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| − | | '''Birth''' || || | + | | '''Birth''' ||9 Sept 1873 || Kippen, Scotland ||Registered at Paisley, Scotland,<br> Meikieniggs Farm, Dist. of Abbey, Landward. || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''Baptism''' || 7 Dec 1873 || ||by Rev. Stewart. || <sup class="reference"> </sup> |
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''Marriage''' || "2 Nov 1887"(typo?); expect 1897) ||Greeneck, Scotland || To [[Margaret Melvin Crawford]] || <sup class="reference">[3][4][6][7]</sup> |
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| + | | '''Military''' || July 1915 went overseas, WWI ||with 43rd Canadian Cameron Highlanders, "Ladies from Hell" || returned 23 Apr 1919 || <sup class="reference">[7] </sup> | ||
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| + | | '''Death''' ||12 Feb 1963 || Richmond, Indiana, U.S. || aged 89 || <sup class="reference">[7] </sup> | ||
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| − | + | +-- [[John Leckie]] | |
| − | + | | (1842-1896) | |
| − | + | +--[[John McNiven Leckie]] --+ | |
| − | + | | (1873-1963) | | |
| − | + | +-- [[Archibald Crawford Leckie]] --+ +-- [[Jane McNiven]] | |
| − | + | | (1913-2001) | (????-????) | |
| − | + | | +-- [[Margaret Melvin Crawford]] | |
| − | + | | (1877-1966) | |
| − | + | +-- [[Margaret Mary Clark]] | |
| − | + | (1916-1999) | |
| − | + | Sources: <sup class="reference">[6][7]</sup> | |
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! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources | ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources | ||
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| − | | John Leckie || M || 15 Jan 1899 ||Greenock, Scotland || | + | | John Leckie || M || 15 Jan 1899 ||Greenock, Scotland || || Served in WWI 1916-1919,with Canadian 100 Grenadiers; d. Jan 1919 WWI from mustard gas wounds; buried Flanders, Belgium || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | Mary Melvin Leckie || F || 1 July, 1900 ||Glasgow Scotland || ||d. 13 Apr 1991, Melbourne, FL, age 90 || <sup class="reference">[ | + | | Mary Melvin Leckie || F || 1 July, 1900 ||Glasgow Scotland || ||d. 13 Apr 1991, Melbourne, FL, age 90 || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | Jane Leckie || F ||14 Jan 1902 ||Glasgow Scotland ||m. 1933 in Chicago IL to Lee A. Butt<br>(b. 1901, d. Sept 1975, Richmond, IN) ||d. March 1959, Richmond IN, age 56 || <sup class="reference">[ | + | | [[Jane Leckie]] || F ||14 Jan 1902 ||Glasgow Scotland ||m. 1933 in Chicago IL to Lee A. Butt<br>(b. 1901, d. Sept 1975, Richmond, IN) ||d. March 1959, Richmond IN, age 56 || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | |Margaret Leckie || F || 29 July 1903 ||Glasgow Scotland ||m. 4 Oct 1924 in Chicago Il to Albert E. Boyd <br | + | |[[Margaret Leckie]] || F || 29 July 1903 ||Glasgow Scotland; emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1906. ||m. 4 Oct 1924 in Chicago Il to Albert E. Boyd <br>(b. 22 Jan 1901 Belfast, Ireland;); Rev. Chas. Oakley officiating. || d. 10 Sept 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba (see source notes)|| <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | Isabel Crawford Leckie || F || 27 Sept 1906 ||Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada ||m.30 June 1928 Chicago Il, to John Edward Barr (b.20 Aug 1905 Dublin, Ire | + | | [[Isabel Crawford Leckie]] || F || 27 Sept 1906 ||Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada ||m.30 June 1928 (possibly Chicago Il, see source notes), to John Edward Barr (b.20 Aug 1905 Dublin, Ire) ||d. 28 Sept 1986 Scottsdale AZ, age 81 (see source notes) || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | Janet Melles Leckie || F || 21 Apr 1908 ||Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada ||m. 22 Sept 1928 Chicago | + | | Janet Melles Leckie || F || 21 Apr 1908 ||Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada ||m. 22 Sept 1928 Chicago IL to William Colton Thurber (b. 29 Dec 1902 Chicago). ||d. 11 July 1992 Melbourne FL, age 89 (see source notes) || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | Agnes Leckie || F || Feb 1910 ||Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada || ||d. Jan 1911 || <sup class="reference">[ | + | | Agnes Leckie || F || Feb 1910 ||Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada || ||d. Jan 1911, Winnipeg. || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | |Melvin Leckie || M ||1 Mar 1912 ||St. James, Manitoba Canada || | + | |Melvin Leckie || M ||1 Mar 1912 ||St. James, Manitoba Canada ||m. Therese Kranz (b. & d. Chicago IL?) ||WWI, Geo. Patton's 3rd Army, Sergeant,(3/8)?6664919. Wounded 25 Nov 1944; d. 30 Nov 1944;buried Belgium; Purple Heart posthumously || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | Archibald Crawford Leckie || M || 11 Oct 1913 ||St. James, Manitoba Canada ||m.12 Aug 1939 Chicago Il to | + | | [[Archibald Crawford Leckie]] || M || 11 Oct 1913 ||St. James, Manitoba Canada ||m.12 Aug 1939 Chicago Il to [[Margaret Mary Clark]] (b. 23 July 1916 Chicago IL) || || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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| − | | Douglas Leckie || M || 1 Sept 1915 ||St. James, Manitoba Canada ||m. 29 Jan 1949 Chicago IL to Aileen Ohm Kininmonth (b. 26 Dec 1914 Chicago IL) ||d. 5 June1988 Phoenix AZ, buried military cem., | + | | Douglas Leckie || M || 1 Sept 1915 ||St. James, Manitoba Canada ||m. 29 Jan 1949 Chicago IL to Aileen Ohm Kininmonth (b. 26 Dec 1914 Chicago IL) ||Served in Gen. Hodges 1st Army, Corporal,338018256. d. 5 June1988 Phoenix AZ, buried military cem., Carefree AZ || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup> |
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! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources | ! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources | ||
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| − | | || | + | | Scotland, possibly Lamarkshire || 1901-1912 || || <sup class="reference">[1][7]</sup> |
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| − | | | + | | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada || by 1914-1923 || ||<sup class="reference">[2][3][4][7]</sup> |
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| − | | | + | | Chicago, Cook, IL ||1923- after 1930|| on Rarlov Street || <sup class="reference">[4][7]</sup> |
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| + | | Boston, Wayne, IN ||by 1940|| || <sup class="reference">[5][7]</sup> | ||
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| − | = | + | = Canadian WWI Book of Remembrance = |
| + | John McNiven Leckie fought in WWI and survived the war. Two of his sons, John Jr. and Melvin, died in the war. These documents refer to the service of his son, John Leckie Jr.<br> | ||
| + | [[File:Denholm Letter re Leckie WWI Certificate.jpg|70px]][[File:Sapper John M Leckie Certificate.jpg|70px]] [[File:Canadian WWI Book of Remembrance.jpg|70px]] | ||
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! '''1''' | ! '''1''' | ||
| − | | ''' | + | | '''1901 Census of Scotland'''. Ancestry.com index gives John W.N. Leckie, b. 1874 in Lanarkshire. Also in this census are Margaret M. Leckie, b. 1878, spouse John W.N.; John McN Leckie, b. 1899; and Mary M. Leckie, b. 1900. All live in Lanarkshire. <br>Note: These names and dates match well with family records with the exception of the W. abbreviation. (It is possible that the mark transcribed as "W.N." in Ancestry.com's index could have been intended as "McN"; we've not viewed the original census image). From the index it is not clear if these names are grouped as a family unit. And, there are numerous other Leckies with these first names in the 1901 census indexes. |
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! '''2''' | ! '''2''' | ||
| − | | ''' | + | | '''1916 Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan Census'''. Ancestry.com index finds John (b. 1874) , Margaret (1878), John (1899), Mary (1900), Jean (1902), Margaret (1903), Isabella (1906), Janet (1908), Melvin (1912), Archibald (1914), and Douglas (1915) Leckie in Winnipeg Center, Manitoba. |
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! '''3''' | ! '''3''' | ||
| + | | '''1921 Canadian Census'''. Ancestry.com index lists: John (b. 1874), Margaret (1878), Mary (1901), Jane (1902), Margaret (1904), Isabella )1907), Janet (1908), Melville (1912), Archabella (1914) and Douglas (1916) Leckie, all living in Winnipeg Center, Manitoba, Canada. | ||
