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Recording

Object ID

SR-058

Title

Alexander Campbell Hope and Mabel Isabel Hope, nee Andrews, oral history interview conducted by Don Waite in 1976.

Extent

1 audio cassette.

Date

1976.

Description

SR-058: Tracks 1 - 3 discuss the Hope and Mavis families, including Charles Edward Hope, Mary Fiddler Horn Mavis, and the Rawlison family.
Track 4 mentions more Langley pioneers.
Track 5 continues to discuss the Mavis family.
Track 6 mentions a white chapel which was transported on a barge.
Tracks 7 - 8 discuss Dr. Marr's work during World War I, and mention other possible interviewees.
Track 9 discusses Alexander Hope's political work.
Tracks 10 - 12 discuss Charles Edward Hope and the Mavis family.
Tracks 13 mentions the Hind family, the Latimer family, and the Smith family.
Track 14 is a note Waite made to himself to follow up on someone named Cruikshank.

People/Subject

Hope, Alexander Campbell

Alexander Campbell Hope was born on August 4, 1894, to Charles Edward and Lily Dawson Hope, nee Mavis. He served with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. He married Mabel Isabel Andrews on April 29, 1922. He served on the Langley school board from 1930-1932 and was a municipal councilor for Ward Four for another three years. He became reeve of Langley in 1936 and served for 11 years. Hope went on to serve in the Coalition government from 1945-1952 and was also a member of the agricultural advisory board. He was one of the founding fathers of the B.C. Artificial Insemination Center for dairy cattle, and was involved with several agricultural organizations, including the B.C. Certified Seed Potato Growers' Association, where he served as chairman for a number of years, the B.C. Federation of Agriculture, the Salmon River Dyking Commission, and the Langley Farmer's Institute.

In addition to his commitments to farming and agriculture, Hope was also president of the Fort Langley Community Improvement Society, served two terms as president of Fort Langley Restoration Society, was a member of The Native Sons of B.C., and was chairman of the Langley Centennial Celebration Committee from 1964-1967. He was actively involved at St. George's Parish Church, serving in all offices, and supported the Conservative Party, participating in party affairs within Langley and the lower mainland. At the same time he managed and operated a large farm raising dairy cattle and sheep, with the help of his family. He also grew acres of vegetables and hay and owned a large holly orchard. Alexander Campbell Hope died on August 25, 1978.
Term Source: HPC Record (HOPEC-3/284); HPC Record (HPC-365/1134)

Hope, Charles Edward, 1864-1949

Charles Edward Hope was born in 1864, arrived in Vancouver in March, 1889 (age 25) and married Lily Dawson Mavis (1874-1957) on September 1, 1892. They lived in Vancouver until 1909, when he had established his farm in Fort Langley, called "Deep Creek Farm." They had several children, including Alexander Campbell Hope, Ada, Mary Margaret, Jessie Thelma, Ernest, and John. Charles died on April 27, 1949. He was also one of the originators of the White Canada Association, which was formed to push back against Japanese and Chinese immigration. He played a role in preventing Japanese and Chinese Canadians from purchasing or leasing land.
Term Source: HPC Record (HOPEC-1/283), Fort Langley Cemetery pg. 24 (Hannay)

Hope, Lily Dawson (nee Mavis), 1874-1957

Lily Dawson Hope (nee Mavis) was born in 1874. Lily Dawson Hope (nee Mavis) is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mavis, who farmed on the former Fort site. She was born in England, and came to Langley in about 1887. She married Charles Edward Hope in 1892, and the couple moved to Langley from Vancouver in 1909. Lily was the president of the Fort Langley Circle of the Red Cross Drive during WWI, and was active with St. George's Anglican Church. They had several children, including Alexander Campbell Hope, Ada, Mary Margaret, Jessie Thelma, Ernest, and John. She passed away at the age of 83 in 1957.
Term Source: HPC Records (HOPEC-3/284), Fort Langley Cemetery pg. 24 (Hannay)

Hope, Mabel Isabelle (nee Andrews)

Mabel Isabelle Andrews was born in Vancouver on November 14, 1896. She married Alexander Campbell Hope on April 29, 1922. They had four sons: Ernest, Charles, Philip and Laurence. She died January 7, 1990, and was buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.

Marr, Benjamin Butler, Dr., 1882-1939

Benjamin Butler Marr was born on August 10, 1882. He graduated from Tuft's Medical School in Boston in 1907 and came to Vancouver. He set up his medical practice in 1910 and became Langley's first doctor. In 1913, he married Isabel Drew McIntosh (1895-1936). In 1914, Marr enlisted in the cavalry; he was transferred to the medical corps in Britain in 1916. Benjamin died on October 14, 1939.

Dr. Marr was also the Chairman of the Fort Preservation Committee during the late 1920s when the Fort was undergoing revitalization.

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.
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Mavis, Alexander, 1825-1905

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, including Sarah Elizabeth (1868-1942), Mary Jane (nee Mavis) Cole (1869-1932),
Francis John (1871-1936), James Alexander (1872-1926), Ada (1876-), Lily Dawson (1874-1957), and Laura (1879 - 1977). The family returned to Langley in 1887. 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.

Mavis, Mary Fiddler-Horn (nee Nicholson)

Mary Fiddler-Horn Mavis (nee Nicholson) was born in 1825 in Newcastle-on-Tyne. She immigrated to Canada in 1887 with her husband Alexander Mavis and their children Sarah Elizabeth (1868-1942), Mary Jane (nee Mavis) Cole (1869-1932), Francis John (1871-1936), James Alexander (1872-1926), Ada (1876-), Lily Dawson (1874-1957), and Laura (1879 - 1977). Mary died on September 21, 1905.
Term Source: Fort Langley Cemetery pg. 47 (Hannay), Roads and Place Names in Langley, B.C. (Pepin)

Rump, Dora

Smith, Lloyd

Lloyd William Swain Smith died Nov. 6, 1969.

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