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    Information taken from "Thy Humble Dwelling: A History of Sheridan-Park Royal United Church 1826 - 1926", edited by Rev. Robert K. Munro. To view the other records in this extended family collection,

    At least one official record interprets Andrew's middle name as "Pettah".

    Pictured from left to right are: a cousin, Christina(Tine)Ada Breckon, and Alberta Alice(Allie)Breckon, daughters of Henry and Margaret. With them is Jane "Jennie" Breckon.

    Links to Trafalgar Township Historical Society records with a photograph of Jennie Ezard, their mother, and another picture of Howarth are included for your further information.

    Maria Wilson Deforest, married to John Featherstone. John Featherstone and his wife Jane and five children came from the county of Durham in England in 1829. They traveled for three months until they

    Members of the King family in front of what is now the Cork House, in which the family lived from 1900 until 1930. A family photo notes they are "off to Cullingworth place to pick pears!" Pictured ar

    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 n

    From the collection of Ruth Baldwin Inglehart Kelly.

    Edna Wilkinson, daughter of Morley & Nettie Wilkinson, Marcel Nicot, son of Stella (Patterson) Nicot, with Edna's grandfather George H. Wilkinson on the farm at Palermo.

    The reunion continues to be a family event into the 21st century. For more information, see the family website linked here.

    William and Maud married in 1902. Myrtle was born in 1903. Around the time of their marriage, William bought the farm just south of Sheridan at Lot 1 Con 2 SDS Trafalgar Township. Much of the land wa

    In 1905, George Wettlaufer who had been born in Perth County and kept a general store at Hawksville in Waterloo County moved to farm in Trafalgar Township on the 2nd Concession (aka Back Concession)

    L – R Ida Colton, Florence Colton, Clara Colton.

    William Lyon Mackenzie was sheltered and hidden by the family of Absalom Smith of Palermo, Trafalgar Township on his historic flight from Upper Canada after his defeat at the skirmish at Montgomery's