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      James Rice ( 1807-1898) was born in Devonshire, England. He came to Canada sometime in the 1830s and married Nancy Park of Ireland at Whitby Township in 1840. The couple had 10 surviving children: Mary Rice (1841-1921), John (1843-1920), Ann (1846-1932), George (1848-1858), Thomas (1851-1904), Charlotte (1853-1893), James (1856-1934), Samuel …

      Leaving Aberdeenshire in Scotland, George McGillivray landed at Quebec in 1833 and hadn't intended to settle at Whitby Township. While in Vermont, McGillivray received a letter from William Dow encouraging him to purchase land in Whitby Township. After having spent time at Glen Dhu, the Dow family homestead in Whitby …

      Robert White (1816-1908) of England married Elizabeth Rowan (1822-1909) of Ireland in 1843. In 1852 they settled at Whitby on lot 29 of Concession 2 after living for some time at Toronto. Robert White was a brick and tile maker and he operated a brick yard on his property at …

      Robert White (1816-1908) of England married Elizabeth Rowan (1822-1909) of Ireland in 1843. In 1852 they settled at Whitby after living for some time at Toronto. Robert and Elizabeth had nine children: Joseph (1844-1921), Thomas, Jane (1847-1914), William, Robert, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, John, James.

      Coldstream Farm was on lot 30 of Concession 1 south of Highway 2 at Lynde Creek in Whitby Township.

      The stone house was located on lot 30 on the north side of Rossland Road (Concession 3)and east of McQuay Blvd. (D'Hilliar Street) in Whitby Township. It was built in the 1840s or 1850s for Sylvester Lynde (1800-1883), a son of Jabez Lynde. The house was destroyed by fire on …

      This house, located on the north side of Rossland Road was demolished many years ago. It was originally located on lot 28.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.

      All Saints' Anglican Church was built in 1865-66 at 300 Dundas Street West. This photograph was taken in W.E. O'Brien's studio in Whitby.

      Thomas Paxton was born in Whitby Township in 1821 and in 1847 was one of the founders of Port Perry. He was a businessman in that community for many years. He was Reeve of Reach Township when the Provisional Council of the County of Ontario was formed in 1852 and …

      David Tweedie was born on Lot 29, Concession 3, Whitby Township on July 29, 1838. He farmed this property, known as Broadfield until his death on the same lot on February 16, 1912. David Tweedie is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.

      May Irwin was a Canadian singer, songwriter, and comic performer who enjoyed popularity and prestige on the American stage from the late 1890s until the end of the 1910s. Key to Irwin’s popularity was her role as a “coon-shouter” and a performer of “coon songs,” deeply racist forms that emerge …

      She lived at 217 Euclid Avenue, Whitby, Ontario.

      Ontario Ladies' College is now known as Trafalgar Castle School, and is located at 401 Reynolds Street.

      This is a black and white portrait of students attending the Ontario Ladies College.

      This house was built about 1875 for Frederick Mudge, owner of the Mudge and Yarwood Organ Factory. This house located at 601 Green Street.

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      Auction of foreclosed properties: parts of lots 17, 18, 19, & 20, all of which part of lot 26, 1st concession, Whitby.

 Whitby Chronicle, 25 Dec 1885, p. 2     ...

      Augustus Barrett was born in Germany in 1830. He married Sarah Ann Edwards and they had two children. Augustus opened his photography studio in Whitby in 1872 and operated a studio and gallery until 1884. He later opened a studio in Toronto and died in 1902. Sarah died in 1919. …