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Homesteads
Robinsons own farm for 140 years
In 1845 Thomas Robinson, his wife Dinah
Moore and mother Catherine Robinson
came to Huron County and purchased lot 9
con. 10 from the Canada Co. They had
emigrated from County Mayo, Ireland in
1824 and had settled first in Argentuiel,
Quebec.
In 1873 Edward Robinson, son of Thomas,
married Annie Orr who had come from
Ireland at age six and had lived near
Wingham.
They took up residence in the stone house
built in 1867 and raised a family of seven
children. In the early years, Edward walked
45 miles to London to purchase a churn; he
carried it home on his back and asked for
shelter along the way at nightfall.
He hauled bags of grain to Goderich and
carried them up several flights of stairs to
be elevated, and was also one of the farmers
who, armed with pitch fork and gun, drove
to Bayfield to fight the Finians when an in-
vasion was threatened from Michigan by
Lake ,Huron. The Finians did not appear,
however.
Edward Robinson and his family were
much church -oriented: singing in the choir,
teaching Sunday school, acting as Sunday
school superintendent, serving on session
and caretaking Goshen Church for many
years. Son Will became a minister and two
daughters deaconesses.
Richard married Ethel Emerson ' from
Manitoba and farmed in Saskatchewan
where he had purchased a farm in 1905. In ,
the 1920s they lured on the heritage farm in •
Stanley Twp. from where Richard shipped
carloads of bulk apples to towns in Manitoba
and Saskatchewan.
Richard returned from Saskatchewan in
1937, during the depression, accompanied
by his wife, Ethel, their daughter, Norene
and two sons William and John. At that time
at age 57, he made a new beginning on the
century farm, and in 1944 he moved and
raised the barn. The couple lived to
celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in
the stone house where Richard had been
born.
Norene married Elmer Hayter and lives
on the Babylon where they and their three
sons Allan, Gerald and Robert farm. Their
daughters are Donna McBeath and Anne
Lavis.
Bill married Maisie Lee and has been a
part of CKSL Radio Station for 17 years.
Their three children are Lynn, Richard and
Joanne. John and his wife, Margaret Col-
quhoun, who now own the Robinson
Homestead, farmed on the,Goshen and later
moved to ,Clinton where John owns a com-
mercial printing business and Margaret
teaches at Central Huron • Secondary School.
Their four children are Tom, Paul, Lisa and
Lorelei. Paul and his wife Debbie lived on
the heritage farm before moving to Florida.
The farm has been owned and occupied by
direct male - Robinson - descendants for 140
years.
The Robinson Homestead, made of stone and built in 1876, was once occupied by these peo-
ple. They are, (left to right), Thomas Robinson, Edgar Erratt, Margaret (Robinson) Erratt,
Eliza Robinson, Annie (Orr) Robinson and Russell Erratt. (photo submitted by John
Robinson)
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Few structural changes have been made to the McClymont home situated on the Parr
Line. Part of the house was built in 1865, with the remainder done in 1882.
Few changes
since 1865
The McClymont home on the Parr Line
has had very few changes made to it since it
was built back in 1865, says present owner
Ivan McClymont.
The home was built by Mr. McClymont
great great grandfather, William and han
ed down to his great grandfather whose
name was also William, then to his grand-
father James and his father Fred.
It was Fred McClymont who made the
most changes, adding two porches in 1938.,
In the early 1900s, the verandah on the
southside was taken off.
Another changemade to the home was the
addition of the woodsned to the west end of
the home. This was to replace the one which
used to be located on the north side.
Congratulations
Stariley Township.
On behalf of McDonald's Restaurants World -Wide it is with great honour
that we salute the Sesquicentennial Committee and the people. past and present.
•who have worked so hard to make this area a place 'all' can be proud of
We too are proud to call this area 'home' for the past 12 months and look
forward to serving your needs
and contributing to the
community for many years to
come
Best Wishes for a
terrific weekend of
Celebrations full of
fun and merriment.
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