Edward Adamson Robertson and Annie Massey

I have a few pictures here and a couple of anecdotes that I believe represent something of what happened when Edward Adamson Robertson came to Mara.

Ned or Uncle Ned was apparently working as a Ship's Purser on the P & O Liners when his brother John and wife Margaret with 2 year old Robert Turner  and Edward Adamson Jr. (infant) emigrated from Scotland to Canada.

John and family moved to Mara and lived with the Harry Blurton while they purchased the property from Jim Bell which became the John Robertson farm.

Apparently Ned telegraphed to John from New York and said that if there was more property available that he would buy it and so he purchased the 30? acres south of John's property and between the Bell farm and John's farm.

Ned then left the P & O Line and came by train from New York to Mara. 

Peg Varchol (yes an older Robertson woman!) has probably a better understanding of how Ned got to Mara.
Quote: "My understanding of Uncle Ned being in Mara is a touch different.  My understanding is that he was on his way to immigrate to Australia by getting a job on the Empress line out of Vanc.  He stopped in to see Grandad and liked it so much he forgot about Australia."

 I believe he lived with John and Margaret and family while they had their first home built.

Apparently the builders were brothers who left and went to live on Francois Lake south of Burns Lake after they had built the first home.

Ned soon became acquainted with Annie Massey whose family lived down the river.

This is  a copy of a postcard that I got a copy of in the lead up to their marriage at the church in 1913.

Alice (Macready) Robertson wrote the happy couple a poem on their 50th wedding anniversary and here is a copy for your enjoyment!