Gribbell Island

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Gribbell Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of the entrance to Douglas Channel[1] at Wright Sound. Gribble Island Indian Reserve No. 10 is on its west coast, between Verney and Ursula Channels.[2]

Name origin

"Named in 1867 by Capt. Daniel Pender, RN, after his brother-in-law, the Rev. Francis Barrow Gribbell, a clergyman of the Church of England. Arrived in Victoria, 1865; in charge of St. John's, Victoria, 1868; Rector of St. Paul's, Esquimalt, 1869; Principal of the collegiate school, Victoria, 1870-1875, when he returned to England. Vicar of Erith, Kent 1881; Vicar of Ringmer, Kent, 1891, where he now resides, 1906."[3]

Mother Island of the White Bear [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Gribbell Island". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/36803.html.
  2. ↑ "Gribble Island Indian Reserve 10". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/33702.html.
  3. ↑ Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)
  4. ↑ http://www.vws.org/documents/SpbearGribbellFINJan8-12web.pdf

Coordinates: 53°24′15″N 129°01′30″W / 53.40417°N 129.02500°W / 53.40417; -129.02500


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