Margaret Adelle Clements (1902 - 1960)

Born Apr 1902 in New Brunswick, Canada

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Died 29 Oct 1960 at age 58 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Margaret Adelle Clements was born on 24 April 1902 in Belleisle Creek, New Brunswick, to Robert William James Clements (Methodist Clergyman) and Laura Jane Hayes^[1].

According Shirley Render, Margaret originally enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan’s Faculty of Pharmacy, but dropped out after her first year as she couldn’t get a summer apprenticeship. Apparently, druggists only wanted strong men, mainly for carrying bootlegged liquor, so Margaret so switched to nursing.

Margaret attended the University of Alberta, then in 1926, graduated from St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver. She joined the staff of the Weyburn Mental Hospital (listed there in the 1931 census), then moved to New Westminster to become matron of the Hollywood Sanitarium. She also became secretary of the New Westminster Soroptimist Club.

On 9 October 1934, Margaret passed her flying test and received her PPL, making her the 40th female pilot in Canada^[2]. She was 32 years old.

When war was declared, she tried to join the RCAF, then joined the Army instead. By 1942, she was Lieutenant and by 1943, Captain. She trained in Britain with the Auxiliary Territorial Service, then was posted to the Longue Pointe Ordinance Depot. By 1945, she had attained the rank of Major.

Margaret died in 1960, aged 58^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ Birth certificate
2. ↑ Shirley Render, No Place for a Lady: The Story of Canadian Women Pilots, 1928-1992
3. ↑ Death certificate

• 1891 census – https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148185-00159
• 1901 census – https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=img&id=z000027733
• 1906 census – https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1906&op=img&id=e001213574
• 1911 census – https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1911&op=img&id=e001926980
• 1916 census – https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1916&op=img&id=31228_4363980-00181
• 1921 census – https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002860211
• 1931 census - Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27345; Census Place: Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada; Page Number: ty

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 February 2018, 02:10), entry for Margaret Adelle Clements(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L24H-38Z); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 July 2016, 18:06), entry for Margaret Clements(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L24H-38Z); contributed by various users.

See also

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