The Early History of Elora and Vicinity

CORRECTIONS

208 CORRECTIONS Bage 22—The name of Jofehua Callaway was omitted by the printer. He was one of the twelve first settlers in Pilkington, and was a brother of Mrs. Lepard. Joshua. Callaway later moved to Bayfield on Lake Huron. A son of the same name was well known in Winnipeg1 at the time of the boom, 1880-1881. Page 45, Line 35—For 150 feet read 135. Page 45, Tifrift 20—For 1880 read Sept, 1878. Page 52, Line 19—Mrs. Gilkison died 1828, not 1826. Page 147—"Platen," in the 22nd line, should be "Paten." Page 155—The date of the letter (beginning on this page should be "April 27th, 1869," not "1889." ELORA 31£ The first of these Welsh families was that of Griffith Hughes, with his wife and three children, Helen, Hugh and Mary, who sailed from Liverpool on the 3rd of April, 1831, on the ship *Milton' bound for New York. From there they came by the Hudson river and Erie Canal to Buffalo; crossed the Niagara river to Fort Erie, and got a conveyance to take them to old Niagara. An employee in the tavern at which they stopped overheard Mr. and Mrs. Hughes talking to each other in Welsh and spoke to them. They had been discussing how they could get to Little York, now Toronto, intending to go to Hamilton from there, but their friend told them that was out of their way and directed them to a brother of his—an Ebenezer Evans—living in Hamilton. From Hamilton the father walked (about fifty miles) to King Reeve's place, when Mr. Reynolds soon found means to fetch the mother and her family to their new home. Two yoke of oxen brought the wagon from Sexton's to Tom Robinson's, and he came to meet them, bringing a pail of water, with bread and cheese. The Hughes family moved into a house near King Reeve's place, on the Lepard farm, and lived there until 1838, when they all returned to Wales. In 1841, the son, Hugh Hughes, came back again, followed in 1842 by his parents and sisters. The following correction, for the second printing of the WLU reissue, November, 1974, was reported by Mrs. Margaret Kilpatrick Gordon, R.R. 5, Rockwood, Ontario: Page 42, line 16 — James Kilpatrick married Helen Broadfoot, not Alison. Alison Broadfoot married John Maitland. Also, Edna Staebler (nee Cress) of R.R. 3, Waterloo, reports that the "CRESS FAMILY" listing in the Index, page 202, is wrong. The Cress name occurs on Pages 9 and 12. The page numbers listed originally (43, 94, 97,100) probably were meant for the CROMARfamily, a name inadvertently dropped from the index. The name CROMAR is cited on those pages, and, following alphabetical order, would appear next in the Index. 208 CORRECTIONS J?8ge 22-'1'he name Of J<'6hua Callaway was omitted by the printer. He was one of the twelve first -s&tt1ft's in PllkiIl.gWn, and was a brother of Mrs. Lepaa-d. .Joshua CalLa:way later moved to Bayfield on Lake Huron. A son of the same name was well ·]mown in Winnipeg at the time of the boom, 1880-1881. Page 45, Line 35-F.or 150 feet read 1-35. Page 45, Line 2O-For 1880 read Sept. 1878. Page 52, Line 19-Mrs. Gilkison died 1828, not 18a6. Page 147-"Platen," in the 22nd tille, should be "Paten." Page 155-'1'he date of the letter !beginning on this page sbould be "April 27th, 1869," not "1889." ELORA 311 The first of these Welsh families was that of Griffith Hughes, with his wife and three children, Helen, Hugh and Mary, who sailed 'from Liverpool on the 3rd of April, 1831, on the ship 'Milton' bound for New York. From there they came by the Hudson river and Erie Canal to Buffalo; crossed the Niagara river to Fort Erie, and got a conveyance to take them to old Niagara. An employee'in the tavern at which they stopped overheard Mr. and Mrs. Hughes talking to each other in Welsh and spoke to them. They had been disCussing how they could get to Little York, now Toronto, intending to go to Hamilton from there, but their friend told them that was out of their way and directed them to a brother of his-an Ebenezer Evans-living in Hamilton. From Hamilton the father walked (about fifty miles) to King Reeve's place, when Mr. Reynolds soon found means to fetch the mother and her family to their new home. Two yoke of oxen brought the wagon from Sexton's to Tom Robinson's, and he came to meet them, bringing a pail of water, with bread and cheese. The Hughes family moved into a house near King Reeve's place, on the Lepard farm, and lived there until 1838, when they all returned to Wales. In 1841, the .son, Hugh Hughes, came back again, followed in 1842 by his parents and sisters. The following correction, for the second pnntlng of the WLU reissue, November, 1974, was reported by Mrs. Margaret Kilpatrick Gordon, R.R. 5, Rockwood, Ontario: Page 42, line 16 - James Kilpatrick married Helen Broadfoot, not Alison. Alison Broadfoot married John Maitland. Also, Edna Staebler (nee Cress) ofR.R. 3, Waterloo, reports that the "CRESS FAMILY" listing in the Index, page 202, is wrong. The Cress name occurs on Pages 9 and 12. The page numbers listed originally (43,94,97,100) probably were meant for the CROMAR family, a name inadvertently dropped from the index. The name CROMARis cited on those pages, and, follOwing alphabetical order, would appear next in the Index. ...