Lawrence Family Links Sarnia and Toronto

By Phil Egan - Special for the Sarnia Jouranl, Then and Now. Sarnians who drive along Lawrence Avenue or visit the Lawrence Park neighbourhood in Toronto likely never make the connection with the Lawrence House on Christina Street, or the Lawrence Lumber yards that once sat at the foot of [...]

2015-08-29T19:31:43-04:00August 29th, 2015|Comments Off on Lawrence Family Links Sarnia and Toronto

James Flintoft Sr. was First Sheriff

by H.F. Holland for the Sarnia Gazette (1960) James Flintoft Sr. came to Sarnia in 1844. He was the third son of Christopher Flintoft, a Yorkshireman who, in 1810, settled near Perth. It was from the district that Malcolm Cameron came and he was instrumental in bringing a number of [...]

2015-07-28T17:42:21-04:00July 28th, 2015|Comments Off on James Flintoft Sr. was First Sheriff

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