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      Thomas Marshall was born at Motherwell, Lankashire, Scotland on 26 December 1912. He married Florence May Hawes (1921-1986) and the two resided in Whitby. They had one son, Douglas (1940-1964), who was born at Whitby in 1940. Thomas Marshall enlisted as a Private on 9 March 1943 in Toronto and, …

      Thomas Sawdon (1833-1916) married Harriet Boddy (1834-1916) at Yorkshire, England in 1858. In 1882 they immigrated to Canada first settling at Alliston and then moving to Whitby in 1905. Thomas and Harriet had six children: Mary, Elizabeth, James, George, John, and Thomas. James Sawdon (1863-1947) married Alice Read (1863-1943) of …

      Hornby Loyal Orange Lodge Hall was located on Steeles Avenue. A second photograph showing more of the streetscape can be found under "Pages Select" above in this record. The second photograph was taken in December 1990. Oyster suppers were popular here and each Orangeman was able to invite one other …

      This photograph depicts William Street opening out onto Grand River Street, with a view of the Gore Hotel and a bookstore. A cow and a public pump are visible on William Street. This image was printed on page 110 of At the Forks of the Grand: Volume I by D. …

      This photograph, taken near the railway station at the top of Broadway Street, depicts the road going down the hill. Two horse-carts can be seen, along with a cart at the side of the road. The original print of this photograph is badly faded. A contrast-enhanced black and white version …

      This photograph depicts a wide view Paris as seen from King Street. It shows the downtown Grand River Street area, with the office of the Paris Star visible, along with the Grand River and the bridges crossing it.

      There was a school operating in Boyne as early as 1835. The 1861 Census Return shows a wood frame schoolhouse for which the land had been established in 1857, the west half of Lot 6, Concession 3 NS. The present brick schoolhouse, described as being "a very handsome brick school …

      Please note that "Glenorchy" was also spelled "Glenorky" at times - by the Milton newspaper, The Canadian Champion and the Oakville Independent Star in the 1930's and 1940's, and by the Acton Free Press in 1925, for example.

      The Merton area (Lots 26-35 2SDS Trafalgar) was settled as early as 1810. The first settlers were David Utter, Joseph Smith, William Bates, Cornelius Tipps and Henry Cale. The community adopted the name "Merton" when the post office opened in 1852. The name was likely chosen to commemorate the battle …

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