Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Rixon, Helen |
Othernames |
neé Ainslie |
Born |
1847 |
Birthplace |
Galt, Upper Canada |
Places of residence |
Galt, Upper Canada (1847-1858) Leith, Sydenham Township, Grey County, Ontario (1858-1888) 67 Boyd St. later called 894 5th Ave. East.,Owen Sound, Ontario (1888-1913) |
Titles & honors |
Ainslie Woods is named after her family |
Father |
Adam Ainslie |
Mother |
Isabella Ainslie (neé Miller) |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Notes |
Helen Rixon died in 1913. Her mother, Mrs. Adam Ainslie (Isabella Ainslie), passed away in 1918. Mrs. Ainslie had been born in Scotland, on an estate at Hawick, and emigrated when she was a child, along with her parents. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. _____ Miller, who spent a few years residing at New Jersey, and then moved to Galt, in Upper Canada. In 1846, Isabella Miller married Adam Ainslie. There is an oil portrait of Isabella Ainslie in the Grey Roots collection. In 1858, Adam & Isabella Ainslie and their three children moved from Galt to Leith, in Sydenham Township, Canada West. Mr. Ainslie had been a lawyer and politician in Galt, but in Leith he had 450 acres and established a distillery, ran a grist mill, and built a dock and farm. His business was called "The Leith Mills". Helen Ainslie married Joseph Henry Rixon (usually known as Henry Rixon) on March 29, 1866, at Leith. He worked at the distillery at Leith for a while. Circa 1879, he worked as a ship's purser aboard the S. S. CITY OF OWEN SOUND. In the 1881 census, he was listed as a "Farmer" in Sydenham. In 1888, Henry and Helen and their family, along with Helen's parents, moved to Owen Sound, into a stone residence at 67 Boyd St. Helen's brother, Capt. Ainslie, resided with them at 67 Boyd St. circa 1901. Helen died in 1913, and her mother, who lived with the Rixons still, helped them until she died in 1918. Ella Rixon (Miss Lillie Rixon) passed away in September of 1918. Henry Rixon died in 1920. Helen's daughters, Eleanor and Laura, continued residing at 894 5th Ave. East in their later years. They also summered at the family cottage at Leith, where they also had a golf course. Sadly, William (Will) Rixon was drowned when he was carried off the CPR liner ALBERTA near Isle Royale, Lake Superior in May of 1892. He was serving as Second Mate on the vessel. His memorial service was held at Division Street Presbyterian Church. The Rixon burial plot is at Leith Cemetery, in the former Sydenham Twp., and includes the following names: William Augustus Rixon (b. 1869-d. 1892) Henry Rixon (father) 1838-1920 [Note that this differs from the 1901 census record of 1837] Helen Rixon (mother) 1847-1913 Ada A. Rixon 1874-1894 Ella A. Rixon 1871-1918 Alex A. Ainslie 1850-1887 Adam Ainslie 1807-1897 Isabella Ainslie 1828-1918 John Ainslie 1858-1923 Laura Rixon 1876-1963 Eleanor Rixon Dec. 27, 1973 William M. Burr 1861-1931 Frank Broderick 1856-1915 J. Jane Broderick 1867-1933 F. Rixon Broderick 1895-1958 |
Occupation |
Homemaker Member of Division Street Presbyterian Church |
Publications |
-Cathcart, Ruth, HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION, pp. 162-163. -Ross, Allan, REMINISCENCES OF NORTH SYDENHAM, 1924 mentions the Rixons -OWEN SOUND TIMES, Thurs. May 12, 1892, page 1 (report of the death of Will Rixon) |
Relationships |
Brother: Capt. J. G. Ainslie Brother: Alex A. Ainslie |
Role |
Homemaker |
Spouse |
Joseph Henry Rixon, m. March 29, 1866 |
Children |
Isabella Jane (Totie) Rixon, b. 1868? Augustus W. Rixon, b. 1869 (William / Will Rixon)- d. May, 1892 Ada A. Rixon, b. 1874 Ella A. Rixon, b. 1871-d. 1918 (also known as Miss Lillie Rixon, was an invalid all of her life) Laura Rixon, b. 1876 Eleanor Rixon, b. 1879 |
