{"id":8,"date":"2013-10-23T17:29:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T17:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2021-05-03T01:41:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T01:41:12","slug":"west-family-website","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/","title":{"rendered":"The West Family Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Recent Research:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/vancouver-west-family-tree\/\"><strong>Current West family tree &#8211; complete. \u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/vancouver-west-family-tree\/\"><strong>Current West family database<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: Bitter, Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: center;\">Leaving Venn &#8211; Bruce More&#8217;s book on the West Family\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/VenncoverJPG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2106 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/VenncoverJPG-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/table-of-contents\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to enter book.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/index-of-site\/\">SITE INDEX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/highlights\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">HIGHLIGHTS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Welcome to the Vancouver West family website &#8211; here is a brief introduction to\u00a0 the main components.\u00a0 \u00a0 Bruce More, webmaster: \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:morebruce@gmail.com\">morebruce@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/the-vancouver-wests\/\">THE VANCOUVER WESTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/families\/\">BERKSHIRE FAMILY ROOTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/gramma-emmas-family-the-longs-bryants-iresons\/\">THE LONG FAMILY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These sections give available details and anecdotes which amplify some of the data in the genealogy. The Vancouver Wests covers Grampa John and Gramma Emma and their family and descendants. Berkshire Family Roots deals with our England forebears with the exception of The Long (Gramma Emma&#8217;s) Family which has its own section. The information comes largely from family verbal tradition as told most recently by \u00a0Grampa&#8217;s siblings:\u00a0Ruth, Elsie, and Percy West but mostly through Mary Irish, from her own substantial memory. \u00a0 (See Mary Irish\u2019s page and the transcribed tapes of her voice.). Other details have come from tapes which Mary has made of Percy\u2019s voice, through many conversations with a number of living cousins and residents of Berkshire (see appendix) and while they were alive, from the B.C. aunties: Edna, Evelyn, Marjorie and Ruth.\u00a0 In addition, there is documentary evidence which I have gathered sporadically during my visits to the Berkshire \u201cmill country\u201d\u00a0 in 1969, 1970, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2015.\u00a0 Primary sources have been Parish records in Oxford and Reading, tombstones in churchyards and cemeteries of the district and interviews of local historians (Steventon, Grove and Blewbury). I have used footnotes to mark the direct quotations from the following publications.\u00a01. This Venerable Village (Blewbury) \u2013 Peter Northeast and Roy East; 2. A Short History of Hanney \u2013\u00a0Diana R. Bowder;\u00a0 3. The Victoria History of the County of Berkshire; and 4. The Wantage Families of Aldworth and\u00a0Wellavise \u2013 Gordon Hope (unpublished).\u00a0The Oxfordshire Library\u2019s Centre for Oxfordshire Studies (COS) in Oxford and the Berkshire County Records Office (BCR) in Shire Hall, Reading, are wonderful resources for various records &amp; microfilms.\u00a0 Microfiches of the International Geneological Index of the Mormon Church, and the national censuses of 1841\/51\/61\/71\/81\/and \/91 have also been major sources. Most of the anecdotes are from interviews of my aunts and (great) Uncle Percy and of course the many memories of Mary Irish. My presentation in this website is intended to be reader-friendly rather than an \u201cofficial document\u201d, therefore not all\u00a0of the available documents are included.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/places\/\">PLACES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These pages focus on the places where our ancestors lived and worked.\u00a0 It takes the form of a tour guide and follows a\u00a0 sometimes chronological path from Blewbury to Venn Mill &#8211; a tour which I have had the great pleasure of taking a dozen of my family on in 2012 and 2015. Well into the 16th century, land was\u00a0 owned primarily by the nobility.\u00a0 Increasingly after that time, more successful \u201ccommoners\u201d\u00a0 leased the more elaborate farms and manors from the owners, who were often absentee landowners, usually the church,\u00a0 nobility or Oxford Colleges. \u00a0 Venn Mill, for example, was owned by Lord Wantage, and Prior\u2019s Court in West Hanney by New College, Oxford. \u00a0 William Long in Garford was probably such a lessee, or tenant.\u00a0 Equally likely, the many millers in the family were often employees of the \u201ctenants\u201d of the manor of which each mill was a part. \u00a0 This tradition changed in the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries as leases were sold off.\u00a0 For example, Henry Prior bought the lease for the Old Mill at Blewbury in 1921 when the Wantage Estate, which owned the Blewbury Manor, was split up.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/genealogy\/\">GENEALOGY CHARTS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Family trees which cover primarily direct ancestors and descendants of John &amp; Emma West (Grampa and Gramma), paternal &amp; maternal, and also include available information on the families of brothers and sisters of direct ancestors.