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| + | ! '''4''' | ||
| '''1930 United States Federal Census''', Enum. Dist. 1001-1250, Chicago, Cook Cty., IL, page 24. Lines 82-88: John Leckie, head, age 56, married at 24, b. Scotland, imigrated 1923, papers filed, bricklayer, buildings; Margaret M., wife, 52, married at 19, b. Scotland, imig. 1924, alien; Mary, dau., 29, single, b. Scotland, imig 1925, alien, iron lady, garter mfg.; Jane, dau., 29, single, b. Scotland, imig 1925, alien,operator, telephone; Melvin, son, 18, single, in school, b. Scotland, imig 1924, papers filed; Archibald, son, 16, in school, b. Canada, imig 1924 papers filed; Duglas, son, 14, in school, b. Canada, imig 1924, papers filed. Family rents home at 1546 Rarlov St. All parents born Scotland. | | '''1930 United States Federal Census''', Enum. Dist. 1001-1250, Chicago, Cook Cty., IL, page 24. Lines 82-88: John Leckie, head, age 56, married at 24, b. Scotland, imigrated 1923, papers filed, bricklayer, buildings; Margaret M., wife, 52, married at 19, b. Scotland, imig. 1924, alien; Mary, dau., 29, single, b. Scotland, imig 1925, alien, iron lady, garter mfg.; Jane, dau., 29, single, b. Scotland, imig 1925, alien,operator, telephone; Melvin, son, 18, single, in school, b. Scotland, imig 1924, papers filed; Archibald, son, 16, in school, b. Canada, imig 1924 papers filed; Duglas, son, 14, in school, b. Canada, imig 1924, papers filed. Family rents home at 1546 Rarlov St. All parents born Scotland. | ||
| [[File:1930 census il cook chicago ed 1001-1250 pg 24.jpg|50px|center]] | | [[File:1930 census il cook chicago ed 1001-1250 pg 24.jpg|50px|center]] | ||
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| − | | '''1940 United States Federal Census''', | + | | '''1940 United States Federal Census''', Enum. Dist. 89-3, Boston, Wayne Cty, IN, page 2. Census dated 9 April 1940.<br>Lines 52-53: John M. Leckie, head, age 66, b. Scotland, alien, lived Chicago in 1935.; Margaret M., wife, 62, b. Scotland, alien, lived Chicago in 1935. |
| + | | [[File:1940 census in wayne boston ed 89-3 pg 2.jpg|50px|center]] | ||
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| '''Interview of [[John Francis Leckie]]''', 28 Nov 2013; interview by [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]] and [[David John Leckie]]. Archibald Crawford Leckie was born in 1912 or 1913, in Winnipeg, Canada. Archibald's father was John Leckie. John Leckie's (or Archibald's ?) parents came to Canada with their first child. John Leckie survived fighting in World War I. He worked as a bricklayer. His children included four sons: Archibald Crawford Leckie b. 1913; John Leckie Jr. who died fighting in WWI, & is buried in Normandy; a son 2 years younger than Archie; Melvin (2 years older than Archie) who also died & is buried in Normandy, WWI. <br> John Leckie's parents were from Scotland. His wife Margaret Crawford's parents were from outside Glasgow, Scotland, near Stirling Castle. They owned apartment buildings in Edinburgh. | | '''Interview of [[John Francis Leckie]]''', 28 Nov 2013; interview by [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]] and [[David John Leckie]]. Archibald Crawford Leckie was born in 1912 or 1913, in Winnipeg, Canada. Archibald's father was John Leckie. John Leckie's (or Archibald's ?) parents came to Canada with their first child. John Leckie survived fighting in World War I. He worked as a bricklayer. His children included four sons: Archibald Crawford Leckie b. 1913; John Leckie Jr. who died fighting in WWI, & is buried in Normandy; a son 2 years younger than Archie; Melvin (2 years older than Archie) who also died & is buried in Normandy, WWI. <br> John Leckie's parents were from Scotland. His wife Margaret Crawford's parents were from outside Glasgow, Scotland, near Stirling Castle. They owned apartment buildings in Edinburgh. | ||
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''[[Denholme Research Packet]]''', made available by John F. Leckie, Nov. 2013. Packet addressed from daughter Denholme, in British Columbia to "Mr & Mrs. A. Leckie, in Westchester,IL", postmark July (1999?) |
