Accountant.
Born at Wormley, Herts, England on 17 August 1863, son of Harry Holdsworth and Mary Eleanora Elizabeth Minchin, he was educated at Malvern College and Christ Church, Oxford, England. During the 1885 North West Rebellion, he served with the North West Field Force, after which he worked for the Bank of Ottawa at Winnipeg and subsequently with the firm of Osler, Hammond and Nanton. He was supervisor of music at Winnipeg public schools between 1897 and 1904.
He moved to British Columbia in 1905 where he was employed by the British-American Trust Company. During the First World War, he was a paymaster for the Home Guard.
In 1890, he married Rosa Jane Beckett (1865-1963) and they had five children: Harry Thompson Minchin (1891-1962), Wyndham Edward Beckett “Bym” Minchin (1893-1974), Frank Holdsworth Minchin (1895-1967), Beatrix Constance Mary Minchin (1897-1959, wife of George Goold), and Cherry Voules Minchin (1899-1981, wife of William T. Rae). The family lived at 1528 Comox Street, Vancouver (c1911).
He died at Vancouver, British Columbia on 9 January 1932.
Birth registrations [Harry Thompson Minchin, Wyndham Edward Beckett Minchin, Frank Holdsworth Minchin, Beatrix Constance Mary Minchin], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
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.
“L. H. J. Minchin dies of heart attack,” Vancouver Sun, 11 January 1932, page 9.
Death registration [Beatrix Constance Mary Goold], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Rosa Jane Beckett Minchin], Vancouver Sun, 3 January 1963, page 33.
Obituary [Frank Holdsworth Mihchin], Nanaimo Daily News, 22 April 1967, page 16.
Obituary [Wyndham Edward Beckett Minchin], The Province, 22 June 1974, page 42.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 5 May 2024
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