\u00a0 \u00a0 My goal was to research vertically rather than horizontally. I have not\u00a0listed descendants more recent than the &#8220;cousins&#8221;\u00a0(i.e. the grandchildren of John Aldworth West and Emma Long) although the cousin&#8217;s families are listed on individual pages under generations\/Vancouver Wests. In the main chart, by the use of colour coding, the information makes regular reference to the specific generation of individuals as positioned on the family tree chart.\u00a0 e.g. John Aldworth West is on the paternal chart in the 5th generation (coloured green).\u00a0 I have not included birth dates of any living relatives, for reasons of individual privacy. \u00a0 Where known, dates are given only for deceased family members.\u00a0 Feel free to contact me directly for current dates.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">RESEARCHING<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The process of researching the West Family tree has been time consuming but highly rewarding.\u00a0 In many ways, I have just touched the surface. Some Parish records\u00a0from the West\u2019s geographical area (which was Berkshire before 1974 and is now\u00a0Oxfordshire) are available, transcribed and indexed, but an equal number are in progress.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">This means countless hours of reading original manuscripts or microfilms, some of which are virtually unreadable.\u00a0 Some day these records will all be available in transcribed and indexed form so that all of the unfinished searches can be done in a few days.\u00a0<\/span>Unfortunately (or fortunately?), none of our family have become Mormons, and therefore there is limited\u00a0evidence of our branches of Wests, Longs, Aldworths, Westells, Whitings etc. in the International Genealogical Index\u00a0put out by that church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The following have supplied data also through their own family research:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BC cousins: Linda Currie, Ruth Tuttle, Rich West, John West, \u00a0Ann Tasker, Donna &amp; Jim Crook,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/brucemore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shapeimage_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/brucemore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shapeimage_1.png\" alt=\"shapeimage_1\" width=\"245\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Danae McKay, Joan West.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">England cousins: Colin Smith, Ruth Pocock, Elisabeth Atkin, Helen Barker,\u00a0Christine Frances, Becky Harris, Sally Clarke, James Prowting, Beth Sutherland\u00a0and Helen Claus (in Holland).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is still much to be gleaned from letters and other documents which you may have hidden away in a cupboard somewhere, and I urge you to make them known.\u00a0 I started my research with the basic assumption that the family had left England and had very little contact with the relatives there over the years.\u00a0 Reading my mom\u2019s letters and talking to the aunts, I realized that there was in fact much letter writing in addition to actual visits; Grandma in 1924, Phil in 1927, Grandpa &amp; Grandma in 1937, Edna and Betty in 1951, my Mom and Dad in 1960, Marjorie &amp; Harold in 1963, and many since.\u00a0 Every Christmas, greetings were sent and gifts were exchanged with both the West and the Long branches. (Our family fondly remembers receiving a yearly Christmas gift of a large tin of Peak Freans cookies from one of our England relatives).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Needless to say, the search process has been a labour of love for me, and I highly recommend continuation of the search for answers to many unanswered questions regarding our English family to anyone who has the time, resources and inclination.\u00a0 My data is always available to any member of the family who might want to continue.\u00a0 Quite apart from the traditional county records searches are the questions which have arisen from family verbal history. \u00a0In 1994, Jack Ireson told me that his mother (Alice n\u00e9e Long) had instructed him to never mention the shooting at Venn Mill when talking to a West.\u00a0 He had no more details than that.\u00a0 For years\u00a0this left me completely puzzled, especially since none of the Vancouver relatives were aware of it.\u00a0 Finally a letter from Mary Irish explained what was apparently a tragic family feud between WWW and his brother Daniel (see The Fourth Generation \u2013 Daniel).\u00a0 Jack Ireson had another story which told of a feud between two West millers on Letcombe Brook, in which one held back water, interrupting the working of the Mill downstream and resulting in flooding in the area. \u00a0 Since Venn Mill (WWW) is downstream from Lower Hanney Mill (Daniel), this story gains credibility. There is also much insight to be gained by research into the Strict (or Particular) Baptists which bonded such a large number of the family from Daniel (b. 1813) down through our own generation in the Grove area.\u00a0A book entitled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Seceders<\/span> (available from most members of the church, but\u00a0otherwise not to be found in local libraries) has been recommended by several of these parishioners as good\u00a0background to the evolution of this sect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I find our roots absolutely fascinating, particularly because I can find no connections with nobility (with exception of the Aldworth\u2019s distant relation to Irish royalty).