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E.W. Bateman family fonds
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1857]-[195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs + 6 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the family of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and residences including Elworth house, along with letters written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Bateman family photographs series 2) Bateman family World War II lette…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs + 6 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the family of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and residences including Elworth house, along with letters written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Bateman family photographs series 2) Bateman family World War II letters series
- History
- Edwin Wettenhall "E.W." Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) (1889-1969); George Edwin (1890-? ); Mamie (McWilliams) (1892-1979); Marianne “May” Bateman (1894-1990); Warren Stafford (1896-1954); Jessie (Fox Kemp) (1899-1978) and John Carey (1901-1945). Catherine “Cassie” (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. After Cassie's death, Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale (1896-1935). Edwin moved his six of his seven children to Vancouver (not including George). Edwin and Mary (Dale) Bateman first lived at 7th and Balsam Street in Vancouver and in 1920, they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter Marianne “May” Bateman to Deer Lake and commissioned architect, Enoch Evans to build 'Elworth' house (named after Edwin’s family home in Sandbach, Chesire). The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Heritage Village and later, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived at this location for thirteen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Dale Bateman died in July 1935 and sometime after, Edwin W. Bateman married Dora Coulton. Edwin W. Bateman died in 1957 at the age of 98. Edna Caroline Bateman married Raymond Westley Corner in 1920 and had a daughter named Catherine Mary (Levins). Edna and Raymond lived in Kelowna. George Bateman married Louise Agness Birss in January 1910 and continued to live in Manitoba. Mamie Dale Bateman married George Lloyd McWilliams in 1915. The couple had two children, Warren Finley McWilliams and Bruce McWilliams. Mamie and George McWilliams lived with their family on Douglas Road across the road from Elworth house in Burnaby. Warren McWilliams was on North Atlantic convoy duty during World War I from 1942 to 1944. Warren McWilliams died in 2004. Warren Stafford Bateman married Norah Withington in Burnaby in 1924; Winifred Dare Webster in Burnaby in 1932 and Dorothy Margaret Buchanan in New Westminster in 1949. Warren and Winnifred “Winnie” Webster celebrated their marriage at Elworth house in 1932. Warren served in World War I. Jessie Madeline Bateman married Ernest Denby Fox (1900-1945) in 1921. Jessie and Ernest Fox had three children, Colin Rhodes Fox (1921-2005); Mary “Betty” (Gludo) and Allan Fox. Jessie and Ernest Fox operated a small logging company near Powell River, B.C. Sometime after the death of her first husband, Ernest Denby Fox, Jessie married James Kemp. The youngest child of Edwin and Cassie, John “Carey” Bateman married Sophia Spak (1899-1977) in 1925. On September 10, 1939, the day that Canada declared war on Germany, Colin Rhodes Fox (eldest son of Jessie and Ernest Fox) enlisted in the army at the age of 18 years. Colin initially served in an anti-aircraft unit, but was soon transferred to the Field Artillery. During his service overseas, Colin wrote letters to family members including his aunt May Bateman who was living in Burnaby. Colin went through basic artillery training in Edmonton before heading overseas to the United Kingdom with his unit, the 13th Field Regiment , 44th Canadian Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery and later the 78th Canadian Field Battery in Germany and Holland . Colin was wounded on June 8, 1944 (two days after D-Day) but returned to serve in Holland and Germany until the war ended. Colin suffered bullet and shrapnel wounds while laying communication cable from the Normandy beachhead. In 1946, Colin married Susan Streika (Striha) of Pitt Meadows and he began a thirty five year career in the B.C. Telephone Company on Vancouver Island. Colin and Susan had three children; Gary, Elaine and Irene. Colin Rhodes Fox died in 2005. The E.W. Bateman house, "Elworth" is a heritage building on the site of the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public. The E.W. Bateman House was purchased by Burnaby in 1970 and became the focal point for the development of the Museum. Both the interior and exterior of the house have been restored and interpreted to the date of original construction, including recreated room interiors and period furnishings.
