Whitby's Oldest Citizens

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Marjorie G. Ruddy, Photographer

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Image

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Description

Black and white negative of a photograph of some of Whitby's oldest citzens. The photograph was taken outside on the property of Robert Sleep on the occasion of Robert Sleep's 80th birthday. The front row of men is seated in chairs.

Back row: Frank Rogers, Whitby; Thomas Bonetta, Whitby; Robert Cousins, Port Whitby; Ernest Sleep, Toronto; Mr. Sleep, Pickering.
Middle row: William Maw, Whitby; Charles McLenan, Whitby; Thomas Willis, Oshawa; Donald Cameron, Port Whitby; Levi Dudley, Whitby; William Hewis, Whitby; Mr. McFadden, Whitby; Richard Goldring, Port Whitby.
Front row: John Bateman, Whitby; George Sericker, Whitby; Mr. Mothersill, Oshawa; Robert Sleep and grandson, James Ormiston, John Allin, Richard Oke.

Notes

Emmanuel Sleep (1824-1910) and Elizabeth Bone came to Canada from Cornwall, England. They had four sons and were prosperous farmers in the Oshawa-Whitby region. Their second eldest son, Robert Sleep (1858-1940) was born at Oshawa-on-the-Lake and married Johanna Jackson Bengough (1859-1934). Robert and Johanna had six children.

Date of Original

4 May 1938

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