Westham Island

Westham Island (49˚05'00" 123˚09'00" Mouth of the Fraser R, S of Vancouver). It has been suggested by Westham residents that this name derives from the island’s westerly location in the delta of the Fraser R. A more likely explanation, however, is that it is named after West Ham in Essex, now part of greater London, which was the original home of early settler Harry Trim, who had a varied career as a fisherman, whaler and prospector. Henry Mitchell was one of the first to farm on the...

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