George F. Street was born at Burton, New Brunswick, on 25 January 1787. He was the fourth son of Samuel Denny Street. He studied in his father's law office then went to England in 1808 to finish his legal training. He returned to New Brunswick. In 1823 he was appointed Advocate General, and he remained in that office until 1834. George F. Street was Solicitor General of New Brunswick from 1834 until 1845 when he was appointed judge of the Supreme Court. He was a member of the Executive Council from 1833-1837 and the Legislative Council from 1839-1845.

George F. Street married Francis Maria Stratton (daughter of Major Stratton of the Royal Engineers) in 1818. They had one daughter, Francis Mary, and two sons, Thomas Frank and John Davis. George F. Street died in Malta on July 29,1855.

George Dixon Street was born in Calcutta, India, on 8 October 1812. He was the son of Thomas George Street (of the East India Merchant Service), grandson of the Hon. Samuel D. Street and nephew of George F. Street.

George D. Street came to New Brunswick in 1824 at the age of 12. He finished his literary studies in St. Andrews and then entered the law office of his uncle, Alfred L. Street. He was called to the bar in 1835 and practised in St. Andrews for 48 years. He married Susan Wyer (daughter of Hon. Thomas Wyer) and they had three sons and two daughters.

George D. Street was appointed registrar of probates in 1840 and judge of probates in 1866. He represented Charlotte County in the House of Assembly for 1856 and 1857. He was president of the Charlotte County Bank for nine years and was director of the New Brunswick & Canada Railway at one time. He died in 1882.

Variety of Stuart family documents from the 1800's.

George E. Styran born c. 1854 in Sheffield, England came to Fredericton with the military and here married Hannah (O’Brien) Buswell on 3 June 1895. Hannah had a son William Gordon Buswell by a previous marriage who served in the First World War with the Canadian Field Ambulance. Two sons by George also served in the First World War, Thomas “Edward” and Walter Herbert. Thomas Edward born 23 Dec 1897 enlisted in the 104th Battalion CEF in November 1915 and on 14 or 15 Dec 1916, while with the 49th Battalion, was captured and was interned in the POW station at Dulmen, Germany. He enlisted again in the Second World War serving with the Royal Canadian Artillery and died in service on 18 May 1945. Walter also enlisted in the 104th Battalion CEF in Jan 1916. George Styran enlisted with the 4th Pioneer Battalion on June 1916 and after serving in the First World War returned to Fredericton where he died on 27 June 1926.

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A collection of postcards sent to Alice Eliza Lawson from various family members.

Alice Eliza Lawson (Nee Stephen) was born on 6 July 1868 in Gloucester England to Andrew J Stephen and Eliza Layton. She moved to Canada with her family when she was 3 (circa 1871.) Several of her siblings were born in Canada. On 20 June 1888, she married Brunswick Arthur Lawson. They had four children, Andrew William (1889-1916) George Brunswick (1892-1916) Alice Eliza (1896-1970) Lucinda Bella (1901-1974), and Mary Delphina Florence (1908-2002.) Her sons, Andrew and George died months apart in Europe during the First World War. Alice died 20 June 1933, the 45th anniversary of her marriage to Brunswick, who outlived her passing 10 October 1942.

Frederick Pemberton Thompson (1845-1922) was born of Loyalist stock in Douglas, York County, New Brunswick, son of Hannah and Alexander Thompson. His father was a lumberman who became a Member of the Legislative Assembly for York County. Frederick attended school in Douglas and Fredericton. He attended Mount Allison College in Sackville, where he met his wife, Elizabeth Snowball, daughter of the Rev. J. Snowball, a Methodist minister.

Thompson was active in various businesses in Fredericton, in charitable causes, and in politics. He served on municipal council for six years, three as a warden. In 1874 he unsuccessfully contested a seat in the House of Assembly for York County, but was successful in his bid in 1878. His election and that of John Fraser were protested, and both men resigned only to be re-elected in a by-election in November 1878.

