Robert Hanham Homestead, Trafalgar Township
Description
- Media Type
- Image
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- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This house was the home of the Robert Hanham family. The farm was on Lot 10 Con 2 SDS, east of 7th Line (which is now Trafalgar Road).
Robert married Elizabeth Post in about 1829. They were living here in the 1860's. They had 3 boys and 4 girls: Charles remained on the farm, never marrying, d. 1927. Hiram married Margaret Phillips in 1876 and they moved to Port Colborne where he worked as a miller; he died in 1934. The third brother married Jane Phillips, sister of Margaret; he died in 1920. - Notes
- This photograph has had colour added. It was likely taken in the 1930's or 1940's.
- Inscriptions
- Hanham Homestead nr. Oakville (Trafalgar Twp) Ontario
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Robert Hanham, b. March 3, 1811 in Pilton, Somersetshire, d. August 20 1889 in Port Colborne. Married Elizabeth Post in about 1829. She was born in the United States in 1809 and came to Canada with her parents, Ephraim Post and Elizabeth (Lyon) in 1814.
- Local identifier
- TTLDWD000299
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4707936487898 Longitude: -79.7015238017273
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Robert Hanham Homestead, Trafalgar Township
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
