(from Beers)
William Streets (1842–) came to Canada from Lincolnshire, England with his parents and two siblings. The family first settled in Oxford County, Ont., where William’s father died. After his death, William’s mother came to Warwick Twp. to live with William.
As a little boy, William had earned four pence a day tending sheep on the hillside in Lincolnshire. He was 12 years old when he came to Canada, and he found employment with Oxford County farmers from 1854 to 1869, being paid $60 per year. In 1869 he was able to buy 100 acres on Lot 6, Con. 2, Warwick Twp., where he built a log cabin.
William Streets married Mary Scoffin of Middlesex County in 1878. They had three children: Mary Jane (m. Robert Tanner), Minnie (m. Oliver Tanner), and Amelia. They also adopted a son, Harley G. Longfield.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Streets Family
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