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They had the following children:
250 i. CHARLES NELSON (1871-1873)
251 ii. ANDREW TAYLOR MCCORD (1874-1941)
252 iii. BENJAMIN (1877-1937)
253 iv. JOHN BURTON (1883-1940)
131. DR. ELSWOOD CHAFFEY (GEORGE 4, BENJAMIN 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born on 8 Mar 1850
in BROCKVILLE. CANADA. ELSWOOD died in LERDO, DURANGO, MEXICO, on 25 Dec 1920; he was 70.
Occupation: MEDICAL DOCTOR. Education: TRAINING IN CANADA AND SCOTLAND.
AFTER GETTING DEGREES IN SCOTLAND, HE PRACTICED AS GOVT. PHYSICIAN IN JAMAICA. CAME TO
ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, IN JULY OF 1883. BUILT A HOUSE ON EUCLID AVE. JUST NORTH OF THE
COLLEGE. ACCORDING TO DAUGHTER, MOIRA IN HER 1966 ORAL HISTORY, HE BOUGHT LAND FROM
BROTHER GEORGE BUT WAS NOT A SUCCESSFUL FARMER AND SOON GOT INTO FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
HE WENT TO WHAT WAS THEN BRITISH GUYANA WITH MINING ENGINEER JOHN TAYS TO CONSULT ON
THE FEASIBILITY OF MINING ON THE UPPER ESSEQUIBO RIVER. TAYS ADVISED ON MINING AND
ELSWOOD ON THE HEALTH FACTORS THERE. HE MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO CLEAR HIS DEBTS. TAYS
WAS KNOWN IN ONTARIO FOR THE GRAVITY MULE CAR WHICH TRAVELED EUCLID AVENUE.
ELSWOOD LATER PURCHASED SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, FROM A MAN WHO DID NOT OWN IT. IN
1888 SOLD HIS ONTARIO HOLDINGS AND MOVED TO SANTA MONICA. A YEAR LATER, UNABLE TO
RECOUP HIS LOSSES AND UNABLE TO MAKE ENOUGH IN HIS PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTICE, HE
MOVED TO MEXICO TO SUPERVISE THE HEALTH OF A MINING COMPANY’S WORK FORCE AND LATER
TO CARE FOR THE POOR THERE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. 39,40
On 13 Nov 1876 when ELSWOOD was 26, he married ELIZABETH (ELIZA) CAMPBELL BOSWELL,
daughter of GEORGE BOSWELL & JOSEPHINE CAMPBELL, in LEVIS, QUEBEC, CANADA. Born on 24
Feb 1857 in LONDON, ENGLAND. ELIZABETH (ELIZA) CAMPBELL died in CHALCHIHUITAS,
ZACATECAS, MEXICO, on 15 Oct 1903; she was 46.
They had the following children:
254 i. GEORGE BOSWELL MCLAREN (1877-1878)
255 ii. WINIFRED ELSWOOD (1879-1955)
256 iii. OLGA ELSWOOD (1880-1965)
257 iv. CECIL (1881-1899)
258 v. HEBER ELSWOOD (1884-1909)
259 vi. SHEILA ELSWOOD (1886-1974)
260 vii. MOIRA ELSWOOD (1888-1975)
132. WILLIAM BENJAMIN CHAFFEY (GEORGE 4, BENJAMIN 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born on 21
Oct 1856 in BROCKVILLE, CANADA. WILLIAM BENJAMIN died in MILDURA, AUSTRALIA, on 5 Jun
1926; he was 69. Occupation: AGRICULTURIST, FOUNDER OF MILDURA WINERY.
WILLIAM BENJAMIN CHAFFEY (WB) GREW UP IN BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA. HIS FATHER WAS
A STRICT DISCIPLINARIAN. HE BELIEVED IN MAKING HIS SONS WORK AT AN EARLY AGE. SO AT THE
AGE OF 14 WB WAS SENT TO A COMMERCIAL OFFICE FOR SIX MONTHS AND WINTER SCHOOL FOR THE
REMAINING SIX MONTHS. AT AGE 17, HE CONTROLLED A HUGE COAL DISTRIBUTING CONCERN FOR
HIS FATHER WHO EXPORTED IRON ORE TO THE U.S. AND TOOK COAL IN EXCHANGE. 41,42
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