Life Events
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| Birth | Elizabeth Simpson was born on 16 May 1876 in Ontario.2
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| Marriage | She married John Archibald McLean on 9 May 1899 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.1
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| 1901 Census | John A and Lizzie McLean appeared on the 1901 Census of Section 21 Township 5 Range 5 W, Manitoba. John was 27, born 1 Aug 1874 in Ontario, Scotch origin, Presbyterian, a farmer and employer. Lizzie was 25, born 16 May 1876 in Ontario. They had one son, James A (age 1). [The enumerator was J Malcolm - John's brother-in-law?]2 |
| 1911 Census | John and Elizabeth McClain [sic] appeared on the 1911 Census of Carman, Manitoba. John was born Aug 1875 in Ontario, age 36, Scotch, Canadian, Presbyterian, worked as a labourer at odd jobs, worked 30 weeks at 60 hours per week for $300 total. Elizabeth was 31 and born May 1880 in Ontario. Their children were Archibald (10), Percy (9), Bruce (7), and Johnie (6 months.)3 |
| Death | Elizabeth died on 10 Jun 1912 in Carman, Manitoba.
This is probably the correct index entry; her husband was a widower in the 1921 census.4 |
| Research Note | Elizabeth Simpson is quite possibly the sister of William Simpson who married John Archibald's sister Flora, i.e. two siblings marrying two siblings. |
