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- Robert Henry Coxford Family History
Robert Henry Coxford and his wife, Elizabeth Scott Coxford, came west from Almonte, Ontario in 1912 with three of a family, Harold, Kenneth and Margaret, all having been born in Almonte. the settled in Rosetown, Saskatchewan where Clarence (Tubby) was born in 1914. later they moved to Saskatoon where Alfred was born in 1920.
The Coxford family left Saskatoon July 1928 to live in Shaunavon with only Margaret, Tuby and Alfred leaving. Harold remained in Saskatoon. Ken was then working in a hardware it Frontier, Saskatchewan with the Gilbertson Brothers.
In January 1929 they arrived in Estevan - that is Robert, Elizabeth, Margaret, Tubby and Alf. As housing was hard to find at this time we were fortunate to find and rent a suite above Irvine;s Drug building. In June of that year the family moved into a building which had been remodeled. This home is now the Brovold family home. Mrs. Fisher lived next door to us.
We later lived in the Fisher house, the Kincaid house on 2nd. Street and the Hek house. Robert and Elizabeth eventually lived in an apartment over Perry Hardware in the Perry Block.
Robert Coxford was a block man for the International Harvester Company and well known to Mr. Ed Rooney who had the International Harvester Company Agency in Estevan. Robert travelled the southern part of the province. The depression caused a slump in machinery sales and Robert was laid off in the fall of 1931. he was taken on again in the fall for the next several years to help with collections.
In 1933 Robert became desk clerk at the International Hotel. He found this very interesting as he knew so many of the travellers. He was a member of the United Commercial Travellers Association, He was a member of Victory Lodge in Saskatoon and Estevan Masonic Lodge. He died December 1949.
Elizabeth Coxford was a beautiful Christian mother and was an active member of St. Paul's United Church and being a life member of the Women's Missionary Society.
She lived some years in the Perry Block with Ken, following her husband's death. Eventually she moved to a suite in the Creighton Lodge. She died in St. Joseph's Hospital in September, 1962.
Harold the oldest of the family, never lived in Estevan but spent many weekend holidays here with Ken and Evelyn in their apartment in the Creighton Block.
Harold worked for Eaton's for 41 years prior the early retirement 14 years ago (1966) after which he worked for Young;s Book and Stationery, Canada Wide Parking. He was a veteran of the Second World War, served overseas with the B.C. Dragoons and came back to Saskatchewan in 1945. He was married to Catherine Tunnicliffe in 1946 and from this union two sons were born:
Frank , mow married to Vicky Priest, lives in Saskatoon.
Craig, unmarried lives in Regina.
Frank and Vicky have two sons: Jeffrey Brian 5 yrs old and Robbie Leighton 3 yrs. old (1980).
Harold died suddenly March 19th., 1980 at Saskatoon. He had been a very much loved brother.
Kenneth arrived in Estevan in 1930, it was again because of the depression. He was laid off at Frontier and found work for some months in Men's Wear in Eaton's. He was the last one hired, he was first to go.
He joined the staff of Perry Hardware and was a loyal and faithful employee. He was loved by all who knew him for his honesty, integrity and friendly manner. It was never too much trouble for him to serve a customer. Many a Wednesday he opened up the store on a half day closing to oblige a farmer or local customer.
He was married to Evelyn Brovold in 1953 and had twelve happy years of marriage.
He was an active member of the Elks Lodge. During these years he was an attentive son and very thoughtful of his mother who was now living in the Creighton Lodge.
He was and still is sadly missed. He died November 10, 1965.
Tubby attended Estevan Collegiate and later served in the Royal Canadian Artillery 113th. Battery in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Central Mediterranean in World War Two.
He worked for the Department of Immigration at North Portal and Estevan. He later moved to Saskatoon where he was employed by N.E. Cook and Son as a bookkeeper, then joined the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires.
He was married to Emegene Ross in a double wedding ceremony in Winnipeg when brother Alf married Muriel Potter in 1945. He died March 25, 1980 in Saskatoon after an illness of many months duration.
He and Gene had two sons, Robert and William, and two daughters, Patti Lou and Beverly Jean.
Robert married Marsha Moore and they have a son Jason Ross, born April 4, 1980. They live in Edmonton.
Bill lives in Calgary and has his own plumbing business.
Patti Lou married Gary Dionne and they have one daughter Jennifer, three years old.
Beverly Jean lives in Saskatoon and works for the city.
Alf attended Central School and Estevan Collegiate. Part of the time he worked at the Orpheum Theatre. He also worked at McLeod's Meat Market.
He served with the South Saskatchewan Regiment during World War Two and was two years and eight months a prisoner-of -war, being captured at Dieppe.
He later worked for Scott National Fruit Company and moved to Regina, Dawson Creek, B.C., Clayhurst, B.C. and finally to Fort St. John, B.C. He continued to attend any reunions of the South Saskatchewan Regiment whenever he could. He worked as a chef for various Geological surveys, railroad camps, etc. and enjoyed his work. He died November 23, 1979 at the age of 59.
He and Muriel had a son , James, born in Estevan and a daughter, Geraldine, born in Regina.
James married Gloria Graham in Whitehorse and they have three children: Sheri Anne 8 yrs., Laura Lee 5 yrs., and James Jr., 2 yrs., of age.
Geraldine married Jim Cameron, and they have a son, Curtis James, 4 yrs. and a daughter, Tracy Dawn, one year. They also live in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Margaret graduated from Estevan Collegiate in June 1929, attended Moose Jaw Normal in 1930-1931. Later she taught school for five years 1933-1938 at Black Diamond School District #44 at Taylorton.
She married Frank Peverelle in 1939 and moved to Vancouver in 1940 and then to North Vancouver in 1941, were they now reside.
They had two children, a son, Joseph Robert, born in St. Joseph's Hospital, Estevan, and a daughter Frances Gail, born in St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Robert is married to Pamela Shaw and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He works for the Kodak Company in the cost accounting department and has been there 18 years.
they have two sons, Craig 16 yrs., and Scott Shaw 13 yrs. they were back in Canada for a visit Christmas 1979.
Gail is married to an Australian, Robert J. Phillips. They are both teachers and have two sons, Trevor 17 yrs., and Stephen Leslie 16 yrs., who are both in Secondary School in North Vancouver.
The greatest legacy left by Robert and Elizabeth Coxford was an abiding faith instilled in all of their children of the love and goodness of our Heavenly Father. Through their Christian Love shown to us we truly know what living and dying mean.
- (Research):Baptised: Prebyterian
Occupation: teacher
Robert resided in Saskatoon and Estevan, SK
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1878 - 1948 (70 years)
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