Lots of Farrells attended the White School in Huron Township
September 10, 2023
S.S. No. 2, the White School, located on Concession 12, Huron Township, was attended by many members of the Farrell family. The first school on this concession had been built on the lot across the road in about 1857.
The number S.S. No. 2 suggests that it was the second school organized in the township, after S.S. No. 1 Lurgan at the foot of Concession 4.
Since this new frame building, built in 1898 on the north side of the road, was painted white, it was soon known as the White School. You can read more of its story in “A History of Huron and its Hub Ripley," pages 62-62.
Thanks to Lynn Farrell, we have some notes about these pupils, eight of whom were cousins, descendants of the Pollock siblings: Edward and his sister, Letitia Pollock Osborne. Perhaps there are more connections that have not come to light yet.
This class photo is from The White School, located on Concession 12, Huron Township, from 1933 or 1934; in the back, from left, are teacher Mable Stringer (later married Albert Hewitt and lived on the first farm west of Millarton), Stewart Farrell, Glen Farrell, Dalton Wardell, Jack Elliott, Bob Farrell, Bill Farrell, Carman Osborne; and in the front, from left, are Charlie Farrell, Noreen Farrell, Ileen Elliott, Edna Farrell, Marjorie Elliott, Edith Farrell, Earl Osborne; photo courtesy of Lynn Farrell
Pupils’ Family History - Transcription with additions:
Descendants of James Farrell and Catherine Tansy
- Benjamin and Margaret McLaren Farrell, John A. and Agnes Stewart Farrell, Ben and Jean Robinson Farrell:
Benjamin Stewart Farrell, 1927-2002, married Joyce Needham, 1949 - eight daughters – lived in Huron Township, Concession 10
Edith Agnes Katherine Farrell, 1926-1990, married Bob Litt 1948 - two daughters - lived in Sebringville
- Thomas and Mary Ann Pollock Farrell
- Samuel and Sadie Swanson Farrell:
Edith Norine Farrell, 1924-2017, married Arthur Turland, 1945, - three daughters, four sons – lived in Huron County and then Kincardine
Charlie Samuel Farrell, 1927-1959, married Rylla Robinson, 1949, - three sons – lived in Kincardine
-Edward and Alberta Avery Farrell:
Glenn Eric Farrell, 1925-1984, married Ina Huston, 1948, - one daughter, three sons – lived in Huron Township, boundary with Kincardine Township
-Thomas and Hazel Emmerton Farrell:
Bill (William Orville) Farrell, 1927-2006, married Doreen King, 1948 - one daughter, two sons – lived in Kincardine Township, South Line
Descendants of William Pollock and Isabella Calvert
- John and Letitia Pollock Osborne, Robert and Margaret McComb Osborne, Russell and Elizabeth Avery Osborne:
Carmen James Osborne, 1926-2003, married Margaret Sherwood, 1950 – five daughters and three sons – lived in Rockwood, Wellington County and then Calgary
Robert Earl Osborne, 1928-2020, married Barbara Radford; married Marion Nelson, 1996 – three daughters and three sons – lived in Rockwood, Wellington County
Descendants of John and Margaret Wright Elliott
- John A. and Elizabeth Emmerson Elliott - John F. (Fud) and Katherine MacIntosh Elliott:
Jack (John H.) Elliott, 1921-2007, married Evelyn Pollock, 1946 - six daughters, one son - lived in Huron Township, Concession 8
Eileen D. Elliott, 1923-2011, married Douglas (Yarrie) MacDonald, 1955 - one daughter – lived in Huron Township, Concession 8, Ripley
Marjorie Florence Elliott, 1925-2023, married George Johnson, 1950 -two daughters – lived in Toronto
Descendants of Robert and Samantha Anne Rose Farrell - no known connection
- Gilbert (Gibb) and Bertha Poulton Farrell:
Edna Anna Mary Farrell, 1923 -2007, married Glen Stanley – two sons, and one daughter – lived in Huron Township, Concession 11
Bob (Robert Donald) Farrell, 1926-2013, married Helen Young, 1951 – one son, one daughter – lived in Sarnia
Descendant of John and Jane Austin (married John Elliott) Wardell
- William and Hanna Maria Ross Wardell, George and Adeline Collins Wardell:
Dalton Wardell, 1921- , unmarried – lived in Huron Township, Concession 11
– Ruth Anne Hollands Robinson
Reference: Lynn Farrell’s notes, Aug. 12, 2003
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Reference: Lynn Farrell’s notes, Aug. 12, 2003
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