Henri Louis Mauris was a waiter and caterer. In the Vancouver directories, he was listed at 1839 Morton Avenue in 1916 and at 1841 Morton Avenue in 1917. His wife, Dowley Beatrice Mauris, lived at 1841 Morton Avenue in 1918 and 1919.
Family Background
Henri Louis Mauris was born in Paris, France, on December 2, 1881. His parents were Jean Mauris and Wilhelmine Roser.
To Canada
Henri travelled to Canada about 1910.
In the 1911 Canada census, Henri was boarding with George Fenton, who lived at 1657 Haro Street. (The 1911 Vancouver name directory showed George Fenton at 1657 Harris Street; the street listing had him, correctly, at 1657 Haro Street.)
Henri first appeared in the Vancouver directories in 1911.
The Mauris family were at the following addresses in Vancouver.
| 1911 | 936 Granville Street |
| 1912 | 1756 Barclay Street (rear) |
| 1913 | not listed under Vancouver names |
| 1914 | 1756 Barclay Street (possibly at rear) |
| 1915 | not listed under Vancouver names |
| 1916 | 1839 Morton Avenue |
| 1917 | 1841 Morton Avenue (active service) |
| 1918 and 1919 | 1841 Morton Avenue (Mrs. Beatrice Mauris) |
| 1920 | not listed under Vancouver names |
| 1921 and 1922 | 1676 Beach Avenue (Mrs. Beatrice Mauris) |
Marriage to Beatrice Sadler
On April 27, 1911, in Vancouver, Henri married Dowley Beatrice Sadler. She was born in Brentford, Middlesex, England in 1881. Her parents were John Sadler (1849-1930) and Winifred Gibbs. The Sadler family arrived in Vancouver about 1910. (On October 29, 1910, Beatrice was a witness at the Vancouver marriage of her brother, John Bushnell Sadler to Violet Theresa Flore.)
Work in Vancouver
In 1912 Henri was a waiter at the Carlton Café (172 West Cordova Street).
In 1914 he was a waiter at the Windsor Café (752 Granville Street).
War Service
In September 1915, in Vernon, British Columbia, Henri enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force to serve during the First World War. His unit sailed to Europe in November 1915.
While he was in France in November 1916, he suffered gunshot wounds to his right leg and his head. He later received medical treatment in England, but he died at the London General Hospital on June 6, 1917. He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, England.
Beatrice’s Marriage to Alexander Morrison
On November 27, 1922, in Vancouver, Beatrice married Alexander Geekie Morrison, who was a marine engineer. He was born on August 3, 1879, in Dundee, Scotland. His parents were James Troup Morrison and Catherine Geekie.
Beatrice died on December 24, 1926. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Alexander died in Vancouver on April 27, 1957. He was buried in Ocean View Burial Park in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Henry Mauris and Dowley Beatrice Sadler had a son.
Robert Gaston Victor Mauris
Robert Gaston Victor Mauris (“Bob”) was born in Vancouver about 1915.
On August 31, 1940, in Burnaby, British Columbia, he married Catherine Ione Easthope, who was a hairdresser. She was born in Vancouver on January 23, 1919. Her parents were George Easthope and Elizabeth Naomi Tisdale.
In 1947, Bob was a clerk in British Columbia’s department of finance. He held several official positions in the southern Okanagan district, including deputy government agent, deputy water recorder, deputy land commissioner and deputy registrar of voters.
Bob was an amateur radio operator, and he was with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals during the Second World War.
Catherine died in Burnaby on October 14, 1989.
Robert died on January 9, 2005. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Burnaby.
Sources
Henri Louis Mauris
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDQ-FBV : 21 January 2016), Henry Mauris and Beatrice Sadler, 27 Apr 1911; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11375, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,703.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MKZY : 2 March 2015), Henry Morris in entry for George Fenton, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661; http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=63661&highlight=8&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Henry+Morris.
Canadian Expeditionary Force; Name: Mauris, Henry Louis; Regimental Number: 629514; Date of Birth: 02/12/1881; Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6057 – 14; Item Number: 192410; Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF); http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=192410; Digitized service file: B6057-S014; http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B6057-S014.
“England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JHS-56W : 31 December 2014), Henry L Mauris, 1917; from “England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Lambeth, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial; In memory of Corporal Henry Louis Mauris, June 6, 1917; Service Number: 629514; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment); Division: 47th Bn.; Born: December 2, 1881; Burial Information: Cemetery: Brookwood Military Cemetery ; Surrey, United Kingdom; Grave Reference: IX. D. 4; http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/399473.
