Ross Clifford Meader

M, b. 18 January 1916, d. 25 June 2006
FatherCephas James Meader b. 23 Nov 1889, d. 12 Aug 1964
MotherLucy Hayward b. 6 Sep 1886, d. 26 Oct 1968
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of David Gardner Crouch
Birth*Ross Clifford Meader was born on 18 January 1916 at 936 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Cephas James Meader was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4 
(Son) CensusRoss Clifford Meader appeared on the census of 1921 as the son of Cephas James Meader at 69 Dagmar Avenue, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.2 
(Son) CensusRoss Clifford Meader appeared on the census of 1931 as the son of Cephas James Meader at 204 Hastings Avenue, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada .3 
Marriage*Ross Clifford Meader married Jessie McGregor Rayfield, daughter of Mary Park Burns, before 1950. 
Occupation*Ross Clifford Meader was a customs official between 1958 and 1969 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.5,6,7,8,9,10,11 
Property-Sale*Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie McGregor (Rayfield) Meader purchased 564 Millwood Road, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada , on 15 October 1958 from Howard C. Dixon and Rose L. Dixon for $15,000.5  
Mortgage*Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie McGregor (Rayfield) Meader mortgaged 564 Millwood Road, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada , between October 1958 and 7 November 1963 to Harold L. Steele and Donald R. Steele, trustee(s) of the estate of A. F. Schnaufer for a loan of $6,500 bearing an annual interest rate of 6-3/4%.6,8 
MortgageRoss Clifford Meader and Jessie McGregor (Rayfield) Meader mortgaged 564 Millwood Road, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada , between 23 October 1958 and 16 October 1963 to Howard C. Dixon and Rose L. Dixon for a loan of $4,500 bearing an annual interest rate of 6-1/2%.7,9 
MortgageRoss Clifford Meader and Jessie McGregor (Rayfield) Meader mortgaged 564 Millwood Road, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada , between 8 October 1963 and 22 September 1969 to Customs (Toronto) Credit Union Limited for a loan of $6,500 bearing an annual interest rate of 7%.10,11 
Death of FatherHis father Cephas James Meader died on 12 August 1964 at Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.12,13 
Residence*Ross Clifford Meader lived in 1968 at 564 Millwood Road, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada , along with Lucy (Hayward) Meader.14,15 
Death of MotherHis mother Lucy Hayward died on 26 October 1968 at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.14,15
Death*Ross Clifford Meader died on 25 June 2006 at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at age 90.4
Burial*He was buried in 2006 at Section 54, Lot 38, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.16 

Family

Jessie McGregor McMillan b. c Sep 1919
Marriage*He married Jessie McGregor Rayfield, daughter of Mary Park Burns, before 1950. 
Child
  • James Ernest Meader
Last Edited20 Jul 2025

Citations

  1. [S6484] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Ross Clifford Meader registration no. 004180 (18 Jan 1916); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jul 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 271, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S6485] 1921 census of Canada, York East, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 17, p. 12, dwelling 106, family 141, Cephas Meader household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jul 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  3. [S6486] 1931 census of Canada, Toronto East, Ontario, population schedule, district 155, subdistrict 46, p. 18, dwelling 177, family 214, Cephas Meader household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jul 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  4. [S6583] "Deaths: Meader, Ross Clifford," The Toronto Star, 27 Jun 2006, p. B6, col. 6; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 20 Jul 2025).
  5. [S6574] Toronto, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. EN85525, Lot 207 (part of), Plan 1788 (1958), Howard C. Dixon and Rose L. Dixon, his wife to Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie Meader, his wife, 15 Oct 1958; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "METRO TORONTO (66 & 64) (LRO 80)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 19 Jul 2025).
  6. [S6575] Toronto, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. EN85524, Lot 207 (part of), Plan 1788 (1958), Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie Meader, his wife to Harold L. Steele and Donald R. Steele, trustees of the estate of A. F. Schnaufer, Oct 1958; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "METRO TORONTO (66 & 64) (LRO 80)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Jul 2025).
  7. [S6577] Toronto, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. EN85526, Lot 207 (part of), Plan 1788 (1958), Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie Meader, his wife to Howard C. Dixon and Rose L. Dixon, his wife, 23 Oct 1958; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "METRO TORONTO (66 & 64) (LRO 80)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Jul 2025).
  8. [S6576] Toronto, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. EN95811, Lot 207 (part of), Plan 1788 (1963), Harold L. Steele and Donald R. Steele, trustees of the estate of A. F. Schnaufer to Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie Meader, his wife, 07 Nov 1963; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "METRO TORONTO (66 & 64) (LRO 80)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Jul 2025).
  9. [S6578] Toronto, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. EN95913, Lot 207 (part of), Plan 1788 (1963), Howard C. Dixon and Rose L. Dixon, his wife to Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie Meader, his wife, 16 Oct 1963; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "METRO TORONTO (66 & 64) (LRO 80)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Jul 2025).
  10. [S6579] Toronto, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. EN95619, Lot 207 (part of), Plan 1788 (1963), Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie Meader, his wife to Customs (Toronto) Credit Union Limited, 08 Oct 1963; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "METRO TORONTO (66 & 64) (LRO 80)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Jul 2025).
  11. [S6580] Toronto, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. EN110751, Lot 207 (part of), Plan 1788 (1969), Customs (Toronto) Credit Union Limited to Ross Clifford Meader and Jessie Meader, his wife, 22 Sep 1969; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "METRO TORONTO (66 & 64) (LRO 80)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Jul 2025).
  12. [S6487] "Deaths: Meader, Cephas James," The Toronto Star, 14 Aug 1964, p. 24, col. 7; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 04 Jul 2025).
  13. [S6488] Toronto Trust Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Toronto, Ontario), "Interment register, v. 2 (112944-119707) Aug. 1963-1966," unpaginated, titled "August 1964", general no. 114917, Cephas James Meader, 15 Aug 1964; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSYX-L1S2 : accessed 04 Jul 2025), image 644 of 724; citing FHL digital film 008362339 of original records in the Toronto Trust Cemeteries.
  14. [S6489] "Deaths: Meader, Lucy," The Toronto Star, 26 Oct 1968, p. 46, col. 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 04 Jul 2025).
  15. [S6490] Toronto Trust Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Toronto, Ontario), "Interment registers, v. 3-4 (119708-137912) 1967-1975," unpaginated, titled "October 1968", general no. 123237, Lucy Meader, 28 Oct 1968; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/… : accessed 04 Jul 2025), image 385 of 883; citing FHL digital film 008265663 of original records in the Toronto Trust Cemeteries.
  16. [S6584] Mount Pleasant Group, Find a Grave, database (https://www.finditatmpg.com/default.aspx : accessed 20 Jul 2025), Ross Clifford Meader, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 2006.