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12-442: Houston Stewart Channel was given its name by James Charles Prevost in 1853, in honour of William Houston Stewart , his predecessor aboard HMS Virago . Maritime fur trader George Dixon called it Ibberston Sound in 1787. American fur traders called it Barrell Sound, so-named by John Kendrick and Robert Gray in 1789, in honour of Joseph Barrell, one of the owners of the ships Columbia Rediviva and Lady Washington . It

24-704: A flotilla bound for the West Indies. Returning to England in 1842, he married Ellen Mary Moresby, daughter of Rear Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby in October of that year. Thereafter he prolonged his stay in London via a sinecure appointment as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Sir Charles Rowley who was serving as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth . Prevost was promoted to commander in October 1844. Automatic advancement on seniority saw him promoted to admiral in 1880. In later life he served Commissioner for Britain in negotiations to settle

36-590: A landmark on Ten Mile Point at Cadboro Bay , British Columbia are also named for him. This biographical article related to the Royal Navy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Canadian history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ten Mile Point, British Columbia Ten Mile Point is a neighbourhood in the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia , and

48-588: Is located on the east part of this peninsula. Prevost Hill was named after James Charles Prevost , British commissioner in the negotiations to settle the San Juan boundary dispute . Prevost Hill is the highest elevation on Ten Mile Point and is known informally in the neighbourhood as "Minnie Mountain". Prevost Hill is the location for a subdivision within Ten Mile Point called "Wedgewood Point" or "Wedgewood Estates". A small wooded island, "Flower Island", almost touches

60-612: Is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island . Ten Mile Point was so named because it was ten nautical miles (18.5 km (11.5 mi)) from what was at the time the headquarters of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy (now CFB Esquimalt ). Ten Mile Point is a wooded peninsula that forms one side of Cadboro Bay , the home of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and the mythical Cadborosaurus sea monster . Cadboro Point

72-751: The San Juan Island boundary dispute between British Columbia and the United States. Prevost died in London in 1891. Prevost had five children: Ellen (born 1843), James (1846–1920), Annette (1849–1916), George (1851–1940), and Edward (born 1855). He was grandfather of General Sir Reginald Hildyard via his daughter Annette. Prevost Island in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia and other names on it, or nearby, e.g. James Bay and Charles Rocks, were named after him. Mount Prevost , near Duncan , and Prevost Hill,

84-675: The 120-gun first rate HMS  Caledonia , at the time the flagship of Admiral Josias Rowley in the British Mediterranean Fleet . In May 1836 Prevost was transferred to the 74-gun HMS  Pembroke for service off Lisbon and the Mediterranean. He was still with Pembroke when she was driven ashore at Gibraltar in March 1837. Pembroke' s crew were paid off in 1840 and Prevost was transferred as senior lieutenant to HMS  Victor , an ageing 18-gun brig-sloop attached to

96-528: The early part of the 20th century, Ten Mile Point became a summer retreat with many cabins on its shores. It gradually developed into the present upscale residential neighbourhood. Ten Mile Point maintains a rural, bucolic feel as a result of 1-acre (4,000 m ) lot municipal zoning implemented specifically for this area by the District of Saanich. The area has only two street lamps . Retired two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash and singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado both own homes in Ten Mile Point. The neighbourhood

108-458: The southern shore of Ten Mile Point. Ten Mile Point has many secluded beaches and coves . One such cove, called "Smuggler's Cove", was used during the prohibition years as a boat landing and launch for rum -runners traveling back and forth to the United States . Another cove is called "Telegraph Cove" and was the location of a dynamite factory which operated in the late 19th century. In

120-408: Was also home to movie director George Pan Cosmatos . Canadian musician Ten Mile Point is named after the neighbourhood. Ten Mile Point was the filming location for the fictional Washington State community of "Fisher Island" in the 2021 Netflix series, "Maid". 48°27′24″N 123°16′42″W  /  48.4566°N 123.2784°W  / 48.4566; -123.2784 This article about

132-760: Was also known as Koya's Straits, after Chief Koyah of the Haida . The Channel was the location for conflict between the Haida and two visiting fur trading vessels in 1794, the Ino and the Resolution . 52°9′N 131°7′W  /  52.150°N 131.117°W  / 52.150; -131.117 This article about a location on the Coast of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . James Charles Prevost James Charles Prevost (1810–1891)

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144-612: Was an admiral in the Royal Navy . He was born in Bedhampton , Hampshire, England, the son of Rear-Admiral James Prevost and his first wife Frances née Haultain. He joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1823 and passed his lieutenant's examination six years later. However there were few available commands for a new lieutenant, and Prevost was not formally commissioned at that rank until 10 December 1835. On 30 December he received his first officer's posting as "additional lieutenant" aboard

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