Cecilia Island

Cecilia Island (52˚18'00" 128˚23'00" Off SW side of Don Peninsula, Milbanke Sd). Cecilia Douglas (1834–65) was the eldest daughter of James Douglas, colonial gov of Vancouver I and BC, and his wife Amelia. She was born at Ft Vancouver and went to boarding school in Oregon City. At Ft Victoria she acted as her father’s private secretary. In 1852, Cecilia married John Helmcken (1824–1920), HBC surgeon and a noted BC politician during the colonial era. She had seven children, only four of...

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