Robert Robertson Family
In March of 1852, Robert (Robie) Robertson from Yell Island in the Shetlands signed up for service with the Hudson’s Bay Company and sailed for … Read More
Olive Leaf
Tom Leaf was born in 1899 in Aldergrove and moved to Whonnock in 1929 with his family. Olive McCormick was born on October 28th, 1901, … Read More
Marshall John Luno Family
Marshall John Luno was one of eight children born to Mary Clarinda Harris and Henry Christopher Luno. He was born on July 21st, 1868, in … Read More
Lee Family
Starting in the late 1800s, after the railroad opened the area for settlement, Norwegian families found their way to Whonnock. The Lees were one of … Read More
James Rolley Family
James Rolley came from Manchester, England, where he had trained as a machinist. His first acreage was close to Rolley Lake, where he came in … Read More
Brian & Isabel Byrnes
The Byrnes family moved to Whonnock when Brian was one year old. As an adult he owned Byrnes Garage on the Lougheed Highway at 272nd Street. … Read More
Betty Dube
Betty Dube was born in Montreal. She married a Canadian soldier during the Second World War, but he was killed just a month before their … Read More
William Ansell Family
William Ansell came to Webster’s Corners with his family in 1887 – when he was a boy nine years of age – with his parents … Read More
Walter Rauma Family
Walto Johannes Rauma was born in 1907 in Finland, one of eight in a family of subsistence farmers. His ancestors had been wood workers and … Read More