Joseph Robson Hairsine 
Joseph Robson was born on December 30th, 1842.1 Joseph Robson's father was Thomas Hairsine and his mother was Margerie Robson. His paternal grandparents were Charles Hairsine and Mary Shipley. He had six brothers and three sisters, named Charles, James T., Leonard, Thomas Malcolm, Alfred, Gowan, Mary, Jane and Rebecca. He was the fourth oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 97 on November 24th, 1940.1 General Notes
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Information in Correspondence from Maureen Swanson 4/20/1998
Joseph went to British Columbia in 1862 via - stage to Detroit - t
ra in to New York - boat to Panama - railroad to Pacific - boat to Victo
ri a, B.C. (one way and 6 weeks). After 15 years of prospecting he retu
rn ed to Leamington for a 2 - 3 month visit. He returned the California R
ail way from the West and met the middle Western Railway, which had jo
in ed it in 1868. Joseph married in the West, and some of his descenden
ts st ill reside in Mission City and Victoria, B.C. Joseph had 3 childr
en - Gow an, Thomas and Margery. The sons lived in British Columbia and h
is daugh er lived in Seattle, Washington.
‌Joseph Robson and Indian were married in a religious ceremony about 1853.1 They had a son named Thomas.
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