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Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario

Posted by Sue Nash on 12/2/2026, 12:04 am

Dear All,
I have a number of old family photos with photographers names, places of businesses (and alot with subject reference numbers). Mostly Devon, but I believe part of my family emigrated to Port Hope, best guess around 1900.

I've tried starting a web site and have added a link to a photo page.

In case the photo link doesn't work try this:
https://sn-genealogy.wixsite.com/genealogy-vault/

I would love to find out who Ethel is. The surname could be GREENWAY, JEFFERY or HAMLEY.
I believe Auntie Charte referred to is Charity GREENWAY (nee JEFFERY) b 1868, Bere Ferrers.

I have bothered Canadian archives and tried to track down photographers records but so far no luck. Well, none good.

Does anyone have more clues about the above?
Thank you kindly,
Sue.

Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario

Posted by Judith on 18/2/2026, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario"

Have you searched the names on Census for Canada after 1900
am guessing parents born in UK in Devon

Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario

Posted by Judith on 18/2/2026, 8:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario"

Could it be that Charity was a great aunt? so you would need to find her siblings or her husbands and work their trees and go forward a generation or two.
Great aunts are not usually addressed as such, Aunt usually suffices.

Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario

Posted by Sue Nash on 18/2/2026, 10:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario"

Good point, Judith. I will look into that.
Thanks,
Sue 😊

Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario

Posted by Sue Nash on 18/2/2026, 6:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario"

Yes

Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario

Posted by JUdith on 19/2/2026, 4:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Emigration to Port Hope, Ontario"

Cracked it - I think
Tried a marriage for sister Mary Jane Jeffery, married 1895 Harry Samuel williams, March qtr Tavistock regn area.
Then tried Ethel Williams born Ontario on family search, and found her on 1901 Canada census with parents Harry and Mary in East Durham area, also a family tree which gives her marriage 29.4.1919 to Charles Spicer at Port Hope.
I think parents emigrated after the marriage. (I tried sister Emma first, glad I did not have to do the other 5 sisters!!!)

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