Eli Robinson

Eli Robinson, 1868-1957

  • Born in Grantley, Stormont, Ontario.
  • Buried in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, British Columbia.
  • Married to Froats, UE
  • They moved from Ontario to Stonewall, Manitoba after 1911 and h became principal of Stonewall Collegiate High School.
  • In the 1921 census, still living in Selkirk, Manitoba, 45, married, two children.
  • Moved to Courtnay where he was principal of Courtenay High School until 1931 as then retired to a small farm in the area.
  • Loyalist Ancestor:  Christian Barkley , 1745-1830,  Williamsburg Township, Dundas County.