Back lane on the Wilson farm in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township. The farm was south of what is now the Queen Elizabeth Way.

    Alfred with his son Victor at the Wilson farm in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township. Victor's mother and the wife of Alfred was Alisemon Mary Hardy, daughter of George and Emily Hardy, all of Sheridan.

    Alfred is standing beside the porch on the left. On the front porch, left to right, are Gordon sitting on the railing, Richard & wife Annie, Leonard, Alisemon, and Victor Wilson.

    Alisemon Mary Wilson with her son Victor and colt in Sheridan.

    Richard Wilson with his grandson Victor at Sheridan, Trafalgar Township.

  1900,   Christopher Wilson and his son, Christopher Wilson, came to Sheridan in 1829. The father left for London, Ontario but the son and his wife, Elizabeth (Clark) had two sons who also farmed in the area; John on the Town Line (now Winston Churchill Blvd.) and Richard on the homestead at Sheridan.

    Alfred, Alisemon, and their sons, Leonard, Gordon & Victor Wilson on the former "Town Line", now Winston Churchill Blvd., at Sheridan.

  1958,   Alfred married Alisemon Mary (Hardy). They farmed in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township. They had three sons.

  1958,   Alfred with his son, Victor at Sheridan, Trafalgar Township in 1958.

  1917,   Hardy house, on the south east corner of the Town Line (now Winston Churchill Blvd.) and what is now the QEW. This picture was taken on Victoria Day (May 24th) 1917, which is why they are flying a Union Jack.

  1920,   Photo taken at Sheridan in 1922. George Henry Jackson Hardy was born January 9, 1843, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Canada West, and died due to cancer of the left hand on June 6, 1933, in Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 90. He was the son of George Hardy of England and Mary...

  1914,   Sisters Emily and Emma Gilby in 1914. They are the daughters of John and Alisemon (or Alisimon) (Straw) Gilby. They were born in York, England before their parents emigrated to Sheridan, Trafalgar Township in 1850. Research indications are that these sisters were not twins but close in age.

    Sisters at Sheridan

    Brothers of George Henry Hardy, Sheridan.

    This farm was called Maple Hill in Sheridan. Hardy family members today remember the excellent tobogganing on Maple Hill. "Maple Hill" was also locally known as the "Red Hill" because of the red clay soil. Heritage Mississauga calls this Trafalgar Township area a "lost" village and you might...

  1913,   Road Grader Being Pulled By A Steam Tractor, 1913.

    The hay loader attaches backwards to the back of the hay wagon, picks up the hay and drops it into the wagon. It reduces the job by one person; there is no longer a need for someone to pitch the hay into the wagon with a pitchfork. The hay loader was used before the introduction of balers. The...

  1915,   Pictured here are Leonard Wilson in the passenger seat, and Gordon Wilson driving. The future Dr. Howard Savage is seated in the back, and Victor Wilson is crouching in front of the car.

  1929,   On June 19, 1929, the Wilson - Clark clan gathered at the residence of W. Alfred Wilson. Over 150 people gathered to celebrate the 1829 settlement of Christopher Wilson and his wife, Elizabeth Clark on the farm. They had emigrated from England with Christopher's father. Shortly after settling...

    William, Maud, and baby Audrey Speck seated in buggy. Edna & Myrtle in front of buggy. They are in front of the Speck family home at Highway #122 (now Royal Windsor Drive), Sheridan, Trafalgar Township. The dresses worn by all three girls in this photograph have been generously donated to the...

    Christopher Wilson and his son, Christopher Wilson, came to Sheridan in 1829. The father left for London, Ontario but the son and his wife, Elizabeth (Clark) had two sons who also farmed in the area; John on the Town Line (now Winston Churchill Blvd.) and Richard on the homestead at Sheridan. ...

    Alfred was one of the two sons of Richard, the other being Thomas. Leonard was the oldest of the three sons of Alfred. The family had farmed in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township since the arrival of Richard's parents from England in 1829.

