Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Lockyer family collection
General material designation
- Textual record
- Multiple media
Level of description
Collection
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
ca. 1900-2006 (Creation)
- Creator
- Lockyer family
Physical description area
Physical description
0.12 m of textual records and photographs
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Martha and George William Lockyer emigrated to Canada from Bath, England in 1912. They began farming in Adolphustown and purchased a farm property two kilometres west of Picton. they had five sons: Sidney (b.1895), Alec (b.1897), Chris (b. 1898), ... »
Custodial history
This material was received from Nell (Sprague) Lockyer, wife of D.G. Lockyer. D.G. Lockyer received this material via his cousin, Ruperta (Ruby) Lockyer Ward, who in turn, had been entrusted by the grandmother of both, Martha Lockyer, to hold the ... »
Scope and content
The collection is comprised of correspondence, articles, telegrams and official military documentation collected and received by Martha and George Lockyer from their son, Chris Railton Lockyer who died on active service (17 August 1917) in the Battle for ... »
Notes area
General note
2019-048