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Name: Christian Holmes Leigh
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1941
Event Place: Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Birth Date: 03 Jan 1878
Death Date: 18 Jun 1941
Affiliate Record Identifier: 108691695
Cemetery: Edmonton Municipal Cemetery

It's on findagrave and the inscription says 'Godalming, Surrey, England'.

Name: Muriel E Leigh
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Red Deer Sub-Districts 80-128, Alberta, Canada
Gender: Female
Age (Estimated): 27
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Date: Sep 1884
Birthplace: England
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Chistine M Leigh Head M England
Muriel E Leigh Wife F England
Frank B Leigh Son M Alberta

Thanks a million Beverley.
I feel like a complete idiot now, as there he is on some Ancestry trees - complete with Muriel!!!
Off to boil my head.
Jan x

Name: Christian H Leigh
Arrival Date: 28 Oct 1904
Birth Date: abt 1877
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Baltic
Search Ship Database: Search for the Baltic in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database


In transit to Canada. Travelling alone. So he left just after his marriage.

Just saw the census, brilliant - I don't have full membership so would never have found that.
Much appreciated.
Jan x

Probate


Name:Christian Holmes Leigh
Probate Date:4 Jun 1948
Death Date:14 Jun 1941
Death Place:Canada
Registry:London, England


Died Edmonton
to Muriel Eliza Leigh, widow
Effects £1294 11s

Andy

???

Christian Leigh

in the 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
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Name: Christian Leigh
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 38
Est. Birth Year: 1878
Birthplace: Ireland
Year of Immigration: 1905
Home in 1916: 18, Strathcona, Alberta
Address: 9853, 89, Ave, Edmonton South
Racial or Tribal Origin: Irish
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Muriel E Leigh
Sub District Desc.: ( A - D inclusive) City of Edmonton, such portion as is situated east and south of the North Saskatchewan River
Household Members:
Name Age
Christian Leigh 38 clerk
Muriel E Leigh 31
Daniel Leigh 8 (looks like Bennie or Bernie to me)
Richard Leigh 4

EDIT Trees have 'Daniel' as Frank Barnabus.

British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990



Name:Muriel Eliza Leigh
Gender:Female
Birth Year:abt 1885
Death Age:65
Death Date:25 Apr 1950
Death Location:Vancouver
Registration Number:1950-09-004472
BCA Number:B13204
GSU Number:
2032632


Andy

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956



Name:
Muriel Eliza Leigh
Arrival Date:28 Feb 1942
Port of Arrival:Eastport, Idaho, USA
Departure Contact:Frank Bore, 10538 130 Ave, Edmonton
Residence Place:Edmonton
Residence Country:Canada
Age:57
Birth Date:abt 1885
Birth Place:Wolverton, Eng
Birth Country:Eng
Gender:Female
Race/Nationality:English
Record Type:
Cards

Andy

The census is free on Familysearch :)

Name: Frank Barnabas Leigh
Arrival Date: 28 Feb 1942
Port of Arrival: Eastport, Idaho, USA
Departure Contact: Frank Bore, 10538 130 St., Edmonton.
Residence Place: Edmonton, Alberta
Residence Country: Canada
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1908
Birth Place: Bowden, Alberta
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record Type: Cards



Frank B Leigh

in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
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Name: Frank B Leigh
Occupation: C. Forest service
Year: 1972
Location: Fraser Valley East, British Columbia, Canada
Electoral District: Fraser Valley East

alviegal, Andrew and Beverley of course, thanks SO MUCH for all this information - at least I know what became of her now, fantastic.
Jan xxx

I know who married who has been established, but just for confirmation:

Yorkshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1906

Surname BORE
Forename(s) Muriel E

Surname LEIGH
Forename(s) Christian H

Church / Register Office St Mary, Scarborough
Registers At Harrogate
Reference C22SC/18/182

From http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/

When confronted with a list of names on a pre-1911 marriage index it's also worth checking if the council website relevant to the area has a registrars section - can be a quick and easy way to check who married through without ploughing through the next available census trying to pair them off.

Muriel Eliza's death certificate:

http://goo.gl/OvOtxn

03 August 1906 - Leamington Spa Courier - Leamington, Warwickshire

Marriage
LEIGH - BORE. On July 31st, at the Parish Church, Scarborough, by the Rev. Philip C. Walker. Christian Holmes Leigh, eldest surviving son of E. L. Holmes Leigh. Esq.. of Rockfield House. Letterfrack, co. Mayo, Ireland, to Muriel Eliza Bore, youngest daughter of the late R. Bore, Esq., and Mrs. Bore, late of Leamington Spa.


12 June 1908 - Leamington Spa Courier - Leamington, Warwickshire

Birth
LEIGH - On the 9th inst., at Stratford Ranch. Alberta. Canada, the wife of Christian Holmes Leigh (nee Bore) of a son.

Chris :)

Son of Edward Leonard Leigh, Gentleman, of North-
court House, Chatteris, m. Sarah, d. of Henry Dove
of Neverston Hall, Debenham, Suffolk: —
Edward Leonard Holmes Leigh, Gentleman, h. ;

m. , Mary Anne Warth of Chatteris ; and ha ; surv.

issue— Christian Holmes Leigh, Gentleman, b. 1878;

http://tinyurl.com/mof9bdo

(above from google search on him)


England, Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) Christian Holmes
Last name Leigh
Gender Male
Baptism year 1878
Baptism date 12 May 1878
Place Wonersh
County Surrey
Father's first name(s) Edward Leonard Holmes
Father's last name Leigh
Mother's first name(s) Mary Ann


County Cambridgeshire
Place Chatteris
Church St Peter Pr
RegisterNumber 486
MarriageDate 06 May 1868
GroomForename Edward Leonard Holmes
GroomSurname LEIGH
GroomCondition Bachelor
GroomOccupation Farmer
GroomAbode Chatteris
BrideForename Mary Ann
BrideSurname WARTH
BrideCondition Spinster
BrideAbode Chatteris
GroomFatherForename Edward Leonard
GroomFatherSurname LEIGH
GroomFatherOccupation Farmer
BrideFatherForename Thomas
BrideFatherSurname WARTH
BrideFatherOccupation Farmer, deceased
WitnessOneForename John
WitnessOneSurname WATRH
WitnessTwoForename Edward
WitnessTwoSurname RUSHTON
Notes 4 witnesses

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

The family in 1935:

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

Name: Christian Holmes Leigh
Occupation: Clerk
Year: 1935
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Electoral District: Edmonton West

Living 10552 82nd Avenue with Mrs Leigh and Frank Barnabas Leigh, also a clerk

Many thanks MarieCeleste & Chris, that's fantastic.
Think I have enough now!
Jan x

Jan..
Dont know if you have /need this info.but Christian's father Edward Leonard Holmes Leigh remarried in Christchurch Cambs. Dec quarter 1906 to an Isobel Blanche Jones they moved to Ireland between then and 1908 where he became the father of Edward Drummond ? Patrick Leigh..who would have been Christians half brother.

Thanks Erin.
I feel I know Muriel personally, having so much info about her, thanks to all you lovely folks on here!
Jan