Elizabeth Margaret (Watson) Leigh

Parents: George and Joan (nee: Murison) Watson

Birth: June 2, 1924, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Death: February 17, 2001, Coquitlam, British Columbia,

Canada

Nationality: Scottish

Siblings: Vin (Vincent)

Les (Leslie)
Em or Ev (Evelyn)
Vi (Violet)
Is (Isabel)
Jordy

Occupation: Worked in the Registrar Office

Married: October 21, 1944, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

House on Kaslo
House: 6670 Halifax Street, Burnaby from 1957-1988
House: #36-2865 Glen Drive, Coquitlam from 1988-2007

Spouse: Lenoard Leigh

Children: *Richard (Rick)

**Karen

Grandchildren: Grandchildren:
*Christine **Ian
*Graeme **Scott
*Sarah

Did You Know…

Elizabeth was known as Bessie to her friends and family. She was known ‘Nana’ to her grandchildren. Bessie and Len
chose to wait 11 years before they could start a family because she was diagnosed with tuberculosis in her 20’s.
Bessie was a very generous person and worked to give her children everything they needed. She loved Christmas
time with the family. An annual project of hers was to clean the whole house before every Christmas – Len also
helped. She would bake her annual goodies…Christmas Cake, Butter tarts, Peanut Butter balls, Marshmallow Roll to
name a few. One of her favourite desserts was pecan pie.
When they moved to Halifax street, they installed a pool in their backyard in the mid 60’s, they built a custom bar in
the basement and their house was always a place to go to party.