Mary Tod Island

Mary Tod Island (48˚26'00" 123˚18'00" Just N of Turkey Head, Oak Bay, just E of Victoria). Fur trader John Tod (see Tod Inlet) settled at Oak Bay in 1851 upon his retirement from the HBC. His large property was opposite and just N of Mary Tod I, which he named after his favourite daughter about 1856. Mary Tod (1843–1912) was born at Ft Thompson, later known as Kamloops, and moved with her family to Ft Nisqually on Puget Sd before arriving at Ft Victoria in 1849. Her mother, Sophia Lolo, is...

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