I have been interested in family history for many years and have my own website: www.janetandstephen.info.
I discovered my four times great grandfather, one Richard Sutton, was possibly a role model for Heathcliff, then began a love affair with the Sutton branch of my family tree, resulting in the fascinating story of Will Sutton: The Forgotten Trail Breaker of Vancouver Island.
William John Sutton (1859-1914), known to his family and friends as Will, was a timberman, geologist, mineralogist, assayer, surveyor, lecturer, explorer, pioneer and promoter of Vancouver Island, British Columbia and stood twice in B.C. elections; he also robbed the graves of First Nation people. A short overview of his life can be found on Wikipedia (see link at bottom).
Will Sutton: The Forgotten Trail Breaker of Vancouver Island, Ⓒ Jan Bridget 2018
Chapter One: Family Heritage: The Suttons and Dent
Chapter Two: Heathcliff Connection
Chapter Three: Dent to Kincardine
Chapter Four: Sheriff William Sutton
Chapter Five: Early Years, Education, Vancouver Island
Chapter Six: Logging at Cowichan
Chapter Seven: Politician, Assayist or Lumberman?
Chapter Eight: Phrenology, Grave Robbing and First Nation Villages
Chapter Nine: West Coast and Ucluelet
Chapter Eleven: Politics, Michigan, Mines and Ghost Towns
Chapter Thirteen: Treasure Island and Tree Conservation
Chapter Fourteen: Respected Scientist
APPENDICES
Appendix A: William Sutton Fonds, PR-0202, Royal British Columbia Museum Archive, Victoria, B.C.
Appendix C: Vancouver Island and its Resources, Lecture by W.J. Sutton, M.E., F.G.S., The Colonist, 15th February 1903
Appendix E: Mineral Finds Accredited to William Sutton