Lawyer.
Born in England on 8 September 1856, he came to Canada in 1877 and moved to Winnipeg where he practiced law with Hector Mansfield Howell and Heber Archibald. His law practice closed about a year before his death.
On 24 December 1904, he married Mary Sherife Sheldrake (1858-?) and they had two children: Clarence Vivian (1882-?) and Grace Vivian (1893-1913). In late November 1914, he shot himself in the head and died on 23 December 1914. He was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
1901, 1906, and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage registration [Henry Cyril Vivian, Mary Sherife Sheldrake], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Deaths and funerals,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 April 1913, page 9.
“Attempted suicide,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 December 1914, page 18.
“Vivian recovers from injuries,” Winnipeg Tribune, 23 December 1914, page 1.
“H. C. Vivian dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 December 1914, page 1.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 August 2024
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