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CONGRATULATIONS
GODERICH TOWNSHIP ON YOUR
from all of us at Cashway.
YOU CAN DEPEND ON US!
We Thank You
for the opportunity
to work with you
over the years
and
look forward to
BUILDING A BETTER
TOMORROW
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155 Anglesea St , at Cambria Rd., Goderich 524-8382
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OPEN MON.•THURS. 8 AM -5:30 PM...FRI. 8 AM -9 PM...SAT. 8 AM -5 PM
fault' farm 1,raislag seven
eldest son, .Pat, remained on<r
l' ;ale
1 Raymond' fat" Ginn, a chelor 1s
the fifth .generation. of G,inns, to. farm
CMt/L11,12.., However his brother, Gerry,
also township an.d has a son.
(Jim)..and` a grandson'.(Andrew) farming
here making seven generatiOns of Gipps in
Goderich TOWAS11i0 "
MIDDIEI'ON FARM:
(C neesston9t tat44)
Don Middleton is the fourth generation of
that family to reside on this. land. The first
cabin was reportedly built here, however
Middletons also owned the land across the
road (C10/L41) and a larger log home, then
a concrete house were built on that proper-
ty. Apparently the contractor scrimped on
materials and the concrete did not wear
well, so the present brick home was erected
in 1899 on C10 by John Middleton.
It is a two storey, white brick house along
the classic design of that era. The wide
verandah along the front, the central hall
and the gingerbread were common to the
1890s. It t two tile fireplaces, one in an
upstairs bedroom.
1834 -Charles Middleton came to this farm
with his wife, Elizabeth Wise. They had
seven children and passed the land to their
second son, John.
1860 -John and Harriet (Brittain) Mid-
dleton raised a family of nine here. Their
seventh child, Fred, took over the home
farm.
1915 -Fred Middleton and Muriel Johnston
had seven children and their fifth child.
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WO. was co "roctercd.The pkeseni house '-
faa belt, if) loosby Christopher,Sturtd,v au
is 214 storey!ra?:e building originally with'
clapboai +, now,., F stdipg
1,83443hristopheir St andMar ' Leith
had eight children and when Christopher '
wed"by a failing tree, his widow.ear,
ried on the farm until. her sons were old
enoug1 .i.tetake over, •N •
1869-John, the eldest son, took fot'21. He
sold out to John Sturdy, a first.cousin, and
moved 'to Hanover. George, the third' sell,
took tot ;20. George married. Mary Ann
Rutledge and had five sons. Their son, Reg,
carried on the family farm. . •
1932 -Reg and Jane (Yuill)' Sturdy' had
three children, and their eldest son, Cliff,
still owns the land.
STURDY FARMS:
(Concession 7, Lots 19 and 20)
The first log cabin was built on Lot 20,
near where the present house now stands.
The 1842 census shows a brick building on
the N corner of the lot. Reportedly the red
bricks for it were made of clay taken from
the farm and fired in a netiarby kiln.
When Nixon took over -Lot 19 ,(1880s) he
erected a fine frame house. George and his
wife, Ellen Driver, built the present home
on L20 in 1900. In 1919 George and Ellen
moved to L19 when their son (Austin) came
back to farm. Austin would return the
favour and move to the home on L19 when
his song.ester, married. When Chester's
sons ret ed to the family farm, Chester
and Isabel bought a home near Goderich.
The 1l�arge white brick house on Lot 20 is a
full two stories and the arched design on the
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