Madge Island

Madge Island (50˚03'00" 124˚43'00" Isabel Bay, W side of Lancelot Inlet, E of Malaspina Peninsula, NW of Powell R). Madge Wolfenden (1893–1992) was born at Victoria, the youngest daughter of Richard Wolfenden, who was a cpl in the Columbia detachment of Royal Engineers that served in BC 1858–63. She grew up in the James Bay area and attended Victoria High School and Victoria College, which at that time was affiliated with McGill Univ. Trained as a librarian, Madge worked for the...

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