Rachel Hale

F, #311, b. 24 May 1871, d. 4 January 1944
Father*Alfred Hale b. 17 Jul 1840, d. 22 Dec 1911
Mother*Ann Payne b. 18 Jul 1840, d. 9 Jan 1921
    Rachel Hale was born on Wednesday, 24 May 1871 at Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. This date is taken from the 1911 Ontario Census. The 1881 Ontario census would have her birth year as 1866, the 1891 Ontario Census as 1867, the 1901 Ontario Census as 24 May 1871. She appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Alfred Hale at London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Hale, Rachel, female, age 15, born Ontario, Wesleyan Methodist, of Scotch origin. She and James John Richardson, son of Alfred Richardson, were married by Reverend Grason Davis on Wednesday, 1 June 1887 at 346 Colborne Road, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. She was 21, spinster, born Smithfield Ontario, living in London, Church of England. He was 26, born in Australia, living in London South, bachelor, mechanic, Church of England. J. M. Symonds witnessed the marriage. She appeared on the census of Monday, 20 April 1891 in the household of James John Richardson at Westminster Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. She was recorded as: Richardson, Racheal, female, age 24, married, wife, born Ontario, both parents born Ontario, Church of England, able to read and write. She appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of James John Richardson at London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Richardson, Rachel, female, white, wife, married, born 24 May 1871 in Ontario, age 31, of English origin, Canadian, Methodist, able to read, write and speak English, mother tongue English. She appeared on the census of Thursday, 8 June 1911 in the household of James John Richardson at 687 York Street, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Richardson, Rachael, female, wife, married, born August 1865 in Ontario, age 45, of English origin, Canadian, Baptist, able to read and write, English mother tongue.
     Rachel died on Tuesday, 4 January 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 72 years, 7 months and 11 days of broncho pneumonia. Of pnemonia. She was buried on Saturday, 6 January 1945 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.

Family

James John Richardson b. 23 Jun 1861, d. 14 Jul 1951
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