Mansell Point


Mansell Point (52˚39'00" 128˚48'00" S tip of Jessop I, off S end of Princess Royal I). Frances Parker (1840–1931) was born at London, England, and came to Victoria about 1862. She married Henry Mansell (1833–1910), another British immigrant, who arrived in 1865 and set himself up as a shoe and bootmaker. The Mansells became well established in the city and operated a family-run retail store on Government St for many years. Frances is believed to have taken part in the grand old-timers’...

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