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View Royal Airport

  • AR0013
  • Corporate body

The View Royal Airport was a small operation that accommodated float planes flying in and out of Limekiln Cove. The administrative building for the airport was located at 327 Stewart Ave. The planes often travelled between Vancouver, Seattle, and View Royal. They transported a variety of clientele, from celebrities to prisoners.

Martin, Marjorie

  • AR0021
  • Person
  • 1904-1983

Marjorie Dawson was born in Saskatchewan to parents Frank and Hilda May (nee Perry) Dawson. They moved to Victoria and lived on Wilkinson Road. She married Colin Curtis Martin (1914-1972) in 1938. Colin was born in Manitoba to parents William Curtis Martin and Nelly Coutts. Colin was employed as a dairyman at Raper farm and was living on Burnside Road near Granville Avenue in 1938 at the time he married Marjorie. Colin and Marjorie Martin moved to 79 High street in 1940.

Barker family

  • AR0012
  • Family

James Barker (1851-1943) and Amelia Crumbach (1854-1925) married in 1875 and arrived in Victoria in 1887. Amelia (Crumbach) was an experienced midwife and often assisted in the births of neighbours children. They had 7 children including: Amelia (1881-1957), William James and David (twins, b. 1877), James Henry (b. 1885). In 1894, they purchased 20 acres on Wellington Road (now Hastings Street) in Strawberry Vale, naming it Hollyhedge Farm. The farmhouse (current address 1335 Roy Road) was moved to Hollyhedge from the site of the old Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria.
Daughter Amelia Barker lived at the farm house until her death. William James Barker married Christina Scafe in 1899 and had 5 children, settling near the family farm on Holland Avenue. William worked as a blacksmith as well as a farmer and later started a prosperous dairy farm. He also purchased 35 acres on old West Saanich Road in 1911. James Henry Barker went to England and met Edith Anne (nee Mann) whom he married in 1913. They moved to Strawberry Vale. Later, they moved to Saanich and farmed the Mathew farm. In 1919, they bought the Scafe property, and James Henry helped John Scafe make a trail to the Highland Elementary School on Millstream Road. James Henry and Edith had two children, Kathleen and Richard. Richard married Martha in 1941.

Barker, Brian

  • AR0019
  • Person

Brian Barker is a descendant of the Barker family.

Seymonsbergen, Tom

  • AR0006
  • Person
  • 1921-2002

Tom Seymonsbergen designed the original View Royal town logo. Originally living in Amsterdam, he was a very talented artist and worked for a top advertising firm in Holland until WWII. He served in the army, eventually becoming Master Sgt. for the American Army. After the war he and his family moved to Canada, eventually landing in Victoria in 1958 where he continued his career in art. Besides designing View Royal logo, he also designed the crest for the Times Colonist.

Kissinger, Ken

  • AR0010
  • Person
  • ?-2020

Kenneth Thomas Kissinger was a lifelong resident of Victoria, BC. He was one of 10 children born to John D. and Anne Kissinger.

Bryant, John

  • AR0005
  • Person
  • 1922-2008

John Hugh Bryant retired to View Royal with his wife Joan in 1975. He was a WWII veteran, having served with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve. In View Royal, John participated in several community organizations, including the View Royal Garden Club.

Hourigan family

  • AR0014
  • Family

The Hourigan family farm was located just north of Victoria General Hospital off Helmcken Road between Watkiss Way and Burnside Road. They purchased the farm around 1954 and were until the mid 2010s. The family home was located at 23 Helmcken Road, the current location of the Eagle Creek shopping complex.

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