Ralph Edward Slade1

b. 29 November 1902, d. 1989
     Ralph Edward Slade was born on November 29, 1902 in St. John's, Newfoundland.2,3 He was the son of Edward Slade and Johanna "Ann" Chalk.1,4 Ralph Edward Slade immigrated from to Toronto, Peel, Ontario, Canada, in 1918.4 Crossed the US border with his mother, arriving in Buffalo, N.Y. from Twillingate, Newfoundland.5 Crossed the border to return to Toronto after a visit with his brother Albert Small.6 He married Annie, who was born 1902 and died 1970.7 He died in 1989.7 His headstone includes a Masonic insignia.7 He was buried in Saint Andrews Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.8,7

Census Records

CensusLocationHead of Household
1921Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJohanna "Ann" Chalk9

Citations

  1. [S2493] Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949, FamilySearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2XP-T5K : 9 March 2018), Edward Slade in entry for Ralph Edward Slade, 1902; citing Birth Registration, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.

    Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949
    Reference ID     File 236
    GS Film Number     2133376
    Digital Folder Number     004021491
    Image Number     00031.
  2. [S3204] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, Ancestry.com, Delayed Births, 1902, bx 21, Ralph Edward Slade, b Nov 29, 1902, s/o Johanna Chalk & Edward Slade.
  3. [S2493] Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949, Ralph Edward Slade, 1902.
  4. [S3066] Newfoundland 1921 Census, Victoria Villlage, section 1.
  5. [S3170] The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004, Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1480; Roll Number: 134.
  6. [S3171] CAN Border Entries, US to Canada 1908-1935 Ancestry.com, Roll: T-15354.
  7. [S2555] Canadian Headstones www.canadianheadstones.com, unknown publish date, https://canadianheadstones.com/search-item.html?psid=376303
  8. [S9] Find a Grave website,, memorial# 196030867, Ralph Slade, tombstone, St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario.
  9. [S2424] 1921 Canada Census of Ontario Province, ED 34, Toronto, p16, lines 30-34, dwl 173, fam 196, Johanna Earle household.