Myrtle Percilla Peacock

Myrtle Percilla Peacock was born on Wednesday, 11 January 1899 at 124 Van Hood Street, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, and her father signed the registration. His occupation was listed as lather. Dr. (?) Kerr attended at the birth. She appeared in the household of George Augustus Peacock on the census of April 1901 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Peacock, Myrtel, female, white, daughter, single, born 11 Jan. 1899 in Toronto, age 2, of Irish origin, Methodist. She appeared in the household of George Augustus Peacock on the census of April 1911 at 834 Victor Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She is listed as: Peacock, Myrtle, female, duaghter, born Jan. 1899 in Ontario, age 11, English origin, Canadian nationality, Congregationalist, not working, attended school for 9 1/2 months, able to read, write and speak English. She was found on a boarder crossing list on 22 August 1916 at Port of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She is listed as: Peacock, Myrtle, age 18, female, single, Domestic, able to read and write, Canadian Nationality, English origin, last permanent residence Victoria, nearest relative from country alien came was sister Edna Peacock Victoria, final destination was Seattle, never before in US, passage paid by mother, not a Polygamist, not an Anarchist, sound health, not crippled, 5'6'' tall, fair complexion, brown hair, brown eyes, 125 lbs, no distinguishing marks, born Toronto, Canada. Myrtle and Carl Edwin Hedman, son of John Hedman and Kate Lundgren, were married by Pastor M. A. Matthews on Tuesday, 21 January 1919 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA. Robert Tarr Peacock and Edna Irene Naugle witnessed the marriage. She appeared in the household of Carl Edwin Hedman on the census of 16 January 1920 at 4159 47'th Ave. SW, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA. She was listed as: Hedman, Myrtle P, wife, female, white, 20, married, immigrated 1917, naturalized citizen, born Canada, English, both parents born Canada, English, able to speak English. Myrtle Percilla Hedman filed for divorce from Carl Edwin Hedman on 22 September 1927 at Superior Court, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA, for cruelty. She and Carl Edwin Hedman were divorced on 8 December 1927 at Superior Court, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA. She appeared in the household of Mary Tarr on the census of 7 April 1930 at 4150 49'th Ave. S.W., Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA. She is listed as: Hellman, Mary, daughter, female, white, age 30, divorced, able to read and write, born Canada, father born Canada, mother born England, immigrated 1915, not a citizen, able to speak English, employed as a Saleswoman in a grocery store. Myrtle and Lorne Arnold Browne were married. She was listed as the informant of the death of Ella Lillian Peacock. She witnessed the death of Edna Irene Carroll.

Myrtle died on Friday, 25 December 1992 at Oak Bay Pavilion, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, at age 93 years, 11 months and 14 days, no cause recorded. The registration states she was divorced. She was cremated on 31 December 1992 at the Royal Oak Crematorium, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.