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