Thompson was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1885 and served until 1891 when he resigned to run for the House of Commons. He tried to return to the House of Assembly in 1895, but was not elected until 1899. He served until 1902 when he was appointed to the Senate, succeeding L. B. Snowball. He became an important influence for the Liberal Party in the Senate. He was survived by four children: Sadie, wife of H. LeRoy of Montréal; Alexander, who ran the New Brunswick Telephone Company; Margaret, who married Edward Winslow of Victoria; and Hannah Pickard, who married Francis B. Gregory who later became a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

John Thomson had been a ship-owner in Dumfries, Scotland, but when he emigrated to Saint John, New Brunswick, with his brothers, Robert and George, he engaged in mercantile business on Water St. until his death in 1841. John was a freeman of both Dumfries (1825) and Saint John (1836). His brother George became a shipbuildier. John Thomson and his wife, Jessie, had fourteen children. His son, William Thomson (1816-1891) was a ship broker and commission merchant, and subsequently owned a number of sailing vessels which he employed in the foreign carrying trade. He was married in 1841 to Elizabeth Rachel Scoullar (d.1883) of Saint John, a daughter of James Scoullar, another Scottish immigrant. They had seven children: Robert; John Henderson; Marion m. Allen O. Cruckshank; Annie Walker m. James F. Robertson; Alice Cameron m. Surgeon Wade; George Greig; and Andrew.

In 1870, William Thomson made a partnership with his son Robert Thomson and William C. Watson that lasted for six years. At that time William formed a new partnership, including himself and his two sons, Robert and John. By 1900, the firm had built some 14 ships and barques, three steel ships and nine steel ocean steamers. Their steamers constituted what was known as the Battle Line. William's son Robert Thomson was born on 1842. At seventeen, he became junior clerk to he office of Duncan & Kendall in Liverpool, England. In 1862 he returned to Saint John and entered his father's office. Robert was Imperial German consul and director in the Bank of New Brunswick. In 1870, he married Louisa Anne, daughter of the Rev. William Donald, pastor of St. Andrew's Church. They had four children: William S (d.1872); Percy W.; Mabel G; and Mona C. His brother John H. Thomson was born in 1848. He became vice-consul to Norway and Sweden. In 1877 he married Ella Violet, daughter of Wesley Thompson. They had two children: John R. and Muriel.

Source: Biographical Review, Province of New Brunswick, 1900

Treadwell House, 294 Water Street was built in 1840 for John Treadwell Snr. He was a block and Spar marker during the golden age of sail. After the decline of ship building in St Andrews he became a bridge contractor, he died in 1899.

The Treadwell House is also recognized as the childhood home of John Treadwell Jr., who had a lasting influence in Alaskan Gold Mining. Like his father he was a carpenter by trade and for many years he worked in his father business as a block and spa maker.

He left for California to work in the Gold Mines and in 1881 he left for Alaska to stake out Land Claims and purchased land in the area. Success lead him to sell his interests in those properties in 1889 for 1.5 million dollars he returned to California. The Gold mine town of Treadwell, Alaska was named after him and was one mile from Douglas Town on Douglas Island, both of these towns only existed to service the mine. Treadwell Gold Mine was at the time the largest Gold Mine in the world and remains Alaska’s second largest Gold Mine of all times. One Hundred Tons of Gold where mined between 1881 and 1917. A flood in 1918 destroyed the mine and the town

William Carr [1754-1834] and Sarah Tapley [1761-1833] married in 1787 and had nine children, Alexander [1788-1892], William [1799-1880], Edward [1792-1866], Richard [1800-], Olive [1804-], Sarah [1790-], Asa [1790-1876], infant [1802-], and Hulda [1810-1872]. William married Mary Ann Whelphy. Their daughter Louise married Isaac Hagerman [1834-1926]. They had one daughter Georgia Ann [1868-1930]. Alexander married Jane Sophia Hagerman in 1818 and who died in 1842. They had son A.H. Carr, daughter Lucinda Carr who married John True in 1859 and Matilda Carr [-1849] who married Eben Carr in 1842. Alexander had three more sons and four more daughters.