Sarah Elizabeth (Couch) Blair (1855 - 1942)

Born 7 Feb 1855 in Canada West

Wife of Robert Blair — married 30 Oct 1884 in Lorne, Manitoba, Canada

Died 24 Mar 1942 at age 87 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Born 1855.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Robert Blair and Sarah Elizabeth Couch married 30/10/1884 in Lorne, Manitoba.^[10]

Passed 1942.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Census of Canada, 1861. Library and Archives Canada. Living in the Township of Elmsley, Ontario: John Couch (34), Mary Anne (33), Eliza Ann (10), William Holmes (8), Sarah Elizabeth (6), Richard (29), Ann (27). Accessed online at http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=img&id=4391940_00308 on April 13, 2020.
2. ↑ Census of Canada, 1871. Library and Archives Canada. Living in Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario: John Couch (widow, 43), Eliza Ann (19), William (18), Sarah (16), Harriet-Mary (7). Accessed online at http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=img&id=4396356_00251 on April 13, 2020.
3. ↑ Census of Canada, 1881. Library and Archives Canada. Living in Drummond, Lanark South, Ontario: John Couch (52), Eliza Ann (28), William (27), Sarah (26), Hattie (18). Accessed online at http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008172572 and http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008172573 on April 13, 2020.
4. ↑ Census of Canada, 1891. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed online https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148097-00536 2022. Living in Lorne, Manitoba: Robert Blair (46), wife Sarah (36), and children Mary (5) and William (4).
5. ↑ Census of Canada, 1901. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed online at https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=img&id=z000015411 and https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=img&id=z000015412 2022. Living in Lorne, Lisgar, Manitoba: Robert Blair (46, b. 22 Sept 1855), wife Sarah (46, b. 7 Fev 1955), and children Mary (15, 3 Aug 1885), William L (13, b. 22 June 1887), John (6, b. 28 June 1894), and Lillian (4, b. 23 Mar 1897), and father-in-law John Couch (72, b. 24 Dec 1829).
6. ↑ Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed online https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1906&op=img&id=e001202915 and https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1906&op=img&id=e001202916 2022.
   Robert Blair M 51 Ontario
   Sarah L Blair Wife F 50 Ontario
   Beatrice Blair Daughter F 20 Manitoba
   Lloyd Blair Son M 19 Manitoba
   George Blair Son M 12 Manitoba
   Lilian Blair Daughter F 9 Manitoba
   David Moffat M 20 Scotland
7. ↑ Census of Canada, 1911. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed online https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1911&op=img&id=e001947618 2022. Living in Manitoba: Robert Blair (55, b. Sept 1856), wife Elizabeth (55, b. Feb 1855), children William T (23, b. June 1888), George (16, b. June 1896), Lillian (14, b. March 1897), step-father John Couch (84, b. June 1827), and domestic Agnes (22).
8. ↑ Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed online https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1916&op=img&id=31228_4363956-00361 2022. Living in Macdonald, Manitoba: Robert Blair (60), wife Sarah Eliabeth (58), children Lloyd William (28), Lillian (18), Mary Gertrude Scott (30), niece Evyline Bernice (4), and servant Gustave VanLachan (55).
9. ↑ Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed online https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=census1926&op=img&id=e011221314 2022. Living in Macdonald, Manitoba: Sarah Blair (71), chidren Lloyd (39) and Lilian (29), daughter Gertrude Scott (40), grand-daughters Bernice (14) and Margaret (10).
10. ↑ Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency. Accessed online at https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php 2022.
    GROOM'S LAST NAME: BLAIR
    GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES: ROBERT
    BRIDE'S LAST NAME: COUCH
    BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES: SARAH ELIZABETH
    DATE OF MARRIAGE: 30/10/1884
    PLACE OF MARRIAGE: LORNE
    REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1884,001342
11. ↑ Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency. Accessed online at https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php 2022.
    LAST NAME: BLAIR
    GIVEN NAMES: SARAH ELIZABETH
    DATE OF DEATH: 24/03/1942
    AGE: 87
    UNITS OF AGE: YEARS
    SEX: FEMALE
    PLACE OF DEATH: WINNIPEG
    REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1942,012236
    Date of Birth: 07/02/1855