Kay.. I apologize!!
Kiddo (me) decided to work on finding "Jack" and "Annie/Polly" (Vernon/Harper) Rowley from this CAN. side in Hamilton based solely on the description from the Aunties. (Please note they are Kays aunties not mine) and it is Kay's thread.
I am not convinced this Annie is Annie Vernon, but I believe this couple fits the description given..John's name and "Annie", ages, occupation, locale all fit. "Auntie" was also a term used for close friends of the family.
Other possibles I have found are:
Annie Hasper/?Harper the adopted daughter (home child)living with Sherricks in Stayner doesn't appear to pan out.
1901 There is an Annie V Harper b. 1883 ONtario living with her parents Hamilton
Father - Will. J. Harper (Irish)40 Car Conductor Hamilton Street Railway
Mother - Annie 40
Siblings
So maybe the question to Kay is ..How is Annie or Auntie Polly related to your Mum. and what are the names in her generation. It might help look for a family naming pattern or a generation in between. Also did the aunties visit other family on their trip across Canada??
Tangential thinking..or cast a wide net!!
I'll be quiet now!!
