Andy....
Sorry about all the tags here but I finally found the book I was searching for. It is called "History of North and South Saanich, Pioneers and District" by Victor E. Virgin, 3rd ed. 1985. Printed by Hygrade Printing (David Swanson). I thought of scanning the info and e-mailing but here it goes the "old fashioned way"... keyboarding!
"William Turgoose was born in Lincolnshire, England. He first emigrated to Illinois, USA. While there he developed a horse trading business, ran a threshing machine and other agricultural pursuits. In 1861 he trekked across the plains to California in the covered wagon mode of those days. he arrived in Sacramento when that district was experiencing a flood. Hearing of the Cariboo gold strike he sold some of his horses. He kept four and landed with them in Victoria. He went to work with the horses on the old Esquimalt Road. After saving enough money he sold his horses and headed for the Cariboo, where he bought interest in the famous Ruby Claim on Williams Creek. After two years he sold out his claims and came back to Victoria. and decided to settle in the District. He went out into Saanich and bought a farm originally owned by a H.B.C doctor by the name of Tuzo. It was being then operated by a man named Fronton, probably on a rental basis, as he does not appear on a voters list of that period. This man planted a fifteen acre apple orchard. The farm consisted of five hundred acres and William Turgoose paid $10.00 an acre for it. The Northwest corner of this land is is the centre of Saanichton. It stretched East to the Indian Reserve and South to the Michell farm. Part of it now is called the Saanichton Farm, while another part is owned by a grandson, Willard Michell. After purchasing the farm Turgoose made a trip to England, then back again to Illinois to marry his sweethert, Emma Pope, then back to Saanich in 1865 to finally settle down. He bred purebred horses of the Morgan strain and introduced the Durham or Shorthorn breed of cattle. The progeny of the horses were in demand by the livery stables, while the progeny from his cattle became the foundation stock for many cattle ranchers. William Turgoose died in 1885, but his wife survived him till 1922. They had a family of seven children, one boy and six daughters. The first child Fanny remaind a spinster. Emma married a building contractor by the name of Merkley. Annie married W.D. Michell of the pioneer Michell family. Carrie became Mrs. Pope. Mr. Pope was a sawmill man. Lottie was the wife of Bob Stewart, a miner. Winnie married Jack Brooks, son of Henry James Brooks, who had bought the old Deeks farm, or Logana Farm of years later. William Turgoose did not occupy any civic positions but he was keenly interested in the development of the district and gave land for the South Saanich School. The proviso of the gift was that it could only be used for educational purposes. The land still belongs to the school district, but the school itself was abandoned many years ago. More of this elsewhere. There was a Post Office established at the Turgoose place, the forerunner of the Saanichton P.O." ___That seems to be all I can find. Hope this helps some... Rocky.