Roy David Crawford (1886 - 1945)

Born 25 Oct 1886 in United States

Husband of Lydia Kempton (Edgett) Crawford — married 11 Jul 1911 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died 24 Sep 1945 at age 58 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Roy was born in 1886. He passed away in 1945.

1901 Canada Census: Roy Crawford, 14, was born 25 Oct 1887 in the United States. He immigrated in 1892. In 1901 he lived in Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Household members were: Parker 45, Ocea 39, Roy 14, Burgess 11, and Lloy A. 4.^[1]

Marriage:Roy David Crawford, 24, was born about 1887 to Parker and Ocea Crawford. On 11 Jul 1911 he married Lydia Kempton Edgett, 22, in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Lydia was born about 1889 to Edwin and Harriet Edgett.^[2]

1921 Canada Census: D. Roy Crawford, 35, was born in 1886 in Nova Scotia. On 1 Jun 1921 he lived at 37 Queen Street, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. He was a bookkeeper. Household members were: D. Roy 35, Lydia 33, P. Dean 7, and Pannere 2. Also living in the home was a boarder, Josephine Bishop 35.^[3]

Death: Roy David Crawford, 58, was born in 1886 and died in 1945 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada. Year: 1901; Census Place: Polling District No 15, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 1; Family No: 44.
2. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WSDR-7W6Z : 14 December 2020), Roy David Crawford, 11 Jul 1911; citing Marriage, Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059101.
3. ↑ 1921 Census of Canada. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 42; Census Place: Amherst (Town), Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 8.
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLN-9N1 : 8 December 2014), Roy David Crawford, 1945, Death; citing p. 1167, volume 213, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.