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Gertrude Alice Smith 1902 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1902

Birth Location: Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 29 Oct 1940

Death Location: Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Oscar Smith

Mother: Alice Hopper

Spouse(s): Ralph Hansford

Children(s): Donald Hansford, Doris Hansford, Ruth Hansford

Gertrude Alice Smith was born in Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada in 1902, to Oscar Smith and Alice Octavia Hopper. Later in life, Gertrude Alice Smith married Ralph Sponagle Hansford; among their children were Donald Earl Hansford, Doris Helen Hansford and Ruth Hansford. Gertrude Alice Smith died in Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada, 1940.

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Parents

Oscar Smith
1864 – 1926
Birth Location: Ont
OS
Alice Hopper
1871 – 1957
Birth Location: Ont
AH

Spouses(s)

Ralph Hansford
1901 – 1968
Birth Location: Annapolis, Meadowvale ,NS.,Canada
RH

Children(s)

Donald Hansford
1931 – 2022
Birth Location: Windsor, Ontario
DH
Doris Hansford
1932 – 2018
Birth Location: Walkerville, Essex, Ontario, Canada
DH
Ruth Hansford
1937 – 1959
Birth Location: New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada
RH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 Oct 1902
    Event Place: Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1907, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS 932; Reel: 892, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047742; Reel: 648, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 57; Census Place: Mersea (Township), Essex South, Ontario; Page Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1902
    Event Place: Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 57; Census Place: Mersea (Township), Essex South, Ontario; Page Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047742; Reel: 648

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