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'''William Buckle''' was a British sailor who (presumably) jumped ship (probably in Monterey; possibly from one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyte_Bouchard Bouchard] ships), and arrived in the Santa Cruz area ~1822. Seven years later, his brother Samuel found him after a long search, and the two remained in the area, inexplicably changing their last name to Thompson, and acquiring a homesite on the [[Mission Plaza]] - land that is now part of [https://holycsc.org/ Holy Cross School]. | '''William Buckle''' was a British sailor who (presumably) jumped ship (probably in Monterey; possibly from one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyte_Bouchard Bouchard] ships), and arrived in the Santa Cruz area ~1822. Seven years later, his brother Samuel found him after a long search, and the two remained in the area, inexplicably changing their last name to Thompson, and acquiring a homesite on the [[Mission Plaza]] - land that is now part of [https://holycsc.org/ Holy Cross School]. | ||
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18660623.1.2&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1--txt-txIN-%22Map+of+the+Town%22-------1 "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz"], ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', June 23, 1866, 2:4. | |||
*[[History Pages: 6 - The Sailors]] | *[[History Pages: 6 - The Sailors]] | ||
*[[History Pages: 39 - What's in a Name? – Adventures in Spelling]] | *[[History Pages: 39 - What's in a Name? – Adventures in Spelling]] | ||
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[[Category:Persons in Sidewalk Companion]] | [[Category:Persons in Sidewalk Companion]] | ||
[[Category:Persons in Rowland]] | [[Category:Persons in Rowland]] | ||
[[Category:Persons in Harrison]] | |||
Revision as of 17:40, 6 April 2023
William Buckle was a British sailor who (presumably) jumped ship (probably in Monterey; possibly from one of the Bouchard ships), and arrived in the Santa Cruz area ~1822. Seven years later, his brother Samuel found him after a long search, and the two remained in the area, inexplicably changing their last name to Thompson, and acquiring a homesite on the Mission Plaza - land that is now part of Holy Cross School.
- "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz", Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 23, 1866, 2:4.
- History Pages: 6 - The Sailors
- History Pages: 39 - What's in a Name? – Adventures in Spelling
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (2005 book), 3rd edition, p88.