Luxton migrated to Canada in about 1855, and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1871. In 1871, he moved to Winnipeg to teach in the first school established under the provisions of the Manitoba Schools Act of 1871.
The passage describes Luxton's journey from migration to Canada to settling in Winnipeg and then his role as a teacher at the first school created by the Manitoba Schools Act of 1871.