Canning Family Collection | Our Stories Innisfil

: Annie, Maude, and Mary Turnbull; Black and white studio portrait of Annie, Maude, and Mary Turnbull. Pictured on the left is Annie Turnbull, wife of Smith Canning of Churchill. Her sister, Maude, is in the middle of the photo, and sister Mary is on the right. Annie and her sisters grew up in the Mono area of Dufferin County, with Annie coming to Innisfil when she married Smith Canning in 1891. The date of the photo is probably about 1900-1905. The photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, grandson of Annie Turnbull Canning and great-nephew of Maude and Mary Turnbull.

: Elizabeth Canning, Cora Canning, and Maude Turnbull; Black and white studio portrait of Elizabeth Canning, Cora Canning, and Maude Turnbull taken in 1908. The inscription on the back of this photo describes Cora as a niece of both Elizabeth Canning and of Maude Turnbull. Elizabeth Canning is on the left in the photo, and was the daughter of Robert Canning of Churchill. Cora Canning is in the middle of the photo, and was the daughter of Elizabeth’s brother Smith Canning and Annie E. Turnbull Canning, who lived in the Churchill area. Maude Turnbull was the sister of Annie E. Turnbull Canning. The photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, a great-nephew of Elizabeth Canning and Maude Turnbull, and nephew of Cora Canning.

: Ida, Margaret, and Cora Canning; Black and white photo taken outdoors of two women with a child between them. Pictured on the left is Ida Canning, with Cora Canning on the right in the photo, with their youngest sibling and sister Margaret Canning, born in 1912, standing between them and holding Cora's hand. They were daughters of Smith Canning and Annie Eliza Turnbull Canning of Churchill. The photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, son of Margaret Canning Hastewell, and nephew of Ida and Cora Canning.

: Margaret Canning Teacher at Gilford School; Class photo taken of the Gilford School in 1937 where Margaret Canning was a teacher. She was born in 1912 and was the daughter of Smith Canning and Ann Eliza Turnbull. She had grown up in the Churchill area and taught for a period at Gilford School. She can be seen in the photo as the fourth person from the left in the back row. The photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, son of Margaret Canning Hastewell.

: Margaret Canning at Lefroy School; Photo of Margaret Canning in a class photograph at the Lefroy School, taken on 26 September 1922. Margaret was born in 1912 and was the daughter of Smith Canning and Ann Eliza Turnbull. She, as well as many of her brothers and sisters, attended the Fifth Line School. In this photo, Margaret was a student at Lefroy School. She can be seen as the sixth person from the left in the second row. The other students in the photo have not been identified. This photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, son of Margaret Canning Hastewell.

: Margaret Canning in a Group of Professional Women; Photo of Margaret Canning, located in the far right of the second row, among other professional women. Margaret was born in 1912 and was the daughter of Smith Canning and Ann Eliza Turnbull. She had grown up in the Churchill area and taught for a period at Gilford School. It is thought that this group of women were enrolled in a course for teachers or a Normal School. The others in the photo have not been identified. This photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, son of Margaret Canning Hastewell.

: Mrs. Smith Canning and her son Alexander; Photo of Eliza Canning (née Bowman) holding her son, Alexander Canning. Smith Canning and wife Eliza Bowman lived in Belle Ewart. Their son Alexander, born 1860, settled on the First Concession and later moved to Lefroy. His daughter was Marjorie E. Canning, the representative in Innisfil of the Bell Telephone Company. This photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, a great great-nephew of Smith Canning of Belle Ewart.

: Postcard to Bell Canning, Dressmaker; Scan of the back of a postcard sent to Isabella "Bell" Canning, a dressmaker in Churchill. The card was mailed in April 1923, but the handwriting is difficult to read. A friend or customer of Bell Canning seems to be telling her if a pink garment she ordered has been made, she would be pleased to have it Thursday. The scan was donated by Kemp Hastewell, great nephew of Isabella Canning.

: Ritchie Family Portrait; Black and white studio portrait of the Ritchie Family. Charles Woods Ritchie (sometimes spelled Ritchey) lived in the Bethesda area of Innisfil and was probably the brother of Elizabeth/Eliza Ritchie, who married Robert Canning in 1852. Charles Ritchie and his family were living in the Bethesda area of Innisfil in the 1861 and 1871 censuses. They had a number of other children born in Innisfil during the 1870s. At some time before the 1881 census they moved to Palmerston in Wellington County. Based on the censuses, the date of the photo is probably about 1864. The mother in the photo, pictured on the far right, would be Elizabeth Thompson. Based on his 1922 death registration, the parents of Charles were John Ritchie and Jane Woods. Based on the children’s names in the 1871 census, the children in the photo would be, oldest to youngest, Thomas W., Charles T., and James A. Ritchie. The photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, a great great-nephew of Charles Ritchie.

: Sisters Eleanor, Bell, and Margaret Canning; Photo of three Canning sisters: Eleanor, Isabella "Bell", and Margaret. Eleanor was born in 1858 and Bell/Isabella was born in 1868, and both were unmarried and worked as dressmakers in Churchill. Their sister Margaret, born in 1865, had married H. C. Morrison and lived in Owen Sound. The sisters were daughters of Robert G. Canning and Elizabeth Ritchie and grew up on South Half of Lot 13, Concession 5. The sisters may have been together and all dressed alike in black at the time of this photo when their sister Elizabeth, born in 1863, died in 1931. This photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, great nephew of the three sisters.

: Smith Canning; Black and white studio portrait of Smith Canning. The back of this photo has the inscription “Smith Canning of Belle Ewart”. He was the brother of Robert Canning who came from Markham and lived at Churchill. Their basic history, as well as others of the early Canning family, is described in the 1950/51 Innisfil Historical Review, pages 31-32. Smith came from Markham and married Elizabeth Bowman, of another Innisfil family. Their granddaughter was Marjorie Canning, who became the representative in Innisfil of the Bell Telephone Company. The photo was likely taken around 1860. The photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, a great great-nephew of Smith Canning of Belle Ewart.

: Smith and Sandy Canning; Studio photo of Smith Canning, born in 1858, and Alexander “Sandy” Canning, born in 1860. They were sons of Robert G. Canning and Elizabeth Ritchie and grew up on the South Half of Lot 13, Concession 5. Smith Canning married Ann Eliza Turnbull. They had a farm and family on the NH of Lot 11 and Part of 12 , Concession 4. Alexander “Sandy” Canning married Sarah Mary Hindle, and they moved to Alberta. This photo was donated by Kemp Hastewell, grandson of Smith Canning and great-nephew of Sandy Canning.