Ida Margaret Smith was the 11th child of George and Gertrude Smith. She was born in August 1909.

Ida married Alan Dickinson. They lived in East York for much of their married life.

In 1956 they moved from 58 Maitland, apartment 409 to 458 Plains Road in East York and lived there for many years afterward. Alan was a pricing clerk for Bennett& Wright in 1958.

Ida died April 2, 2002 and Alan died October 20. 2004. They are both buried in Prospect Cemetery in Toronto along with Patricia Dickinson who was a daughter or granddaughter.