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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Helena May Elgie

Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Age at death

1 years 8 Mns 23 Days

Plate found in

Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate was found in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Helena's parents were William James Elgie (1876–1946) and Mary Louisa Facey (1882–1973). Will was born in West Nissouri Tp. Middlesex Co, to William Elgie (Sr) and Susannah Baker. He died in St. Marys Blanchard Tp. Perth Co. Ontario.

Mary Facey's parents were Samuel Facey and Margaret Wilford.

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Image only — plate carries no readable inscription

Citation: "Coffin plate of Helena May Elgie (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/elgie-helena-may/ : accessed [your access date]).

The plate itself carries no inscribed dates.

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