William Augustus Austin (1829 - 1896)

Born 11 May 1829 in Quebec City, Lower Canada, Province of Canada, British North America

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Died 27 Dec 1896 at age 67 in Gloucester, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

On May 11, 1829, William Augustus AUSTIN, son of Francis Frederick AUSTIN and Lucretia HALL was born at Quebec City, Lower Canada, Province of Canada, British North America.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

On June 11, 1832, William was privately baptized as an Anglican at the Quebec Garrison in Quebec City.^[1]

On January 11, 1851, William, age 20 years, his parents Francis and Lucretia and his siblings, Francis, Henry, George, Maria, and Edmund were living at St Rochs, Quebec City. William was a student studying surveying.^[2]

CENSUS 1851

William was a Protestant.^[2]

BEAVER LODGE, THE AUSTIN HOME AT 180 MONTREAL ROAD, OTTAWA

On January 13, 1861, William, his wife, Mary, their children, Lucretia, Clements and Francis and two servants where residing at Ottawa, Carleton County, Canada West.^[3]

CENSUS 1861

By 1871, William’s religion was Plymouth Brethren.^[4][5][8]

William was a Civil Engineer.^[4][5][7]

On April 2, 1871, William, age 41 years, his wife, Mary and their children, Lucretia, Clements, Francis, George, Mary, Helena, Maud, William and Herbert were residing at Gloucester Township, Russell County, Ontario. William’s religion was the Church of Brethren which differs from that of his wife, Mary whose religion was the Church of England.^[4]

CENSUS 1871

On April 4, 1881, William, age 53 years, his wife, Mary and their children, Hugo, Mary, Helena, Maud ,William, Herbert, Vernon and Adella were living at Gloucester Township.^[5]

CENSUS 1881

On June 7, 1883, at the age of 54 years, William was appointed to the position of Surveyor and Chief Draughtsman with the Department of Indian Affairs.^[6]

On April 6, 1891, William, age 62 years, his wife, Mary and their children, Mary, Maud, William, Herbert, Vernon, Adella and Vivian were residing at Gloucester Township.^[7]

CENSUS 1891

On December 27, 1896, William, age 65 years, passed away at Gloucester Township. His cause of death was a malignant abdominal tumour. He also suffered from rheumatism. His residence was at Montreal Road, Gloucester Township.^[8][9]

DEATH REGISTRATION

On December 29, 1896, William was buried at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. He is buried with his wife Mary and his children Claude, Helena, Clements and William and Maude.^[9][10]

RECORD OF INTERMENT

RECORD OF INTERMENT

Transcription:

AUSTIN

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

WILLIAM AUGUSTUS AUSTIN

11 MAY 1829 - 27 DEC 1896

HIS WIFE

MARY JUSTICE BRADLEY

5 OCT 1834 - 30 AUG 1929

HELENA ALBERTA G AUSTIN

WIFE OF J ANDREWS ROSE

18 SEPT 1865 -22 NOV 1935

CLEMENTS A B AUSTIN

28 DEC 1858 - 18 MAR 1936

WILLIAM G E AUSTIN B.V.M.

23 FEB 1868 - 18 JAN 1945

On May 19, 1927, Mary applied for a Civil Service Widow’s Pension at Ottawa.^[6]

External Biography

William AUSTIN Fonds - Biography & Administrative History:^[11]

Transcription:

William AUSTIN Fonds - Biography & Administrative History

William Augustus AUSTIN was born 11 May 1829. He was the son of Captain Francis AUSTIN of the 76th Regiment of Foot, and expressed interest in entering the army in March 1847. In a letter to Major Talbot written 1 May 1847, the Military Secretary reported that AUSTIN had been well raised and educated. AUSTIN became a commissioned public land surveyor May 12, 1852 for Lower Canada. April 14, 1872, he was appointed Deputy Surveyor of Dominion Lands (a title which became Dominion Land Surveyor in 1874). From 1881 to 1882 he was in charge of the surveys of Indian reserves in the Treaty 2 area and worked out of Winnipeg and Battleford. On June 7, 1883 he was in charge of the surveys of the Dept. of Indian Affairs in Ottawa, a post which he held until 1896. He died at his home "Beaver Lodge" in Ottawa, 27 December 1896.

