Some of the prominent individuals interred at Ross Bay Cemetery:

William “Billy” Barker (1819-1894) – Frontiersman, prospector, Barkerville named after him. Block F Plot 13 E 16. 

Francis Jones Barnard (1829-1889) – Pioneer entrepreneur, founder of Barnard Express (BX) Stagecoach Company, MP for Yale 1879- 1887, father of Sir Frank S. Barnard. Block H Plot 69 W 28.

Sir Frank Stillman Barnard (1856-1936) – MP for Cariboo 1888-1896, BC Lieutenant-Governor 1914-19, knighted in 1918. Block H Plot 69 W 28. 

George Henry Barnard (1868-1954) – MP forVictoria City 1908-1917, Senator 1917-1945, brother of Sir Frank S. Barnard. Block H Plot 69 W 28.

Robert Beaven (1836-1920) – BC Premier 1882-1883, Mayor of Victoria for three terms 1892-1893, 1896. Block B Plot 096/097 W36.

Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie (1819-1894) – BC Chief Justice 1871, knighted 1875. Block B Plot 99/100 W 29. 

Harlan Carey Brewster (1870-1918) – Liberal MLA for Alberni 1909, BC Premier 1916-1918. Block R Plot 100b101 W P.

Emily Carr (1871-1945) – painter, Governor General’s Literary Award for Klee Wyck 1941. Block H Plot 85 E 15.

Nellie Cashman (1845-1925) – nurse, entrepreneur, gold prospector, mining expedition leader and philanthropist during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Block U Plot 64 E 51. 

Sir Henry Pering Pellew Crease (1823-1905) – Attorney General of the Colony of Vancouver Island 1861-1870, Supreme Court Judge 1870-1895, knighted in 1896. Block B Plot 88b89 W 32. 

Lady Sarah Lindley Crease (1826-1922) – Watercolour artist, 12 views of Vancouver Island and the surrounding areas exhibited in England 1862. Block B Plot 89 W 32.

Edward Cridge (1817-1913) – Chaplain to the Hudson’s Bay Co. Fort Victoria 1855, began historic Church of Our Lord in Victoria. Block F Plot 23b24 W 20. 

Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (1847-1889) – BC Premier 1887–1889. Older brother of Theodore Davie. Block C Plot 5 W 29 

Theodore Davie (1852-1898) – BC Premier 1892–1895, BC Chief Justice of Supreme Court 1895-1898. Block C Plot 21 W 29. 

Amor De Cosmos (1825-1897) – Original name: William Alexander Smith, BC Premier 1872-1874, MP for Victoria 1872-1882. Block A Plot 68 E 32.

Sir Edgar Dewdney (1835-1916) – Builder of the pioneer Dewdney Trail across southern BC 1865. Lieutenant-Governor of the Northwest Territories 1881-1888, BC Lieutenant-Governor 1892-1897. Block T Plot 50 E 45.

Sir James Douglas (1803-1877) – Chief Factor of Hudson’s Bay Co. established Fort Victoria 1843, 2nd Governor of Vancouver Island 1851-1863, 1st Governor of BC 1858-1864, Knight Commander of the Bath. Sir James Douglas is considered by many as the founder of Victoria and the “Father of British Columbia.” Block H Plot 57b58 E 20. 

Lady Amelia (Connolly) Douglas (1812-1890) – one of the founding mothers of BC, one of the best known women in fur trade society. Advisor to her husband James Douglas on First Nations traditions and politics. Block H Plot 57b58 E 20.

James Dunsmuir (1851-1920) – Vancouver Island coal baron, BC Premier 1900-1902, Lieutenant-Governor 1906-1909, constructed Hatley Castle at Hatley Park. Block H Plot 67 E 27. 

Robert Dunsmuir (1825-1889) – Vancouver Island coal baron, pioneer industrialist, builder of Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, father of Hon. James Dunsmuir. Block H Plot 66/67 E & 66/67 W 27. 

Andrew Charles Elliott (1828-1889) – BC Premier 1876-1878. Block H Plot 73 E 16. 

Roderick Finlayson (1818-1892) – Commander of Fort Victoria 1844, HBC Chief Factor (1859-1872). Victoria Mayor 1878. Block B Plot 60/61 E 34. 

John Hamilton Gray (1814-1889) – New Brunswick Premier 1856-1857, elected to the House of Commons in the first federal election after Confederation. BC Supreme Court Judge 1873-1889. Block B Plot 101 E 31. 

Byron Ingemar Johnson (1890-1964) – MLA 1933, BC Premier 1947-1952. Block T Plot 34 W 36.

Sir Richard McBride (1870-1917) – BC Premier 1903-1915, first BC-born premier, knighted 1912, McBride BC named for him. Block R Plot 77 W R. 

William Henry McNeill (1801-1875) – master mariner, HBC steamer S.S. Beaver, HBC chief factor, Port McNeill named for him. Block B Plot 83 W 33. 

Charles Edward Pooley (1845-1912) – MLA for Esquimalt 1881-1906, President of the Executive Council during the building of Victoria’s Legislative Buildings 1893-1902. Block T Plot 72 E 45. 

Joseph Despard Pemberton (1821-1893) – Surveyor-General of Vancouver Island for the HBC 1851-1864, owned Gonzales estate, founded the Victoria firm of J. D. Pemberton and Son 1887, Pemberton, B.C. is named for him. Block B Plot 69 E 34. 

Edward Gawler Prior (1853-1920) – MP for Victoria 1888-1901, BC Premier 1902-1903, Lieutenant-Governor of BC 1919-1920. Block B Plot 24 E 32. 

Albert Norton Richards (1822-1897) – Lieutenant-Governor of BC 1876-1881. Block A Plot 45 W 32. 

Robert Patterson Rithet (1844-1919) – businessman, R. P. Rithet and Company Ltd 1890. Block R Plot 90 W L. 

John Robson (1824-1892) – Businessman, journalist, BC Premier 1889–1892. Block H Plot 061 W 28.

Isabella Mainville Ross (1808-1885) – First registered BC female landowner, namesake of Ross Bay Cemetery. Block C Plot 9 E 22. 

David Spencer (1838-1920) – Businessmen, pioneer entrepreneur, founder of Spencer Department Stores. Block Q Plot 61 W X. 

William Fraser Tolmie (1812-1886) – Surgeon, HBC fur trader, House of Assembly of Vancouver Island 1860-66, MLA 1874-1878, father of Premier Simon Fraser Tolmie. Block B Plot 82 E 32. 

George Anthony Walkem (1834-1908) – Attorney General 1871-1874, BC Premier 1874-1876, 1878-1882, Justice of the Supreme Court of BC 1882-1908. Block A Plot 73b74 E 32.