Corporal Henry Louis Mauris; Died: June 6, 1917; http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?Id=20169.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission; H.L. Mauris; Rank: Corporal; Service No: 629514; Date of Death: 06/06/1917; Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry 47th Bn.; Grave Reference: IX. D. 4; Cemetery: Brookwood Military Cemetery; http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/399473/MAURIS,%20H%20L.
John Sadler (father of Dowley Beatrice Sadler)
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2D-ZN1 : 30 September 2015), John Sadler, 1930.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-72V3 : 13 December 2015), John Sadler, 1930; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26249927, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26249927.
Winnifred Gibbs (mother of Dowley Beatrice Sadler)
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKF-1XC : 30 September 2015), Winnifred Sadler, 1920. [note: death registration says “widowed” but this appears to be incorrect.]
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-72VL : 13 December 2015), Winnifred Sadler, 1920; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26249928, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26249928.
Dowley Beatrice Sadler (wife of Henry Louis Mauris)
“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XVV-T55 : 1 October 2014), Dowley Beatrice Sadler, 1881; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Brentford, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9ZQ-25D : 28 August 2015), Dowley B Sadler in household of Pink Sadler, St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England; from “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kentish Town subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
1921 Canada Census, Beatrice Mauris [indexed as Beatrice Maurais]; Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013; Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 12
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8M-SPJ : 21 January 2016), Alexander Geekie Morrison and Dowley Beatrice Mauris, 27 Nov 1922; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13743, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,225.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2H-WZG : 30 September 2015), Dawnley Beatrice Morrison, 1926.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-QBPZ : 13 December 2015), Downley B. Morrison, 1926; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26289463, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26289463.
Alexander Geekie Morrison (husband of Dowley Beatrice Sadler)
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8M-SP2 : 21 January 2016), Alexander Geekie Morrison and Dowley Beatrice Mauris, 27 Nov 1922; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13743, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,225.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPN-37F : 30 September 2015), Alexander Geerie Morrison, 1957.
Robert Gaston Victor (“Bob”) Mauris (son of Henry Louis Mauris)
1921 Canada Census, Gaston Mauris [indexed as Gaston Maurais} in household of Beatrice Mauris [indexed as Beatrice Maurais]; Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013; Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds.
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1940-09-497991; Robert Victor Mauris and Cathrine Ione Easthope; date of marriage: August 31, 1940; place of marriage: Burnaby; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e28ea021-f248-407f-83bc-7c53dd86bcca.
British Columbia Order in Council 2183/1947; http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/oic/arc_oic/2183_1947: appointing Robert Gaston Victor Mauris as deputy government agent, deputy water recorder, deputy land commissioner, deputy gold commissioner, deputy mining recorder, and deputy registrar of voters (all without additional salary).
British Columbia Death Registrations; Registration Number: 1989-09-018027; Cathrine Ione Mauris; date of death: October 14, 1989; place of death: Burnaby; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e1e8a95a-6606-41c2-851c-87036414e3e4; medical certificate of death: http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/8595571d-bfda-410d-9341-e8cb4f5e6d99.
Robert G. V. Mauris, death notice, published in Vancouver Sun and The Province on Jan. 13, 2005; http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?n=robert-g-v-mauris&pid=3036855: [includes photograph of Robert G.V. Mauris]: Mauris, Robert G. V. aged 89 years passed away peacefully on January 9, 2005. Robert was predeceased by his wife Catherine in 1989. He was a career civil servant with the BC Government, and was the recipient of the Queens Commendation, an amateur radio operator, VE7HL, and was with the RCCS during WWII. He leaves his son Robert (Sandy); grandchildren Gregory, Gary and Ashley and great-granddaughter Marisa. A private graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Red Cross for the Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund would be appreciated. Burnaby Funeral Directors in care of arrangements.”
John Bushnell Sadler (brother of Dowley Beatrice Sadler)
“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XPV-5LC : 1 October 2014), John Bushnell Sadler, 1886; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Brentford, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDD3-YQX : 21 January 2016), John Bushnell Sadler and Violet Theresa Flore, 29 Oct 1910; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11375, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,703.
“United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFN-P57 : accessed 22 November 2016), John B Sadler, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 335, sheet 5B, line 71, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1931; FHL microfilm 1,821,931.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKJ-WB8 : 30 September 2015), John Arthur Sadler, 1922. (son of John Bushnell Sadler).
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL51-S2D : 30 September 2015), Violet Winnifred Hamer-Jackson, 1956. (daughter of John Bushnell Sadler).
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYF-GRH : 30 September 2015), Lillian Wyllie, 1969. (daughter of John Bushnell Sadler).
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