Memorable Manitobans: William Moxam (1882-1950)

Building contractor.

Born at Foresters Falls, Ontario, Ontario on 25 August 1882, son of Emanuel M. Moxam (1854-?) and Annie Moxam (1852-?), twin brother of John Archibald Moxam, he came to Manitoba in 1903 and worked as a building contractor, at Petersfield for four years and later at Winnipeg. He and wife Ethel Blanche Demille (1886-1955) had two daughters: Marjorie Irene Moxam (1906-?, wife of Clarence Lee Tallie) and Helen Adelaide Moxam (1907-1987). He was a charter member of the Vermillion Lodge AF & AM at Dauphin. He died at the St. Boniface Hospital on 28 April 1950 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.

See also:

Manitoba Business: Moxam Construction Company

Sources:

1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.

Birth registration [Helen Adelaide Moxam], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Marriage registration [Marjorie Irene Moxam, Clarence Lee Talley], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 1950, page 26.

Obituary [Helen Blanche Moxam], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 January 1955, page 31.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 May 2024

Memorable Manitobans

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 Search

Browse 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 | Z

Browse 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.ca

Criteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements

Help us keep
history alive!