Margaret Elizabeth Wiley

    Margaret Elizabeth Wiley was born on Thursday, 17 February 1859 at Gore of Toronto, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. She and Benjamin Rupert Hale, son of John Hale and Mary Arnold, were married by Reverend James A. R. Dickson on Monday, 24 May 1875 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was 23, born Etobicoke, living in Toronto, bachelor, labourer, Methodist. She was 17, born and living in Gore of Toronto, spinster, Roman Catholic. William Cairns and Mrs. Mary Wood witnessed the marriage. She appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Benjamin Rupert Hale at Etobicoke Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Hale, Margaret, female, age 22, born Ontario, R. Catholic, of English origin, married. She is recorded as: Hale, Margret, female, age 32, married, wife, born Ontario, father born England, mother born Ireland, Roman Catholic, able to read and write. She appeared on the census of Thursday, 4 April 1901 in the household of Benjamin Rupert Hale at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Hale, Margaret, female, white, wife, married, born Febry 17 1859 in Ontario, of English origin, Canadian, Catholic, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared as household head on the census of 17 June 1911 at 574 Logan Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Hale, Margaret, female, head, widow, born Feb 1859 in Ontario, age 52, of English origin, Canadian, Catholic, no occupation, able to read, write and speak English. Gertrude Afra Hale, Leonard John Hale, Vincent Eugene Hale, Wilbert Bernard Hale and Alma Lillian Margaret Hale also appeared in the household.
     Margaret died on Thursday, 16 May 1940 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 81 years, 2 months and 29 days of broncho pneumonia. She was buried on Monday, 20 May 1940 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.