\u00a0 Although a few of the branches of the family were prosperous tradesmen and farmers, most were commoners. I was interested to note a number of \u201cillegitimate\u201d children who\u00a0were baptized (some in our family, including Benjamin, son of Martha, who was Daniel\u2019s b.1813 sister, Henry Prior,\u00a0etc.). \u00a0I was quite moved by the number of \u201cX\u201d markings in the marriage registers, in lieu of a signature.\u00a0 If such registers are an indication of the general state of literacy in England at the end of the 18th century, then close to 80% were illiterate.\u00a0Of course, then came William Westell West and his family, and all that changed.\u00a0From a heritage standpoint, the children of John and Emma have in the last decade of the 20th\u00a0century given us our own kind of great wealth, which is knowing each other.\u00a0 Even before the \u201cKissin\u2019 Kuzzins\u201d annual\u00a0picnic, I got to know my cousins and aunts and uncles through summer get-togethers at Grantham\u2019s Landing (Edna &amp;Betty), Gibsons (Ruth, Wes &amp; Grandpa), Boundary Bay (Harold &amp; Marjorie), Beach Grove (Fred &amp; Nora),\u00a0Kelowna (Jack &amp; Margaret) and during my Yale days, visits to Willowdale (Ken &amp; Irene).\u00a0 I cherish the memories of the wonderful Christmas dinners (groaners!!) at Taylor Way, 52nd Ave., S.W. Marine Drive and when we hosted those dinners at our home on 12th avenue in East Burnaby, particularly the happy hours around the piano.\u00a0 \u201cMemories are made of this\u201d\u2026.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A most wonderful part of my visits to England was meeting the fine people of Berkshire &amp; Oxfordshire,\u00a0both relatives and non-relatives.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Many thanks to all of them for their hospitality, interest and of course, their memories.\u00a0 The best part of my research was coming home (in \u201993) and visiting with my aunts and getting to know them again after too many years of banishment in Victoria. As always, they were wonderful! \u00a0Love and many thanks!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following are my \u201csources\u201d in England (add 01235 unless otherwise noted):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthur Bayliss, town historian in Steventon\u00a0 831444<\/li>\n<li>Eleanor Bryant, (deceased) Stowford, Wingfield, Trowbridge, Wiltshire (contact Phil Bryant at 01225 752253)<\/li>\n<li>Gordon and Joyce Entwhistle, current owners of Hine\u2019s Mill \u2013 Grove 763988<\/li>\n<li>Philip Hope, grandson of Joseph Aldworth (m4), \u00a0 Reading\u00a0 01734 875738.<\/li>\n<li>Gordon Hope\u00a0 nephew of Philip \u2013 \u201cCleobury\u201d, South Hill, Droxford, Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>Jack and Enid Ireson (m6), 33 Wessex Road, Didcot \u00a0 0X11 85X \u00a0 813947<\/li>\n<li>Keith (deceased) and Audrey Long (m6), Byrecroft, Faulkland, Bath, BA35U2 01373-834225<\/li>\n<li>Mary Irish, (deceased)<\/li>\n<li>Susan Marsden (Prowting)\u00a0 daughter of Joyce &amp; Wilbur 24 Glen Way, Watford, Middlesex\u00a0 01923-225197<\/li>\n<li>Jim Prowting , son of Joyce &amp; Wilbur, 01923-236887<\/li>\n<li>Joyce &amp; Wilbur Prowting (deceased)<\/li>\n<li>David Rogers (deceased) \u00a0 \u2013 former owner of Old Blewbury Mill<\/li>\n<li>Billy and Joan Smith,\u00a0 great grandson of William Aldworth (deceased)<\/li>\n<li>Herbert and Doris Smith,\u00a0 great grandson of William Aldworth (deceased)<\/li>\n<li>Alan Stoyel, former owner of Venn Mill \u00a0 01367-718888<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Tugwell,\u00a0 Deacon, Grove Strict Baptist Chapel\u00a0 765602<\/li>\n<li>Muriel West &amp; sons Joe &amp; Peter, descendant of Daniel West 768015\u00a0 Garland Farm, West Challow\u00a0 0X129PB<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Pocock \u2013 Great great grand-daughter of William Aldworth and Niece of Percy &amp; Miriam West<\/li>\n<li>Colin Smith \u2013 Great great grand-son of William Aldworth<\/li>\n<li>Helen Barker\u00a0 \u2013 Great great grand-daughter of William Aldworth<\/li>\n<li>Dan and Mary Pepler, Garrards Lodge, High Street, Uffington Oxon SN7 7RP, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following are my Sources in Canada (exclusive of my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Namao &#8211; Grant Nicol, Colleen C.<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton &#8211; 49th Battalion Museum (Lermus@telus.com)<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton &#8211; Ross Flats Presbyterian: Ian Scott, Ken Munro<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Earlie area: <\/span>Cathy Laycock, Cheryl Davidson, <span class=\"s1\">Doug Adams, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Charlene Teasdale<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Lloydminster Archives &#8211; <\/span>Sarah Parminter &amp; Corine Price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>STALE INFO (DUPLICATION)<\/h2>\n<h5>New Photo pages:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/emmasfamily.pdf\">Gramma Long\u2019s Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/johnemmaextras3.jpg\">John &amp; Emma\u2019s Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/the-road-to-vancouver\/20west\/\">The Vancouver West family grows<\/a>\u00a0..(from Edmonton to Lulu Island)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/garlandsfarmwests1.pdf\">The Garland Farm Wests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/04\/aldworth-pottery2.pdf\">The Aldworth Pottery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 class=\"p3\">Videos:<\/h5>\n<p>Super 8 family movies from Christmas dinners at Bill &amp; Elsie\u2019s in East Burnaby in the \u201950s.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f2on1-Cn3ps\">Fred &amp; Nora\u2019s family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hs-AzQSL5_0\">Phil &amp; Evelyn\u2019s family<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 class=\"p3\"><em>Please send photos, stories &amp;\u00a0family information for the website!