The community of Kersley 12 miles south of Quesnel, British Columbia and 412 miles north of Vancouver is having a reunion of all former residents on the first weekend of Aug 2003. This started as a 50 year school reunion and has expanded. The community was named after a Charles KERSLEY who pre-empted land 19 August 1867 and sold it on 10 November 1876. Very little is known about this gentleman. Where he came from is unknown as is nationality and his age as well as his marital status. It is thought he went to the USA after the sale but that is speculation. Their is no 1871 census for BC and he does not appear in the 1880/81 census of Canada or USA . Their are 4 Charles KERSLEY's in the 1881UK census that could possibly be him but without a birthyear it is hard to say if any of them are the same person. 3 were born in Hampshire, which seems to be the county with the largest number of this surname and one in Middlesex. A group of residents are working on a history of the Kersley from its beginning and are looking for any information on KERSLEY. Kathie Quesnel Genealogy Soc