William Edward was born in 1817 in Port Ryerse, ON. He died in 1822 when he fell from a horse-drawn carriage.

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Amelia Ellen also referred to as Amelia Helen was born in 1819 in Port Ryerse, ON. She died of croup in 1821.

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Sarah Bushby was born on 7 October 1821 in Port Ryerse, ON. She married Robert Dalzell, who was in the military at the time, on 27 August 1846 in London. Robert was born on 19 August 1816 in England and died on the 19 October 1878. They returned to England in 1847. In all they had five children: Robert Harris Carnwath Dalzell (1 July 1847 �15 August 1910); Amelia Andalusia Dalzell (1848 � 15 Aug 1850); Mary Isabella Dalzell (22 July 1850 - 5 Feb 1936); Arthur Edward Dalzell (25 Dec 1851 - 9 March 1941); and Charlotte Emma Maude Dalzell (1859 � 1949). Sarah died on 29 May 1916 in England.

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Amelia Andrini was born on 10 October 1824 in Port Ryerse, ON. She married Gilbert Griffin the London Postal Inspector in London on 27 June 1855. It was Gilbert�s second marriage and he had two children by his first wife. Gilbert was born on 20 August 1821 in Corfu and died on 17 February 1892 in Toronto. They had four children together including a set of twins. George Griffin (6 January 1864, died as an infant); Edward Scott Griffin (4 July 1866 � 9 January 1943); Helen Teresa Amelia Griffin (4 July 1866 � 3 January 1869 of Scarlet Fever); Teresa Helen Griffin (12 March 1869 � 18 October 1875 of Scarlet Fever). Amelia died on 20 January 1918 in Kirkfield, ON.

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Eliza Bayfield was a twin with Mary. They were born on 4 Oct 1825 in Port Ryerse, ON. She married George Charles Crutchley, who was in the military at the time, on the 16 October 1851. George was born in 1818 in England and died in 1898. They settled in England about 1853. They had six children: Julia Crutchley (11 August 1852 - 3 February 1932); Caroline Crutchley (13 April 1854 - 15 January 1929); Percy Edward Crutchley (24 July 1855 - 16 October 1940); Charles Crutchley (10 December 1856 � 1920); Helen Crutchley (4 Oct 1858 - 3 June 1923) Alice Crutchley (20 may 1860 - 15 October 1942). Eliza died in 1910 in Germany.

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Mary Henvey was a twin with Eliza, born on 4 October 1825 in Port Ryerse, ON. She married Shuldham Peard a military man on 22 August 1850. Shuldham was born on 20 June 1829 and died on 5 December 1918. They had three children: George Charles Peard (1857 � 1911); Arthur Shuldnam Peard (23 Dec 1859 - 9 Feb 1861); and Helen Peard (died 1949). Mary died in England on 1 January 1898.

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Charlotte Owen called Chasse was born 22 January 1828 in Port Ryerse, ON. She followed in her mother�s footsteps and was a diarist. She began her diary on 22 October 1848 and went until 24 January 1851. On 12 June 1851 she married Edward Knight who like many of his brothers-in-law was in the military. Edward was born in England in 1880. Charlotte was killed on 24 April 1854 in the sinking of the Ercolano in the Mediterranean near Nice. Also killed were their two children Edward John Allanson Knight who was 26 months old and Robert Winn Knight who was 9 months old. Edward later remarried.

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John Fitzjohn was born 15 March 1830 in Port Ryerse, ON. The first son to survive to adulthood, he completed his legal studies in 1854 and established a law practice in London, ON. He was often ill and in 1857 spent three months in England seeking medical treatment. It was while he was there that his mother Amelia started writing down daily events to send to him, which eventually grew into her diary. He married Elizabeth Loring on 9 November 1859 in Toronto, ON. They had no children, and John died 14 June 1861. Elizabeth later remarried.

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Edward William was born 16 March 1832 in Port Ryerse, ON. He was also a lawyer and in 1857 became partners with his elder brother in a firm based in London. Edward also took a great interest in Port Ryerse and owned a mill and a brick yard there. He also suffered from deafness and went to England for medical attention at least once. He married Sophia Howard Ryerson on 7 July 1860. Sophia was born 29 December 1836, in Kingston, ON., and was a member of the prominent Ryerson family. It was a tumultuous marriage during which they separated for a brief time. They lived with Amelia in Eldon House, and Edward inherited the house after her death. Sophia, like her mother-in-law, kept a diary. They had no children. Sophia died 20 March 1898 and Edward died 1 October, 1925.

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Helen Vidal was born 25 July 1834 in Port Ryerse, ON. On 4 June 1856 she married Hon. Maurice Berkeley Portman, the 3rd son of Baron (later Viscount) Portman of Dorset, England. Maurice was born in England in 1833 and died in 1888. He owned a cotton plantation in the American south and was later elected to parliament. Helen and Maurice had three children: Berkeley Portman (8 April 1857 � 7 August 1918), Maurice William Portman (10 October 1858 � 15 May 1915) and Maurice Vidal Portman (21 March 1860 � 14 February 1935). Helen died following complications in childbirth 30 March 1860, and Maurice later remarried.

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George Becher was born 29 July 1836, the first child born in Eldon House, London, ON. Like his elder brothers he became a lawyer, and joined their practice. He married Mary Elizabeth Lucy Ronalds on 5 September 1867. Lucy was born 17 November 1845 and she died 16 August 1901 at Eldon House. Like her mother-in-law, she also kept a diary. George and Lucy had five children: Amelia Archange �Milly� Harris (15 June 1868 � 21 December 1959), Charlotte Adelaide Harris (28 June 1870 � 1 August 1886), George Henry Ronalds Harris (11 June 1873 � 24 March 1942), George Edward Harris (24 February 1877 � 26 February 1877), and Edward Montgomery �Ted� Harris (18 September 1880 � 15 May 1952). �Milly� was her grandmother Amelia�s acknowledged favourite, and like her grandmother kept a diary much of her life. George inherited Eldon House from his brother Edward and lived there until his death on 15 November 1923. His heirs eventually donated the house to the city of London in 1960.

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Theresa Newcomen Julia Eveleigh was born 12 August 1839 at Eldon House, London, ON. She married William John Scott 18 August 1859 in London. He was born 1825 in Scotland, and died in 1875. Theresa then married Lieut. St. George Littledale in 1876. He was an explorer and Theresa traveled with him, including being the first female to ever enter the forbidden Tibetian monastery of Lhassa. Neither of Theresa�s marriages produced any children, and she died in 1928 in Hertfordshire, England.

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