Born: 24 June 1854 — Shelburne, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada Died: 1931 (age 76–77) — Saskatchewan, Canada Burial: Indian Head Cemetery, Indian Head, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Source: Find a Grave Memorial ID 42357950
Father: David Harley
Born in Scotland; emigrated to Ontario, Canada (per memorial notes)
Mother: Hannah Crombie Little (1816–1900)
A Crombie‑Little connection that aligns with your broader Dufferin‑area Crombie research.
Spouse: James Rintoul (1851–1943)
Joint headstone inscription: “Rintoul — James 1851–1943 / Margaret 1854–1931”
Likely married in Ontario before westward migration to Saskatchewan (consistent with Harley/Crombie movement patterns).
All children listed on the memorial are included here in genealogically standardized format:
Hannah R. Rintoul Munn (1878–1969)
David Harley Rintoul (1880–1950)
James Rintoul (1880–1915)
Twin or same‑year sibling to David Harley Rintoul.
Ann Morton Rintoul Shaver (1883–1949)
Margaret Jean Rintoul Ries (1886–1972)
Margaret’s Harley siblings (all born in Ontario):
Mary Ellen Harley Hammond (1855–1935)
Hannah Harley Munn (1857–1938)
These sibling names reinforce the Harley–Crombie–Little cluster you’ve been mapping.
Margaret’s life reflects a classic 19th‑century Canadian migration pattern:
1850s–1880s: Born and raised in rural Dufferin County, Ontario — a region heavily settled by Scots‑Presbyterian families (Harley, Crombie, Little).
Late 19th century: Marriage to James Rintoul, another Ontario‑born Scot descendant.
Early 20th century: Westward relocation to Saskatchewan, consistent with the Dominion Lands Act era when Ontario families moved to prairie homesteads.
Final residence: Indian Head, Saskatchewan — a major settlement hub for Ontario migrants.
This movement aligns with the Crombie line you’re documenting for IRCC, strengthening the generational narrative.
Indian Head Cemetery, Indian Head, Saskatchewan
Shared stone with husband James Rintoul.
Maintained memorial suggests stable documentation and community recognition.
Margaret Jane Harley (1854–1931) was born in Shelburne, Dufferin County, Ontario, to Scottish immigrant David Harley and Hannah Crombie Little. She married James Rintoul and raised a large family whose names reflect the interwoven Harley, Crombie, Little, and Rintoul lines prominent in 19th‑century Ontario. In the early 1900s, Margaret and James joined the westward migration to Saskatchewan, settling in Indian Head, where both are buried. Her life bridges two major Canadian settlement eras: the Scots‑Presbyterian establishment of rural Ontario and the prairie homesteading expansion. Her descendants continued to carry forward the Harley and Crombie heritage across Western Canada.