| description: | John Inkster (1799-1874), Merchant & Farmer, Was Born In The Orkney Islands, Scotland. He Married Mary Sinclair. He Came To Canada In 1821 As A Stonemason In Service Of Hbc. Shortly After Arriving He Bought Himself Out Of Service And Farmed On The West Side Of The River. Later He Became A Free Trader And Merchant, Importing Goods From England By Way Of Hudson Bay And American Goods Through St. Paul, Mn, By Red River Cart. He And Mary Had Nine Children. He Served As Justice Of The Peace, Magistrate & Councillor Of Assiniboia. He Was A Rector'S Warden Of St. John'S Cathedral. His Large Log House, Built Beside His Store In 1851, Is An Historic Site And Museum |