Chapter 1 – MY KINGHORN ANCESTORS – Allen and Laura, married in 1907

▫️▫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️ ALLEN and LAURA ⚫️🔴⚫️🔴▫️▫️

📌This is as far back as we could find📌

Kinghorn name history ▫️▫️▫️ Dates prior to 1847 are not dates of birth

🔹1200 Kynghorn, Adam▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️clerical

🔹1292 Kynghorn, William▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️constable in Edinburgh Scotland.

During the 15th century it was believe the Kinghorn ancestors were Picts from Britney (western France) who came to Scotland.

🔹1513 Kinghorne, Alexander▫️▫️▫️physician to the king of Denmark.

🔹1597 Kinghorne, James ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️raised in Glasgow.

During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries there was much religious conflict. Those who didn’t pass the “test” of taking the oath of belief in the Church of Scotland were either burned at the stake or escaped to Ireland or sent to Australia, West Indies or the Carolines.

William Kinghorn settled in the county of Antrim, Ireland. He descended from John Kinghorn of the county of Downs. Some went to Barbadoes while others went to America.

🔹1674 Kinghorn, William ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️went to Barbados.

🔹1722 Kinghorn, Tom ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️settled in Maryland, USA.

🔹1771 Kinghorn, James ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️went to America.

They came in sailing ships: the Hector, the Ramblert and the Dove. Only about 60% survive due to disease and overcrowding on the ships.

Kinghorn, Ernest ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️became a squadron leader

Kinghorn, William Oliver▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️chief agricultural officer

Kinghorn, James Fred▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️became a judge.

♦️This is the start of our Grandfathers Family Tree♦️

▫️▫️This family tree is from WikiTree which I just happened to wander into. I was able to add the pictures of our grandfather and his ancestors.▫️▫️

🔹1791 Kinghorn, William ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️came to Canada in 1834, he married Agnes Darling. He was Allen Kinghorn’s great grandfather.

🔹1823 Kinghorn, John ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️married Elizabeth Hutchison, he was Allen’s grandfather.

🔹1848 Kinghorn, James ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️married Mary Oliver, he was Allen’s father.

🔹1878 Kinghorn, ♦️William Allen ▫️married Laura Seale October 9, 1907.

Allen Kinghorn graduated with honours on May 2, 1902 (age of 24) from the Ontario Business College, established in 1868, in Belleville Ontario

🔹1912 Kinghorn, Austin Allen ▫️▫️▫️married Mable Wendell, July 1940, they had four sons Lorne, Garnet, Earl and Donald.

🔹1953 Kinghorn, Donald Gordon▫️▫️married Linda Creasy, May 15, 1959, they had 3 daughters, Whitney, Chyna and Arriel

♦️This write up was done for Stella, any comments on relationships will apply to all 4 of Allen and Laura’s children.♦️

🔹The Kinghorn name was first found in the records in Fife, in the 13th century and was thought to have originated with a person who blew the Kings horn. The county of fife lies between the Firths of Tay and Fourth in eastern Scotland.

🔹William Kinghorn (your Great Great Grandfather) and Agnes Darling lived in Churnside from where they could see Edinburgh Castle. They came to Canada in 1834 with their six children. Their third child, John (who was your Great grandfather) was eight years old. There was a ferry of sorts from Quebec city up the St. Lawrence River to St. Nicholas, and the commencement of Craig’s road, and as they traveled south with their baggage, their barrel of dishes rolled off the cart down the hill! They settled in Quebec near Kinnears Mills, 40 miles south of Quebec city. Later all of the children moved to Illinois except for John.

🔹In 1831 Elizabeth Hutchison sailed for six weeks to Canada with her parents when she was five years old. Her father was Scottish but it was hard to find work as a weaver in Scotland so they moved to the county of Antrim, Ireland where Elizabeth was born.

🔹In 1847 John (1823 – 1919) married Elizabeth Hutchison (1826 – 1914). They had 13 children: five died when young, 4 of them from diphtheria from November 4 to December 3, 1867. The children were two, three, five and seven years of age. Elizabeth had four children after the age of 40. They farmed the SE 1/2 of Lot 13 in Range V of Leeds, Quebec. Their third child James was your grandfather.

