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Robert John Fleming, Sr. (FLEMMING in the 1901 census) was born February 8, 1854 in Ontario, to parents Eliza (nee Kincade) and John Fleming. He married Sarah Saigeon in 1881. The couple had seven children: Eliza May, Ida, Edna, Ethel, Sarah, Robert John, and Robert Alexander. Robert came to Vancouver in the spring of 1887 and helped build the first CPR depot. In November 1887 his wife and two daughters, Eliza and Ida, came to Vancouver. Upon first coming to Langley in 1889, Robert and Sarah lived on the southeast corner of Campbell River Road and Biggar Road. Later they moved to Fort Langley. During 1907 the foundation of St. Andrew's Church in Fort Langley was in need of repair, and Robert was contracted to do the work with his own tools, and was paid $3 a day. He was on the board of management for the church in 1919. The couple moved to Sussex Avenue in Burnaby in 1920. Robert died in 1942 in Burnaby.

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)

Francis John Mavis was born January 5, 1871 in Jarrow Durham, England to parents Alexander and Mary Mavis. He came to Canada with them, and arrived on the west coast on the second trip of train number 374 in Port Moody on July 1, 1887. He wanted to be a seaman, so returned to England to continue an apprenticeship. He obtained his engineer's certificate in England on April 28, 1893, after a five year apprenticeship with Palmer Ship Building and Iron Co. Ltd. in Jarrow-Upon-Tyne. Frank became the third engineer on the S.S. Ben Clume out of North Shields England from November 12, 1893 to January 14, 1895. He then left Liverpool for Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's "R. M. S. Empress of Japan's" maiden voyage around South America. He served on the ship as assistant engineer from August 1896 to June 1897, and fourth engineer from June-August 1897. He left this employment on August 20, 1897. Coming to stay with his parents in Fort Langle for a time, Frank left again, and on September 7, 1899, he was placed in charge of the British American Steamers for a couple of years. He took up employment with the White Pass and Yukon Route from April 15, 1901- October 27, 1909. He married Eliza May Fleming on December 17, 1902 in St. George's Anglican Church, in Fort Langley. The couple had six children: Harry Russell, Francis Alexander, Robert James, Edward Albion, Ida Winnifred, and Hubert David. "Frank", as he was known, became one of the best known marine engineers in the north. Francis John Mavis died November 4, 1935, in Burnaby, B.C. He is buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.
Term Source: The Langley Story, pg 258 (Waite), Fort Langley Cemetery, pg 33 (Hannay).