- Accession Code
- HV974.22
- HV974.90
- HV975.120
- HV976.37
- HV979.32
- BV985.1003
- BV986.21
- BV992.29
- BV994.22
- BV004.28
- BV004.84
- BV020.27
- Date
- [1857]-[195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Tracks 1-4. City of Burnaby Archives Item No. MSS137-014-1
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
![Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and his four daughters, [between 1948 and 1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1986/1986_0021_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and his four daughters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription146
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1956]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman sitting in his living room with with his four daughters at Christmas time. Mamie Bateman McWilliams is sitting on his left, Jessie Bateman Fox Kemp is sitting on his right with Edna Bateman Corner perched beside her on the arm of the couch. Marianne May Batema…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman sitting in his living room with with his four daughters at Christmas time. Mamie Bateman McWilliams is sitting on his left, Jessie Bateman Fox Kemp is sitting on his right with Edna Bateman Corner perched beside her on the arm of the couch. Marianne May Bateman is sitting on floor at their feet. A Christmas wreath is hanging on the window and the edge of the Christmas tree is visible on the left side of the photograph.
- Subjects
- Holidays - Christmas
- Names
- Bateman, Edwin W.
- McWilliams, Mamie Bateman
- Kemp, Jessie Bateman Fox
- Corner, Edna Bateman
- Bateman, Marianne May
- Accession Code
- BV986.21.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1956]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of Mr. Bateman and his daughters taken at the same setting on the same day, see HV974.22.1
- Scan Resolution
- 800
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-02
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Edwin Bateman with 4 daughters" and in pencil :"# 5"
Images
![Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and his four daughters, [between 1948 and 1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1986/1986_0021_0005_001.jpg)
![Edwin Wetthall and Dora Bateman, [July] 1956 (date of original), copied [200-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0027_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Edwin Wetthall and Dora Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15113
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [July] 1956 (date of original), copied [200-]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall and Dora Coulton Bateman seated in andorondack chairs under a willow tree.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall and Dora Coulton Bateman seated in andorondack chairs under a willow tree.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [July] 1956 (date of original), copied [200-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in red ink on verso of photograph reads: "EW Bateman / (Grandma) Dora / 1956 (July)"
- Note in blue in on verso of photograph reads: "For Bruce"
Images
![Edwin Wetthall and Dora Bateman, [July] 1956 (date of original), copied [200-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0027_0001_001.jpg)
![George and Mamie McWilliams, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0027_0008_001.jpg?width=280)
George and Mamie McWilliams
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15120
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George and Mamie Dale Bateman McWilliams. The couple are standing together in front of a tree covered with leaves. A car is visible behind the tree.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 8 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph is printed on "Leonar" photograph paper
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George and Mamie Dale Bateman McWilliams. The couple are standing together in front of a tree covered with leaves. A car is visible behind the tree.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Patterned stamp on verso of photograph reads: "LEONAR"
Images
![George and Mamie McWilliams, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0027_0008_001.jpg)
![Members of the McWilliams and Corner families, [195-] (date of original), copied [200-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0027_0009_001.jpg?width=280)
Members of the McWilliams and Corner families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15121
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied [200-]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the McWilliams and Corner families. The group are standing under a tree in a garden and are identified from left to right; (unidentified woman); Raymond Westley Corner; Catherine Corner Levins; Mamie Bateman McWilliams; Bruce McWilliams and Edna Bateman Corner (behind Bruce…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph is printed on Kodak Electronic Imaging Paper
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the McWilliams and Corner families. The group are standing under a tree in a garden and are identified from left to right; (unidentified woman); Raymond Westley Corner; Catherine Corner Levins; Mamie Bateman McWilliams; Bruce McWilliams and Edna Bateman Corner (behind Bruce).
- Names
- McWilliams, Mamie Bateman
- Corner, Edna Bateman
- Corner, Raymond Westley
- Levins, Catherine Mary Corner
- McWilliams, Bruce
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied [200-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Members of the McWilliams and Corner families, [195-] (date of original), copied [200-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0027_0009_001.jpg)