Clark-Wilson 1929 Family Reunion Panoramic Photograph
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- On June 19, 1929, the Wilson - Clark clan gathered at the residence of W. Alfred Wilson. Over 150 people gathered to celebrate the 1829 settlement of Christopher Wilson and his wife, Elizabeth Clark on the farm. They had emigrated from England with Christopher's father. Shortly after settling in Hammondville (sometimes written as "Hammondsville" in newspapers, for example), as it was then known, Christopher Wilson senior moved to the area of London, Ontario. The son and his wife remained at Sheridan, raising their two sons, John and Richard, and their daughters Hanna and Sarah. John later owned a farm on the Town Line (now Winston Churchill Blvd.) and Richard farmed the homestead. Hannah married Alex Cranston and Sarah married Steven Oughtred.
The Clarks had come from England 99 years ago. Joseph and Hannah settled on the farm across the road from Christopher and their sister, Elizabeth. They had 3 sons, Joseph, Willam and John. Their daughters married Charles Shain, G.W. Munn and John Sproule.
This information is taken from several sources including an article about the reunion that appeared in The Oakville Star and Independent newspaper, May 10, 1929 (linked here to the full text in the Halton Newspapers digital collection). A second newspaper article on June 21, 1929 ends, "A feature of the evening was that Hydro juice had been turned on for the Wilson residence and other neighbours during the day and was used for the evening garden party." (This June 21 newspaper issue is not available via the internet.) - Notes
- Information taken from "Thy Humble Dwelling: A History of Sheridan-Park Royal United Church 1826 - 1926", edited by Rev. Robert K. Munro.
- Inscriptions
- Wilson-Clark Reunion, 1829-1929, Wilson Farm, June 1929.
On the right side of the image: Foto by Alan, 967 Gerrard St. E., Toronto. - Date Of Event
- June 19, 1929
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- W. Alfred Wilson. Christopher Wilson, jr. Elizabeth (Clark) Wilson. Christopher Wilson, sr. Richard Wilson. John Wilson. Hanna (Wilson) Cranston. Sarah (Wilson) Oughtred. Joseph Clark, sr. Hannah Clark. Joseph Clark, jr. William Clark. John Clark. Charles Shain. G.W. Munn. John Sproule.
- Local identifier
- TTJM0000174
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.51681 Longitude: -79.59961
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- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Clark-Wilson 1929 Family Reunion Panoramic Photograph
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
