Edna Reah Bailey (1892–1975)

Born: 8 March 1892 — Mulmur Township, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada Died: 25 April 1975 — Humber Memorial Hospital, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Age at death: 83 years

Identity & Context

Edna Reah Bailey emerges in the Dufferin County record landscape as a woman whose early life details are sparse—no parents identified in the available tree data—but whose adult life becomes clearly documented through marriage, residence, and death records. Her timeline places her firmly within the rural‑to‑urban migration pattern common to early 20th‑century Ontarians, beginning in Mulmur Township and ending in metropolitan Toronto.

Parents

Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown No parental names or origins appear in the available record set. This absence is typical for some Bailey lines in Dufferin County where late‑19th‑century Presbyterian and Methodist records remain partially unindexed.

Marriage

Spouse: Samuel Armour Crombie (1897–1975) Marriage Date: 22 October 1919 Marriage Place: Rosemont, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada

This union links Edna to the Crombie family line—your core lineage—through Samuel Armour Crombie, son of William Crombie and Margaret (Armour) Crombie. The marriage location, Rosemont, sits just east of Mulmur Township, consistent with both families’ geographic footprint.

Residence & Life Events

Death

Date: 25 April 1975 Place: Humber Memorial Hospital, Toronto, York County, Ontario Her death occurs just weeks after her husband Samuel’s death on 30 March 1975, suggesting a close clustering of end‑of‑life events within the same year.

Spouse’s Death (Contextual Event)

Samuel Armour Crombie Died: 30 March 1975 — Toronto, York County, Ontario Edna survived her husband by less than a month.




See Edna's Location in his Family Tree
Click here to return to Crombie's Framed Picture Page
Click here to return to Main Page