David Dairon Family
David Dairon was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1840. He emigrated with his wife Isabella, born in 1845, sometime before 1871. The couple had eight … Read More
Andre Marc Family
The son and grandson of lawyers, Andre Emile Marc was studying law in France when he decided to seek adventure and travel around the world. … Read More
William Drewry Family
William Drewry was born on a farm in Lincolnshire in 1876. His mother died when he was quite young and the family moved to London. … 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
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
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
Vilho Katainen Family
Minda Leponiemi came to Maple Ridge from Finland in 1912. She had travelled by boat to Quebec, and then by train all the way into … Read More