James and Alice Sawdon, July 16, 1939
Description
- Creator
- Marjorie Ruddy, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- Black and white negative of James and Alice Sawdon sitting side by side on a bench. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sawdon have their arms crossed. There is a swing and fence visible in the background.
- Notes
- Thomas Sawdon (1833-1916) married Harriet Boddy (1834-1916) at Yorkshire, England in 1858. In 1882 they immigrated to Canada first settling at Alliston and then moving to Whitby in 1905. Thomas and Harriet had six children: Mary, Elizabeth, James, George, John, and Thomas.
James Sawdon (1863-1947) married Alice Read (1863-1943) of England at Whitby in 1887. They had two sons: William James Jordan Sawdon (1895-1963) and John R. Sawdon (1900-1975).
James opened a coal selling company, James Sawdon & Sons, in 1914. His sons continued the business following his death. James Sawdon & Sons was located at 244 Brock Street South.
- Date of Original
- 16 July 1939
- Dimensions
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Width: 1.5 in
Height: 1.5 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Ruddy, Marjorie Georgina ; Sawdon, James ; Sawdon, Alice
- Local identifier
- A2013_040_811B
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Images Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8794606609085 Longitude: -78.9419680529785
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- James and Alice Sawdon, July 16, 1939, Marjorie Ruddy. Whitby Archives A2013_040_811B.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a black and white negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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