OBITUARY 



REV^ GEORGE W. TAYLOR, F.R.S.C, F.Z.S. 



The subject of this memoir was born in Derby, England, 

 in 1851, and came to Canada when he was twenty-five years of 

 age. He settled in Vancouver Island and studied for the min- 

 istry under the Rt. Rev. George Hills, D.D., Bishop of Colum- 

 bia. He was made a deacon in 1884, and ordained to the 

 priesthood in 1886. His first clerical charge was Cedar Hill, 

 a few miles out of Victoria, and his next a parish in that city, 

 where during his charge a church was built. After some years 

 of active service in the Columbia Diocese, he moved to Ottawa 

 and there founded the Church of St. Barnabas. This was 

 after the death of his wife. 



After a few years in Ottawa, for the benefit of his health 

 he moved back to British Columbia and bought some property 

 on Gabriola Island, a large island off Nanaimo, on Vancouver 

 Island. Here he resided for a short time, looking after his 

 young family and devoting his spare time to the study of shells 

 and insects, continuing the work, in this line, that he had taken 

 up on his arrival in the Colony. 



From Gabriola he moved to Wellington, near Nanaimo, 

 and became rector of the church there; this charge he retained 

 until five years ago, when he was appointed by the Federal 

 Government, Curator of the Marine Biological Station at 

 Departure Bay. He was largely responsible for the estab- 

 lishment of this Station, chose the site on Departure Bay, and 

 had the building of the Station left entirely in his hands. He 

 held this position until his death. 



Mr. Taylor died of paralysis on August the 22nd last, 

 and was buried in the cemetery at Nanaimo. He leaves to 

 mourn his loss, a married daughter and three sons. The 

 funeral service was read by a dear friend of the deceased, the 

 Venerable Archdeacon Scriven. 



For several years prior to leaving Wellington, I believe 

 he conducted the services there without any recompense in the 

 way of a stipend, and after the move to Departure Bay he 



