William (standing), Ephraim (left) and Robert (right) Leader - from bluegrass419. (Is ambrotype so image reversed)

Leader, Ephriam 1

Birth Name Leader, Ephriam
Gender male
Age at Death 23 years, 3 months, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1852   2nd Quarter 2a 3a
Birth about 1852 Suffolk, England ~~Edmiston FT et al; WL1804: no date but before Henry  
Christening 1852-03-21 Yaxley, Suffolk, England Ephraim not Ephriam 4a
Census 1861-01-14 Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada   5a
Event Note

1861 Census of Canada:
 Leader: Wm 54, Jane 50, Thos 17, Robt 15, Shadbiach (sic) 13, Ellen 14, Ephraim 9, William 6.
Occupation: Wm, Thos, Robt, and Shadbiach - Labourer
Born - England all except William who is born in UC [Upper Canada]
Religion: CE - all
Dwelling: 1 1/2 storey log, 1 family

[If Marg or Mary Currie 71 Widow Scotland, UP; Menzies Currie 36 Single same; and Eliz'beth Brownworth (?) 6, born UC but resident in Pilkington turn up anywhere they may be living in the house, too. Listed as Not Family Male, Family Female, and Not Family Female so rather confused and next residence unclear which line applies to. - SJL]

[Update: Service Record WW1 for Fred Wilbert Leader b 1899 Guelph lists Mrs James Currie, Aunt, Galt St, Hespler, as next-of-kin. - SJL 29/04/17]

Occupation 1870-10-06 Pilkington Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Labourer 6a
Marriage 1870-10-06 Elora, Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Mary Jones - by License 6a 7a
Event Note

Transcript has date as 6 February 1870. Although original hard to read, it occurs after July entries so October more likely. - SJL rootsweb transcripts homepages.txt

Census 1871-05-02 Pilkington Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada   8a
Death 1875-04-09 Elora, Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada "from Inflammation of the kidneys and lungs - 9 days" 6b 9a
Burial 1875 Elora, Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada    
Event Note

Headstone shared by Ephraim and Robert.

FAREWELL
Ephraim Leader
Died April 9 1875
Aged 25 Years

Robert Leader
Died June 23 1877
Aged 32 Years.

[Unreadable material at base of stone - SJL.]

Sourced from Leader FT done by bluegrass419 probably from Jackson FT by wandaswand (or vice versa) on ancestry.com.au

 

(Image available)

Religion     Anglican  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Leader, WILLIAM1807-01-251886-08-28
Mother Aldrich, JANE18121889
    Sister     Leader, Marjorie/Maria about 1830
    Brother     Leader, 1st Joshua 1831
    Brother     Leader, 2nd Joshua 1831-10-00 1905-05-18
    Sister     Leeder, Jane 1835 1896-09-20
    Sister     Leader, Susannah 1836-11-20
    Brother     Leader, Henry 1838-06-10 1896-05-22
    Sister     Leader, Isabelle 1841-06-07 1924-07-01
    Brother     Leader, THOMAS 1842 1917-06-02
    Brother     Leader, Robert 1845 1877-06-23
    Sister     Leader, Mary Ann Ellen 1847-05-17 1917-08-06
    Brother     Leader, Frederick/Shadrach 1849-07-02 1875
    Brother     Leader, Henry 1850 1896-05-22
         Leader, Ephriam 1852 1875-04-09
    Brother     Leader, William 1854-02-20 1941

Families

Family of Leader, Ephriam and Jones, Mary
Married Wife Jones, Mary ( * about 1850 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
[Living], [Living]
Leader, Mary Jane1871-03-23

Source References

  1. ??Ruth (Leader) Burk: William Leader 1804 & descendants
  2. England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
      • Page: 4a504; Hartismere; 1852, 2nd Quarter; Ephraim Leader b 1852 BMD_B_1852_2_IS_000320.jpg
  3. England and Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1920
      • Page: Suffolk/Hartismere/1852/Apr-May-Jun/4A/504; B_1852_Q2_IS_000320-LEADER_EPHRAIM.jpg
  4. via Family Search: England Births & Christenings 1538-1975
      • Page: C13198-2, 952444; Ephraim Leader England Births and Christenings 1538-1975.JPG
  5. Public Archives of Canada, Microfilmed 1954/5: 1861 Census of Canada
      • Page: 1861 Census of Canada/ON/District 1/Twnshp of Guelph/Wellington/pg 5/ln 25-32; 1861 Maybe our William 4108430_00013.pdf
  6. Ontario BMD Online
      • Page: MS932_3; Reel: 3; OntarioCanadaMarriages1801-1928ForEphraimLeader.jpg and 1870 Ephraim Leader Mary Jones - clearer copy - record-image_9Q97-Y39T-D7S.jpg
      • Page: Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947/yr 1875 cn 9028/1846474/4171970/557;OntarioCanadaDeaths1869-1938andDeathsOverseas1939-1947ForEphraimLeader.jpg
  7. Ontario Civil Registration from 1869 to 1927, from Ontario Archives, microfilm MS 932: RootsWeb transcript - BMD Ontario
      • Page: Wellington County 1870 ; vol 9 pg 227; rootsweb transcripts homepages.txt
  8. 1871 Census of Canada
      • Page: CA/ON/34/A/Division 2/Pilkington/pg 39/lines 2-4/Schedule 1; 1871 Census of Canada Ephraham Mary and Mary Jane Leader 4396297_00341.pdf
      • Citation:

        Canada Census 1871

        Leader: Ephraham [sic] 28 , Mary 30, Mary Jane 1 month (possibly b. March); all born England; Ehpriam is a farmer; all Wesleyan Methodist; all English; married in last 12 months.

        NB Other pages (Schedules) of the Census are available for 1871:
        3. Return of Public Institutions, Real Estate, Vehicles, and Implements
        1871 Canada Census Ephraim and Mary Leader's holdings 4396297_00349.jpg
        - nil

        4. Return of Cultivated Land, of Field Products, and of Plants and Fruits
        1871 Canada Census Ephraim and Mary Leader's dwelling 4396297_00349.jpg
        - Tenants of Concession 2, Lot 2

        5. Return of Livestock, Animal produsts, home-made fabrics and furs
        1871 Canada Census Ephraim and Mary Leader's livestock 4396297_00349.jpg
        -nil

        7. Return of Products of the Forest
        1871 Canada Census Ephraim and Mary Leader's forest 4396297_00349.jpg
        - nil

        8: Return of Shipping and Fisheries
        1871 Canada Census Ephraim and Mary Leader's shipping and fish 4396297_00349.jpg
        - nil

        Comment: for everyone who is an owner rather than a tenant these schedules provide a lot of interesting information! - SJL

  9. JoAnn Clark
      • Page: email Photo Credits 18 Oct 2013
      • Citation:

        "Leader, Ephraim, b June 1852 Yaxley, came to Canada at age 2, married at age 18 or 19 to Mary Jones, who was about 10 years older. Took sick and died at an early age 19 april 1875 in Elora, Wellington county, Ontario and buried in Guelph, I think."