Emily Islet

Emily Islet (48˚26'00" 123˚17'00" E of Mary Tod I, Oak Bay, SE tip of Vancouver I). Emily Harris (1851–1922) was the youngest daughter of Thomas Harris (1817–84), first mayor of Victoria, 1862–65 (see Harris I). She was born at Liverpool in 1851 and came to Victoria with her family about 1860. In 1872 she married William Wilson (1843–1920)—listed as a “general dealer” in the 1881 census and employed at the land registry office in 1901—and raised a large family at Victoria. The...

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