Fonds 633 Hawkesworth Family fonds

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Summary information

Repository: South Peace Regional Archives
Title: Hawkesworth family fonds
Reference code: 0633
Date: 1912-2012 (date of creation)
Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records

63 photographs

2 negatives

Language: English
Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Likely processed by Patricia Greber
Added to new database October 2022 – TD

Administrative history / Biographical sketch

In 1774 a large group of settlers from Yorkshire, England decided to make a new start in Nova Scotia. Adam Hawkesworth and his wife Elizabeth Wedgewood were one of the thirteen families that made this journey. These pioneers were Aubrey Hawkesworth’s great grandparents and by the time he was born on the 3 of October 1889 the family had been in Canada for 115 years. Aubrey Edwin Hawkesworth was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to parent’s William Young Hawkesworth and Maria Lohnes. This was William’s second marriage, his first wife Mary Jane Elliot passed away in 1876. Aubrey was the third youngest of 14 children. Once grown Aubrey started working in various lumber operations in Nova Scotia and Maine, and in 1912 a harvest excursion brought him west. When the work was done and after spending some time in a lumber camp Aubrey with friends Harley Conrad, Dick and Steve Sharkey made his first trip to the Peace Country. They travelled from Edmonton to Grande Prairie area over the Edson trail in a quick seven days. Aubrey must have liked what he saw as he was back in 1913 and filed on SE 16 T73 R11 W6 by Hythe. This location was soon abandoned due to flooding and a new homestead was filed on a little north of the previous one SW 28 T73 R11 W6. Aubrey’s brother Murray filed on NE 16 T73 R11 W6 which he too abandoned for SE 26 T73 R11 W6 also in the Hythe area. In 1916 the brothers went to enlist, Aubrey was refused due to an older hip injury. When Murray Hawkesworth and surrounding neighbours left to fight Aubrey was in charge of looking after their farms. At the end of the war Murray did not come back to Alberta, settling in Nova Scotia instead.

Aubrey worked at many jobs to support his family, he worked in a livery stable, freighting for I.E. Gaudin, in various lumber camps, trapping animals, and on the building of the Pouce Coupe highway.

On January 1, 1919 Aubrey married Dessie Armstrong at the home of Susan Armstrong. Aubrey and Dessie had four children, Violet (b.1920), Charlotte (b.1921), Aubrey (b.1924) and Marie (b.1930). Their only son Aubrey was born dead and little Marie suffered a burst appendix when she was four. After operating on her at the Hythe Hotel Dr. McRae was unable to save her. She is buried in the Hythe Cemetery and little Aubrey is said to be buried at Lake Saskatoon or Valhalla Cemetery.

Aubrey was an active member in the Hythe community, he sat on the board of the West Hythe School as well as the committee for the Circle Bank Hall. In 1948 Aubrey was part of the newly formed county council and worked in that capacity until his retirement in 1960. In 1962 the Hawkesworth’s sold their farm and moved into Hythe. Aubrey became involved in the Hythe Pioneer Club which helped organize the building of the Hythe Pioneer Home. Aubrey was selected to turn the sod at the start of the Pioneer Home’s construction in 1969. Aubrey passed away May 24, 1970 and Dessie on October 23, 1976 and they are both buried in the Hythe Cemetery.

Violet Hawkesworth married Art Greber and they settled and farmed in Lymburn.

Charlotte Hawkesworth married Lester Olson and later Allen Tolton. Allen and Charlotte lived for a time in California but later came back to the area and settled in Hythe. Their last move was to Calgary to be closer to their daughter.

Custodial history

The records were brought into the archives by Clayton Greber on behalf of Allyson Ropchan. Allyson’s mother Charlotte (Hawkesworth) Tolton collected as well as kept the records passed down from her parents Aubrey & Dessie Hawkesworth.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of records relating to the Hawkesworth family.

Notes

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.

Access points

  • Graphic material (documentary form)
  • Textual record (documentary form)
  • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
  • Family and personal life* (subject)
  • Sports, recreation and leisure* (subject)

Series descriptions

Series 0633.01: Personal Papers

Date: 1921-2012 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of copies of personal papers of the Hawkesworth family.

Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Series 0633.02: Photographs

Date: 1925-1994 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series contains photographs of the Hawkesworth family and friends.

