Person Record

Metadata

Name

Reany, Gertha Macphail

Othernames

Gertha McPhail
Gertrude McPhail

Born

1894?

Birthplace

Grey County, Ontario

Places of residence

Proton Twp.
Artemesia Twp. (Ceylon area)
Palmerston, Ontario

Father

Dougald McPhail (sic)

Mother

Henrietta Campbell

Nationality

Canadian

Notes

Gertha (Gertrude) was a sister of the famous Agnes Macphail of Grey County, Ontario. Their father was an auctioneer. Their other sister was Lillian (Mrs. Hugh Bailey).

When Agnes C. Macphail was teaching at Gowanlock's School, prior to the war, her sister Gertha came to visit her, and that is how she met Meredith Reany. Gowanlock's school was six kilometres east of Port Elgin near Lake Huron. Meredith lived on a farm that was located near Gowanlock's School.

Wilfred Meredith Reany of Bruce County was born at Port Elgin in 1892. He had served in the First World War, and returned to Canada, marrying Gertrude McPhail of Ceylon on July 9, 1919. At that time, he resided at Palmerston, Ontario, and was then working as a Railroad Engineer. Agnes Macphail was one of the witnesses at their wedding. Meredith was 26 years old, and Gertha was 25.

The Reanys resided at Palmerston.