William Young McLeish

1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta in Canada shows that he was born in 1890 in England and living in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1921 Canadian census shows that he was 32 years of age, born in Scotland and living at 2288 West 14th Street, Vancouver, Canada.  He is shown as being Canadian but there is no date of naturalisation shown on the census.  The census also shows that he can read and write.  His religion is shown as Presbyterian.
The city directories for British Columbia show the following information about William:
1921 Henderson's Vancouver Directory
McLeish Wm Y tchr King Edward High School house 2288 west 14th Street.
1923 Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory
McLeish Wm Y tchr King Edward High Schl h443 w18th
1925 Wrigley Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory
McLeish Wm Y schl tchr Van h4013 w11
1927 Wrigley's British Columbia Directory
McLeish Wm Y schl tchr Van City h3929 w13
He lived in this house until 1947 when the Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory shows McLeish Wm Y (Madge) schl tchr City h4664 w15.
1950 Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory then shows McLeish Wm Y (Madge) schl tchr h4554 w15.
The available records end in 1955 and he was still living here at that time.

Occupation Details

1921 Canadian census shows that he was a Teacher in a High School and earning $2300.00 in the last year

Death was registered in Vancouver, Canada in 1970 at 81 years of age. Died at the age of 81 on September 15th, 1970. William and Madge were married on April 4th, 1914.  They had five sons named Charles, Kenneth, Donald, William and John.