Ethel Margaret (Leader) Adshead (1916 - 2004)

Born 16 Oct 1916 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Wife of Norman Irwin Adshead — married 29 Feb 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died 10 Feb 2004 at age 87 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Margaret (Leader) Adshead was born in Ontario, Canada.

Margaret was the daughter of William Frederick Leader & Edythe Candace Elliott.

Research Notes

McBain was the name of her step father, Hubert Blake McBain. Her father, William Leader, died about 1922.

Sources

• Birth: "Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916"
  Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 278; Record Group: Rg 80-2
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8838 #3274343 (accessed 4 March 2023)
  Ethel Margaret Leader born on 16 Oct 1916, daughter of William Frederick Leader & Edith Leader, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

• 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
  Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 82; Census Place: 82, Peterborough West, Ontario; Page Number: 7; Line Number: 6
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #2009770 (accessed 4 March 2023)
  Ethel Margaret Leader (4), single daughter, in household of William Leader (38) at 66 173 Stewart, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.

• Passenger List: "Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954; NAI: 4527226; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1070 #120223 (accessed 4 March 2023)
  Name: Margaret Leader; Gender: Female; Age: 6; Nationality: Scotch; Birth Date: abt 1918; Birth Place: Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; Arrival Date: 3 Dec 1924; Arrival Place: Port Huron, Michigan; Accompanied by: Mother Edith; Sister Mamie; Arrival Contact: Friend Mrs E Saunders.

• 1940. Manitoba Marriages. GROOM'S LAST NAME: ADSHEAD GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES: NORMAN BRIDE'S LAST NAME: MCBAIN BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES: MARGARET DATE OF MARRIAGE: 29/02/1940 PLACE OF MARRIAGE: WINNIPEG REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1940,011149

• Obituary. The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 13 Feb 2004, page 162. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120168784/obituary-for-margaret-adshead/ Accessed 4 Mar 2023.

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Margaret Ethel McBain Adshead (26 Oct 1916–10 Feb 2004), Find A Grave: Memorial #248730985, citing Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by markgord (contributor 49368345).