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White, Robert W.

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Robert W. White was born in Scotland and graduated from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh. He moved to Calgary, Alberta about 1911 and became a florist. He married Betty Fream in 1916 and they had at least one child, Robert Tait, 1919- . In 1920 the Whites and his brother W. Tait White settled on a homestead south of Brooks. They were ardent golfers. Robert, Sr. lived in Medicine Hat for a few years during the Depression.

Whitehouse, Ed, 1909-1995

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Joseph Edward Whitehouse was born near Dawson City in 1909 to Samuel Jack Whitehouse (S.J.) a year after he married. Mrs. Whitehouse died in childbirth after Ed's sister was born in 1916. The children were left in Prince Rupert while S.J. joined the Princess Pats infantry in Britain. He returned in 1920 to take young Ed back to England where they stayed until 1925. In 1925 Ed returned to the Yukon with his father and uncle Ed. They set off from Whitehorse on the Overland Trail to Dawson City, but enroute Uncle Ed died of a ruptured appendix. Ed and his father S.J. continued to Dawson City where Ed finished his schooling in 1927. He then took a job bookkeeping at the Dawson Hardware. He also raised and trained sled dogs and had a mail run from 1928-1929. In 1929, Ed was hired as a dredge man with the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation (YCGC) and worked on the dredges until 1934. He married Irene Silas in 1934, and his father died sometime in the 1930s. Ed worked as a shovel operator for YCGC until 1937, when he was hired by the Yukon Government. He held various positions with the government until he retired in 1973, including Dawson City fireman, ferry operator and supervisor, and finally Foreman of the area from Stewart Crossing north and west. Ed and Irene retired to Whitehorse in 1973. Irene died in 1993 and Ed died in 1995 at the age of 86.

Whiteley, Charles J. Rayner

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  • 1889-1978

Charles J. Rayner Whiteley, 1889-1978, the son of William Eusby Whiteley and Martha (Plumley), was born on his parent's homestead at NW 16-54-W4. In 1900 the family moved north to Perryvale, AB. Rayner began freighting at age 12 and continued until the arrival of the railway in 1912 ended that occupation. He married Elizabeth (Bertha) Shopland in 1916 and they raised 3 daughters: Jean, Joyce and Edith. They farmed near Colinton, AB. and Rayner also logged and sawed lumber along the Athabasca River.

Whiteley, Charles J. Rayner

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Charles J. Rayner Whiteley was born in Edmonton in 1889 to William William Eusby Whiteley and Martha (Plumley). William and Martha came to Edmonton from England and married in Edmonton in 1885. In 1900, the family moved north to Perryvale, Alberta. He began freighting to Athabasca at age twelve and continued until the railway reached Athabasca in 1912. He married Elizabeth (Bertha) Shopland in 1916 and they raised three daughters: Jean, Joyce and Edith. The family farmed near Colinton, Alberta. Whiteley passed away in 1978.

Whiteley, William Eusby

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William Eusby Whiteley, 1861-1941, and Martha Plumley, 1858-1946, made their way separately from England to Canada. They married near Edmonton in 1885. In 1900 they moved to Perryvale, 80 miles north of Edmonton, where they farmed and kept a "stopping house" for freighters and travellers. Perryvale was first named Sandy Creek, then Lewisville, and then renamed in honour of William's brother, Charles Perry Whiteley. The Whiteleys had a lumber mill and managed the store and post office. Eventually they moved to the Sheldon Block in Edmonton (on 99 Street), where they were employed in renting rooms. They had eight children: Harriette Ann (Rettie), Charles Rayner, William, Vida, Rex, Mary, Sidney and Gertrude. William, Rex and Mary died as infants and Gertrude died at age 24.

Whiteman, Jerry

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Jerry Whiteman was a conductor for Northern Alberta Railways in 1975 and a member of Al Shamal Temple in Edmonton, Alberta.

Whitford, Donald

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Donald Whitford, ca. 1840-1927, was born in Red River Settlement, Manitoba and moved with his family to the Edmonton area of Alberta in the 1850s. He married Peggy Cayen, 1853-?, in 1870 and they had twelve children. He spoke five languages and worked with the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) as an interpreter. He also freighted furs between Edmonton and Winnipeg. At the time of the 1885 Riel Rebellion (North West Rebellion) he was living west of Hobbema at a logging camp.

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