My first stop was Hamilton Cemetery to see if I could find the gravestone for Ellen Reynolds, and more specifically, if it was located close to the McLeod-Mundy gravestone.
Hamilton Cemetery is a very large cemetery, but fortunately the McLeod-Mundy gravestone is easy to find because it is located near the cemetery office. It did not take me long to find the stone:
And, yes, it is located very close to the McLeod-Mundy stone; it is in the same location, just one row behind as you can see from this picture:
Now, the location of the stone doesn't prove anything of course, but it does strengthen the argument that Ellen Reynolds is somehow related to John McLeod.
Next stop was Hamilton Public Library to do some newspapers searches. I was hoping to find death notices or obituaries for John McLeod or Ellen Reynolds that might offer some clues, such as listing surviving family members. I checked a number of Hamilton Newspapers from the time period but couldn't find anything for either of them. I did find death notices for John's wife Henriette, but they didn't offer any clues to this puzzle. So I can cross this avenue off the list and it's off to the next actions. As an outside chance, I could check Cobourg papers to see if they picked up the death notices.
Next Steps:
* Look for a marriage between 1861 and 1871 for Ellen McLeod & John Reynolds/Runnals
* Look for a death record or cemetery record for a John Reynolds/Runnals between 1861 and 1871
* Check Cobourg newspapers for death notices obituaries for John McLeod (21 Aug 1889) or Ellen Reynolds (21 May 1902)
* Check for Probate records for John McLeod (1889) to see if Ellen Reynolds is mentioned
* Check Scottish records to see if any connection can be found
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