In 1901 Peter Leith McCreath was living with his parents at 72 Market Street, Calton, Glasgow
David McCreath 48 Head Tobacco Hand Spinner
Sarah McCreath 48 Wife
Peter L McCreath 20 Son Wholesale Newsagent
Maggie McCreath 19 Dau. Cigarette Maker
Sarah McCreath 17 Dau. Cigarette Maker
Peter Leith McCreath married Catherine Robertson Whitecross in Glasgow on 6 April 1906.
On 20 April 1907, they departed Glasgow for Quebec aboard the Donaldson’s Line ‘Athenia’. They settled lived in Ontario for some twelve years (Hamilton and then Kingston) before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Peter and Catherine returned to Toronto on where both are buried.
In the 1911 Census of Canada Peter (30) was at 5 Ketchum Avenue, Toronto – in lodgings with Catherine McCreath (34) and daughter Cecelia McCreath (2).
Cecelia was born in November 1905. Sadly she died in infancy
In 1921 at Hamilton , Ontario, the family comprised:
Peter Leith McCreath (40) Salesman
Catherine Robertson McCreath (43) Wife
Margaret McCreath (12) Daughter
Peter Leith McCreath (6) Son
Peter Leith McCreath died in 1951. He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Toronto
Surviving children of Peter and Catherine:
Margaret Cecelia Louisa McCreath born 27 November 1908, York, Ontario. Married Walter Eric Darby.
Peter Leith McCreath born about 1914. Married Harriette Cary Shatford.