Pentecost Family Profile
A concise, source‑grounded portrait of the Pentecost family — immigrants, professionals, and the next generation who made their lives in Toronto and beyond.
Family Overview
The Pentecost family traces roots from England and the United States to Toronto, Ontario. Key family members include Ashton Spencer Pentecost and his wife Agnes Elizabeth D'Eye Pentecost, and their children Norman, Hazel, Agnes Ruth, and Marjorie. Several family events — births, marriages, occupations, and burials — are documented in archival records and contemporary newspapers.
Ashton Spencer Pentecost
Ashton emigrated from England and worked as an architect in Toronto. He is recorded in the 1911 census as residing at 93 Charles St. East and later at 39 Wheeler Avenue. His obituary appeared in the Toronto Star following his death in December 1936.
"Pentecost - On Thursday, December 10th, Spencer Ashton, dearly beloved husband of Agnes E. Pentecost, 39 Wheeler avenue, and father of Mrs. A.H. Wilson; Mrs. E.D. Shaw: in his 74th year."
Notes: Worked as an architect for many years; burial at St. John's Cemetery is recorded.
Agnes Elizabeth D'Eye Pentecost
Agnes was born in Watton, Norfolk, and immigrated to Canada in 1882. Census records show her living in Toronto by 1911; her obituary and burial are documented in Toronto newspapers and cemetery records.
"On Monday, Feb. 4, 1946, at Toronto, Agnes E. D'Eye, wife of the late Ashton Pentecost, and mother of Mrs. E.D. Shaw (Marjorie), of Philadelphia, U.S.A."
Notes: Buried at St. John's Norway, Toronto.
Children and Next Generation
Norman Ashton Pentecost
Norman served and died during World War I; military burial records place him in Pas‑de‑Calais.
"He was buried at the Nine Elms Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France in 1917."
Hazel Madge Pentecost (Mrs. Arthur H. Wilson)
Hazel worked professionally as an accountant and later settled in Toronto; she married Arthur Harold Wilson in 1915 and had one daughter, Vivienne Louise Wilson.
"She worked as an accountant on 21 Jun 1911 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada."
Buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Agnes Ruth Pentecost
Agnes Ruth died young; death records list diabetes and heart disease as causes and show burial at St. John's Norway in Toronto.
"Cause of Death: diabetes/heart disease."
Marjorie Pentecost (Mrs. E.D. Shaw)
Marjorie appears in the 1911 Toronto census with the family and later is referenced in Agnes's obituary as living in Philadelphia (Mrs. E.D. Shaw).
"She was Anglican on 21 Jun 1911 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada."
Granddaughter: Vivienne Louise Wilson
Vivienne Louise Wilson
Vivienne, daughter of Hazel and Arthur Wilson, worked as a stenographer in Toronto. Her death in 1940 was reported in contemporary newspapers and the coroner's report concluded drowning, possibly following electric shock.
"Vivienne Wilson, pretty 20-year-old stenographer, was electrocuted or drowned while taking a bath at her home today."
Buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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