🔹James (1848 – 1931) married Mary Oliver (1850 – 1931) they had six children, two died when young. Their oldest son was your father, William Allen Kinghorn (1878 – 1974). The other siblings were Ethel, John and Fred. James (Jim) Kinghorn was a professional boxer of the 1880s when the pros fought with their bare hands. He acquired quite a reputation in San Francisco as a prizefighter, but he returned from fighting and settled on a farm in Leeds.

🔹 William Allen (1878 – 1974) married Laura Seale (1882 – 1968) and this is where the story starts……

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❇️ William Allen Kinghorn (age 29) married Laura Mabel Seale (age 25) on October 9, 1907

🔻 This is the church where they were married

❇️ 🦋 William Allen Kinghorn (April 15, 1878 – March 6, 1974 died 1 month shy of his 96th birthday) married 🦋 Laura Mabel Seale on Oct 9, 1907 (September 15, 1882 – March 7, 1968, age 85) they had 5 children

🦋 Emma Dorothy – February 6, 1909 died in 1998, age 89

🦋 Austin Allen – July 27, 1912 died in 2004, age 91

🦋 Kathleen Pearl – December 14, 1913 died in 2000, age 87

🦋 Stella Elizabeth – May 20, 1919 died in 2015, age 95

🦋 Russel L – 1920 (died as an infant)

✳️✳️ Wedding Gifts ✳️✳️

🔻 This Strawberry Set was always my favourite. My mother Stella had it for as long as I can remember. Every Saturday when I did the dusting I took special care with it.

🔻 This rocking chair has had a bit of history. Grandpa Allen stood on it to reach something and put his foot right through the cane seat. When the chair was given to me in 1970 when we got married the chair needed some repairs. I took it to the CNIB, of all places, they replaced the cane seat and everything else that is blond in colour. My husband, Allen, stood on it to open a window, so now we are back to the same look…

🔻This was Laura’s Jewellery Box. I can remember sitting with my Grandmother in her bedroom in the house in town going through every treasure she had. My Mother, Stella, kept the box in her dresser drawer but I decided to show it off in my living room. I have filled it with roses and this is what it looks like.

🔻 The lid is something else, pleated organza.

🔷 🔹 Laura Seale’s Family 🔹🔷

🔻 Laura’s Mother Eliza Cox Seale (1846 -1926 age 80) and her daughter Emma

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️Sisters Emma and Sadie🔻

🔻 1945 – Sisters Laura Seale Kinghorn and Emma Seale

🔻 1945 – Seale siblings – Dolphin, Emma, Laura, Lizzie and Willie

🔷🔹 The Kinghorns 🔹🔷

🔻 4 Generations of Kinghorns, taken in 1915

…..Austin – 1912 ….Allen – 1878………….James – 1848………John – 1825…………

🔹 Allen Kinghorn had gone west for fall harvesting a few years in a row coming home with $75, first thing he bought was a watch for $11. The train fare to Winnipeg was 7 to 8 dollars, after that one cent a mile.

🔹 In May 1916 Allen sold his farm in the Township of Leeds for $2000, he not only moved his family to Wainwright Alberta but he moved his animals (chickens and cows), hay and grain to feed the animals, trees and belongings in a box car. The family arrived to the farm 3 miles north of Wainwright to a two-story house with 2 bedrooms upstairs, a living room and kitchen on the main floor as well as a house full of bed bugs.

🔻 Leeds Quebec

🔹 Allen and Laura’ home – Township of Leeds, Quebec home

🔻 This picture was taken about 1970

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️I took this picture in 2005 🔻

🔻 We have arrived….

🔻 Our new homestead, this picture was actually taken in the fall of 1986 before the house was replaced in 1990.

🔻 Wainwright, Alberta 1916. This was the original house, 2 bedrooms upstairs with kitchen and living room on the main floor, located quite close to the main road, 3 miles North of town.

