Leslie
Albion William James
(Les)
Brain
Born about in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Gladys (Braithwaite) Brain
— married
30 Apr 1929 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Father of
James Albion Brain, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], Victor Leonard Brain and Gordon Lewis Brain
Died
at about age 72
in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2022
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Biography
Leslie was the son of Albion St. George Washington Brain and Mary Anne Dark; he came to Canada with his parents in 1904. The family first stayed in Toronto but, by 1921, they had settled on a farm near Fort Fraser, west of Prince George, British Columbia.
Les was a farmer in Vanderhoof, B.C. at the time of his marriage to Margaret. During the war years he was stationed in Victoria.
Sources
- Leslie Brain, 1911 Census of Canada
- Lewis Brain, 1921 Census of Canada
- Leslie Albion William James Brain, Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations 1859-1932; 1937-1938... accessed on familysearch.org
- Leslie Albion William James Brain, Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993 accessed on familysearch.org
- Leslie Albion W J Brain (1901-1973), Find a Grave Memorial #58253052
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