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Margaret Brisbane Elder

Female 1875 - 1954  (79 years)


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  • Name Margaret Brisbane Elder 
    Born 10 Aug 1875  Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Margaret Brisbane Leithead 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-380999 
    Died 10 Aug 1954  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 12 Aug 1954  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I380999  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family William Leithead,   b. 12 Jun 1872, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1948, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. May K. Leithead,   b. 1904, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F259371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Margaret Leithead

      PRESTON - A resident of Preston for the past 47 years, Mrs. Margaret Brisbane Leithead. 79, died early today at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, following a prolonged illness. A resident at 217 Hexam St., with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mickus, she had been in hospital for the past week. Born in Hawick, Scotland, Mrs. Leithead came to Preston in 1907 and resided here ever since. She was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Preston. Her husband the late William Leithead, predeceased her in 1948. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W. F. Mickus (May) of Preston; one son, James, of CollIngwood; two sisters. Mrs. John Armstrong of Barrie, Mrs, James Kennedy of Scotland and two grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Thursday, at 2 p.m. from the Stager-Pass Ltd. Funeral Home, Preston. Interment will be in Preston cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Aug 1954 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Leithead/ In Loving Memory Of/ William Leithead/ June 12, 1872 - Feb. 7, 1948/ His Wife/ Margaret B. Elder/ Aug. 10, 1875 - Aug. 10, 1954./ [2 Scottish Thistles]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Aug 1875 - Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Aug 1954 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Aug 1954 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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