| + | * Father of Archibald Leckie b. 1913, was John McNiven Leckie b. 9 Sept 1878 at Kippen, Scotland, d. 12 Feb 1963 Richmond Indiana, married to Margaret Melvin Crawford b. 5 Dec 1877 Greenock Scotland, d. 23 Oct 1966 Richmond Indiana. Parents of John McNiven Leckie: John Leckie 1842-1896 (54 yrs) and Jane McNiven (33 yrs). Parents of Margaret Melvin Crawford: Alexander Crawford and Mary. For additional data see [[Denholme Research Packet]] | ||
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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| Birth | 9 Sept 1873 | Kippen, Scotland | Registered at Paisley, Scotland, Meikieniggs Farm, Dist. of Abbey, Landward. |
[7] |
| Baptism | 7 Dec 1873 | by Rev. Stewart. | ||
| Marriage | "2 Nov 1887"(typo?); expect 1897) | Greeneck, Scotland | To Margaret Melvin Crawford | [3][4][6][7] |
| Military | July 1915 went overseas, WWI | with 43rd Canadian Cameron Highlanders, "Ladies from Hell" | returned 23 Apr 1919 | [7] |
| Death | 12 Feb 1963 | Richmond, Indiana, U.S. | aged 89 | [7] |
| Burial |
[edit] Ancestry chart segment
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 3
+-- John Leckie
| (1842-1896)
+--John McNiven Leckie --+
| (1873-1963) |
+-- Archibald Crawford Leckie --+ +-- Jane McNiven
| (1913-2001) | (????-????)
| +-- Margaret Melvin Crawford
| (1877-1966)
+-- Margaret Mary Clark
(1916-1999)
Sources: [6][7]
[edit] Children
(ten children with Margaret Melvin Crawford)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
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| John Leckie | M | 15 Jan 1899 | Greenock, Scotland | Served in WWI 1916-1919,with Canadian 100 Grenadiers; d. Jan 1919 WWI from mustard gas wounds; buried Flanders, Belgium | [7] | |
| Mary Melvin Leckie | F | 1 July, 1900 | Glasgow Scotland | d. 13 Apr 1991, Melbourne, FL, age 90 | [7] | |
| Jane Leckie | F | 14 Jan 1902 | Glasgow Scotland | m. 1933 in Chicago IL to Lee A. Butt (b. 1901, d. Sept 1975, Richmond, IN) |
d. March 1959, Richmond IN, age 56 | [7] |
| Margaret Leckie | F | 29 July 1903 | Glasgow Scotland; emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1906. | m. 4 Oct 1924 in Chicago Il to Albert E. Boyd (b. 22 Jan 1901 Belfast, Ireland;); Rev. Chas. Oakley officiating. |
d. 10 Sept 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba (see source notes) | [7] |
| Isabel Crawford Leckie | F | 27 Sept 1906 | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada | m.30 June 1928 (possibly Chicago Il, see source notes), to John Edward Barr (b.20 Aug 1905 Dublin, Ire) | d. 28 Sept 1986 Scottsdale AZ, age 81 (see source notes) | [7] |
| Janet Melles Leckie | F | 21 Apr 1908 | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada | m. 22 Sept 1928 Chicago IL to William Colton Thurber (b. 29 Dec 1902 Chicago). | d. 11 July 1992 Melbourne FL, age 89 (see source notes) | [7] |
| Agnes Leckie | F | Feb 1910 | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada | d. Jan 1911, Winnipeg. | [7] | |
| Melvin Leckie | M | 1 Mar 1912 | St. James, Manitoba Canada | m. Therese Kranz (b. & d. Chicago IL?) | WWI, Geo. Patton's 3rd Army, Sergeant,(3/8)?6664919. Wounded 25 Nov 1944; d. 30 Nov 1944;buried Belgium; Purple Heart posthumously | [7] |
| Archibald Crawford Leckie | M | 11 Oct 1913 | St. James, Manitoba Canada | m.12 Aug 1939 Chicago Il to Margaret Mary Clark (b. 23 July 1916 Chicago IL) | [7] | |
| Douglas Leckie | M | 1 Sept 1915 | St. James, Manitoba Canada | m. 29 Jan 1949 Chicago IL to Aileen Ohm Kininmonth (b. 26 Dec 1914 Chicago IL) | Served in Gen. Hodges 1st Army, Corporal,338018256. d. 5 June1988 Phoenix AZ, buried military cem., Carefree AZ | [7] |
[edit] Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
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| Scotland, possibly Lamarkshire | 1901-1912 | [1][7] | |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | by 1914-1923 | [2][3][4][7] | |
| Chicago, Cook, IL | 1923- after 1930 | on Rarlov Street | [4][7] |
| Boston, Wayne, IN | by 1940 | [5][7] |
[edit] Canadian WWI Book of Remembrance
John McNiven Leckie fought in WWI and survived the war. Two of his sons, John Jr. and Melvin, died in the war. These documents refer to the service of his son, John Leckie Jr.
