Josiah Stirtan,  1847-1926

• In 1869 he left Ontario. He established a footwear factory and a tannery in Victoria and was present in 1871 when B.C. joined Canada.
• By 1879, was the engineer responsible for the construction of Nanaimo’s first waterworks system.  Also a director of the British Columbia Tanning Company and a justice of the peace.
• Loyalist Ancestor: Samuel Buck, 1731-1792