Cemetery

Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Plot = Section 25, Lot 52 N. Pt.^[8][9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bapt

   Transcription:

   William Augustus Austin, son of Frederick Francis Austin Esq. Captain on a Half pay unattached (residng now in Quebec) and of Lucretia his wife, Born on the 11 May 1829, and was privately Baptized on the Eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord, One thousand, Eight hundred & thirty two, By me, R R Burrage, Minister at Aubigny Pointe Levis & other Protestant Congregations in parts adjacent to Quebec. Present - Francis Austin Father, Lucretia Austin Mother - Quebec Garrison, Quebec City, Anglican - 1832

   Gabriel Drouin, comp; Drouin Collection; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Institut Généalogique Drouin; Ancestry.ca

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} C1851

   Census of Canada, 1851

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} C1861

   Transcription:

   W A AUSTIN; Occupation = Civil Servant; Place of Birth = Quebec; Religion = Church of England Episcopalian; Age at Next Birthday = 32; Date of Birth (calculated) = 1829/1830; Male; Married; Name of Business or Manufacture = P.L.S., C.E.

   M J AUSTIN; Place of Birth = Gloucester, C. W.; Religion = Church of England Episcopalian; Age at Next Birthday = 27; Date of Birth (calculated) = 1834/1835; Female; Married

   L A AUSTIN; Place of Birth = Hull, C. E; Religion = Church of England Episcopalian; Age at Next Birthday = 5; Date of Birth (calculated) = 1856/1857; Female

   C A B AUSTIN; Place of Birth = Ottawa, C. E; Religion = Church of England Episcopalian; Age at Next Birthday = 3; Date of Birth (calculated) = 1858/1859; Female

   F F AUSTIN; Place of Birth = Ottawa, C. E; Religion = Church of England Episcopalian; Age at Next Birthday = 1; Birth in 1860; Male;

   Residence = Ottawa, Carleton County, Canada West; Residence Within Limits; Stone House; 1 1/2 Storeys; 1 Family; Cows = 1; Value of Livestock = $24

   Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll = C-1101-1103; Data Collected as of January 13, 1861; Page = 148; Ancestry.com (1 Image)

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} C1871

   Census of Canada, 1871

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} C1881

   Census of Canada, 1881

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Pers

   Library and Archives Canada; Collection Search; Headquarters - Ottawa - Personnel File on Mr. William A Austin, Surveyor and Chief Draughtsman

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} C1891

   Census of Canada, 1891

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} Dth

   Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario; Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1938; Registration = 002997/No 48; MS = 935, Reel = 78; Ancestry.com

9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Bur

   Transcription:

   No = 7014; William Augustus AUSTIN; Place of Birth = Quebec City, Quebec; Late Residence = Township Gloucester, Montreal Rd.; Date of Birth = May 1829; Age = 67; Date of Death = December 27, 1896; Date of Interment = December 29, 1896; Disease = Rheumatism; Parents = Francis Frederick & Lucretia AUSTIN; Section = 25; Lot = 52 N Pt.

   Beechwood Cemetery Interments, 1873–1990, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ledger = 1873 - 1898; Ancestry.com

10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Grave

    CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Project (formerly The Canadian Gravemaker Gallery); Permission for use obtained from Murray Pletsch

11. ↑ Fonds

    William AUSTIN Fonds; Library and Archives Canada; MIKAN = 185794; Citation = Ottawa Citizen; December 28, 1896 - Emails from Legal Surveys Division, Geomatics Canada. Library and Archives Canada, Collection Search