Cleric.
Born at London, England on 22 April 1856, son of John and Frances Garton, he was educated at Church Missionary Institute, later serving as an Anglican cleric at St. Luke's Anglican Church at Emerson (?-?), All Saints Anglican Church at Gladstone (1885), and St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church at Virden (1885-1890). In 1911, he was Canon of St. John’s Cathedral, Winnipeg, and Rector of St. Philip’s Norwood.
In 1885, he married Laura Elizabeth Nash (1860-1951) of Ramsgate, England at St. Andrews-on-the-Red. They had four children: John Edgar Garton (1886-bef1891), Maris Henry Garton, Frances Maud Garton, and Constance Elizabeth Garton (1894-1994, wife of Hugh Geoffrey Fraser). The family lived at 262 College Avenue, Winnipeg. He was a prominent member of the Masons, having served various offices in the Grand Lodge, the last being that of Deputy Grand Master.
He died at Selkirk on 26 January 1937 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
1891 Canada census, Ancestry.
Birth registration [Constance Elizabeth Garton], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
Death registration [William John Garton], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Constance Elizabeth Fraser], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 June 1994, page 29.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer, Rev. Matt Koovisk, and Brault Kelpin for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 January 2024
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