Kathleen De La Poer Beresford lived at 851 Wollaston Street with her sister Vera Easton. The home was sold to Charles Simonds in 1984.
Frank De Gruchy was born on August 15, 1927. He was married to Agnes and had four children: Bill, Dick, Tom and Lois. Frank was a shipwright in HMC Dockyard for 38 years. He was also an amateur photographer in Esquimalt for 40 years. He passed away on January 10, 2017.
Edward De Costa Sr. was born May 28, 1918 in Esquimalt. He married Johanna and had 5 children, Edward, Eileen, Joanne, Michael, and Robert. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938 to 1958, worked in the Dockyards for 10 years, and was an Esquimalt Alderman from 1959 to 1975.
Edward and his sister, Elsie Saunders, provided an oral history in 1990. A transcribed copy can be viewed/obtained from the Esquimalt Municipal Archives.
Marilyn Day is an Esquimalt Resident and history buff.
Arthur John Daniels was born in Essex, England, June 27, 1877. He was Superintendent Shipwright and Dock Master for Yarrows Limited, which operated a shipyard in Esquimalt. Daniels died in Victoria on March 30, 1955.
Rev. Dr. Mark Dalby is a minister at the rectory in Worsley, Manchester, England.
William Curley (age 25, bachelor) and Phyllis Rhona Lockley (age 29, spinster) married on 27Oct1945 at St. Paul's Naval and Garrison Church, Esquimalt, BC. William, a foundary moulder, was born at Sturgis, SK to James Curley and Sadie Cust (both born Romania). Phyllis, a law office stenographer, was born at Victoria, BC to Alexander Lockley (born ENG) and Florence Louise Carter (born BC).
Phyllis provided an oral history in 1990. A transcribed copy can be viewed/obtained from the Esquimalt Municipal Archives.
Source: BC Archives online, registration number 1945-09-596517