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The Tahouney Family

The Tahouney Family

William Naukana was one of the Hawaiians brought from Hawaii by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Each of these people was hired on a 3 year contract and many stayed in B.C. after the contracts expired. (See Kanaka section of website.)

William worked in B.C. for a period of 10 years. When he returned to Hawaii, he discovered that his land had been turned into a sugar plantation. William subsequently returned to Canada with 17 of his people – among them, Joe Tahouney. These Hawaiians, known as Kanakas, settled on Portland Island and on the southern parts of Salt Spring Island.

Joe Tahouney built a house at Isabella Point next to another Kanaka family, the Lumleys. Descendants of the Kanakas still reside on the island today. More information on the Kanaka families can be found in Tom Koppel’s book, Kanaka.

William Nawana “Tahouney”

Born April 10, 1826 on Sandwich Islands

Died around1905. His Cowichan wife “Tseleachei”

They lived at 1901 Isabella Point Road, Salt Spring Island.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1900

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 17.2cm x 16.7cm

Accession number: 2004013001

Joseph Edward Tahouney, born July 4 or 6, 1867, San Juan Islands, died Aug 13, 1932, Sidney, B.C.

Married Mary Emma “Anna” Purser. Born July 20, 1868, Salt Spring Island. Emma had one Pappenberger child and one Tahouney`child. They lived on Tahouney Road, Fulford Harbour, SSI

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1900

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 16.6cm x 11.7cm

Accession number: 2004013002

Mary (Tahouney) Lumley, born 1864, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, died 1961 in Victoria, B.C. She married William Lumley. They lived at Isabella Point, Salt Spring Island.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1900

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 27.2cm x 19.8cm

Accession number: 2004013003

Joseph Henry Tahouney (Manny) with daughter Vernice LaFortune and grandson Stephen LaFortune

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1940

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 16.4cm x 11.5cm

Accession number: 2004013004

Eva (Harris) Tahouney, died 26 years of age and had 7 children.

Joseph, Lena, Kenneth, Vernice, Verna, Mabel, Zena. Kenneth, Vernice, Verna and Mabel survived into adulthood.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1920

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 13.4cm x 8.7cm

Accession number: 2004013005

Joseph (Manny) Tahouney strolling down street in Victoria, B.C.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1940

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 13.1cm x 7.9cm

Accession number: 2004013006

Kenneth Tahouney, born 1910 aprox, died 1989. He married Gertrude Elizabeth Beach, they had 5 children. They lived on Salt Spring Island. Kenneth logged, fished, and mixed farming.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1982

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 8.8cm x 10.7cm

Accession number: 2004013007

George Douglas and Emma (Pappenberger, Tahouney, Douglas)

Lasquiti Island farm.
(Sophie King was a sister to Emma.)

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1900

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7.7cm x 13.5cm

Accession number: 2004013008

Dorothy, (granddaughter), Emma and George Douglas, on Lasquiti Island, B.C.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 19?

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 5.9cm x 10.5cm

Accession number: 2004013009

l-r: Dale, Kenneth, Kenneth Sr., Frank Tahouney

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 19?

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 6.9cm x 9.1cm

Accession number: 2004013010

Gertrude Elizabeth (Beach) Tahouney, in Hawaii at a family gathering.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1975?

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 10.1cm x 12.1cm

Accession number: 2004013011

Alan and Stephen LaFortune, Salt Spring Island, B.C. Sons of Vernice LaFortune.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: circa 1942

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7cm x 6.4cm

Accession number: 2004013012

Eva Horsburgh (Tahouney) born on Salt Spring Island 1936, daughter of Kenneth and Gertrude Tahouney

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 2001

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 9.6cm x 14.8cm

Accession number: 2004013013

Hawaiian Luau at Drummond Park, Fulford Harbour.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1975

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7.8cm x 7.8cm

Accession number: 2004013014

l-r: Frank and Mary Brown, from Hawaii, Kenneth Tahouney, Paul Roland, Eva Tahouney and Josephine Ikwa (from Hawaii). Mary and Josephine are sisters.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1975

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7.9cm x 7.8cm

Accession number: 2004013015

Hawaiian gathering at Drummond Park

l-r: Bea and Duke Shepherd, Frank Tahouney, Ken Tahouney, Frank Brown, Mary Brown, Laura Roland, Jack Roland, Josaphine Ekawa, Reuben Parker

front: l-r, Sophie Tahouney, Kelly Harris, Paul Roland and Muriel Parker.

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1975

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7.8cm x 8cm

Accession number: 2004013016

Luau gathering at Drummond Park

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1975

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7.8cm x 7.8cm

Accession number: 2004013017

Drummond Park, luau

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1975

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7.9cm x 7.9cm

Accession number: 2004013018

l-r, rear: ?, Christine Pickering, ?, Reuben Parker, Jack and Laura Roland, Gil Garrison, Muriel Parker, Laura Garrison, Curtis Pickering, ?, ?

front: Frank and Mary Brown, Josaphine Ekawa, Paul Roland, Stan Harris and ? (Stan’s daughter) Taken at Roland house, Isabella Point Road

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1975

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 7.8cm x 7.8cm

Accession number: 2004013019

Tahouney family tree

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 2000

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 21cm x 28cm

Accession number: 2004013020

family tree, continued

Eva (Tahouney) Horsburgh

Location: Victoria, B.C.

Date: 2000

Source: Eva Horsburgh

Dimensions: 20cm x 27cm

Accession number: 2004013021