Billings Family Photos

The Billings Families were prominent in the village of Lyn. Water and his sister grew up on a house on the Lyn Road, which is now across from Burnbrae Farms and part of their property. Murray Billings was a cousin of Walter’s and operated a new and used car sales business in Lyn. Walter wrote of his growing up in and around the village, his stories are featured on our website under “Stories by Walter Billings”.

These are photos we have that were donated by the Billing’s Family. Some photos don’t have names, if you know who they are, please email us and let us know.

We also have included additional photos of the Howard Family, Moorehead Family and Wright Family.

For a complete history of the Billings Family you can find a book on-line that will give you all this information at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JYsC04PGFcdXVwbE1EXzJwamc/view?usp=sharing

 

 

Billings Family Home c1945

 

Walter and Bessie Billings at their cottage at Five Mile Light

 

Billings Cottage at Five Mile Light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop/ Billings General Store, Main St. Lyn.

 

Mary Dunster in front of Billings Grocery Store

 

 

 

 

Walter standing next to his car in front of his store
In front of the store in winter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice Leeder with her bicycle in front of Billings Motors, Main Street, Lyn

 

Billings Car Lot
Billings Car Lot
Billings Car Lot
Billings Car Lot
Billings Car Lot
Billings Car Lot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Photographs

Photo taken in 1911

 

Photo taken in 1914

 

Blanch Howard and Winfred Wright photo dated 1920
Bruce Howard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winfred Wright
Dora (Isadora) Billings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nellie, Marry and Bertha Billings

 

Kilborn and Billings Families

 

Nellie, Mary and Bertha Billings c1940
Mary Billings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home of Dr, Elkanah Billings on what was known then as the Chemical Road. The building is now the clubhouse for the Highland Golf Course

 

Billings, Ira & Ida-Home on Lyn Rd

 

Ira Billings
Unknown Photo #1
Unknown Photo # 2

 

 

 

Unknown Photo #3

 

Unknown Photo #4
Unknown Photo #5
Unknown Photo #6

 

Unknown Photo #7

 

Unknown Photo #9
Unknown Photo #8

 

Unknown Photo #10
Unknown Group on Road Roller
Unknown woman in front of car

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murray Billings and his car
One of Murray’s cars

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of Murray’s Cars
One of Murray’s cars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of Murray’s cars
One of Murray’s Cars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murray Billing’s 1917 Buick, now on display at the Automotive Museum in Oshawa, Ontario

 

Recent Photo Additions

 

 

The woman in the photo is Mildred Wright (born Greer), daughter of Andrew Greer and Artimitia Greer (born Billings) Mildred Wright is buried with Ormand Wright at Bissell Cemetery on Algonquin road; but her parents are buried in Howard’s Cemetery. L-R in the photo are Mildred, standing in the back twins Ronald and Arnold, in the front are Della and Mariana, and on the right the father Ormand.