Harold was born in 1892.
Although he is prolifically identified in online family trees as the the son of James Hicks and Charlotte Ireland, in fact he was the son of John W. and Mary Hicks.
His baptism was recorded in the Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register. It reads: Harold Leslie Hicks, son of John W. and Mary, born August 31, 1893, baptized February 20, 1894, in Percy Township.
Harold Lesley was born on August 30, 1892, the son of John Wesley Hicks, farmer, and Mary McCormick, of Percy Township, Northumberland County, Ontario. His birth was registered October 8, 1892.
He married Mary McGee in 1917. Their marriage record reads:
Profile created with first hand information as remembered by Wayne Burnie, Sunday, July 14, 2014.
"Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-D6DF-7?cc=1784212&wc=QZ3B-LTJ%3A1584203503%2C1584207612%2C1584221201 : 15 January 2016), Births > 1892 > no 17013-24692 > image 603 of 817; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B2P-DH8?cc=1784216&wc=3NW4-GPX%3A1584308903%2C1584350601%2C1584351501 : 28 May 2015), Marriage licenses and affidavits > 1917 > no 2208-2808 > image 931 of 1350; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
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