Autograph album of Eliza May Mavis.

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Object Description

Object Name

Autograph Album

Object ID

2011.029.002

Title

Autograph album of Eliza May Mavis.

Date

[1900?].

Description

Autograph-style book. Brown cover with a design on front. The binding is broken, and many pages are loose. Some birthdays are noted, and many Langley friends and family have signed (most dated 1900 - 1901), writing original or found poetry in the book when signing. One page is written in Japanese by K. Masuno[?]. There are some small photographs and faded tintypes[?] in the pages, as well as a cut out page with six stamps.

People/Subject

Mavis (family)

Alexander Mavis (1825-December 31, 1905) came from England to California for the gold rush in 1849, and then to BC for our gold rush in 1858. He returned to England and married Mary Fiddler-Horn Nicholson in the mid-1860s. The couple had 6 children in England before returning to Langley in 1887. Children include Francis John (1871-1936), James Alexander (1872-1926), Ada (1876-), Lily Dawson (1874-1957), and Laura (1879 - ). Alexander and his family farmed some of the land that had previously belonged to the Hudson's Bay Company. In fact, much of the land in east Fort Langley was once owned by Mavis. Mavis and his wife died in 1905 and are buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery, but there are still many descendants in the area.
Term Source: dhv

Mavis, Eliza May (nee Fleming), 1882-1951

Eliza May Fleming was born in Moorefield, Ontario, October 7, 1882, to parents Sarah (nee Saigeon) and Robert John Fleming. She was the oldest of 7 children. Eliza May married Francis John Mavis on December 17, 1902 in St. George's Anglican Church, in Fort Langley. She was reported to be the first bride in the church. The couple had six children : Harry Russell, Francis Alexander, Robert James, Edward Albion, Ida Winnifred, and Hubert David. Eliza May Mavis died on December 21, 1951 in Burnaby, at the age of 69. She was buried with her husband in Fort Langley.
Term Source: The Langley Story, pg 258 (Waite), Fort Langley Cemetery, pg 33 (Hannay)

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