This is the last for a while of stories about Edwin and Maud Harland who left south east London for Canada in 1913.
It was written by Carol Spencer who is a descendant of the couple.
"Edwin managed to prove up his homestead and was very proud when his two sons procured homesteads next to him as they came of age.
His farm never grew very much larger. He managed to have a small herd of 7-10 cattle of which he was extremely proud too.
They had to work off the farm during the First World War and moved down to Lashburn which was about 40 miles south of the homestead at Red Cross.
While there Edwin worked for local farmers and dug wells.
He also built them a small home in the village. Maude worked at the hospital as a cook and the boys attended school. About 1919 they moved back to the homestead.
Tired of the hard life on the farm and all the neighbors and family having moved away to better land and prospects near Frenchman Butte, Maude decided to leave and move to the village of Frenchman Butte.
Edwin could not leave his dream even though it did not have a good future and stayed on the homestead.
He remained there until about 1960 when he fell ill and was cared for by his eldest son Lloyd until his death in 1970.
Edwin is buried at the Fort Pitt Church, Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan only a few miles south of his
homestead in Red Cross.
His eldest son, Lloyd and his sons and grandsons have brought Edwin’s dream to fruition as they run a large successful cattle ranch at Fort Pitt to this day.
Edwin and Maude gave so much to all the family in offering them opportunities they may never have had had they not been brave enough to take a chance themselves in 1912."
*The Harland Family, http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Harland%20Family
© Carol Spencer, 2013
Pictures; from the collection of Carol Spencer
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| The family in 1913 |
"Edwin managed to prove up his homestead and was very proud when his two sons procured homesteads next to him as they came of age.
His farm never grew very much larger. He managed to have a small herd of 7-10 cattle of which he was extremely proud too.
They had to work off the farm during the First World War and moved down to Lashburn which was about 40 miles south of the homestead at Red Cross.
While there Edwin worked for local farmers and dug wells.
He also built them a small home in the village. Maude worked at the hospital as a cook and the boys attended school. About 1919 they moved back to the homestead.
Tired of the hard life on the farm and all the neighbors and family having moved away to better land and prospects near Frenchman Butte, Maude decided to leave and move to the village of Frenchman Butte.
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| The family today |
He remained there until about 1960 when he fell ill and was cared for by his eldest son Lloyd until his death in 1970.
Edwin is buried at the Fort Pitt Church, Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan only a few miles south of his
homestead in Red Cross.
His eldest son, Lloyd and his sons and grandsons have brought Edwin’s dream to fruition as they run a large successful cattle ranch at Fort Pitt to this day.
Edwin and Maude gave so much to all the family in offering them opportunities they may never have had had they not been brave enough to take a chance themselves in 1912."
*The Harland Family, http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Harland%20Family
© Carol Spencer, 2013
Pictures; from the collection of Carol Spencer
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