Ruth Muriel (Chisholm) Stafford (abt. 1920 - abt. 2011)

Born about 27 Dec 1920 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 11 Aug 2011 at about age 90 in Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Ruth was born about 1921, based on census data. She is the daughter of Forbes Chisholm and Gertrude Mary Maynard. In the 1921 census Ruth (age 4 months) was the daughter of Forbes Chisholm at 199 31, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

In the 1931 census Ruth (age 10), Student, was the daughter of Forbes Chisholm in Acadia, Alberta, Canada.^[2]

Ruth, daughter of F. W. Chisholm, married Denis George Stafford on 14 October 1947 in Deer.^[3]

Ruth died on 11 August 2011 and was buried in Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada.^[4] Stafford was in an obituary on 23 August 2011 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. She died (age 90) on 11 August 2011.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #6141685 (accessed 7 January 2024), Ruth Chisholm (4/12), single daughter, in household of Forbes Chisholm (31) at 199 31, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Born in Alberta; citing Reference Number RG 31, Folder Number 9, Census Place 9, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Page Number 15, Line Number 19.
2. ↑ 1931 Census: "1931 Census of Canada," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62640 #5656027 (accessed 7 January 2024), Ruth Chisholm (10), single daughter, Student, in household of Forbes Chisholm (41) in Acadia, Alberta, Canada. Born in Alberta; citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Seventh Census of Canada, 1931, Folder Number T-27347, Census Place Acadia, Alberta, Canada, Page Number 1.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current," database, Ancestry Record 62227 #30534761 (accessed 7 January 2024), Ruth Muriel marriage to Denis George Stafford on 14 Oct 1947 in Deer; citing Red Deer Advocate, Publication Date 8/ Oct/ 1947, Publication Place Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, URL https://www.newspapers.com/image/557667095/?article=dfee5074-16ac-47b5-b090-03020b364388&focus=0.5131605,0.54629797,0.62895924,0.77599806&xid=3398.
4. ↑ Burial: "Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current," database with images, Ancestry Record 60527 #180931900 (accessed 7 January 2024), Ruth Muriel Stafford burial (died on 11 Aug 2011) in Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada. Born on 27 Dec 1920; citing Original data Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, URL Find A Grave: Memorial #216687914
5. ↑ Obituary: "Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current," database, Ancestry Record 62226 #650267742 (accessed 7 January 2024), Name Stafford Ruth Muriel Stafford, Gender Female, Death Age 90, Birth Date 27 Dec 1920, Birth Place Sedalia, Alberta, Marriage Date 1947, Residence Place Red Deer, Death Date 11 Aug 2011, Obituary Date 23 Aug 2011, Obituary Place Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Newspaper Title Red Deer Advocate, Parents Forbes Chisholm; Gertrude Chisholm, Spouse Denis, Child Can Gary Ross Greg Lesley, Siblings Lorna Bailey Peg Myrna; citing Red Deer Advocate, Publication Date 23 Aug 2011, Publication Place Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, URL https://www.newspapers.com/image/560586929/?article=05c31fd7-5fad-4797-9493-c443017aede2&focus=0.39055178,0.2161671,0.56046176,0.64763916&xid=3355.