Parker Bay

Parker Bay (48˚21'00" 123˚32'00" SW end of Parry Bay, SW of Metchosin, near S tip of Vancouver I). This feature is presumably named after John and Mary Parker, pioneer settlers in the district. John (1827–1917), from Kent, England, a farrier and blacksmith, married Mary Ann Munn (1832–1900) about 1852. They arrived at Victoria in 1853, on the third voyage of the HBC supply ship Norman Morison. John worked at the Albert Head sawmill, operated a livery stable and mail transport service,...

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