Physical description: 63 photographs

2 negatives

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0633.02.01 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth With Team at Hodgson’s Mill  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey Hawkesworth standing by his team of horses at Hodgson’s saw mill on the Cutbank.

0633.02.02 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth Plowing at Hodgson’s Mill  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey Hawkesworth clearing snow with horses Doe & Princer at Hodgson’s mill on the Cutbank. The buildings at the mill can be seen behind them.

0633.02.03 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth and Ed Armstrong  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey Hawkesworth and Ed Armstrong standing on a load of logs being pulled by a team of horses.

0633.02.04 Item – Ed Armstrong  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Ed Armstrong standing high up on a big load of logs being pulled by horses named Red and Major.

0633.02.05 Item – Crew of Men ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

A crew of eleven men, probably the work crew at Hodgson’s saw mill. Aubrey is fourth man from the right.

0633.02.06 Item – Aubrey With Horse and Sleigh  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey sitting in a homemade sleigh. The back of the photograph reads “The boss with ponies ready for town. Can you see Betty’s ribs reckon not. Lottie and me there. That’s tulips colt on the other side Reg(?) broke her in to driving, she’s faster than Betty the bay.”

0633.02.07 Item – Ingram Parker & Jannette Hawkesworth Family  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and content:

The family of Ingram Parker Hawkesworth and Jannett Hirtle arranged on a wood pile The Parker Hawkesworth family were living in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The back of the photograph reads “the ‘upper’ row are from left to right Jim & Parker & Cecil & Enes (?) The second third and fourth are Bruce Robert & Earl and on the end is Jeanetta & myself the others are cousins of my family. Jennie”

0633.02.08 Item – The Hawkesworth Family  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey, Dessie, ? And their daughters Violet and Charlotte standing outside. A log home with a sod roof as well a cream can and a wagon is are also in the farm yard.

0633.02.09 Item – Violet and Charlotte Hawkesworth  ca. 1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and content:

Violet and Charlotte wearing toques and holding hands.

0633.02.10 Item – John Hodgson, Dessie Hawkesworth and Her Daughters  ca. 1927 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and content:

John Fulton Hodgson, Charlotte and Violet with their mother Dessie Hawkesworth, standing beside John’s vehicle.

0633.02.11 Item – The Hawkesworth Girls  ca. 1927 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm
Scope and content:

Violet & Charlotte Hawkesworth standing in front in matching dresses, John Fulton Hodgson is on the far right. The other people in the photograph are unidentified.

0633.02.12 Item – An Armful of Kitties  ca. 1927 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey Hawkesworth kneeling with Violet and Charlotte with a man and a young girl and everyone is holding a kitty.

 

0633.02.13 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth & Girls  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows Aubrey Hawkesworth posing with four girls identified on the back of the photograph as Violet, Charlotte, Alice [?], and Verna Homme.

0633.02.14 Item – Violet & Charlotte Hawkesworth at West Hythe School  ca. 1927 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and content:

Violet & Charlotte Hawkesworth playing outside with other students at West Hythe School.

0633.02.15 Item – Grandma Hawkesworth  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows Grandma Hawkesworth sitting in a chair in front of a house. The back of the photograph identifies her as Letitia.

0633.02.16 Item – Violet & Charlotte Hawkesworth  1929 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and content:

Charlotte and Charlotte sitting on the wheels of a vehicle, and two other girls behind them. On the back of the photograph is written “Oct.13, 1929 Hello Girls Do you remember your last Sunday in Edmonton? Aunt Ila.”

0633.02.17 Item – John & Gertrude Hodgson with Susan and Ila Armstrong  ca. 1929 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and content:

John Fulton Hodgson, Susan Armstrong, Gertrude Hodgson, Ila Armstrong standing with their new landlord in Edmonton, Alberta.

0633.02.18 Item – Charlotte, Maria & Violet Hawkesworth  ca. 1931 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 15 cm
Scope and content:

Sisters Charlotte & Violet Hawkesworth sitting with their baby sister Marie on a wagon in a field.

0633.02.19 Item – Charlotte & Violet Hawkesworth in Winter Wear  ca. 1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and content:

Charlotte and Violet Hawkesworth, ages 12 & 13, dressed in toques and scarves knitted by their grandmother Susan Armstrong.

