Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 2022-085
Title
Coxon family deeds and postcards
Date(s)
- 1896-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
5cm of textual and photographic materials
Context area
Name of creator
(1886-)
Biographical history
Thomas Cantrell Coxon was born in Manchester, England, in 1886. He married Edith Vitler (born 1891) in Salford in 1913. The couple moved to Belleville, Ontario, in 1915, where Thomas worked as the caretaker for Queen Victoria School for 30 years. The couple bought the house at 300 Charles Street in Belleville in the 1940s. Edith died in 1966 and Thomas in 1977.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Dawn Coxon-Godbout in November 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
- Deeds, mortgages and abstracts of title relating to 300 Charles Street, Belleville, 1896-1934.
- Postcards collected by the Coxon family of 300 Charles Street, reflecting their travels in Canada and around the world, c.1930-1985