From Thomas Waters Jr. to his wife Amy Waters (December 29, 1861)
[Thomas Waters to his wife] [from a transcript by Amaret Smyth, Canada] Hotel de Trice Hue de something Havre Dec. 29th ‘61 My…
Benjamin & Barbara (Bake) Waters’ Children (1871)
The children of Benjamin and Barbara (Bake) Waters. Baby Edith and Elizabeth “May” are on either side of Thomas Jr. Amaret “Amy” is in front. 1871. See also P. 241…
Amaret “Amy” (Waters) Hewson
An earlier portrait of Amaret “Amy” (Waters) Hewson. By the time World War II broke out, she had already lived more than seventy years and lost her husband. Undated.See also…
Amaret “Amy” (Dakin) Waters
Though this photo of Amaret “Amy” (Dakin) Waters is undated, it is likely it was taken after her husband’ Thomas Jr's death in 1871. She would never remarry. See also…
Amy (Dakin) Waters (Late 1890s)
Amy (Dakin) Waters in her sitting room in Digby, Nova Scotia, doing “fancy work.” Late 1890s. See also P. 336 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Amy Waters & Children (1861)
Amy Waters with her children. L to R: Amy, Thomas Jr., baby John, Alice. 1861. See also P. 252 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Bethiah Jewett Crew & Passenger List (1862)
A copy of the handwritten crew and passenger list for the 1862 voyage to Sydney, Australia that the Waters family took together. In the fifth column, you see under the…
Possible Thomas Waters Jr. Sketch
This sketch appears in Thomas Waters Jr.'s wife Amy’s scrapbook. Though we can’t be certain he drew it, it seems likely. We don’t know what the sketch is of; there…