(submitted by Dr. Greg Stott).
In March 1970 Glenn and Lynne (Dunham) Stott moved into the old farmhouse on Lot 24, Con. 5 NER, Warwick Twp., nearly 65 years after Lynne’s paternal grandparents, Colonel and Lorena (McChesney) Dunham had moved there in 1905. The son of Kenneth and Edna (Pierce) Stott, and a native of London, Glenn was a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and a teacher and subsequently principal with the Middlesex County Board of Education. Lynne, who grew up outside of Komoka, was a graduate of Victoria School of Nursing. Since 1970 she had worked as a Registered Nurse at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital.
Initially the couple rented the house from Lynne’s father, Russell (1912–2005), and subsequently purchased it and the farm. It was to this family home that they brought their five children: Gregory (1975–), Jeffery (1976–1976), Bradley (1977–), Janine (1979–), and Paula (1981–).
Starting in the 1970s, the Stotts began planting hundreds of trees on the property. Then they started hobby farming with an assortment of sheep, chickens, a pair of goats, a cow, a dog, some cats, and Jenny the donkey. In cooperation with neighbours Pete and Elly Rombouts, the Stotts helped to create a pond between the two homes.
Greg, Brad, Janine, and Paula all attended Warwick Township Central School between 1980 and 1995, where Lynne was a founding member of the Home and School Association. After studying at the University of Western Ontario, Greg went on to get his Ph.D. in Canadian History at McMaster University in 2004 and has subsequently taught at various universities. Brad graduated from University of Western Ontario with his B.ESc., and married Angela Hayter. They and their son Evan live in London. Janine graduated from Fanshawe College with her Diploma in Culinary Management and is now a chef in London where she lives with her husband, Josh Redquest. Paula graduated from Fanshawe in the Early Childhood Program and works at Early Childhood Education Support Services in London. She and her husband Wayne Dibbits reside in London.
On May 17, 2005 the family celebrated Russell Dunham’s 93rd birthday and the 100th anniversary of the Dunham family’s arrival at the farm. Russell passed away that July.
Stott family, 1994: Janine, Glenn, Lynne, Brad, Greg and Paula (seated). Courtesy G Stott.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Stott Family
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