Lesley Drummond Ross was a lifelong resident of Montreal, where she published a play and some poetry.
We would like to thank the author’s daughter, Helen Elizabeth Ross, for her significant contribution of information.
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Jean Lesley Drummond was born in Colorado Springs, CO, on 7 December 1905 to Arthur Lennox Drummond (1868-1916) and Elisabeth Cornelia Dowling (1871-1950) while the family were visiting Colorado for her father's health. Lesley married Stanley Graham Ross (1888-1980) on 29 July 1930 in Beaconsfield, QC. They had four children together.
In 1934, Lesley’s play
Lesley died of cancer in Montreal on 18 November 1957.
Arthur Lennox Drummond was born in Montreal, QC, on 1 March 1868 to Sir George Alexander Drummond (1829-1910) and Helen Redpath (1827-1883). In September 1898, he married Elisabeth Cornelia Downing (1871-1950), and they had four children together.
Trained in civil engineering, Arthur worked for the
Arthur died of typhoid fever in the Royal Victoria Hospital in London, England, on 29 May 1916. He was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, QC.
Elisabeth Cornelia Dowling was born on 10 August 1871 in Philadelphia, PA, to Rev. George Thomas Dowling (b. 1849) and Mary Hatfield Justin (1849-1902). In September 1898, she married Arthur Lennox Drummond (1868-1916), and they had four children together.
Elisabeth was educated at
Stanley Graham Ross, who went by Graham, was born on 29 April 1888 in Dundas, ON, to James Ross (1854-1907) and his wife Beatrice Graham (1857-1909). He married Jean Lesley Drummond (1905-1957) on 29 July 1930 in Beaconsfield, QC, and they had three sons and one daughter together.
Graham studied medicine at
Following the war, Graham completed his postgraduate work in London, UK, and Baltimore before returning to Montreal, where he became a highly respected pediatrician. He died on 26 March 1980.
Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's School, Montreal
Commandant, Montreal Division, Canadian Red Cross Corps
Driver, Transport Section of the Canadian Red Cross Corps
President, Women’s Guild, Church of St. Paul’s, Montreal