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ST. PETER'S QUAMICHAN, ANGLICAN CHURCH & CEMETERY

Fig.1 St. Peter's Quamichan Anglican Church & Cemetery

St. Peter's Quamichan Anglican Church is located at 5800 Church Road, North Cowichan between Maple Bay Road and Tzouhalem Road. The church office phone is (250)746-6262.

An Anglican Church has stood on this site since 1866. The present church was consecrated in June 1877. Additions to the church building were made in 1893 and in the 1930s.

The churchyard contains a picturesque cemetery with interments dating back to 1866.

We are currently aware of 54 Freemasons interred in St. Peter's Quamichan, including three former Mayors of Duncan, some prominent local businessmen, farmers, lawyers and a RCMP Superintendent. The names are in the list below.

 

Here is a list of the Freemasons whom we currently know to be interred in St. Peter's Quamichan Anglican Cemetery:

  1. Adam, Robert John - died 1991
  2. Alexander, David - died 1928 (note: his former farm gives its name to the current Alexander district along Beverley Street and Lakes Road)
  3. Anderson, Richard Burpee - died 1912
  4. Bruce, Ronald George Maunsell - died 1991
  5. Chambers, Robert Earl Stirling - died 2011
  6. Clague, Herbert Naden - died 1921
  7. Copeman, John Young - died 1958
  8. Corfield, Norman Tressidor - died 1983 (Note: associated with the formation and construction of Duncan Garage)
  9. Dibb, Frank Walton - died 1933
  10. Dick, John - died 1941
  11. Dobson, Christopher - died 1937 (note: built the commercial building on the north west corner of Station St. and Craig St. in downtown Duncan. His former home at 220 Beech is still standing. He also built the altars used in Temple Lodge, No.33 and Ashlar Lodge, No.3)
  12. Dunbar, John - died 1988
  13. Duncan, Kenneth Forrest - died 1952 (note: first Mayor of Duncan, 1912)
  14. Dwyer, William Mourdant - died 1948 (note: was the head of the School Board that built Duncan Elementary School in 1913.)
  15. Findlay, James - died 1975
  16. Glay, George Adolph - died 1954
  17. Grieg, James - died 1954 (note: former Mayor of Duncan)
  18. Hall, John Edward - died 1944
  19. Hearn, Edward Harry - died 2005 (member of Malahat Lodge, No.107, Past President of Cowichan Valley Shrine Club)
  20. Holford, John Coupe - died 1946
  21. Horsfield, Richard Edward - died 1986
  22. Jaynes, Percy Franklin - died 1920
  23. Keast, Hubert - died 1911
  24. Lane, Arthur Edward Cecil - died 1947
  25. Langley, Arnold Seymer - died 1912
  26. Lomas, Alfred Hinton - died 1957
  27. Maitland-Dougall, James St. Leger - died 1940
  28. Marshall, William Thomas - died 1933
  29. McGregor, Dr. Robert Campbell - died 1919
  30. McKenzie, Alexander Grant - died 2011
  31. Mellin, Richard Guy - died 1931
  32. Nelson, Richard - died 1921
  33. Norie, Francis James - died 1946
  34. Peterson, John Henry - died 1917
  35. Phillips-Wolley, Sir Clive - died 1918 (note: played a leading role in the creation of Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island)
  36. Piers, Sir Charles Robert Fitzmaurice -died 1996 (Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge, No.33 in 1957)
  37. Prevost, Harold Fairfax - died 1941 (note: former Mayor of Duncan. His business building is still standing at 45 Craig St., Duncan)
  38. Price, Ernest Alfred - died 1920
  39. Price, Frank - died 1943
  40. Price, Joseph - died 1955
  41. Pruessing, Emil Julius - died 1945
  42. Sandys-Wunsch, Theodore - died 1966 (note: former RCMP Superintendant. Involved in the Mad Trapper case)
  43. Scholey, Sidney Laing - died 1972
  44. Sheppard, Llewellyn Donald - died 1998
  45. Stilwell, John Ernest - died 1957
  46. Tautz, George Franklin - died 1925
  47. Tipton, Robert - died 1969
  48. Tombs, Stanley Josiah - died 1942
  49. Tombs, Thomas Ethelbert - died 1916
  50. Vidal, Hugh Francis - died 1941
  51. Waldon, William - died 1946
  52. Wellburn, Harry Osborn - died 1910
  53. Whittome, James Henry - died 1936 (note: owned the Whittome Building in downtown Duncan.)
  54. Wood, Thomas Anthony - died 1945 (note: former Reeve of North Cowichan)

 

 

 

CEMETERIES - VANCOUVER ISLAND

There are Deceased Masonic Brethren interred in most Vancouver Island Cemeteries.

Here is a list of the Vancouver Island Cemeteries we have explored so far and the Freemasons we have found interred in them......

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TEMPLE LODGE No.33, DUNCAN, B.C.

Temple Lodge, No. 33 in Duncan, B.C. maintains the Vancouver Island Masonic History Project.

 

 

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HISTORY & HERITAGE

Temple Lodge, No.33 was formed in December 1899 and has a long and honourable history in Duncan and the surrounding Cowichan Valley.

Our Lodge History page contains links to a lot of historical information about Temple Lodge and its members.....................

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HISTORIANS, GENEOLOGISTS & OTHER RESEARCHERS

Many historians, geneologists and other researchers visit our site. We have included a lot of information of interest to researchers and will be adding more over time.

Our Lodge History page has links to historical information about Temple Lodge History, our Historic Membership Lists, Principal Officers, the Vancouver Island Masonic History Project and much more.......

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DUNCAN MASONIC TEMPLE

The Masonic Temple in Duncan, B.C. was built by Temple Lodge members in 1912 and has been a downtown Duncan landmark ever since.

 

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HISTORIC BUILDINGS & TEMPLE LODGE MEMBERS

There are a number of local historic buildings in Duncan, Mill Bay and the Cowichan Valley built by, or for, or otherwise connected to, Temple Lodge, No. 33 members or other Freemasons.

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VANCOUVER ISLAND MASONIC HISTORY PROJECT

The Vancouver Island Masonic History Project is an ongoing volunteer effort, coordinated by Temple Lodge No. 33, to document the rich heritage of Freemasons and Freemasonry on Vancouver Island.

 

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MASONIC EVENT CALENDARS

Here are links to Masonic Event Calendars for Vancouver Island and other areas through British Columbia & Yukon:

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ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS

With Freemasonry's use of building tools and techniques as allegories, it is perhaps fitting that many of Vancouver Island's pioneer Architects and Builders were Freemasons.......

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GRAND LODGE OF B.C. & YUKON

The Grand Lodge of B.C. & Yukon has an excellent Masonic website, with links to e_Bee (the online Bulletin), Masonic Event Calendars, Masonic History, Answers To Our Critics, Freemasonry In B.C., Masonic Bulletin and much more.........

 

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INTERESTING CONNECTIONS

During research or travels we often come across Interesting Connections to Masons and Freemasonry. Our Interesting Connections Page has some interesting Masonic connections uncovered by members of Temple Lodge, No.33, like Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, shown at left.......................

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MUSIC BY MASONS - BOOKS BY MASONS

Masonic musicians and composers range from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Howlin' Wolf. Writers include Rudyard Kipling. For music fans and book lovers, here are some links to the works of Masonic musicians, composers and writers..............

 

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