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In LAC BHC Index (travel) as Frederick H WAIN, age 9

WAIN, FREDERICK  HARRY      COOPERTHWAITE  (this was mother Annie Fields mother's maiden name)  GRO Reference: 1896  D Quarter in DERBY  Volume 07B  Page 564

Brother Fred Leslie Wain came through  Middlemore Children's Emigration Homes, Application Book: Frederick Leslie WAIN - Age: 11 - Date of Document on which the age was recorded: 1912-05-21 - Siblings: 1 sister, 2 brothers, 1 other - Address in United Kingdom: 20 Monk St., Derby - Guardian: Annie WAIN - Date of Application: 1912-04-27 - Notes: 2 brothers sent to Canada by Barnardo's. Father dead. Boy was in Barnardo's. --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 172409

Mr Annie Wain, a 48-year-old woman born about 1874 in Derby, England, arrived in Quebec in May 1922 aboard the Montcalm, departing from Derby, England. She was joining her son's in Canada and Destined to son Frederick Leslie Wain, c/o Mr. Bruce Cameron, South Devon, York Co., New Brunswick.

1923 Mother's remarriage in Canada: BRIDEGROOM Full name Lyons Joseph Occupation Labourer Bachelor Widower or Divorced Widower Age 54 Religious Denomination Baptist Persuasion Residence S. Devon Place of birth Oakham Name of father Eleanor Lyons (deceased) Place of birth England Maiden name of mother Annie Woodcock Can bridegroom read Yes Write Yes BRIDE Full name Wain Annie Occupation Widow Spinster Widow or Divorced Widow Age 51 Religious Denomination Church of England Residence England Place of birth Derby England Name of father Frederick Fields (deceased) Place of birth of father Lincs England Maiden name of mother Mary Jane Cowperthwaite Can bride read Yes Write Yes When married Thirtieth day of May 1923 Place of marriage St Mark’s Church Devon By license or banns License Signature of Groom Joseph Lyons his mark X Signature of Bride Annie Lyons Address N Devon NB Witnesses Dona Lyons Elton I certify that the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief Clergyman Chas Hailstone Address N Devon NB Religious Denomination C of England Registered No 89 Filed at this office 8th day of June 1923 Signature of Sub-Deputy Registrar M Duffy

Death of Mother's second husband:  Joseph Allan Lyons Birth 16 JAN 1864 • Doaktown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada Death 1932 • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Mother's third husband: John James Amery Birth 28 AUG 1875 • Manchester, Lancashire, England Death 05 MAY 1954 • Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 

John James Amery in the British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872–1935 Name John James Amery Gender Male Spouse Name Annie Lyons Spouse Gender Female Marriage Date 10 Jun 1935 Marriage Location Vancouver Registration Number 1935-09-425536 BCA Number B13769 GSU Number 2135988

Mother's death: The Province Wed, May 16, 1945 Page 17 AMERY On May 15, 1945 at her home Annie Amery of Howard Rd., Ocean Park, B.C., in her 71st year. Survived by her husband, John James; 2 sons in England, 1 son in Toronto. Funeral service Thursday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. in the Funeral Home of S. Bowell & Son. Interment Mt. View Cemetery. 

Burial Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver Metro Vancouver Regional District British Columbia Canada GPS Latitude 49.2416725 Longitude -123.0954361 Plot HORNE2-*-11-030-0008 Memorial ID 25389810

The Vancouver Sun Fri, Jul 25, 1941 · Page 8 Frederick H. Wain Funeral services are being conducted today in Chapman Funeral Home, Rev. Andrew Roddan officiating, for Frederick Harry Wain, 47, of 2245 Pine Street, who was accidentally drowned at Kitsilano, Tuesday. Mr. Wain was born in England. He leaves his wife, one son and his mother. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery.

The Vancouver Sun Wed, Jul 23, 1941 · Page 17 Bather Drowns After Falling Off Fishboat The waters off Kitsilano Beach claimed the life of Frederick Harry Wain, 44, of 2245 Pine Street, at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Wain fell from the fishboat Herve into 30 feet of water, and did not come up. George Burrows, beach supervisor, made 15 unsuccessful attempts to find him. RESTS ON BOAT The body was recovered at 6:45 p.m. by the city police boat. Herve Normand, 2470 East Thirty-ninth Avenue, owner of the fishboat, told police Wain swam out to the Herve, 150 yards offshore, and asked if he could come aboard and rest. He sat on the edge of the deck, and a few minutes later Normand heard him gasp and fall back into the water. Donald Mahy, 255 North Kootenay Street, also saw Wain collapse. Fred Heard, 2245 Pine Street, first identified the victim. IDENTIFIED BY SON He said Wain had suffered from epileptic fits and had been advised not to swim beyond his depth. Positive identification was made by Frederick Geo. Wain, the dead man’s son, later. Besides his son Wain is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Wain, 258 East Twenty-fifth Avenue, and his mother, Mrs. Amery, 1280 East Fourteenth Avenue.