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Helena (Lena) Griffin 1866–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1866

Birth Location: Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 25 March 1937

Death Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Griffin

Mother: Jane Griffin

Spouse(s): George Leck

Children(s): William Leck, Wilford Leck, Bertha Leck, Margaret Leck, Emily Leck, Edna Leck, Lillian Leck

The story of Helena (Lena) Griffin began in 1866 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England. In 1871, Helena (Lena) Griffin resided in Calstock, Cornwall, England. In 1881, Helena (Lena) Griffin resided in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England. Helena (Lena) Griffin married George Ewart Leck, and had children including Bertha May Leck, Edna Leck, Emily Leck, Lillian Inez Leck, Margaret Evelyn Leck, Wilford E Leck, William George Leck. Helena (Lena) Griffin passed away in 1937 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Helena (Lena) Griffin began in 1866 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1871, Helena (Lena) Griffin resided in Calstock, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1881, Helena (Lena) Griffin resided in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England.
  • Helena (Lena) Griffin married George Ewart Leck, and had children including Bertha May Leck, Edna Leck, Emily Leck, Lillian Inez Leck, Margaret Evelyn Leck, Wilford E Leck, William George Leck.
  • Helena (Lena) Griffin passed away in 1937 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Griffin
1841–
Birth Location: Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
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Jane Griffin
1844–
Birth Location: England
JG

Spouses(s)

George Leck
1863–1948
Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cleator, Cumberland, England
GL

Children(s)

William Leck
1886–1967
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
WL
Wilford Leck
1888–1965
Birth Location: West Stockbridge
WL
Bertha Leck
1894–1902
Birth Location: Michigan, United States of America
BL
Margaret Leck
1897–
Birth Location: Copper Cliff; Ont
ML
Emily Leck
1900–2002
Birth Location: Copper Cliff, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
EL
Edna Leck
1906–1996
Birth Location: Copper Cliff, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
EL
Lillian Leck
1909–
Birth Location: Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
LL

Helena Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Helena Griffin
1866–1937
Birth Place: Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
Parents
George Griffin
1841–
Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
Jane Griffin
1844–
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helena Griffin's Descendants

1.
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Helena ((Lena)) Griffin (9 January 1866–25 March 1937) m. George (Ewart) Leck (4 July 1863–25 December 1948)
  1. 1. William (George) Leck 1886–1967 m. Laura Watkinson 1892–1942
    1. 1. Laura (Evelyn) Leck 1911–1964 m. Ernest (Seymour) Sayers 1897–1964
      1. 1. Sylvia (Evelyn) Sayers 1936–2010 m. Charles (Frederick) Howe 1924–1985
      2. 2. David Sayers 1948–2012
    2. 2. Beatrice (Helen) Leck 1912–1993 m. William (John Duncan) Mair 1910–1970
    3. 3. William (George) Leck 1914–1996
    4. 4. Milville (Ewart) Leck 1921–1922
    5. 5. Dorothy (Maud) Leck 1922–2008
    6. 6. Marion (Eleanor) Leck 1924– m. Russell (Edmond) Fortin 1924–
    7. 7. Ethel (May) Leck 1926–
    8. 8. Thomas (Edward) Leck 1914–1967 m. Kathryn (Avis) McGee 1919–1991
    9. 9. Ethel Leck 1926–1993
  2. 2. Wilford (E) Leck 1888–1965 m. Mary Leck 1888–
    1. 1. Roy (Augustine Leck) sr. 1913–1973 m. Susan (Alice) Maas 1913–1985
      1. 1. Beverly Leck 1940–1940
    2. 2. Leslie (George) Leck 1915–1999
    3. 3. Harold Leck 1917–
    4. 4. Isabell Leck 1919–
  3. 3. Bertha (May) Leck 1894–1902
  4. 4. Margaret (Evelyn) Leck 1897–
  5. 5. Emily Leck 1900–2002 m. Alfred (Edward) Marsh 1895–
    1. 1. Joyce Marsh 1929–2006
  6. 6. Edna Leck 1906–1996
  7. 7. Lillian (Inez) Leck 1909–

Helena Griffin's Timeline

8 Records

1866
9 January 1866
Birth of Helena (Lena) Griffin in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
1871
1871
Age 5
Helena (Lena) Griffin resided here in Calstock, Cornwall, England
Calstock, Cornwall, England
1881
1881
Age 15
Helena (Lena) Griffin resided here in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
1886
7 Jan 1886
Age 20
Helena (Lena) Griffin was married in Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 35
Helena (Lena) Griffin resided here in McKim, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
McKim, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 45
Helena (Lena) Griffin resided here in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 55
Helena (Lena) Griffin resided here in Snider Township OK, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada
Snider Township OK, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada
1937
25 March 1937
Age 71
Death of Helena (Lena) Griffin in Simcoe
Simcoe

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1866
    Event Place: Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, Class: BT26; Piece: 40; Item: 44
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2278; Folio: 68; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341547
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2145; Folio: 123; Page: 27; GSU roll: 832036
    [4] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
    [5] 1901 Census of Canada
    [6] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Roll: .
    [7] 1911 Census of Canada
    [8] 1921 Census of Canada
    [9] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Hastings, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Calstock, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2145; Folio: 123; Page: 27; GSU roll: 832036

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2278; Folio: 68; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341547

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Census of Canada
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1893
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, Class: BT26; Piece: 40; Item: 44

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: McKim, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Snider Township OK, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: New York, New York, United States
    Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, Class: BT26; Piece: 40; Item: 44

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1937
    Event Place: Simcoe
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Roll: .
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index
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