Elizabeth Ann Deaves

Female14 January 1869–1940

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann

When Elizabeth Ann Deaves was born on 14 January 1869, in England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Deaves, was 50 and her mother, Charlotte, was 50. She married Elisha E Playfair on 15 April 1889, in Playfairville, Tay Valley Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lanark, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died in 1940, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Beckwith Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Elisha E Playfair
1859–1939
Elizabeth Ann Deaves
1869–1940
Marriage: 15 April 1889
Mervil Norman Playfair
1887–1942
Albert Edmund Playfair
1890–1968
Louisa Evangeline Playfair
1892–1956
Fredrick G. Playfair
1894–
Grace Emeline Playfair
1896–
Harold Clifford Playfair
1899–
Charlotte Winifred Playfair
1903–1922
Jennie Elizabeth Playfair
1903–1971

Sources (22)

  • Elizabeth Playfair in household of Elisha Playfair, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Elizabeth Davis, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Elizabeth Ann Playfair, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 April 1889Playfairville, Tay Valley Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (7)

    1871

    Age 2

    British Columbia joins the confederation.

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 11

    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    1904 · The Entente Cordiale

    Age 35

    The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

    Name Meaning

    English: relationship name, variant of Deave , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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