Violet Leitch

     Violet Leitch was born on Sunday, 17 June 1877 at Lot 31, Concession 1, Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. Dr. William Forest attended at the birth. She appeared on the census of 23 April 1881 in the household of Samuel Leitch at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Leitch, Violet, female age 3, born Ontario, C. Methodist religion, of Irish origin. She appeared on the census of 6 April 1891 in the household of Samuel Leitch at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Leitch, Violet, female age 12, unmarried, daughter, born Ontario, father born Ireland, mother born Ontario, Presb. religion, able to read and write. She and Nathan Bertram Longhurst, son of Joseph Longhurst and Elizabaeth A. Bell, were married by Reverend G. W. Deevey on Wednesday, 9 September 1896 at Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was 19, born and living in Scott Twp., spinster, Methodist. He was 23, living in Scott Twp., born in East Gwillimbury, bachelor, mason, Presbyterian. Daniel Meyers and Emily Phoenix witnessed the marriage. She appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Nathan Bertram Longhurst at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was recorded as: Longhurst, Violet, female, white, wife, age 22, born 17 June 1878 in Ontario, of Irish origin, Canadian, Presbyterian, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Nathan Bertram Longhurst at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was listed as: Longhurst, Violet, female, wife, married, age 33, born June 1877 in Ontario, of Irish origin, Canadian, Presbyterian, able to read, write and speak English. Violet died on Wednesday, 1 January 1919 at Lot 27, Conc. 2, Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 41 years, 6 months and 15 days, due to Influenza. Dr. M Gleody (?) attended at the death. She was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada.