genealogy

Charles Layton. A carpenter by trade, Layton moved to Sydney Mines in search of opportunity and, given his background, founded Layton’s Lumber in 1902. Him and wife Matilda Agnes (Brown) had Charles Ernest Layton born in North Sydney December 15, 1906. Lloyd Brown Layton birth Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County on October 2, 1910 John Harold Layton and Magdella McIntyre married on 17 November 1927 at Sydney … Read more

George and Bella (Smith) Alderson moved from Springhill to Sydney Mines a few years after the Springhill mining explosion to start a new life in this town. They had James, Bessie, Ellen B, George, Margaret, Bella, William, Alouda, Christina and John. George and some of his sons worked in the coal mines. James married to … Read more