Moorhouse, Walter, 1883-1957

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Moorhouse, Walter, 1883-1957

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        1883-1957

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        Walter Moorhouse (1883-1957) was an amateur photographer who lived in Islington, Ontario with his wife and four children.

        Moorhouse was born on February 11, 1883 at Maplewood Farm in Euphemia Township, Ontario to Robert Moorhouse and Louisa Gage Culham. His father was a cattle breeder and maple sugar producer. Walter continued to live at Maplewood Farm after his marriage to Lulu Christian Dobbyn on August 28, 1912. Shortly after the birth of their son Walter Wilson, they moved to Islington, Ontario. There, they occupied a house built by Walter's uncle, John A.L. MacPherson at 34 MacPherson Avenue (street later renamed Aberfoyle). Wilson Moorhouse was followed by three other children, Ruth, Noreen, and Beth Louise. Summers were spent at Muldrew Lake near Gravenhurst after Walter built a cottage there in 1924.

        Walter received his basic training as a teacher at the Lambton County Model School. He obtained his first class teaching certificate from the Ontario Normal School at Hamilton and graduated from the University of Toronto in Honour Classics. He then worked for a short time with the Y.M.C.A., and subsequently taught at Fern Avenue Public School. Later he served as principal of the Humber Bay Public School. He joined the staff of Jarvis Collegiate in 1918 and served as Classical Master until his retirement in 1948.

        Walter's private interests were varied. He maintained a lifelong association with the Y.M.C.A., and was active in the Methodist Church (later the Islington United Church). He was responsible for "Church News", the local church bulletin, and his photographs were frequently published in the Christian Guardian beginning in 1905. He worked for the department of Sunday School Publications and also served as Sunday School Superintendent from 1917 to 1947.

        Walter Moorhouse was the subject of a 1982 television documentary for the series, Etobicoke, Then and Now.

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