Individual Details
Colin Mitchell Greenough
(29 July 1895 - 25 February 1952)
Events
| Birth | 29 July 1895 | West Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada |  |  | |
| Census | 1901 | Meaghers Grant, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Gays River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Marriage | 24 July 1919 | Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Sadie Isabell Power | | ||
| Census | 1921 | Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1931 | Eastern Passage, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Death | 25 February 1952 | Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Sadie Isabell Power (1901 - 1993) |
| Child | Ida Eldora Jane Greenough ( - 1994) |
| Child | Lillian Louise Greenough ( - ) |
| Child | Douglas Bruce Greenough ( - ) |
| Child | Melita Mildred Victoria "Tudie" Greenough ( - ) |
| Child | Helen Mae Greenough (1920 - 2007) |
| Child | Gaetz "Buddy" Greenough ( - ) |
| Child | Colin Campbell Greenough ( - ) |
| Child | Florence Kay Greenough (1931 - 1983) |
| Father | Isaac Gaetz Greenough (1871 - 1896) |
| Mother | Arabella Jane Mitchell (1871 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Helen Greenough (1893 - 1900) |
Notes
Birth
Colin Mitchell Greenough was born on 29 July 1895 in West Petpeswick according to his delayed birth registration. However, in the 1911 Canada Census he is listed as being born in the USA.Endnotes
1. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, birth registration 71502201, Colin M. Greenough, born at Halifax County, 29 July 1895; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 2 January 2023).
2. 1901 Canada Census, Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 33, subdistrict A1, page 9, family 78, household of Arabella Greenough ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1901 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/ : accessed 8 November 2020); Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Microfilm: T-6452.
3. 1911 Canada Census, Gays River, Nova Scotia, Population Schedule, district 41, subdistrict 8, page 1, family 1, household of Thomas E Mills ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1911 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/ : accessed 29 October 2020).
4. Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, marriage registration 7899, Colin M. Greenough and Sadie I. Powers, married at Halifax County, 24 July 1919; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 30 December 2025).
5. 1921 Canada Census, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 57, subdistrict 38, page , family 85, Colin Greenough household ; digital images, Government of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (https://library-archives.canada.ca/ : accessed 30 December 2025).
6. 1931 Canada Census, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 10, subdistrict 33, page 19, family 184, Colin Greenough household ; digital images, Government of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (https://library-archives.canada.ca/ : accessed 30 December 2025).
7. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, death registration 1732, Colin C. M. Greenough, died at Halifax County, 25 February 1952; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 2 January 2023).