Henry Emanuel Levy Values Codes I – E – L Henry Emanuel Levy, born 1843, in Wellington, New Zealand. Along the way . . . The family moved to Sydney, but departed for California with news of another Gold Rush. Circumstances required their returning to
Read more →Herman Schultz Values Codes I – E – L Herman Schultz was born 1831 in Bernbaome, Prussia. He became a cobbler by trade. Along the way . . . . Schultz’s experiences during the California Gold Rush prepared him for the Fraser River Gold Rush when
Read more →Simon and Pauline Reinhart (Reinhardt) Values Codes: I-H-E-L Simon and Pauline Reinhart were early settlers in Victoria, in 1858. Simon Reinhart, born 1829 in Oberlustadt in Bavaria. He first came to America in 1844, at the age of 15, and was educated in law. Along
Read more →Julius Silversmith Values Codes I – H – E – L Julius Silversmith worked in San Francisco during the 1850s, where he was an agent for a German newspaper, and then assistant teacher in the Emanu-El Institute. This was a Jewish day school run by Daniel
Read more →Josephus Barnet Joseph and Lionel Barnet Joseph Values Codes I – E – L Josephus Barnet Joseph and Lionel Barnet Joseph were descendants of an old Anglo-Jewish family that settled in Cornwall early in the eighteenth century. Lionel Barnet Joseph was born in 1827, and Josephus Barnet
Read more →Kady Gambitz Values Codes I – E – L Kady Gambitz travelled from Nevada City, California, arriving in Victoria in 1858. He opened the first dry goods and drapery store in Victoria on Yates Street, the main business district. In 1859, he opened a new store on
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