Former Headquarters of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and the United Service Club, 1255 West Pender Street, (Coal Harbour) Vancouver, 12 April, 1938. The Twigg residence. The Seaforths had already moved into the Armoury two years before. Members of the Twigge family, Major-General John Twigge and his brother Samuel Knox Twigge, came to Canada in 1887 and to Vancouver before 1891. They were the sons of Captain John Twigge of Dublin. Mrs. S.K. Twigge and her two daughters came to Vancouver in 1891. They lived in a house on Pender Street, jointly owned by the two brothers. The Twigg Residence was built for Major-General, Retired from the British Army, John Twigg(e) in 1901. He was on the voters list for 1898 in Vancouver with his residence recorded at the corner of Seaton & Pender Streets [?]. Major-General John Twigg from 1901-1902. -1903-07: Samuel K. Twigg, Retired -1908: Widow of S.K. Twigg -1909-10: Rochford H. Sperling, General Manager of BC Electric Co. Ltd., and of Vancouver Gas Company Ltd. -1911: C.W. Wynn-Johnson, Retired -1914: United Service Club *1915-18: Rosary Hall, Sister Theodora Superior; Annex was across the Street at 1256 West Pender. -1919-1925: Seaforth Overseas Club -1926-35: Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regimental Institute, Lt. Col. R.W. Brock Commanding Officer *1926-1930 James A. Ewart (former RSM 231st Bn CEF] was a live-in janitor at the SHC Headquarters 1936-38: Ceicil E. & Mary Davies, Private Residence, He was a Stewart. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/entheos_fog/8432242698/