Photograph of William L. Campbell from 1895. Photo was taken in front of his parents home on John Street and has a wooden carriage platform in the background (used to get in and out of carriages at the time more easily).
A photograph of William L. Campbell (Grain Dealer) standing, c. 1865. Father of William L., Elizabeth F. And Dr. Lewis Campbell. His branch of the Campbell clan was from Caithness, Scotland. At an unknown date they moved to Ireland. William was born in Kilglass, County Sligo Ireland in 1838. He emigrated with his family in 1857 to Traverse City, Michigan. In about 1860 he came to Canada first settling in Brantford, then Newmarket. He was sent to Bradford by his Newmarket employer in 1862 to open a grain and lumber business.
This file contains an assortment of photographs and letters compiled & donated by Karol Joyce, of the Atkins, Watson & Banting families. The first lot of items were donated in 2014 and the most recent were donated on January 26, 2018.
