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Gordon Leigh Darrach

- Gordon Leigh Darrach born April 09, 1951 at PEI Hospital, Charlottetown

Lived in New Haven & attended New Haven School from 1957 – 1963.

Jobs: Manager trainee – T D Bank / bookkeeper / retail sales /credit manager / office manager / development

officer – PEI Gov’t / house renovation sales /Financial Accounts Analyst with BC Gov’t.

 Remembers when there was one television in his community and everybody would go down there and

 huddle around it and watch cartoons. Went to church every Sunday. Played sports all year round every

day and was in a dare devil club where they did silly things.

Parents

Louis Darrach – Born October 7, 1912. Died April 10, 2002. He was a Lobster fisherman and carpenter.

Elizabeth Adams – Born February 14, 1913. Died January 1 2002. Worked in the PEI hospital and  

lived in New Haven.

Grandparents

Fathers Side

Clara Inman and John Angus Darrach. Gordons Fathher Louis has the white hat on.

Gordon Darrach – Lynn MacMillan

Louis Darrach – Elizabeth Adams

                              Alonzo Adams – Flora Ethel Ramsay (Flora Ramsay – Donald Ramsay -  MacGougan –

                                                                                               Scotland)

                               Frank Adams – Mary Jane Cousins

                               William Adams – Ellen Sudsherry

                                Thomas Adams – Isabella Brown

                                John Adams – Sarah Harrison   (John Adams he landed on the ship “Annabella” which

                                                                                        sunk in Cabot park harbour 1770 (fall). The ship came  

                                                                                        from  Campbelleton, Scotland 

 

                              

John Angus Darrach – Clara Inman ( John Angus Darrach half-brother Silias Murrley / Mothers name

                                                                Mary. Adopted by Angus Darrach died September 29, 1934 drowned

                                                                 at old West River bridge.) Married March 11, 1910 Inman home.)

                                        

                                          David Inman – Catherine MacDougall

                                          John Inman – Jane Webster (John 1807-1873) (Jane 1812 to 1889)

                                          John Inman – Rebecca Duke (John Inman – Christened at Kirby Overflow on

                                                                                               May 28, 1766, England, 1766- 1862 (Rebecca

                                                                                                1766-1849)                                  

                                           William Inman – Mary Wray (Married Dec 16, 1765, North of Leeds, South of

                                                                                                Harrogate, England.

© 2015 by  Matthew Shaw

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