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Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Family History
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Melville Williams Family

Vera Peterman of Bradford drove the horse-drawn dairy wagon for seven years. She was the first of four Peterman girls to do so in the 35 years the dairy was running. She married Melville Williams of Tottenham. He was a blacksmith around Tottenham, as was his father Henry. The blacksmith shop was by the railroad track (now gone) north of #9 at Wolf Rd. Lower left to right: Melville Williams, Noreen (Hillis), Earl, Vera. Top Row: Bernice (Burrows), Jean (Scott), Eunice (Randall).

Hodgson, Elizabeth

This was probably on Church St. Note the wooden plank sidewalk.
Elizabeth Hodgson was born in December 1898 and died in December 1969. Elizabeth Hodgson later married Ross Bell, and they had five children: Marguerite (married Gerald Roberts), Jean (married Frank Kell), Gladys (married John Cronan), Tom (married to Lois), and Doris (married to Lew Campbell).

Doris (Bell) Campbell

The Original Reilly Family

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Members of the Reilly (alternative spelling: Riley) family who came from Ireland.
Top Row, left to right: Francis, Archibald, Elizabeth, George.
Bottom Row: Alex, Jane, Arthur.

Ella, Wesley & Matilda Adair

Ella (Margaret Luella), Wesley, his mother Matilda (Switzer Adair) visiting relatives on occasion following the death of her daughter Laura in child birth. 1927 Chevrolet touring top with side curtains and wooden spoke wheels in the background.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Faris Family

W.G. Faris and Bertha (Strong) and their sons Gordon, Keith and Murray. 1904-1944.

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Bateman House

Bateman home, on the 13th Line east of Highway 11. Owned as of 2007 by the Kirkup family. From left: Florence Almeda (Bateman) Sawyer, neighbour girl, Dora Bateman (Thorpe), Thomas Morwood Bateman in buggy holding his granddaughter Nelda (Sawyer) Evans, Ann Mabel Bateman.

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Hughes Barn

Barn on the (Roy, Orville) Hughes farm, the south half of Lot 1, Concession 2. The Hughes' farm shows two styles of barns. The early shed roof on the left and then the hip roof on the right barn (added in 1937).

Glen Hughes

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