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Charles Simonds sold the Rattenbury-designed house at 851 Wollaston St. to Bill Patterson in 1993. Mr. Simonds purchased the home in 1984 from the estate of his aunt, Vera Easton, who shared ownership with her sister Kathleen Beresford until the latter's

Victor A. Simmons was born in Victoria, B.C. in 1913 and resided there as well as in Port Alberni. He married Beth Dobbie in 1937 and they had two daughters. He was in the retail clothing business in Victoria, and has had several articles published in the Islander Magazine. Victor lived in Esquimalt from 1977 until his death in 1995.

Pheobe Simmons is a long-time resident of Esquimalt. She was one of the 14 children of Percy and Phoebe Buxton. She attended Lampson St. School.

Phoebe Edith Simmons (Buxton) was born in the brick house at Fort Rodd Hill on January 5, 1911. She was the oldest child of fourteen in the well-known Buxton family and was a long-time resident of Esquimalt. Phoebe took pride in caring for her many siblings as they grew and was never happier than when she married her love, Barney Simmons and had two children of her own. Barney died in the Gorge Road Hospital in 1987.

Phoebe died at the age of 102 on February 15th, 2013 in Comox, B.C. (Source- Comox Valley Record). https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/phoebe-simmons-obituary?id=43871469

Phoebe and her sisters, Phyllis Mills and Patricia Gillespie, provided an oral history in 1991. A transcript can be viewed/obtained from the Esquimalt Municipal Archives.