HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-30, Page 101Two of John's daug
ad married mini'
usan, eldest of the fa
arried Rev. W.S. Jam
mma, who played the
the Anglican church
arried Rev.
ofinrake. Elizabeth tr
s a nurse at Erie, Pa. L
as a violist: she studi
e;Conservatgr,y in Toronto,,,,, ,,
en taught. A Goderich
ignal item of March, 1902
ported her return from a
nter tour throughout North
merica with the Boston
dies' Symphony.Orchestra.
thel was a pianist and had a
anoclass. She marriedR.N,
erritt of Waterloo. Irene,.
as married to Dr. Charles
ane, of Detroit, dentist—and
at would be Charley Lane,
n of 'County Treasurer
illiam Lane.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dingman,
ronto, a daughter of Susan
cheson Jameson, writes
at "there are still some
ng descendants who visit
e beautiful town of
oderlch. Maitland
metery and the Museum."
rs. D,R. Marshall,
don, who only recently
the Acheson article
lished in 1874, writes that,
looks forward to visiting
erich this summer, "now.
1 have pictures of the
homes•" She has
ided additional par-
lars of the descendants of
nAcheson (1829-1906) and
ySneyd (183%%-1925).
usannah Marie, eldest
lighter of John Acheson,
ted Rev,• Walter Smith
eson, and they had four
and five daughters. The
est daughter, Marion
e, born July 4, 1891 was
tried to Nelson Edwin
hen South in 1919, She
Aug. 1, 19A, in Winnipeg,
e Nelson South§' had two
hters. Barbara Jean and
anor Marion, Barbara,
Sept, 11, 1922, in Win-
g married Robert A,
son March 31, 1951, in
nipeg• Their two
ghters and a son--
erine Anne, Barbara
e and Robert Alexander
all reside in Winnipeg
eanor Marion, born June
1�6, married Donald R.
shall on Sept, 6, ,1951, in
peg. They have two
and two daughters. The
halls reside in London,
with Bruce and
4thy, William is in
onto!) and Margaret in
!Peg,
lerly citizens who
ect any of the Achesons
of them only as >'ner-
whereas two of the
ers remained on their
111 Robert, Jr., bought
Con 14, in the
esville area, from
m May in 1857. He died
in,
in 1910, and
II aw, Ann Sturdy, Willed
erto theonly son,
w. until ]r5 remained in the
I , There were
k, ughters. Mary E.
Susan L. Acheson,
T. Nesbett and Sarah
ell,
and Acheson (1841_
farmed on Lot 90,
eorge Acheson family........
m page 60
e retired in favor of h
n," but the son, Jo
vidently did not Jon
nue in business here;
e father died. John T.
the funeral from M
anitoba,
TALENTED 1)i\LJGHT
Maitland Concession, from
is only 1869, when he acquired it
hn T. fromhis father, until 1901. He
g con- married Mary A. Lindsay,
when and retired to Goderich in
came 1907.
orden,
S '1)1)1,1?R MANY YEARS
ERS William Acheson, head of
hters the dry goods firm of Wm.
sters. Acheson & Son, was born in
Ireland in 1838, and died in
milt'' Goderich July 5, 1911,
eson; According to an obituary
organ article, "he came to Canada
here, about the age of six, learned
F.N. the trade of saddler and
ained engaged in that business until
aura about 1890, when William
ed at
Acheson & Son was founded
and a flourishing dry goods
business established. He
served on the boards of North
Street church."
Some 15 years before
founding the dry goods
business, Mr. Acheson bought
from the Canada Company
Lot 742 on the north side of
Trafalgar Street and built the
large brick house now
numbered 111, It remained in
the Acheson family until the
death of Mrs. Acheson in 1924,
a matter of a half century.
Mr. Acheson had bought
other lots on Trafalgar
Street: No, 791, on which B.C.
Munnings, carpentry con-
tractor, built a house, and 744,
which Mr, Acheson bought
from the Nairn estate•in 1900.
Numbered 119, it belongs now
to Gordon B. Chapman, No, 5
is Stanley Youngblut's, The
former Acheson house stands
on two lots, 'a half -acre, Tisis
property belonged for some
years to Erich Mueller, now
of Vancouver. He sold to Dick
Worgan. Mr. Acheson owned
about eight properties
elsewhere in town,
The William Acheson
family consisted of one son
and two daughters: Robert
,John, Eva '(Mrs, Philip
Horton) and Minnie Victoria
(Mrs. Grc'ig.i Philip Horton
Papp-61
entered the service of the
Bank of Montreal here, and
later was manager at Port
Hope and Mimico, -gforc
retiring to Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Greig
were residents of Seaforth.
Mr, Greig conducted a
clothing business, and was a
Justice of the Peace. Their
daughter is Mrs. W.I. Clark of
Sarnia. A son, William, died
in England.
R.J. Acheson married
Janie Caesar, daughter of Dr.
George E. Caesar, dentist,
who built the "pebble house"
at 21 Nelson Street East, now
owned and occupied by
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What do these numbers
mean to you?
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124
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It's Goderich's 150th birthday
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It's our 124th Anniversary by succession
1853 MEDICAL HALL
Established by R.B. Reynolds, Chemist and Druggist
(From The Huron Signal, June, 1856)
1857 JORDAN'S MEDICAL HALL
F. Jordan, successor
(From The Huron Signal, February, 1860)
1907 GODERICH DRUGS
F.J. Butland, successor
1917 LAUDER'S DRUG STORE
J.H. Lauder, successor
1957 RIECK PHARMACY
Larry Rieck, successor
1977 RIECK PHARMACY
20 Serving Goderich and
area for 20 years
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uoale n a,and I tnporterot
GENUINE I) RUGS
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Burning F1nid,Lamp Oils.
For Sale by
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