🔷🔹 The Kinghorn’s from the “Wild and Woolly West”!!!

🔻 1920 – Austin, Kathleen, Laura, Emma and Stella…..

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️1921 – Allen, Emma, Austin, Laura, Kathleen and Stella🔻

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️ 1923 – Laura, Emma and Stella 🔻

🔷🔹 In 1923 the farm house was moved farther back onto the property at which time a new kitchen (the old kitchen became the dining room) and 2 more bedrooms were added on by Allen and his 2 brothers John and Fred. In the late 30’s a circular hedge was planted at the front of the house. A much needed back porch was also added.

🔻 1939 – This circular driveway still exists, today, 2018. This is the farm house where Stella and her siblings were raised.

🔹 A telephone party line was installed in the 1920s. The Oak Case with the telephone in it hung in the kitchen above the rocking chair, the number was R 104, which stood for Rural – 4 shorts. All Rural lines went into the central telephone center which was located in town. If you wanted to phone someone who was not on your party line you would push in the small button on the phone and crank the ringer to reach the telephone operator, at which time she would patch your call to the number given.

🔹1920 to 1930 the farm had natural gas from the old SaskOil Wainwright oil well 1/4 mile north of the Farm. Austin added a gas burner (which was an iron pipe with drilled holes in it) to the old wood burning stove. The gas was intermittent in the winter because when the gas came out of the wellhead the moisture in the gas would freeze in the pipe. Austin would take a pot full of boiling water down to the wellhead, pouring it onto the pipe to thaw it out.

🔹Austin was paid lease rentals and maintenance service for approximately 20 wells, the lease rentals were paid yearly while the maintenance service was paid monthly.

♦️♦️The small house was built in the late 30’s, originally for farm hands.

🔻 This is the only door we used, it went into a little utility room, to the left through the next door was the bedroom on the left, the kitchen straight ahead.🔻 Kitchen table window area on the left, I don’t think anyone ever used this other door.

🔻The kitchen had a little dumb waiter which was a little box behind a cabinet door attached to a pulley system. You would go down to the basement, open the cabinet door, if the box was still upstairs you would use the pulley system to bring it back down stairs at which time you would put your items in the box, then go back upstairs and reverse the process to bring your items upstairs.

🔻 This is an example of a dumb waiter, it could have more than one compartment. The one in Grandma’s kitchen was just a big box, in fact I could get into it and my cousin Garnet would send me down to the basement, or vice versa!

🔻 Past the kitchen was the living room. This is the bay window in the living room, I remember a seat in the bay window as well as floral curtains.

🔹 In 1940 when Austin and Mabel were married they moved into the “Little House” while the grandparents Allen and Laura remained in the “Big House”.

🔻 Allen and Laura, 1941

🔹 In 1947 the occupants were switched. The Little House was becoming too small for Austin and Mabel and their two boys Lorne and Garnet when the third son Earl came along. Uncle Austin and Aunt Mable raised their 4 boys in this house.

Jean Gilchrist told me her Grandma Valleau and Grandpa Kinghorn use to play Checkers and Crokinole in a very competitive way.

🔻 1949

🔹The two houses and the shop had lights which were run from the 32 V battery lighting system. The batteries were charged by a small gas motor on a battery charger, which was all hooked up by Austin

🔹 In 1952 power came to the farm at which time the house was renovated, wired for power while the old pantry was converted and plumbed as the main bathroom. (This bathroom had 2 doors, one from the kitchen and one from the master bedroom, I can remember being very nervous in the bathroom with the 2 doors, I had to make sure both doors were locked, heaven forbid if anyone was to walk in!) The curvy wall in the kitchen was removed which made the kitchen so much bigger making it a kitchen/dining room. At this time the old dining room became the master bedroom for Austin and Mabel.

🔹 The living room was extended about 5 feet with addition of large picture window and a front door, which nobody used (it was actually put there in case of a fire so they could just run down the stairs and out the door), the staircase was rearrange from an “L” shape to straight down. The bay window on the south side, which was very draughty, was replaced with a regular double glazed window. A closed in porch was added to the front of the house where many hours were spent in one of the rocking chairs.

