no picture available #51 CLINTON AND JEAN COLWILL
1875 Anderson Survey shows Elias Cann as occupant Deed A7/3 April 1 1, 1885
transferred to Charles Colwill
transferred to Athol Colwill
transferred to Clinton Colwill
1881 Census, page 50, family # 195
Elias Cann (1834) married Mary Elizabeth Wickett (1835), both were born in England, moved to RBI. and were married here. They had six children:
-Cephas (1860) married Margaret Hibbett (1855)(refer to Frank Cann)
-Mary Elizabeth (1862) married John Colwill (refer to Claude And Hazel Colwill) -Ann T. (1865)
-Angelina M. (1867) married Thomas Bertram Baglole of Northam.
-Sarah Jane (1868) married John Baglole (refer to Bruce and Sandra Moore)
-William H. (1875) married Pearl Janet Currie
Clinton Colwill married Jean Smith, daughter of Roy and Florence (Ford) Smith of Victoria West.
They built a house on the property, directly across the the road fiom the present day home of Ethel Newitt. Afier Athol’s death, Clinton and Jean moved to the farm house, sold their house to Eric and Wanda Millar, who moved it to its’ present location in St. Eleanors. Clinton and Jean
had three children: (refer to Randy and Priscilla Dyment)
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