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Sampson & McFadden Families

Sampson & McFadden Families

Henry Sampson was born in Orbington, Kent, England in 1830. He came to Canada in 1859 to work with the Hudson Bay company in Fort Rupert, it is thought that he came to Salt Spring Island in that same year. He became the first policeman on the island. It was rumoured that he spoke various Native languages. He married Lucy Peatson, a woman from Kuper Island. They had 14 children, and married in 1905 after they were all born.

Lucy Peatson is the daughter of Pierre Hulkalakstun and Polly Capilano from the Penelakut nation (Kuper Island).

One of Lucy Peatson and Henry Sampson daughters Emily married their neighbour, the son of William and Elizabeth Whims. They had nine children and resided in Fulford Harbour before they sold their land to John Sparrow.

Audio Files

Sampson Family Reunion - 3 September 1989
Sampson Family Reunion - 3 September 1989

Sampson Family - Sept. 3, 1989

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Edward Rossman, son of Edward Rosman and Mary Rosman (née Johnson) of Metchosin

1940s

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(right) Laura Georgina (McFadden) Silvey

1981

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John L Silvey and Laura Georgina (McFadden)

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Laura Georgina (McFadden) Silvey on Burril Road, Galiano Island

1981

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Laura Georgina (McFadden) Silvey

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Caroline (McFadden) Mrs. James Ryan

1981

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(left) Agnes (McFadden) Hedger

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McFadden Family

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William McFadden Jr.

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Downtown Ganges

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Sampson Farm

Salt Spring Island

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Amy - Matha - John Jr.
Children of Ellen Geogina Mahaffey née Rosman

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William and Martha Mary McFadden (née Rosman) -
centre: William Edwin McFadden

Dennice Goudie

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North Vesuvius School 1929

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North Vesuvius School 1940

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Sampson Family 1959

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Chester and Elizabeth Sampson Family

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Henry Sampson

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Standing is my Grandfather “Donald Neil Beaton”
sitting on the far right is my grandmother “Mary-Ann Beaton née Caffery”
to her left is a child, my uncle Ed.
on the far left is my infamous Great Grandmother “Mary-Ann Caffery née McFadden” (Granny Caffery) (Her husband Thomas Caffery was drowned one Christmas day as he paddled to a neighbouring island to get Christmas presents for his 7 children.)

Doug Beaton

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Henry Sampson

Henry Sampson, born on Christmas Day in 1830, son of James Sampson and Lydia Richards. Henry was born and lived between Orpington and St. Mary Cray, Kent, England. Henry Sampson arrived in BC on board the Norman Morison (a Hudson Bay Company Barkentine). He made his home in BC and settled on Salt Spring Island from 1859 to his death in 1919.

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Laura and John Silvey

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Irene McFadden - Laura and John Silvey - Joseph Silvey

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seated centre: Martha

“A family gathering for Martha, who is seated in the middle behind Edwin. She came back to Canada for first visit since a young child from USA.”

Photo taken in Ladysmith

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James McFadden (HBC employee, farmer... involved with a minimum of 2 “country wives” -- on maternal side I am descended from two of the liasions -- Susan Hughes .. then BROWN née McFadden and William McFadden
(Mary Moody -- Heilsuik F.N.)

[Dennice Goudie]

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Lucy Peatson and Henry Sampson while at Kuper island, B.C. 1904.

February 24, 1904, Kuper Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Left to right, front: Groom, Edward Rosman, Bride; May F. Sampson, Bridesmaid; Caroline McFadden (Groom’s niece, later Mrs Jim Ryan)

Left to right, back: Lucy Peatson (brides mother), Henry Sampson (Bride’s father), Martha (Rosman) McFadden (Groom’s sister), unknown man (could possibly be Jim Ryan ?), William McFadden (Groom’s brother-in-law), unknown man (could possibly be William T. Cotsford ?).

Photograph taken at the Church of England, Lamalchi Bay, Kuper Island, B.C.

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Lady Minto Hospital

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