Austin James Thaxter (1916 - 1984)

Born 6 Aug 1916 in Uxbridge, Durham, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Gladys Lillian (Georgeson) Thaxter — married 11 Nov 1941 in Uxbridge, Durham, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 5 May 1984 at age 67 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Austin Thaxter has English ancestors.

Austin Thaxter has German Roots.

Austin James Thaxter was born in 1916 in Uxbridge, Durham, Ontario, Canada to parents Albert Thaxter and Ada May Wagner Thaxter.

In the 1921 census, Austin (age 4) was living on his father Austin's (age 34) farm in Scott Township, Ontario North, Ontario.^{[1] [2]}

In the 1931 census Austin Thayter (age 14), Farm Helper, was the son of Albert Thaxter (age 44, farmer/gen. farm), and Ada May (age 44), in Scott, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. He had six siblings, aged 6-20 years old.^[3]

He met his future wife Gladys Georgeson at Lorne Park College. A few years later they were married in November 1941 in Uxbridge Ontario.

Austin was a Christian Minister.

He was appointed as pastor in a Free Methodist church in Huntsville, Ontario in August. Later he served as pastor in Churches in Bracebridge, Cordova Mines, Victoria, West Toronto, Peterborough, Cardinal, Kingston and Renfrew Ontario. In 1943 they had a baby boy Lorne who died at birth. Later they had two more children; one is living.

They retired to Kingston in 1983 and Austin passed away in 1984.^[4] He is buried with his wife Gladys in Sandhill + Battersea cemetery, Storrington twp., Frontenac, Ontario.^[5]

Research Notes

• FamilySearch Person: LY37-388
• no entry yet for find a grave.

Sources

1. ↑ "1921 Census of Canada". Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 75; Census Place: 75, Ontario North, Ontario; Page Number: 10. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8991 #2208348 (accessed 31 October 2021). Albert Thaxter (34), married, Farmer, head of household. Born in Ontario.
2. ↑ 1921 Census: Census of Canada, 1921, Page number 10, for Austin Thaxter, Library and Archives Canada, (accessed 6 Aug 2023 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
   Year: 1921; Census Place: Scott (Township), Ontario North, Ontario
   Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada; Item #: 2910455; Page #: 10; Family #: 106; Line #: 33
   view item information page , view census page
   Austin Thaxter (4), Single.
3. ↑ 1931 Census: "Canada Census, 1931"
   citing Line: 6; Digital film/folder number: 113468880; Image number: 9; Sheet number: 8
   FamilySearch Record: 6R3S-CG4R (accessed 11 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-2Q53-H3VG
   Austin James Thayter (14), single son, Farm Helper, in household of Albert Thaxter (44) in Scott, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario, Canada.
4. ↑ Obituary Memorial Leaflet for Gladys Georgeson Thaxter in possession of C Finch.
5. ↑ "Canadian Headstones", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8Z-B9T6 : 29 June 2021), Austin J. Thaxter, .