The first family to arrive in Canada were the Jonathan Whiteley family.

Jonathon Whiteley was born in Sculcoates in 1814, together with his wife Catherine and son Thomas they sailed on a troopship to Canada. He was a Farrier in the Royal Artillery and was sent on detachment in 1849 to Halifax, he subsequently served 4 years in Canada and was discharged there. Several of his descendants are still alive and living in England.

The second family to immigrate to Canada were the Willis family.

Reginald Willis married Charlotte Bilyard on the 8th of April 1901 at the Parish Church in Kennington, with Ellen Knapman and W. Bilyard as witnesses.

On the 7th of July 1922, Reginald Willis and his 7 children, Edith, Violet, Eva, Ivy, Cicelly, Fred and Walter (known as Noel throughout his life) emigrated to Canada.
They left from Liverpool onboard the White Star Line® vessel, the SS-Canopic to Montreal. Click here for more on the SS-Canopic. Charlotte was denied entry to Canada due to a Nevus and had to remain in England until it had cleared up.
Nevus (or naevus) is a general term that refers to a number of different, usually benign, pigmented lesions of the skin. Most birthmarks and moles fall into the category of nevi.
She was staying with Arthur and Edith Whiteley when Joan Whiteley was born, she later became Joan’s godmother. Charlotte departed Liverpool on the 10th of November 1922 onboard the Canadian Pacific liner Montclare to Montreal.

The third family were the Gregg family.

Margaret Edith Whiteley was born on March 8, 1921, and she married John Major Gregg on the 2nd of September 1942 at St Dunstan's Church Cheam. John was a Canadian army serviceman who had been wounded and was being shipped back to Canada, Margaret known as Peggy throughout her life joined him in Canada some time later.

The fourth family were the Jeffery Whiteley family.

Jeffery Whiteley, who was born in 1937, married Suzanne Moya Thomas on the 3rd of April 1961 at St. Giles Anglican Church in Scarthoe, Grimsby. They emigrated to Canada on the 17th of May 1968 and are currently living in Oaksville, Ontario.

The fifth family.

Penny Day (youngest daughter of Wilfred and Kathleen Day nee Whiteley) was born in 1944 on D-Day. In 1967, now married and with 2 children, she emigrated to Canada and settled in Calgary. Penny was divorced in 1974 and remarried in 1977. She was widowed in 2000 and married again in 2001 and is living on Vancouver Island with her new husband, Mike. Her daughter Caroline also lives on Vancouver Island and her son, Simon, lives in Calgary. Caroline has two children, Michael, who was born in 1982, and Jessica, who was born in 1986.