0633.02.20 Item – The Hawkesworth Home  ca. 1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Two ladies working on the garden at the Hawkesworth homestead. The photograph shows the side of the log cabin with the extension.

0633.02.21 Item – Letitia (Lohnes) Hawkesworth  ca. 1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and content:

Letitia (Lohnes) Hawkesworth seated outside. Letitia was Aubrey Hawkesworth’s mother and resided in Scarsdale, Nova Scotia with her son Parker.

0633.02.22 Item – Violet Hawkesworth on Horseback  ca. 1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and content:

Violet Hawkesworth on a dapple horse.

0633.02.23 Item – Charlotte Hawkesworth  ca. 1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and content:

Charlotte Hawkesworth. A caption on the front of the photograph reads “Lottie.”

0633.02.24 Item – Charlotte Hawkesworth  ca. 1936 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and content:

Charlotte Hawkesworth standing in a farm yard.

0633.02.25 Item – Aubrey & Dessie Hawkesworth  ca. 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15 cm
Scope and content:

A studio portrait of Aubrey and Dessie Hawkesworth.

0633.02.26 Item – The Spragg, Churcher and Hawkesworth Families  ca. 1939 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and content:

Pat & Bob Spragg and their family, Joe & Florence Churcher and their family and the Hawkesworth family at a friendly gathering.

0633.02.27 Item – The Hawkesworth Family  1939 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Scope and content:

The Hawkesworth family standing by a wooden building. L-R Aubrey, Charlotte, Violet and Dessie Hawkesworth.

0633.02.28 Item – The Hawkesworth Family  ca. 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

The Hawkesworth family outside in the winter. L-R Charlotte, Aubrey, Dessie and Violet.

0633.02.29 Item – Violet Hawkesworth  ca. 1936 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and content:

Violet standing by a wooden building. Captioned “This is me taken at Sexsmith last summer…Violet”

0633.02.30 Item – Violet Hawkesworth  ca. 1936 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and content:

Violet wearing a hat and holding gloves. Captioned “This was taken last June. I’ll send ____that was taken at the camp next time but its was not developed as yet”

0633.02.31 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth & Aubrey Greber  ca. 1939 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey Hawkesworth with his grandson Aubrey Greber feeding the horses.

0633.02.32 Item – West Hythe School Children  ca. 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and content:

A group of students from West Hythe School. The photograph has some damage and not all the children’s faces are visible. Captioned “Merry Xmas to Violet, Miss Jameson”

0633.02.33 Item – The Shail Children  ca. 1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and content:

Siblings Eldon, Iris and Jarvis Shail sitting outside on a sleigh.

0633.02.34-.36 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth Working with Team of Horses  ca. 1943 3 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and content:

A series of three photographs of Aubrey working with a team of horses.

0633.02.37 Item – Charlotte and Laurie Olson  1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Charlotte holding her baby Laurie Olson who is 4 months old in January 1943.

0633.02.38 Item – The Olson Family  1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and content:

Lester Olson in his WWII uniform standing with his wife Charlotte and their young baby girl Laurie.

0633.02.39 Item – Lester, Charlotte & Laurie Olson
Schwarze, Nanaimo, B.C.
 
1943 1 photograph : colour ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and content:

A studio photograph of the Olson family, Lester, Charlotte & Laurie taken February 1943.

0633.02.40 Item – Minnetta Olson  ca. 1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and content:

Portrait of Lester Olson’s mother Minnetta Olson.

0633.02.41 Item – Charlotte (Hawkesworth) Olson  ca. 1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and content:

Charlotte (Hawkesworth) Olson standing outdoors.

0633.02.42 Item – Sexsmith Frontier Nites Float 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and content:

A float advertising Sexsmith Frontier Nites on Oct. 20-21. The floats signs read “Even Women Are Bearded” and “See The Manless Heads”.

0633.02.43a & b Item – Negard and Hawkesworth Families  ca. 1950 2 photographs : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and content:

Family photographs showing Mr. Negard, Art & Billy, my [?], Alice Negard Carpenter, Steve Sharkey, Alice (infant), Dessie Hawkesworth, Laurine, Elenor Greber, Aubrey Hawkesworth, Aubrey Greber. These were taken June 11, 1950, Allen’s birthday. The second photograph includes Violet Greber. Individuals are identified in captions on the backs of the photographs.

