Hi David, Stella here. I just sent Roberta - photo of Wm Chalmers Duncan found at: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/text2html/.visual/img_txt/dir_147/h_ 01465.txt?H-01465 Also found the death registration: and will make a copy. I'll see if there is an obit - as well perhaps a news story on his death. I haven't heard back from Roberta - to see if she wants same - but I am going to be doing a few lookups - and decided to include this - Just in case. Cheers, Stella At 09:19 AM 10/16/01 -0700, David Fancy wrote: >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. > > > > > > > >==== 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. >