Austin, Ivor Napier
1881 - 1958 (76 years)
Generation: 1
1. Austin, Ivor Napier was born on 20 Oct 1881 in UK; died on 27 Apr 1958 in Saanich, BC; was cremated on 29 Apr 1958 in Royal Oak Crematorium, Saanich, BC. Other Events and Attributes:
- Where Active (Non-Specific Address): 1905-1906, Vancouver, BC; Dates based on MemoryBC entry
- Business Address/Year: 1914, Victoria, BC; Address:
1006 Government St., no. 7
Victoria, BC
Canada - Where Active (Non-Specific Address): 1915-1916, Victoria, BC
- Marriage: 11 Aug 1923, Victoria, BC; Bride: Edith Sellers
Notes:
STATUS: Amateur.
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: The 1911 Census of Canada indicates he emigrated from England in 1903 and that he lived with his mother Lucy Austin. They were both of the Anglican faith and his occupation was given as bookkeeper. He is listed as a photographer in 1914, but no occupation is shown in 1923 and he is not listed in 1924.
Austin is acknowledged in the foreword, along with Victoria photographer J. Howard A. Chapman, with supplying photographs reproduced in A.O. Wheeler's book The Selkirk Mountains: A Guide for Mountain Climbers and Pilgrims (Winnipeg: Stovel Company, 1911).
REFERENCES: D.M. Stewart, 1996.12.15.