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    James was born in Halton County in 1885 but later moved to Woodbridge which is where this farm was located. The sketch was done by a friend of the family.

    Hand-written recipe for Wheat Wine from Jame's Kelley

    A family tree of the Breckon Family who first immigrated to Canada in 1831. The family is believed to have originated in the 1600s in France

    William Peacock had been a seaman and then sea captain before retiring in England. He came to Halton in 1832 with his wife and six of their eventual eleven children. They also owned a homestead in Me

    The Wettlaufer Sisters, two of whom were married at the time this photo was taken. Seated is Ada Hill. Standing are (l-r) Charlotte Waterbury, Georgina (Ina) and Rosetta Wettlaufer.

    This sketch is taken from the Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Halton Ont. by Pope, J. H. (John Henry), 1824-1889. Toronto, Ont. : Walker & Miles, 1877. The Atlas places the sketch with:

    A link to a 2003 photograph of the house is in this record for your information. A link to another photo connected with this house, that of a barn raising on the farm when it was owned by R.D. Flemin

    The main image in this record is a page from the autograph book of Mary Powell, drawn by her uncle, Allan Cullingworth. Mary trained at Normal School and worked as a teacher, starting in the late 193

    Information and photographs of Holyrood house, the Lefebvre family and the history of the property in the Trafalgar Township Historical Society digital collection were shared by Mr. Roy Lessels in Ma

    Van Sickle is also sometimes written as Vansickle; both forms should be checked when researching.

    A record of births in the Breckon Family

    The identification on each lot is the Concession number in Roman numeral followed by lot number. E.g. "I-35" is Concession 1, Lot 35. "II-30" is Concession 2, Lot 30.