🔻This notice was in the Wainwright newspaper January 5, 1955

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️Laura and Allen, Vancouver Spring 1955🔻

🔻 Allen and Laura move into their new home in town in May, 1956.

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️This photo is from 1965

🔻 Cousin Edna and Stella in front of Allen and Laura’s home in town. Kitchen window is on the left, Grandma’s bedroom had a corner window on the right. This home had the living room in the back, facing the back yard. When Allen and I (Dianne) had our home built we put the living room window facing the backyard just like this home….

🔻 Allen and Laura’s 50th (golden) wedding anniversary. Oct 9, 1957

(Grandma’s necklace was also worn by Daughter Emma in 1997 for their 65th anniversary while granddaughter Myrna wore it in 2010 for her 50th anniversary)

🔻 Laura’s 85th Birthday, September 15, 1967

🔻 Notice in the Wainwright Newspaper

🔻 Allen and Laura’s 60th wedding anniversary Oct 9, 1967

🔻 This was the size of the whole family in 1967

▫️▫️back row: Glenn, Lane and Myrna, Gordon, Jean, Hazel, Allen, Lorraine, the 4 kinghorn boys, Sella’s daughters Jane and Dianne

▫️▫️middle row: Stanley, Emma, Kathleen, Grandpa and Grandma, Austin, Mable, Stella and Bill

▫️▫️front row: Carolyn, Vaughn and Lynden, Dallas and Rhonda, the 4 Gilchrist children

🔻 Laura’s 60th Anniversary gift.

🦋 Laura passed away June 7, 1968, age 85. She only had 8 months to enjoy her new ring.

🔷🔹 I have such fond memories of Grandpa coming to Edmonton for frequent visits

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️🔻 1968 – Stella and her Dad visiting the zoo🔻▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️1969 – Christmas in Edmonton with Stella and family 🔻

🔻 Jane and Grandpa

🔻 1970 – Grandpa standing in front of the Rescue Crab Apple tree which happens to have a story. In 1971 my Dad thought this tree was dead so he bought another one, planting it quite close to this one. Grandpa told Dad the tree was just resting, sure enough, in 1972 this tree was flourishing. The replacement tree was dug up, brought to Calgary and we still have it in our yard. It is huge and the apple crops number around 300 lbs.

🔻 1971 – Allen’s 93rd Birthday

🔻1972 – Grandpa’s 94th Birthday, his hat was his present, Uncle Fred (Grandpa’s brother) and Aunt Lula joined in on the celebration with Austin & Mable, Stella & Bill and Emma & Stanley

▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️1973 – Grandpa’s 95th Birthday, Mrs. Valleau on the right🔻

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🔹🔷🔷🔹 Newspaper Articles from the Wainwright Star 🔹🔷🔷🔹

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🦋🦋 Laura and Allen’s Obituaries 🦋🦋

🔻 Who ever ordered this headstone did not get Grampa’s name right

▫️▫️It should read W. Allen because he was WA for William Allen but always went by Allen

🦋 Allen passed away March 6, 1974, just shy of 96. After Laura passed away Allen stayed in the house for 3 years before he moved into the Battle River Lodge. In fact while Allen was alone in the house Rene Bechdholt had him over frequently for Sunday dinner. They lived 3 doors down in one of Allen’s rental homes. Rene was a friend of Mables and Rene’s daughter Sue is a friend of Dianne (Stella’s daughter).

🔺 Error s/b ↪️ Mrs. ↩️ Kinghorn 🔺

🔻 I am including the obits for Great Aunt Lula and Great Uncle Fred (Grandpa’s younger brother) as they were certainly part of our lives growing up. I remember the stories of Uncle Fred getting so car sick that Austin was the only one that could slowly drive Fred out to the farm.

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🔻 The original Kinghorn farm house came down, 1990🔻 This is the new Kinghorn Home, designed by Don & Linda Kinghorn🔺 View of the side of the house, kitchen and family room area.