Dairyman.
Born in Yorkshire, England on 19 January 1871, he was a noted athlete and sprinter in his youth. He immigrated to Canada in 1896, settled in the Fort Rouge neighbourhood of Winnipeg, and there married Sara Gatley (1868-1957) on 1 September 1897. The couple had six daughters: Dorothy Marguerite Jefferson, Nora Jean Jefferson (1900-?, wife of Arnid Arthur Anderson), Phyllis Jefferson (1902-?), Edith Roberta Jefferson (1904-?, wife of George Gobert), Edna Lorene Jefferson (1906-?, wife of Charles Edward Hotel), and Marjorie Jefferson (1908-?, wife of Maurice Gobert). He took up dairy farming, established Jefferson’s Dairy, and was President of the Winnipeg Dairymen’s Association (1922-1928), of which he was made a Life Member in 1928. He was a member of the Yorkshire Society of Winnipeg and active in his local church. He died at his Winnipeg home on 7 January 1929 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cambridge School (Cambridge Street, Winnipeg)
Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 & 1916 Canada censes, Library and Archives Canada.
“Ayrshires,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 July 1908, page 5.
“Dairymen meet officials,” Manitoba Free Press, 28 February 1910, page 9.
“A. [sic, R.] Jefferson was re-elected President...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 March 1923, page 2.
“Dairymen believe in official cow contest,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 March 1924, page 6.
“E. R. Tailleur heads Winnipeg Dairymen,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 April 1928, page 3.
Obituary, Manitoba Free Press, 9 January 1929, page 9.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 9 January 1929, page 17.
Death notice, Winnipeg Tribune, 10 January 1929, page 4.
“There’s money in milk cows, says Deputy Minister,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 26 March 1938, page 17.
Obituary [Sara Jefferson], Winnipeg Free Press, 30 July 1957, page 9.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 7 January 2018
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