Surveyor.
Born in England on 3 July 1887, son of Richard Halse Avent (1860-1919) and Charlotte Catherine Eliza Poole (1870-1911), he came to Canada and, after a short time in the east, settled at Winnipeg. He served as City Surveyor until retirement (1916-1952). He was President of the Association of Manitoba Land Surveyors (1925-1926).
On 3 October 1914, he married Dorothy Hannah Bevan (1887-1953) at Winnipeg and they subsequently had four children: Gordon Halse Avent (1915-2001), Catherine Dorothy Avent (1920-1993, wife of James Norman William Budd), Unnamed Avent (1924-?), and Barbara Bevan Avent (1925-?, wife of ? Randall). He was a member of the Canadian Club and Rotary Club.
He died at his Winnipeg home, 1670 Wellington Crescent, on 2 March 1960 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Richard Halse Avent, Dorothy Hannah Bevan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Gordon Halse Avent, Catherine Dorothy Avenue, Unnamed Avent, Barbara Bevan Avent], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Richard Halse Avent, Dorothy Hannah Avent], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Catherine Dorothy Avent, James Norman William Budd], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Retired city surveyor dead at 72,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 March 1960, page 9.
Richard Halse Avent, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 February 2026
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