (2) Wilfred Cecil Ball, b. 1896, Rocky

Point, (son of Charles Ball and Hannah Parker) d. 05 June 1959, Victoria.41 Martha died 1980.42

Children by Bill Fell:

i Richard Fell.

23. ii Violet Fell.

18. George Gandy b. 23 Aug 1907, m. 17 Sep 1935, Myrtle Colbert. George died 24 Jan 1969.43

Children:

24. i Bill Gandy.

25. ii Beverly Gandy.

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19. Hannah Irene Gandy b. 07 Mar 1910, Victoria BC, m. 17 Sep 1938, in

Victoria BC, Harold Gordon Moore, b. 20 Sep 1912, Victoria BC, (son of

Francis (Frank) Robert Moore and Jane (Jennie) Malcolm) occupation Motor Vehicle Branch, d. 04 Apr 1978, Victoria BC, buried: 07 Apr 1978, Victoria BC.

Harold: Gordon used to be called "Red" because of his flaming red hair as a boy.

Children:

i Gerald Robert Moore b. 03 May 1944, Victoria BC, occupation Systems Analyst, m. 10 April 1971, in Victoria BC,

Sandra Rose Miners, b. 02 Feb 1948, Victoria BC, (daughter

of George John Henry Miners and Mary Grace Bernard). Born at 6:35 pm in St. Joseph's Hospital, Doctor WH Moore, 7 lb. 8 oz.

Gerald Robert and Sandra Moore (nee Miners)

Harold Gordon Moore Victoria High School

Approx. 1931

Harold Gordon Moore Gordon and Irene Moore Violet Gandy, Gran Bothwell

September 17, 1938

Fifth Generation

20. Robert Thomas Wallace b. 29 May 1906, Victoria - William

Head Quarantine Stn., occupation Professor, m. 1935, Norah

Lynn, b. 1912, Glasgow. Professor of mathematics at Victoria College and later at the University of Victoria. Chancellor UVic 1972-1977.

Children:

i Barbara Craigie Wallace.

ii Brian Wallace.

21. Catherine (Kay) Gandy b. 1923, m. (1) Tyrell, m. (2)

Rathburn, m. (3) Stewart Marshall. Children by Tyrell:

26. i Arnold Tyrell. Children by Rathburn:

27. ii Scott Rathburn.

22. Earle Raymond Gandy b. 1922, d. 20 Dec 1976.44 Learned piping from Donald Cameron. Leading piper of Victoria Military School of Piping 1940-1941. Pipe Major 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment 1973-74.45

Children:

i Steve Gandy.

ii Bryan Gandy.

iii Lionel Gandy.

iv Melanie Gandy.

v Jackie Gandy.

vi Bruce Gandy occupation Carpenter. World class piper

vii Lori Gandy.

viii Ronnie Gandy.

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23. Violet Fell. Children:

i Marta Fell.

24. Bill Gandy m. Sylvia. Children:

i Allen Gandy.

ii Donnie Gandy.

iii Bryan Gandy.

25. Beverly Gandy m. Pete Ivatts. Children:

i Craig Ivatts.

ii Rosalyn Ivatts m. Donald Fast. 4 yrs older than Craig [Irene Moore]

Sixth Generation

26. Arnold Tyrell. Children:

i Todd Tyrell.

ii Lance Tyrell.

27. Scott Rathburn m. Sharon. Children:

i Nichole Rathburn.

ii Jamie Rathburn.

iii Kelly Rathburn.