The
“Aunt Hill” |
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The
slope behind the post office was sometimes referred to as the “Aunt
Hill,” because various members of the Benson family lived
along 269th Street. |
Around
1910, Margaret Benson, well-known as “Granny Benson,”
settled in Whonnock with her oldest daughter, also called Margaret,
and her youngest son Arthur. |
Shortly after they came to Whonnock,Margaret (“Tot ”)
Benson married Postmaster Richard Sidney Whiting. Their children,
Dick, Sidney, Bernard, and Margaret grew up in Whonnock. |
Arthur
Benson,married Lorna Pavey,and farmed on Crescent Island after he
returned from the war. Their two children, Heather and Cristopher
were rowed over every morning to attend school. |
| Winnifred
Gordon, another daughter of “Granny Benson,” also lived
on 269th Street at some time. Her second child, Mary Rose, married
her cousin, Dick Whiting. |
“Granny Benson ” with her children: Frances, James,
Winnifred, Margaret, and William. “Granny Benson”
is holding a letter from her son Arthur who was with the army
overseas. |
“Granny Benson.” |
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“Granny Benson” with Arthur’s wife Lorna
and her grand-daughter Heather. |
“Granny Benson.” Richard Whiting and his wife
Margaret née Benson. |
Richard Sidney Whiting. |
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