Allied Clans of Leader & Gurney - Family Tree

Declaration of birth not registered within one year after birth by Lena (Foisie) McBeath; dated 2 April 1934 at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. [Note spelling].

1881 Census of Canada:
M Beath [sic]:  Thomas 33, Lena 17, Malcolm 4/12 (Dec).
Thomas is born in Scotland, Lena and Malcolm in Ontario.
Religion: C Presb
Origin: Thomas and Malcom - Scotch, Lena - French
Occupation: Thomas - Farmer.

[NB Thomas claiming 1848 for birth date.]

1891 Census of Canada:
McBeath: Thos 47, Lena 27, Malcolm 10, Lena 9, Ella 7, Olive 3, James 6/12.
Thos was born in Scotland as was his Father and Mother.
Lena was born in Ontario, her Father in Eng (!) and her Mother in "Tub" [Quebec?]
Children: all in Ontario
Religion: all - C Presb [farther down page others are just Presb]
Thos's occupation: Farmer
Thos, Lena, and Malcolm can read and write English.
NB Thos claiming 1844 as birth date.

1901 Census of Canada:
McBeth: Thomas (56 - b 5 Jan 1845), Lena (36 - b. 20 July 1864), Malcom (20 - b.  2 Feb 1880), Lena E (18 - b. 26 March 1882), Ellen (?) M (16 -  b. 4 April 1889?), Olive E or C (13 - b. 19 Sept 1883), James J (10 - b. 19 Sept [unclear]).
Born: Thomas is born in Scotland and immigrated in 1852. [NB Thomas consistently reports his age as four years younger from arrival in Canada/marriage to Lena]. Everyone else is born in rural Manitoba.
Origin: Thomas and children: Scotch; Lena: French.
Nationality: Canadian - all.
Religion: Presb - all.
Profession/Trade - Status - Months - Income:
Thomas: Cattle [Breeder?] - Working on own account -  $175 [crossed out];
Malcom [unclear - Printer?] - Employee - 12 - $300;
Lena E  - Dressmaker - Employee - 12 - $250;
Ellen (?) M - Dressmaker - Employee - 12 - $200;
Olive E and James J have been in school for 10 months this year.
All read, write, and speak English.

??Children: Morris; Hazel - married __ Hudson of Vancouver