King Family of Trafalgar Township, Halton County

    This house was at 502 Dundas, on the south side of the Highway, just east of the Sixteen Mile Creek. It was previously the home of the Amos Biggar family and is today known as the Cork House, and has

    The King family at their farm on the south side of Dundas Street, just east of the Sixteen Mile Creek, in 1926. back; James Jupp, Dora King, unknown man, Ettie (King) Hopper, Laura (King) Spence, Edi

    Members of the King family in front of what is now the Cork House, in which the family lived from 1900 until 1930. A family photo notes they are "off to Cullingworth place to pick pears!" Pictured ar

    Five of the eleven children of George and Mary Ann (Polly) (Helston) King on their family farm at 502 Dundas Street, in about 1916. This farm was purchased from Amos Biggar and was located on the sou

    George and Polly King had 11 children. They enjoyed many family gatherings over the years on the family farms along Dundas at the Sixteen, and on the Sixteen flats. When they all got together with th

    Laura's parents were George and Mary Ann, called Polly, King who owned the property on Highway 5 (Dundas Street) in Trafalgar Township called The Pines. Laura married George Lockhart Spence on April

    Laura's parents were George and Mary Ann, called Polly, King who owned the farm on Highway 5 (Dundas Street), Trafalgar Township, called The Pines. Laura was born the year after her father had joined

    Cyril "Ernest" Hopper, was born September 26, 1893 in Flesherton, Ontario, d. October 28, 1977, buried in Knox Church Sixteen, Oakville. His parents were William Cottell Hopper and Ellen (Shute) Hopp

    Carol is about 8 or 9 months old in this photograph so it was taken just before the year end of 1927 or early 1928.

    The ceremony was performed by Rev. C.D. Farris. Although Carol was born in Toronto, her parents moved their family to Trafalgar Township when the children were still young to join their King family r

    The children of this happy family spanned 24 years.

    The house burned in July 2009.

    This photograph was probably taken at a family home in England just before they emigrated to Canada as family labels say F.R. Powell is 16 years old in the photograph and the family emigrated in 1908

    In May 2013, the cousins of the King family gathered at Knox Sixteen Presbyterian Church on the east bank of the Sixteen Mile Creek at Dundas St., where the family has worshiped and been active for o

    Jessie Mary(Caverhill) and George Herbert King were married September 14, 1910 in Trafalgar,Ontario by Rev. G.G. McRobie in the Presbyterian Church at the Sixteen River, Knox Sixteen. George purchase

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    The newspaper, The Hamilton Spectator, ran this photograph of Jessie, her husband George and their son, Gordon King of Kingsholm Farm on February 2, 1959. The newspaper article describes the celebrat

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    This record also includes a side view of the house and a third image of the back of the photograph.