Rainham Builders
John William Spain
1. John William Spain was born 23 Apr 1862. John married Margery Margaret Lowe 30 Jun 1881, Norfolk County. Margery (daughter of James Alexander Lowe and Matilda Ann Shreives) was born 1 Jan 1865. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Emily Matilda Spain
was born 10 Jul 1883; died 30 May 1973, Flint, Michigan. - 3. Lily Henrietta Spain
was born 28 Sep 1887. - 4. Catherine Spain
was born 17 Oct 1889. - 5. Alexander Spencer Spain
was born 24 Sep 1893, Port Dover, Ontario; died 1974, Port Dover, Ontario. - 6. John William Spain
was born 29 Apr 1896; died 15 Aug 1917. - 7. George Spain
was born 2 Jan 1899; died 2 Oct 1918. - 8. Jessie Marie Spain
was born 6 Jun 1901; died 1998; was buried , Port Dover Cemetery.
- 2. Emily Matilda Spain
Generation: 2
2. Emily Matilda Spain
(1.John1) was born 10 Jul 1883; died 30 May 1973, Flint, Michigan. Emily married Richard Stephen Elston 20 Aug 1910, Norfolk County. [Group Sheet]
3. Lily Henrietta Spain
(1.John1) was born 28 Sep 1887. 4. Catherine Spain
(1.John1) was born 17 Oct 1889. 5. Alexander Spencer Spain
(1.John1) was born 24 Sep 1893, Port Dover, Ontario; died 1974, Port Dover, Ontario. Alexander married Hazel Caroline Brierly 15 Dec 1915, Port Dover, Ontario. Hazel (daughter of George Brierly and Frances Lowry) was born ABT. 1896, Guelph, Ontario; died 8 Jul 1920, Port Dover, Ontario; was buried , Port Dover Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Marjorie Spain
- 10. John Edwin "Jack" Spain
was born 19 May 1919, Port Dover, Ontario; died 26 Oct 1973, Simcoe, Ontario.
Alexander married Maude Alice Jackson 8 Mar 1923, Brantford, Ontario. Maude (daughter of William Jackson and Lucy Cook) was born ABT. 1896, England; died 1984. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Lucy Spain
- 12. Katherine Spain
- 13. William Alex Spain
- 9. Marjorie Spain
6. John William Spain
(1.John1) was born 29 Apr 1896; died 15 Aug 1917. 7. George Spain
(1.John1) was born 2 Jan 1899; died 2 Oct 1918. 8. Jessie Marie Spain
(1.John1) was born 6 Jun 1901; died 1998; was buried , Port Dover Cemetery. Jessie married Charles Ormiston Hamilton Backus ABT. 1930. Charles (son of Alexander Cornelius Backhouse and Margaret Jane Hamilton) was born 26 Aug 1896, South Walsingham, Norfolk County; died 1953; was buried , Port Dover Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. J. Robert Backus
died 1998. - 15. Charles Andrew Backus
died 6 Aug 2013.
- 14. J. Robert Backus
Generation: 3
9. Marjorie Spain
(5.Alexander2, 1.John1)10. John Edwin "Jack" Spain
(5.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born 19 May 1919, Port Dover, Ontario; died 26 Oct 1973, Simcoe, Ontario. John married Ivy May Dyer Jul 1943, Sussex, England. Ivy was born 26 Jul 1925; died 23 Mar 2000. [Group Sheet]
11. Lucy Spain
(5.Alexander2, 1.John1)Lucy married Ken Meade. (son of Francis Edgar Meade and Ethel McCarty) [Group Sheet]
12. Katherine Spain
(5.Alexander2, 1.John1)Katherine married Unknown Gamble. [Group Sheet]
13. William Alex Spain
(5.Alexander2, 1.John1)William married Eva Louise Ottley 1950, Port Dover, Ontario. Eva (daughter of William Edward Ottley and Ethel Louise Jenereaux) was born 1931, Port Dover, Ontario; died 6 Apr 2013. [Group Sheet]
14. J. Robert Backus
(8.Jessie2, 1.John1) died 1998. 15. Charles Andrew Backus
(8.Jessie2, 1.John1) died 6 Aug 2013. Charles married Living Braybrook. [Group Sheet]
