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Name & Birth
BHC Registry ID #: 17315- Surname
- WAIN
- Given Names
- Fred Leslie
- Born
- 20 May 1901
- Gender
- Male
- Born at
- Derby, Derbyshire, England
- A.K.A. Given Names
- Frederick
Death
- Died
- 1960
- Died at
- Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, Main, United States
Emigration
- Sending or Escorting Organization
- Middlemore
- Canadian Distribution Home Name/Address
- Fairview Home, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Age at Emigration
- 11
- Ship Sailed
- Carthaginian
- Departure Date
- 25 May 1912
- Port of Departure
- Liverpool
- Arrival Date
- 8 Jun 1912
- Port of Arrival
- Halifax
Placements
| Placed With / Indentured To: Surname | Given Name | Placement Location | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick, Canada | 1912 |
Census
| Year | Address, City | Prov/State | Country | Head of Household | Rel. to Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 15 Richmond Road, Derby | Derbyshire | England | Annie Wain | Son |
| 1911 | 15 Richmond Road, Derby | Derbyshire | England | Annie Wain | Son |
| 1930 | Brewer, Penobscot | Maine | United States | Fred L Wain | Head |
| 1940 | Brewer, Penobscot | Maine | United States | Leslie F. Wain | Head |
Siblings
- Florence Lilian WAIN
- Frederick Harry WAIN Home Child · ID # 17314
- Isaac WAIN
- William Ewart Gladstone WAIN Home Child · ID # 17319
- Walter Everard WAIN
Military Service
- Country Served
- Canada
- Service Number
- 1030055
- Regiment
- 236th Overseas Battalion (The New Brunswick Kilties, Sir Sam’s Own
- Rank
- Private
- Attestation Date
- 1 Aug 1916
- Attested at
- Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
- City of Residence upon Enlistment
- Canada
- Discharged
- 22 Jul 1917
- Discharge Reason
- underaged
- Next of Kin
- Mrs. M. J. FIELDS
- NoK Relationship
- Grandmother
- Next of Kin Address
- 49 Moar Street, Derby, Derbyshire, England
Spouse
- Surname
- WEBBER
- Given Names
- Vellie Elizabeth
- Born
- 7 Apr 1906
- Born at
- Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States
- Died
- 8 Mar 1992
- Died at
- Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
- Married
- 12 Jul 1924
- Married at
- Main, United States
Biological Parents
Biological Father
- Surname
- WAIN
- Given Names
- Anthony
- Born
- 1848
- Born at
- Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
- Died
- 1904
- Died at
- Derby, Derbyshire, England
Biological Mother
- Surname
- FIELDS
- Given Names
- Annie
- Born
- 1872
- Born at
- Derby, Derbyshire, England
- Died
- 15 May 1945
- Died at
- Ocean Park, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Biological Parents' Marriage Details
- Married
- 1893
- Married at
- Derby, Derbyshire, England
Sources and Notes
In LAC BHC Index (travel) as Frederick Leslie WAIN, age 4
WAIN, FRED LESLIE ( COWPERTHWAITE ) (this was mother Annie Fields mother's maiden name) GRO Reference: 1901 J Quarter in SHARDLOW Volume 07B Page 528
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
Middlemore Children's Emigration Homes, Settlement and reports of children sent to Canada: Frederick Leslie WAIN - Age: 11 - Date of Document on which the age was recorded: 1912-05-21 - Date of Departure: 1912-00-00 - Place of First Settlement: New Brunswick --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 179595
Middlemore Children's Emigration Homes, Parents' Consent Forms and Care and Custody Orders: Frederick Leslie WAIN - Age: 11 - Date of Document on which the age was recorded: 1912-00-00 - Guardian: Annie WAIN --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 179173
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
UNDERAGED ENLISTMENT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Son Fred Leslie Wain Jr in trouble with the Law: Sun Herald Tue, Jul 10, 1951 · Page 1 One Escapee Caught, Two Others Free Bobbier Ford, 24, one of three prisoners who escaped Sunday from the Harrison county jail at Gulfport, was captured at New Orleans last night. “Just temptation, I guess,” he told arresting officers. He tore his left hand while leaping a barbed-wire fence in his break for freedom. “After going over the fence, I walked about three blocks and mingled with the crowd,” Ford said. “I spent the night on the sea wall at Gulfport, then walked to Pass Christian where I hitch-hiked a ride to New Orleans.” Ford had been arrested about 10 a.m. Sunday. That afternoon he and two other prisoners, Fred Leslie Wain, 23, and Charles Eugene Crowley, 40, locked Jailer W. L. Ritter in a cell and fled. Wain and Crowley were uninjured. Ford was arrested in New Orleans when officers investigated a report of reckless driving. Ford has waived extradition and will be returned to the Gulfport jail by Harrison county authorities, it was stated. Meanwhile, Wain and Crowley remained at liberty today. No trace of their whereabouts has been received by officers since they fled the jail in broad daylight Sunday afternoon.
Hattiesburg American Thu, Feb 22, 1951 · Page 11 HOPE TO WRING CONFESSION FROM HIM BILOXI, Miss., Feb. 22—(AP)—A 23-year-old Bangor, Me., man has been arrested here and charged with the theft of $213 worth of clothing from a laundry. Police Chief Earl Wetzel said the man identified himself as Fred Leslie Wain, 23, of Bangor, Me. Peace Justice Norman Quave bound the man to the Harrison county grand jury and set bond at $100.
The Bangor Daily News Wed, Jan 22, 1964 · Page 18 Bangor Man Bound Over In Check Case Fred Leslie Wain Jr., 36, Bangor, pleaded innocent to three charges of uttering forged instruments, namely American Express Checks, when arraigned Tuesday before Judge Ian MacInnes in Bangor District Court. Judge MacInnes found probable cause and bound Wain over in $1,000 bail on each charge to the April term of the Penobscot County Superior Court. He was remanded to the county jail. Wain was arrested by Old Town Police following an investigation led by Lt. Clyde LeClair.
Death of son Raymond: The Bangor Daily News Sat, Dec 24, 1994 · Page 18 RAYMOND E. WAIN SR. BRADFORD – Raymond Earl Wain Sr., 58, husband of Ruth E. (Peterson) Wain, died Dec. 23, 1994, at his Bradford home. He was born in South Brewer, Sept. 27, 1936, the son of Fred L. and Vellie (Lord) Wain. Mr. Wain was a furniture salesman and was sales manager of Zeke’s Furniture and later Furniture World in Bangor. Surviving, in addition to his wife of Bradford, are six sons, Ray Jr., David, Fred, James, Timothy and Terry; two daughters, Elizabeth and Rebecca; four brothers, William, Robert, Fred and Walter; one sister, Ethel; 19 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Helen. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, 1994, at the Hudson Baptist Church with the Rev. Garnett Chute, pastor, officiating. Friends are invited to visit with the family from noon until the funeral ceremony at 2 p.m. Private interment services for the family will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery, Bangor. Foley Funeral Service of Union Street, Bangor, is directing arrangements.
From the British Home Children & Child Migrants Registry, Home Children Canada: https://www.homechildrencanada.com/registry?id=17315. Printed Nov 12, 2026. For personal family research. Please credit Home Children Canada and the original sources named on this sheet.
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