How was this place given it's name, it would be interesting to me as I am a Duncan Descendant, and I have been going through and finding small towns, Boroughs, Small Cities, Large Cities, etc..to find information about them that relate to the Families that I am working on? I just happened to see the name of this town and was wondering. Every place has a history, and I like to get know where the names of the towns, etc..came from. Would also like a Bio on the person or persons it was named after. Thanks, Roberta Fenno Kent

Hi Roberta This is from the site BC Geonames site at http://www.gdbc.gov.bc.ca/bcnames/ Origin Notes and History Incorporated 4 March 1912. Duncan (City) confirmed 12 December 1939 on 92B. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office Duncan's Station Post Office opened 1 October 1899; name changed to Duncan Post Office 1 July 1926. See also the Municipality's own internet site. Link through www.civicnet.gov.bc.ca/members/ (April 2000) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office Named after William Chalmers Duncan, whose farm, Alderlea, was located here in the 1860's. Duncan was born 1836 in Sarnia, Ontario, arrived in Victoria in May 1862 and was one of a party of one hundred settlers that Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay in August that year. When the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway was opened August 1886, the level crossing near the late William Duncan's farm was named Duncan's Crossing. The following year Duncan's Station was opened at the crossing. Mr. Duncan's original holding forms a large part of what is now the city area. William Duncan's son, Kenneth, became the first mayor of Duncan (date not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office Regards David On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:00:25 EDT, ROBERTAK121662@aol.com wrote: >How was this place given it's name, it would be interesting to me as I am a >Duncan Descendant, and I have been going through and finding small towns, >Boroughs, Small Cities, Large Cities, etc..to find information about them >that relate to the Families that I am working on? I just happened to see the >name of this town and was wondering. Every place has a history, and I like to >get know where the names of the towns, etc..came from. Would also like a Bio >on the person or persons it was named after. >Thanks, >Roberta Fenno Kent > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Every two months or so, please repost your interests, >telling us what you know and where you've looked >and what you still need to find out. > >

Roberta et al: "The city of Duncan grew up from a whistle stop at William Duncan's farm in the 1880s." Source: The B. C. Explorer's Travel Guide, Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 1997, p. 55. Regards. Doug in Victoria