Rowe Family Genealogy
The Genealogy of the Rowe Family of Riceville, Ontario and Stewkley, England
George Leslie McKercher
1886 - 1961 (75 years)-
Name George Leslie McKercher Born 1 Feb 1886 Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] Gender Male Died 25 Jun 1961 White Rock, , British Columbia, Canada [3] - A TRIBUTE published in the pages of A VANCOUVER NEWSPAPER VANCOUVER, B.C. JUN 26 1961
McKercher - June 25, 1961, George Laughlin McKercher of 1041 Habgood street, White Rock, aged 75 years. Survived by his loving wife Ethel; 1 son, Carey, New Westminister, 2 daughters. Mrs. (Aileen) E. Woods, Calgary; Miss Hazel McKercher, South Burnaby; 2 brothers, Andrew, Saskatchewan and Jim, Longview, Washington; 1 sister Mrs. H. Lambton, Ontario, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral Service Wednesday, June 28th at 3:30 p.m. from Chapel Hill Funeral Parlor, 14615 North Bluff Road, White Rock to Sunnyside Lawn, Rev. E. Olson officiating.
Buried 28 Jun 1961 Surrey, , British Columbia, Canada - Find A Grave Memorial# 28155798
Plot: Veterans 307
Person ID I1972 Rowe Genealogy Last Modified 9 Dec 2013
Father Duncan Donald McKercher, b. 21 May 1837, Saint Andrews East, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada , d. 21 May 1896, Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada (Age 59 years) Mother Anna Cameron, b. 13 Apr 1844, Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada , d. Feb 1943, Saint Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada (Age 98 years) Married 24 Dec 1863 Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada [4] Family ID F61 Group Sheet
Family Ethel Margaret Fennell, b. 25 Jan 1890, Hawkesbury, Prescott, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Dec 1983, New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada (Age 93 years) Married 3 Apr 1909 Saint Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada [5, 6] - witn Colin CAMERON & Maggie McKERCHER
Children 1. Elmer Leslie McKercher, b. 10 Jul 1909, Couteau Station, , Quebec, Canada , d. 17 Feb 1953 (Age 43 years) 2. Ialeen Margaret McKercher, b. 15 Oct 1910, Couteau Station, , Quebec, Canada , d. 19 Oct 1981, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada (Age 71 years) 3. James Stanley McKercher, b. 3 Feb 1913, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 26 Aug 1916, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 3 years) 4. Gerald Douglas McKercher, b. 26 Oct 1915, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 14 Mar 1917, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 1 years) 5. Hazel Fennel McKercher, b. 19 Jul 1918, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 15 Jul 1977, New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada (Age 58 years) 6. Carey Cameron McKercher, b. Abt 1926, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 8 Feb 2006, Langley, , British Columbia, Canada (Age ~ 80 years) Last Modified 15 May 2009 Family ID F1252 Group Sheet
- A TRIBUTE published in the pages of A VANCOUVER NEWSPAPER VANCOUVER, B.C. JUN 26 1961
-
Photos GeorgeLMcKercher.jpg
Headstones GeorgeL.McKercherStone.jpg
-
Notes - George was a Railway Engineer.
- (Research):Found in the 1901 census living with his brother Dan (Duncan G.) and family in Tayside. E-5, page 5.
His attestation papers shows middle name as Lester and place of birth as Tayside. His marriage record shows Leslie.
-
Sources - [S102] 1901 Canadian Census (Reliability: 3).
Birth dates taken from the census - [S208] Gail Hewlett's Begg register of 11/8/03, 40 (Reliability: 3).
provided birth place - [S208] Gail Hewlett's Begg register of 11/8/03, 42 (Reliability: 3).
provided death year - [S45] Ontario, 1858-1869 Marriage Index, Family Tree Maker, (CD# 266).
- [S208] Gail Hewlett's Begg register of 11/8/03, 42 (Reliability: 3).
provided marriage date and the names of four children - [S357] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 Index - Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data:
Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records, 1858-1930. MS940, 28 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ontario, Canada. Marriage License Books, 1907-1910. MS945, 12 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ontario, Canada. Delayed Registrations of Marriages, 1892-1916. MS948, 4 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ontario, Canada. County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869. Microfilm rolls 1030055-1030068. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (Archives of Ontario, MS 248, reels 5-18).).
- [S102] 1901 Canadian Census (Reliability: 3).