[edit] Sources
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| 1 | 1901 Census of Scotland. Ancestry.com index gives John W.N. Leckie, b. 1874 in Lanarkshire. Also in this census are Margaret M. Leckie, b. 1878, spouse John W.N.; John McN Leckie, b. 1899; and Mary M. Leckie, b. 1900. All live in Lanarkshire. Note: These names and dates match well with family records with the exception of the W. abbreviation. (It is possible that the mark transcribed as "W.N." in Ancestry.com's index could have been intended as "McN"; we've not viewed the original census image). From the index it is not clear if these names are grouped as a family unit. And, there are numerous other Leckies with these first names in the 1901 census indexes. | |
| 2 | 1916 Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan Census. Ancestry.com index finds John (b. 1874) , Margaret (1878), John (1899), Mary (1900), Jean (1902), Margaret (1903), Isabella (1906), Janet (1908), Melvin (1912), Archibald (1914), and Douglas (1915) Leckie in Winnipeg Center, Manitoba. | |
| 3 | 1921 Canadian Census. Ancestry.com index lists: John (b. 1874), Margaret (1878), Mary (1901), Jane (1902), Margaret (1904), Isabella )1907), Janet (1908), Melville (1912), Archabella (1914) and Douglas (1916) Leckie, all living in Winnipeg Center, Manitoba, Canada. | |
| 4 | 1930 United States Federal Census, Enum. Dist. 1001-1250, Chicago, Cook Cty., IL, page 24. Lines 82-88: John Leckie, head, age 56, married at 24, b. Scotland, imigrated 1923, papers filed, bricklayer, buildings; Margaret M., wife, 52, married at 19, b. Scotland, imig. 1924, alien; Mary, dau., 29, single, b. Scotland, imig 1925, alien, iron lady, garter mfg.; Jane, dau., 29, single, b. Scotland, imig 1925, alien,operator, telephone; Melvin, son, 18, single, in school, b. Scotland, imig 1924, papers filed; Archibald, son, 16, in school, b. Canada, imig 1924 papers filed; Duglas, son, 14, in school, b. Canada, imig 1924, papers filed. Family rents home at 1546 Rarlov St. All parents born Scotland. |  |
| 5 | 1940 United States Federal Census, Enum. Dist. 89-3, Boston, Wayne Cty, IN, page 2. Census dated 9 April 1940. Lines 52-53: John M. Leckie, head, age 66, b. Scotland, alien, lived Chicago in 1935.; Margaret M., wife, 62, b. Scotland, alien, lived Chicago in 1935. |
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| 6 | Interview of John Francis Leckie, 28 Nov 2013; interview by Elizabeth Wilson Williams and David John Leckie. Archibald Crawford Leckie was born in 1912 or 1913, in Winnipeg, Canada. Archibald's father was John Leckie. John Leckie's (or Archibald's ?) parents came to Canada with their first child. John Leckie survived fighting in World War I. He worked as a bricklayer. His children included four sons: Archibald Crawford Leckie b. 1913; John Leckie Jr. who died fighting in WWI, & is buried in Normandy; a son 2 years younger than Archie; Melvin (2 years older than Archie) who also died & is buried in Normandy, WWI. John Leckie's parents were from Scotland. His wife Margaret Crawford's parents were from outside Glasgow, Scotland, near Stirling Castle. They owned apartment buildings in Edinburgh. |
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| 7 | Denholme Research Packet, made available by John F. Leckie, Nov. 2013. Packet addressed from daughter Denholme, in British Columbia to "Mr & Mrs. A. Leckie, in Westchester,IL", postmark July (1999?)
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