Robertson, William and Eliza

William Robertson, 1834 – 1903

  • William was born in New Brunswick. He came to Victoria and was engaged in mining. In 1881 census, he lived in Saanich and was listed as a farmer with wife Eliza and 3-year-old daughter Kate.
  • Once his wife died in 1883, he showed up in west coast communities working as a carpenter. He was in Port Essington for the 1901 census.
  • He died in Port Essington in 1903 and his daughter had his remains shipped to Victoria for internment at Ross Bay.
  • Loyalist Ancestor: William White, 1759 – 1856