| Family
in Holland Landing House |
Francis, Ned and family 
were living in the Holland Landing house at the turn of the century. The
location of the house, as entered in the 1901 census, was (approximately),
" East of Yonge, North of Queen part 107". In the census entry, Francis
was described as "living on own means". (14)
Looking at a map of Holland Landing, it's difficult to imagine where that
would be considering Queen Street is only on Yonge's West side, but back
then, Queen Street may also have referred to the Mount Albert Road of today.
Francis's lot would be found today on the North-East corner of Mount Albert
Rd. and Newmarket St.
Francis's Home 1895-1905
on map to current site.
Historical summary: 1900's
Eliza was 28 and Nancy was 23. Ned was 14 and attending school ten months
out of the year. He was confirmed at Christ Church 2 May 1902.
Later that Fall, Nancy
went to Collingwood 
to join her sister Martha and begin training as a nurse.
Ned got a job at
the Standard Bank
in Bradford and lived in an upstairs apartment for a short time
In the spring of 1903, William fell ill with hip disease. Francis moved
back to Woodmount to help out, and Nancy left nurse's training to give
care, but by November of 1904 William was dead. Woodmount went naturally
to Minnie, but without William, and Francis being in his seventies, she
decided to sell the farm. |