Hi To All, I am tracing descendants of KILBY and RORISON, KILBY and BAILEY, KILBY and BURGESS and KILBY and COX. Several of the KILBY family moved to Vancouver BC, from England. They married in Vancouver and died there. The following are the KILBY details taken from the 1881 Census of Leicester England. 1881 census of Leicester: Dwelling: No 86 St Saviours Rd Census Place: Leicester St Margaret, Leicester, England Source: FHL Film 1341754 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3162 Folio 70 Page 16 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Henry KILBY M 53 M Leicester, England Ann KILBY M 53 F Gilmorton, Leicester, England Catherine BURGESS M 25 F Leicester, England Edwin C. KILBY 17 M Leicester, England Jane KILBY 19 F Leicester, England Alice KILBY 15 F Leicester, England Florence KILBY 11 F Leicester, England Catherine, Edwin Charles, Jane, Alice and Florence moved to Canada (sometime after 1881, don't know when) Hoping SKS can help out, Regards from Anne.

Hello Anne. I came across this RORISON - KILBY info while researching for a proposed history book on Sea Island, BC. RORISON, Robert Douglas. A native of Fitzroy, Ontario, he was born September 10, 1848, a son of Hugh U and Ann G (Grierson) Rorison. In 1899 Mr. Rorison removed to Vancouver and set up in the realty business, R D Rorison & Son. Eventually, they branched out and gained several extensive holdings, including the Bridgeport area of Lulu Island. They owned and reclaimed a number of Islands in the Fraser River and actively promoted the then $10 million "Royal Dock Limited". This was a proposal for a mammoth reclamation project to reclaim a large acreage of the North Arm of the Fraser River, including Sturgeon banks and the west ends of Sea Island and Iona Island to erect docks and developing mill and manufacturing sites and homes for employees. Mr. Rorison was married, at Renfrew, Ontario, January 6, 1875 to Miss Charlotte Walford, a dau. of Stephen Walford, a druggist of Renfrew. Mrs Rorison passed away June 1, 1909. They had one son, Walford Douglas Somerled Rorison. In 1911, R D Rorison married Jean Kilby, a sister of E C Kilby, of Vancouver. Source: The 1914 "Illustrated Biographical of British Columbia", Vol 4. Walford D S Rorison, his wife, Lucy Wyman Wright and their two children: Charlotte Amy Wright who was born May 19, 1909; and Robert Douglas, born April 28, 1911 are featured along with his photograph, on page 54 of Vol lll of E O S Scholfield's 1914 "Illustrated History of British Columbia Biographies". You might also check if there is any connection to the Thomas and E C KILBY family who had a large general store near Harrison Mills, BC on the Fraser River. It is now a Museum. See URL: http://www.heritage.gov.bc.ca/kilby/kilby.htm Doug Eastman Sea Island Heritage Society please visit our website: http://seaisland1.homestead.com/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Nazari" <parkjoy@alphalink.com.au> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 2:48 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] KILBY, RORISON, BAILEY and BURGESS > Hi To All, I am tracing descendants of KILBY and RORISON, KILBY and BAILEY, > KILBY and BURGESS and KILBY and COX. > > Several of the KILBY family moved to Vancouver BC, from England. They > married in Vancouver and died there. > > The following are the KILBY details taken from the 1881 Census of Leicester > England. > > 1881 census of Leicester: > Dwelling: No 86 St Saviours Rd > Census Place: Leicester St Margaret, Leicester, England > Source: FHL Film 1341754 PRO Ref RG11 > Piece 3162 Folio 70 Page 16 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Henry KILBY M 53 M Leicester, England > Ann KILBY M 53 F Gilmorton, Leicester, England > Catherine BURGESS M 25 F Leicester, England > Edwin C. KILBY 17 M Leicester, England > Jane KILBY 19 F Leicester, England > Alice KILBY 15 F Leicester, England > Florence KILBY 11 F Leicester, England > > Catherine, Edwin Charles, Jane, Alice and Florence moved to Canada (sometime > after 1881, don't know when) > > Hoping SKS can help out, Regards from Anne. > > ______________________________