Return to England

My father remembered visiting William Fox Pinhey and Fanny Maude's farm as a child.  He told me that life on the farm was much more difficult than William and Fanny had anticipated when they decided to homestead.  First there were problems clearing and preparing the land for farming - I remember stories about cutting trees, stump pulling and dynamiting rocks to clear the land.  Then there was the distance to town and civilization.  This was not quite the life William and Fanny were accustomed to in England.

According to my father, William Fox Pinhey and Fanny Maude returned to England sometime around the 1919-1920 time-frame.  Subsequent information (ships passenger manifest provided) shows that they actually returned to England in January 1917 on board the Southland).  Sons William Knevitt Pinhey, Robert Knevitt Pinhey and Thomas Knevitt Pinhey remained in Canada (though Robert traveled with William Fox and Fanny Maude on the 1917 trip back to England). William Knevitt Pinhey married and settled in Peterborough, and, according to my father, Robert  returned and stayed on the farm for awhile and married later in life.Thomas Knevitt Pinhey eventually met and married Daisy Laura Shellard and their story will be detailed in later posts.

I will continue my research into family records and documents to pinpoint the dates and details for William Fox Pinhey and Fanny Maude's return to England and also for Roberts life.  Thus far, I have determined where William and Fanny lived when they returned to England.

The family photo album contains the following photographs of WIlliam Fox Pinhey and Fanny Maude in England during the late 1920's. One can't help noticing that the Pinhey's appear happy to be back home.

                        William Fox Pinhey, Fanny Maude and the Stillwell Family

         Left to right: Eric William Stillwell ("Bill"), Clarence Stillwell, Fanny Sarah (Faff)                                        Stillwell, Fanny Maude Pinhey and William Fox Pinhey

Vacationing in Cornwall

Una Knevitt, William Fox Pinhey and Fanny Maude Pinhey

Vacationing in Cornwall

Back Home in England

 Fanny Maude Pinhey back Home in England

Fanny and William in Front of Their Home

William Fox Pinhey - Born September 2nd 1856. Died January 31st 1929.  Fanny Maude Pinhey - Born August 18 1860. Died August 5th 1936.

These are the last photographs of William Fox Pinhey and Fanny Maude Pinhey that I can find in the albums. If I find more, I will post them.

William Fox Pinhey in England, 1920's

This photo and the one below where in a 1920's photo grouping and added to this post on August 24, 2015.  The photo appears to have been taken the same day as the photo of William and Fanny with the Stillwell family. William is holding a pipe and wearing a pocket watch chain and fob that were common for the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. 

Fanny Maude Pinhey in England, 1920's