Osborne Bayfield LEFURGEY

1908 - 1942  (~ 33 years)

• Name	Osborne Bayfield LEFURGEY  [1]
  Birth	Mar 1908	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1911	, Lot 19, Wilmot, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Lefurgey (age 40) were his wife, Maggie Ross (age 37), their children, William (age 8), Osborne (age 3) and Minnie (age 1). John was a farmer. The family religion was Baptist. Role: Son
  Census	1 Jun 1921	, Summerside RR, Travellers Rest, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Lefurgey (age 50) were his wife, Margaret Ross (age 49), their children, William (age 19), Osborne (age 13), Minnie (age 11), John (age 9) and Havelock (age 6). Also enumerated were Jessie McArthur (age 17), a domestic, and Frank Mallett (age 49), a lodger. John was a farmer. The family religion was Baptist. Role: Son
  Name	Osborne Lefurgey  [4]
  Death	5 Jan 1942	, Strenshall Military Camp, Strenshall,, England   [1]
  	"He died when the pilot of Wellington aircraft #W 5589 attempted a forced landing with one engine on fire and crashed at the Strenshall Military Camp, Strenshall, England. Flight Sergeants S. Wityck and W.A. Robertson, and Sergeant J.B. Gayfer were also killed." Osborne was a Flight Sergeant with the Royal Canadian Air Force, #405 City of Vancouver Division (Ducimus).
  Burial	, Barmby-on-the-Moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  		Military Marker - Osborne Bayf Military Marker, Osborne Bayfield Lefurgey (1908-1942). Barmby-on-the-Moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Yorkshire, England. Photo courtesy of The Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.
  Person ID	I112644	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John William LEFURGEY,   b. 19 Sep 1870, , Wilmot, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 1947 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret ROSS,   b. 3 Feb 1872, , Wilmot, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 2 May 1951 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1900  [6, 7]
  Family ID	F29821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Irma GORDON,   b. 12 Nov 1905, , Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 3 Jan 1982 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1931	, Trinity United Church Parsonage, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 8]
  	Osborne was 23 years old, a bachelor, Baptist, living in Charlottetown. Katherine was 25 years old, a spinster, United Church, living in Alberton. Witnesses were James R. Hunter and Florence M. Bell. There were three children from this marriage.
  Children	1. Ross William LEFURGEY,   b. 5 Sep 1933, , Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 19 Jul 2013, , Prince County Hospital, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.418658,-63.777325 (Age 79 years)   2. Robert LEFURGEY   3. Donald LEFURGEY
  Family ID	F29830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S15464] War Death Record - Osborne Bayfield Lefurgey, 15464. (Reliability: 3). [S15458] 1911 Canada Census - John Lefurgey, 15458. (Reliability: 2). [S15466] Marriage - Osborne Lefurgey & Katherine Gordon, 15466. (Reliability: 2). [S15458] 1911 Canada Census - John Lefurgey, 15458. (Reliability: 3). [S15465] 1921 Canada Census - John Lefurgey, 15465. (Reliability: 3). [S15434] 1901 Canada Census - William Lefurgey, 15434. (Reliability: 3). [S15457] Burial Record - John William Lefurgey, 15457. (Reliability: 2). [S15466] Marriage - Osborne Lefurgey & Katherine Gordon, 15466. (Reliability: 3).