ral ▁Bay . ▁She ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Lane ▁C ove . ▁Her ▁son ▁William ▁nominated ▁as ▁an ▁Ald erman ▁on ▁Lane ▁C ove ▁Council ▁and ▁her ▁son - in - law ▁Joseph ▁James ▁Ne ave ▁for ▁whom ▁she ▁built ▁ad jo ining ▁" B ur do e " ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Qu aker . ▁Joseph ▁James ▁Ne ave ▁inter ced ed ▁with ▁the ▁author ▁Tol st oi ▁and ▁the ▁Tas r ▁of ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁to ▁allow ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁per sec uted ▁D uk h ob or ▁sect ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁from ▁Russia ▁to ▁Canada . ▁ ▁After ▁Mrs ▁Dav y ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁estate ▁( div ided ▁in ▁ 4 8 ▁block ) ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Abd ul ▁W ade , ▁probably ▁an ▁Af gh ani ▁and ▁a ▁property ▁owner ▁from ▁Bour ke , ▁who ▁used ▁North wood ▁House ▁as ▁a ▁dep ot ▁for ▁his ▁cam els . ▁Mr ▁W ade ▁lost ▁the ▁home ▁in ▁a ▁pok er ▁game . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁the ▁sh ing le ▁roof ▁had ▁been ▁replaced ▁with ▁t iles ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁two - store y ▁st u cco ▁and ▁sh ing le ▁ver and ah ▁added . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁prominent ▁families ▁have ▁owned ▁North wood ▁House ▁since ▁then . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁own ers ▁as ▁a ▁school