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Between 1876 and 1992, three generations of the Hillary family lived at The Manor. Dr. Robert William Hillary moved his wife Annie and their eight children to The Manor in 1876. Later his son, Dr. Robert Michael Hillary and his wife Edith filled this household with nine children of their own. It was the children of Robert Michael and Edith Hillary that were born and raised in the home.

With this, The Manor became a generational home for the family and that is why it is now known as 'Hillary House'.

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The Hillary family tree
1995

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Robert Stuart Hillary (1896-1917)

Before enlisting in WWI as a gunner with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (CFA), Stuart was a clerk at a bank. He also enjoyed beekeeping, and cared for three hives that were located beside the barn.

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Robert Stuart Hillary
Circa 1914

Credits:
Aurora History Society

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Robert Stuart Hillary's Gravemarker and Cross in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France
Circa 1917
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Aubigny, France

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Dorothy Hillary (1898-2000)

Dorothy Hillary worked at the Bank of Montreal as a teller. She married Frederick Harold van Nostrand in 1927 after a six year engagement. While living at the van Nostrand family farm in Vandorf, Dorothy joined the Women's Institute, eventually serving as president. Dorothy had six children with Fred.

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Dorothy Marie Hillary
Circa 1920

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Beatrice Kathleen Hillary (1900-1976)

Beatrice Hillary studied art in Toronto and made the plaster copy Venus de Milo currently located in the Drawing Room.

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Beatrice Hillary painting
Circa 1918

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Plaster Copy Sculpture of Venus de Milo
Circa 1920
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Beatrice Hillary with the Girl Guides at Bonita Glen Guide Camp in Barrie
1951
Bonita Glen Guide Camp, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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How Girls can Help to Build up the Empire: The Handbook for Girl Guides
1912
Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, London, England

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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In 1927, Beatrice married Guy Burland Roberts, a fellow artist and an art dealer from Toronto, at Trinity Anglican Church in Aurora. After their wedding the couple relocated to New York. Later the couple would move to British Columbia, where the landscape inspired many of Guy's paintings.

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Painting of Mountains in British Columbia
Circa 1940
British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society