Redvers George SLAUENWHITE

1899 - 1971  (72 years)

• Name	Redvers George SLAUENWHITE
  Birth	24 Sep 1899	Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Oct 1971	Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS   [4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: cardiac arrest
  Burial	Second Peninsula Community Cemetery, Second Peninsula, NS
  Person ID	I1939	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	David SLAUENWHITE,   b. Sep 1859, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 1917, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Rachel Priscilla HEISLER,   b. 6 Aug 1865, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 19 May 1935, Second Peninsula, Lunenburg, NS (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1883	Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS   [7]
  Family ID	F1138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Effie Manola STEVENS,   b. 30 Dec 1903, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 6 Aug 1969, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1926	Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS   [8]
  Children	1. Janetta SLAUENWHITE,   b. of Vancouver, BC d. 2005, Burnaby, BC
  Family ID	F1177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  According to local legend, he did away with his wife, wheeled her down to the wharf in a barrow, and dumped her in the dock.

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] CEF Attestation Papers WW I, No. 134401. [S92] 1911 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Tancook, Family #70. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1899 - Book: 1899 - Page: 99100325. [S9364] Probate Court of Lunenburg County, Act Book 12, page 20. [S7772] Obituary Notice for R.G. Slauenwhite. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Deaths, 1971, reg. #006281. [S2093] NS Marriage License [Jacket] Files (1882-1883)--Lu, 1883, #156. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1926, book 46, Page 437.