0633.02.44 Item – Grandpa Hawkesworth’s truck  ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows a pickup truck. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Grandpa Hawkesworth’s truck.”

0633.02.45 Item – The Hawkesworth Homestead  ca. 1951 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and content:

Copy of an aerial photograph of the Hawkesworth farmyard (SW 28 T73 R11 W6) visible is the house, barn, various sheds, vehicles in the driveway and surrounding fields.

0633.02.46 Item – The First County Council Meeting  1951 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
Scope and content:

A meeting of the first county council. Aubrey Hawkesworth is standing in the back 5th from right. The photograph is stamped on the back “Herald-Tribune Staff Photo”

0633.02.47 Item – Laurie and Charlotte Olson  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows Charlotte (Hawkesworth) Olson and daughter Laurie. “Laurie & Charlotte” is written on the back.

0633.02.48 Item – Grandma Hawkesworth and Allyson  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows Dessie Hawkesworth holding baby Allyson. “Grandma Hawkesworth & Alyson” is written on the back.

0633.02.49 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth  1959 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows Aubrey Hawkesworth pitching hay into a trailer hitched to a tractor. The back of the photograph reads “1959 Aubrey Hawkesworth.”

0633.02.50 Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth  ca. 1959 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Aubrey Hawkesworth getting water from a pump at the Greber farm.

0633.02.51 Item – Family Group Photograph n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows Charlotte, Allyson, Dessie, Aubrey, and an unidentified girl posing outdoors behind what appears to be a hay bale. The back of the photograph reads “Me, Allyson, Grandma & Grandpa Hawkesworth.”

0633.02.52 Item – Aubrey & Dessie Hawkesworth
Paquin Photographs Ltd.
 
1963 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and content:

Matted studio portrait of Aubrey and Dessie Hawkesworth. A caption on the mat reads “Grandma & Grandpa Hawkesworth Charlotte Tolton’s parents.”

0633.02.53 a,b,c Item – Aubrey & Dessie Hawkesworth’s 50th Anniversary  1969 3 photographs ; colour ; various sizes
Scope and content:

Photographs of the head table and Aubrey and Dessie at their 50th wedding anniversary inside the Hythe Legion. 0633.02.53a is an original; the other two are more recent copies of different photographs of the same occasion.

0633.02.54a & b Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth Signing Papers  1969 2 photographs : colour ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and content:

Copies of photographs showing Aubrey Hawkesworth and two unidentified women signing papers at an office. There is a clerk behind the desk in one of the photographs. This is probably to do with the Hythe Pioneer Home.

0633.02.55a,b,c Item – Aubrey Hawkesworth Turning the Sod for the Hythe Pioneer Home  1969 3 photographs
Scope and content:

Photographs of the turning of the sod by Aubrey Hawkesworth before the construction of the Hythe Pioneer Home. 0633.02.55a is a b&w original; 0633.02.55b is a b&w copy made more recently; 0633.02.55c is a more recent colour copy.

0633.02.56 Item – Members of the Hythe Pioneer Club  1969 1 TIFF : b&w
Scope and content:

Three unidentified members of the Hythe Pioneer Club.

0633.02.57 Item – The Oldtimers Pioneer Club at Hythe  1969 1 TIFF : b&w
Scope and content:

A gathering of the old-timers Pioneer club in Hythe as identified on page 334 of the book “Pioneer Round-Up”. Back row right – Delphine Borden, peeking over her right shoulder Irene Cook.

0633.02.58 Item – A Cheque Presentation  ca. 1969 1 TIFF : colour
Scope and content:

Aubrey Hawkesworth in the back ground at a cheque presentation presumably for the Hythe Pioneer Club.

0633.02.59 Item – Dessie and Aubrey Hawkesworth  ca. 1969 1 photograph : colour ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and content:

Image shows Dessie and Aubrey Hawkesworth sitting on a sofa.

0633.02.60 Item – Charlotte & Allen Tolton  1994 1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and content:

Copy of a photograph of Al and Charlotte (Hawkesworth) Tolton on their 40th wedding anniversary, July 2, 1994.