Cordelia (Leggo) Lucas (1857)

Born 1857 in Gaspé Centre, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Cordelia Leggo was born circa 1857, in Douglass, Gaspé Centre, Quebec, Canada, a daughter of Job and Elizabeth Leggo. Cordelia is found, at the age of 14, on the Canadian Census of 1871, living with her father and older sister, Elizabeth. ^[1] On the 1881 Census, Cordelia is 23 years of age, still living with her parents. Her mother, Elizabeth, is now shown living in the household, but her sister, who is two years her senior has gone. She has five younger siblings. ^[2]

Census 1881

Name: Curdelia Leggo Name Note: Gender: Female Age: 23y Birth Year: 1858 Birthplace: Quebec Marital Status: Occupation: Ethnicity: English Religion: Ch England Head of Household Name: Job Leggo Born During Last Year: Event Place: Douglass, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada District Number: 39 Sub-District: M Division: Page Number: 47 Household ID: 949517 Family Number: 192 Digital Folder Number: 4463129 Image Number: 00669 GS Film number: 1375823 Affiliate Film Number: C-13187

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Job Leggo M 74y England

Elizabeth Leggo F 49y Quebec

Curdelia Leggo F 23y Quebec

Joseph Leggo M 21y Quebec

William A Leggo M 19y Quebec

Angelina Leggo F 16y Quebec

Elizabeth V Leggo F 12y Quebec

Maria M Leggo F 6y Quebec

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M428-KJ8 : 11 March 2018), Cordelia Leggo in household of Tobb Leggo, Douglas, Gaspé Centre, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 4, line 18; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10371, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,229,097
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNZ-7B5 : 11 March 2018), DEFAULT RECORD TITLE - CHANGE ME, Douglass, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 47; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13187, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,823