Baxter, Violet

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Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Baxter, Violet

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Violet Bourchier Taylor
  • Violet Taylor
  • Violet Baxter

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      Dates of existence

      1906 - 20 January 1985

      History

      Violet Bourchier Taylor was born in 1906 in Kispiox, BC to Hugh and Hermina Taylor. Hugh Taylor was one of the original telegraph operators of the “Trans Siberian Line”. Violet completed her primary education in Kispiox, and then moved to Prince Rupert where she lived with her relatives Sarah and Herbert Glassey while she completed high school. After finishing her schooling, she worked in Prince Rupert as a private secretary for the head master of the CNR and was subsequently transferred to Prince George in the early 1920s. A few years later she worked for the City Public Works Department.

      In 1933 Violet married trucking firm owner Bob Baxter, who held the hauling contract to carry the mail and perishables between Quesnel and Prince George from 1932 to 1948. On numerous occasions during the 1940s when her husband was unable to hire drivers, Violet Baxter worked for him as a driver. Bob Baxter predeceased his wife in 1955.

      Violet Baxter also worked for the Provincial Forest Service for 15 years, retiring in 1970. She had a love of the outdoors and a keen interest in the history of Prince George. Violet Baxter passed away in the Prince George Regional Hospital on January 20, 1985 at the age of 79.

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      Kispiox, BC; Prince Rupert, BC; Prince George, BC

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      Related entity

      Glassey, Sarah (13 Nov 1881- 20 October 1962)

      Identifier of related entity

      2009.5.2

      Category of relationship

      family

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Violet Baxter was Niece to Sarah Glassey.

      Related entity

      Glassey, H.F. (15 August 1882 - 17 October 1962)

      Identifier of related entity

      2009.5.2

      Category of relationship

      family

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Violet Baxter was Niece to H.F. Glassey.

      Related entity

      Taylor, Hugh (1874-1921)

      Identifier of related entity

      2009.5.1

      Category of relationship

      family

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Violet Baxter is Daughter to Hugh Taylor.

      Related entity

      Taylor, Hermina (20 June 1878 – 3 February 1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      2009.5.1

      Category of relationship

      family

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Violet Baxter is Daughter of Hermina Taylor.

      Related entity

      Taylor-Baxter Family (1874-)

      Identifier of related entity

      2009.5

      Category of relationship

      family

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      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Baxter, Bob (7 May 1905 - 3 June 1955)

      Identifier of related entity

      2009.5.4

      Category of relationship

      family

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Violet Baxter was Wife to Bob Baxter.

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      Authority record identifier

      2009.5.4

      Institution identifier

      NBCA

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      Status

      Final

      Level of detail

      Partial

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      Language(s)

      • English

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