Cessford Islands

Cessford Islands (53˚51'00" 130˚30'00" Between Goschen I and Porcher I, SW of Prince Rupert). James Cessford (1865–1944) was born in NB and came to Victoria with his family at the age of three. He had a diverse career, serving aboard the Mary Ellen in the pelagic fur seal trade and then joining the Klondike gold rush in 1897. On the 1898 BC voters list his occupation is described as “hack-driver,” while for the 1901 census he is listed as a miner. Cessford married Florence Grace...

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