The Naismiths
L. to R.: Alex, Jack, Marie, Annie, Ellis
Following the death of his first wife in Glasgow, Scotland, James
Naismith and his four sons sailed to Canada around 1860 and settled
near Renfrew, Ontario. The family moved to the Northfield District in
1880. Alex farmed for 23 years, was one of the founding directors of
the Mutual. His son, Alex continued on the farm and his wife, Annie
established the first Sunday School in the Northfield District.
The Leachmans
Charles Leachman Family. Back, L to R.: Fred, Alice, Beecher, Edith and
Walter. Front: Charlie and Mary Leachman.
Charles Leachman registered a homestead near Wawanesa in 1880. In 1881
he returned to England and brought back a bride, Mary Ann Smith. They
raised five children on the farm that has remained in the family for
over 130 years. The handsome stone house they built in about 1900 still
serves today.
The Mooney Family
The large and influential Mooney family established roots in the region
when John and Letitia and their children settled in the Millford /
Northfield district in 1880 and 1881.
The Stevenson Family
Tom Stevenson
Back, L. to R.: Chad, Alex, Harold. Front, L. to R.: Daisy, Vi, Mrs.
Margaret Stevenson, Jean and Anne.
Tom Stevenson, a wheelright by trade, came to Wawanesa from Scotland in
the early 1890’s. He was the co-owner of Stevenson and Ferris Furniture
Store, a Village Councillor and Mayor in 1913. His wife Margaret was a
seamstress. She had come to Wawanesa in 1892, and they were married in
the Wawanesa Methodist Church in 1894. They had eleven children all of
whom were educated in Wawanesa schools.
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