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Eleanor Alma Leith

Eleanor Alma Leith

Female 1854 - 1942  (88 years)  

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  • Name Eleanor Alma Leith  [1
    Birth 1854  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 1942  Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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    Person ID I92544  The Williams Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2015 

    Father George Gordon Browne Leith
              b. Abt 1812  
              d. 1887 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Eleanor Ferrier
              b. 1817  
              d. 1900 (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F27073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stair Dick-Lauder 
    Marriage 1878 
    Family ID F27093  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1854 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1942 - Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • The last child of George Gordon Browne Leith was Eleanor Alma Leith born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1854. She married against her family's wishes to Stair Dick Lauder in 1878, son of Sir. John Dick Lauder the grandson of the North Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair. After a few years she reconciled with her family and traveled to Britain for two years. They returned to Ancaster setting up their home at "Fountain Hall" where she remained while her husband moved to Toronto to be a secretary at the Albany Club. She was one of Ancaster's colourful people with her diaries and her writing columns for the Canadian Farmer.

      After her Parents death she purchased shares of the hermitage approximately 161 acres including the house from her siblings. She eventually move to the hermitage alone in 1904 until a fire broke out in October 10th 1934. She being a resourceful person she rebuilt a smaller home in amongst the charred wall, where she lived until her death in 1942. The property now belongs to the city which now has a museum set up in the Gatehouse. You can still see part of the original walls before the two fires took place.

      There were no children ever mentioned of Eleanor and Stair Dick Lauder so their line ends here.

  • Sources 
    1. [S9686] Electric Scotland, (http://www.electricscotland.com), accessed 29 Jul 2015), Eleanor Alma LEITH (92544) (Reliability: 3).