    Annie's husband was Richard Wilson. Their sons were Alfred and Thomas. Alisemon married Alfred in 1899 and their son Leonard was born in 1899.

  1913,   Photo taken at Wilson farm in Sheridan. Their sons were Alfred and Thomas.

    Annie (Andrews) Wilson seated, her daughter-in-law Lizzie is on the left and Lizzie's daughter Evelyn at the Wilson farmhouse in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township. Lizze married Tommy Wilson, a son of Annie and Richard Wilson. Their children were Evelyn and Mildred.

   

    Lizzie Wilson, Delia Devlin, Ellen Savage, and Maud Speck working on a handsewn quilt, the pattern appears to be a patchwork "Irish Chain" pattern. The ladies lived in the area of Sheridan, now Winston Churchille Blvd., and the area around the Oakville Ford Plant and Queen Elizabeth Way.

    Road spraying machines were used to spray the gravel roads with water in order to keep the dust to a minimum. This photo is from sometime between 1910 and 1919.

    Charlie married Martha. They had two sons, John and Ezra Speck.

    Nellie married Clarence Albert Hare on March 20, 1912 in Clarkson, Toronto, Township, Ontario. He was the son of William J. Hare and Louisa Grafton. He was born October 8, 1888 in Toronto Township, Ontario. This photograph may have been taken on the even of her marriage.

  Post - 1904,   back row- Herbert and Margaret Elvira (Coverdale) Inglehart; David Franklin Ford; Mabel Clair (Jones) and John Arthur Inglehart front row- William Cyrus Inglehart; Lottie Eleanor (Inglehart) Ford; Eleanor (McLaren) Inglehart.

    Daughter of Thomas Langton and Rachel McLaren, Lowville. As per the 1901 census, her occupation was as a Dressmaker. Gertrude married Nile F. Bowers on March 5th, 1915, in Los Angeles, Cal. Marriage announcement found in Herbert Inglehart's papers reads: "Mr Nile F. Bowers and Miss Gertrude C....

    Built by William Cyrus Inglehart in the late 1800's. William Cyrus and his wife Eleanor (McLaren) can be seen sitting on the porch. http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showrecord.php?personID=61608 In the historical atlas of halton county, 1877, William Cyrus was at Con. (NDS) 2 lot 33,...

    People in the photograph are William Cyrus Inglehart and family.

    W. C. Inglehart is standing behind the cows.

    Susannah was the daughter of Reuben Oakley and his second wife, Mary Inglehart Colanda, the sister of his first wife, Elizabeth Inglehart who had died sometime around 1832. Susanna married her cousin, John E. Inglehart. Their two daughters Emma and Ella were 34 and 44 years old respectively, when...

    REVEREND GEORGE ABBS - Born 1822, Aylmerton, Norfolk County, England, died 1904, Trenton, Ontario, married September , 1851 to SUSANNAH INGLEHART (1832 - 1924) 7th child of JOHN PETER INGLEHART AND ELIZABETH (BETSY) FISHER Plot 91, Palermo United Church Cemetery, Palermo, Ontario PALERMO...

    Frank was the son of Andrew Ford and Mary Featherstone. Lottie was the daughter of William Cyrus and Ealanor McLaren Inglehart. Frank was a farmer. DAVID FRANKLIN (FRANK ) FORD (1870 - 1944) and LOTTIE ELEANOR (INGLEHART) FORD - (1870 - 1953) Frank was the son of Andrew Ford and Mary...

    This picture was taken in San Bernardino, California. John emigrated to the US in 1893.

    Anna Catherine Smith, oldest daughter of Absalom Smith and Anna Mary (Beamer) Smith of Palermo, Trafalgar Township, married Thomas Ebenezer Pickett, son of the circuit rider, Reverend Daniel Pickett and his wife, Elizabeth Franks Ingersoll, sister of Laura Secord, in Palermo on October 30, 1833....