<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><b>PRIMARY\u00a0ARTICLES:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/the-road-to-vancouver\/\">Gramma and Grampa emigrate to Canada\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 contains the bulk of the research on the history and chronology of the \u201cVancouver Wests\u201d, including previousy unknown\u00a0details regarding the\u00a0family\u00a0homesteading in Alberta from 1909.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/jack-margaret\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Jack<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/elsie-bill\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Elsie<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/phil-evelyn\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Phil<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/edna-betty\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Edna<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/harold-marjorie\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Harold<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/fred-nora\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Fred<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/ruth-wes\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Ruth<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<span class=\"s6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/ken-irene\/\">Ken<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 f<\/span>amily pages of each of the 8 Vancouver West families with memories of their children: .<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/navigating\/\">Navigating the site<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0recommended reading to get maximum understanding of the site.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brucemore.ca\/genealogy\/\">Genealogy Charts<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\">Navigating the Site<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Clicking on What\u2019s New,\u00a0Genealogy, Families or Places\u00a0in the menu banner gives you several starting points: \u00a0(note some submenus to the right of each).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\"><i><strong>WELCOME<\/strong>\u00a0includes: \u201cNavigating\u201d (this page), and \u201cWhat\u2019s New\u201d<\/i><\/span>\u00a0highlights recent events or notice of new research\u00a0about the Wests.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\"><i>GENEALOGY<\/i><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is a massive chart of the Wests going back as far as 1499. \u00a0Click the logo once to expand and once again to highlight the area you wish to explore, from the maternal ancestors on the left side to the paternal ancestors in the middle and sibling families on the right.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\"><i><strong>FAMILIES<\/strong><\/i><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>EARLIER ENGLAND ANCESTORS<\/i><\/span>\u00a0gives\u00a0us a look into the lives of previous generations of West families starting with James West and his forebears at Blewbury Mill. \u00a0Always click on highlighted words or phrases for additional documents, photos and sound recordings.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><em>WILLIAM WESTELL AND SARAH\u2019S FAMILY \u00a0<\/em>tells us about Grampa\u2019s mom, dad, brothers and sisters at Venn Mill.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><em>GRAMPA AND GRAMMA EMIGRATE TO CANADA\u00a0<\/em>tells the fascinating story of their family emigration from Venn Mill through homesteading in Alberta, life in Edmonton, while Grampa was at the war, \u00a0Grampa\u2019s service in France during the first war and the family\u2019s final settlement in Vancouver<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>THE VANCOUVER WESTS\u00a0<\/i><\/span>covers the children\u00a0of John West and Emma Long with a page on the family of each.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>ENGLAND RELATIVES\u00a0OF TODAY<\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 throughout the 20th century, Vancouver Wests have visited England and the various cousins and descendants who still live there. \u00a0This section provides information on these relatives, including in a submenu, photos and writings from the most recent trip of October, 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\"><i>PLACES<\/i><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is virtual tour of the dwelling places of our ancestors with\u00a0many highlighted text links to photos and amplifying material.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\"><i>IN MEMORIAM<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 to those family members who we have lost in recent years. Also a dedication to Mary Irish without whose enthusiasm, this website would not exist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/10\/Westfamlist4.pdf\">Westfamlist4<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent Research: Current West family tree &#8211; complete. \u00a0 Current West family database Leaving Venn &#8211; Bruce More&#8217;s book on the West Family\u00a0 Click here to enter book. SITE INDEX HIGHLIGHTS Welcome to the Vancouver West family website &#8211; here is a brief introduction to\u00a0 the main components.\u00a0 \u00a0 Bruce More, webmaster: \u00a0morebruce@gmail.com THE VANCOUVER &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The West Family Website<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2235,"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/2235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucemore.ca\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}