Thomas Wettenhall Rogers
Tom was the second twin born in Lambeth, Surrey, on May 16,1874. The first picture above shows Tom as a young man, Sydney and Tom the twins at age 7, then Tom and his wife Agnes. The horse's head sketch was done by Tom in 1896. Tom carries the name Wettenhall which was his mother's family name. Her name was Laura Wettenhall Lomas, daughter of Eliza Wettenhall. They were the decendants of the Wettenhalls of Cheshire.
After his parents died in Cairo, Egypt, Tom was taken back to London and cared for by his aunt, Mary Eliza Rogers. He went to a boys' school, acquiring skills in phonography (shorthand) and copy writing. He would have been equipped for work in an office. But at the age of 17, he chose to emigrate to Canada where he settled in the middle of Saskatchewan or the Northwest Territories, as it was called in 1891. He acquired a homestead and later purchased an established farm. He was ill-equipped for the harsh pioneer life in the west.
Tom met a neighbourhood lass by the name of Agnes Fotheringham and they married in 1896. A few months before they married, he returned to England for about three months, but that was the last time Tom returned to his family. Correspondence became more infrequent as the years went by and finally, there was no contact at all with his siblings.
Tom and Agnes had four children: Laura Muriel, born in 1897, Lionel Wettenhall, born in 1898, Sydney Andrew, born in 1901 and Gwendolyn Marion born in 1903.
When Tom's son, Sydney, married in 1925 and took over the farm, Tom moved to Regina and found work with the Red Cross as a driver and other various tasks. Here he remained until 1950 when he retired. His wife, Agnes, died in 1936. Tom died in 1951 at the age of 77.
After his parents died in Cairo, Egypt, Tom was taken back to London and cared for by his aunt, Mary Eliza Rogers. He went to a boys' school, acquiring skills in phonography (shorthand) and copy writing. He would have been equipped for work in an office. But at the age of 17, he chose to emigrate to Canada where he settled in the middle of Saskatchewan or the Northwest Territories, as it was called in 1891. He acquired a homestead and later purchased an established farm. He was ill-equipped for the harsh pioneer life in the west.
Tom met a neighbourhood lass by the name of Agnes Fotheringham and they married in 1896. A few months before they married, he returned to England for about three months, but that was the last time Tom returned to his family. Correspondence became more infrequent as the years went by and finally, there was no contact at all with his siblings.
Tom and Agnes had four children: Laura Muriel, born in 1897, Lionel Wettenhall, born in 1898, Sydney Andrew, born in 1901 and Gwendolyn Marion born in 1903.
When Tom's son, Sydney, married in 1925 and took over the farm, Tom moved to Regina and found work with the Red Cross as a driver and other various tasks. Here he remained until 1950 when he retired. His wife, Agnes, died in 1936. Tom died in 1951 at the age of 77.