Hilda Kathleen (Cox) Saleina (1926 - 1991)

Born 23 Feb 1926 in Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Roger Ivanhoe Bourdon — married 24 Jan 1948 (to 11 Jul 1974) in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1991 at age 65 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Hilda was born in England in 1926 to David and Ellen (Nelly) Cox. She had two sisters Winifred and Elsie, and one brother Arthur David.

She moved to Canada

She married Frank Bourdon (of French and Mohawk/Huron heritage) in 1948.

In 1949 David was born.

In 1950 Patricia was born.

Hilda and Frank separated when the kids were young.

Hilda raised David and Patricia as a single parent in the 1950's/1960's

Hilda worked as a seamstress for Jantzen of Canada for some 30 odd years.

Hilda and Frank divorced in 1974

She married Erich Albert Saleina. (DOB July 31) in 1974/1975

She died (of cancer(initially uterine, but later spread to stomach and lymph nodes)) being held in her granddaughter Jeanette's arms in Surrey Memorial Hospital with her son David and her husband Erich at her bedside on April 26, 1991, her daughter Patricia tried but was unable to get there in time.

She was cremated and her ashes spread at Crescent Beach in Surrey, BC, Canada in 1991.

Birth

23-Feb-1926

Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

To David Cox and Ellen Marguerite Andoire

Baptism

Siblings

Elsie Ellen 1919

Arthur David 1920

Winifred May 1924

Residence

1965 118 Russell Ave Tottenham North Wood Green London England

1988 3676 St Catherines Street Vancouver BC Canada 879-4992

1991 11326 136 St Surrey BC Canada 588-3696

Occupation

195?-198? Seamstress for Jantzen of Canada

Marriage

1948

in New Westminister, BC Canada

to Frank Roger Ivanhoe Bourdon

Children

David Frank 1949

Patricia Kathleen Andria 1950-2016

Marriage

1975

to Erich Albert Saleina

Death

26-Apr-1991

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Surrey, BC, Canada

Burial

1991 She was cremated and her ashes spread at Crescent Beach in Surrey, BC, Canada

Surrey, BC, Canada

Research Notes

Sources

• Birth Record "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3J-38S5 : 2 October 2014), Hilda K Cox, 1926; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Romford, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• 1926 BMD Birth Record

• 1965 England Electoral Register

• See Also

• First hand by grand daughter Jeanette Rogers.

• family records/Photos/letters

• divorce papers from Frank

• certificate of cremation