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Fleming, Harold

Fleming, Harold

Male 1865 - 1934  (69 years)

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  • Name Fleming, Harold 
    Birth 19 Oct 1865  Twickenham, London, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Christening 15 Nov 1865  St. Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, London, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year Oct 1888  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Address undetermined 
    Home Address/Year 1890  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    61 Government St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1891  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    59 1/2 Government St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1889-1892  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Address:
    61 Government St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1892  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    8 James St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1893  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    8 Yates St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1894  Esquimalt, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Munro St.
    Esquimalt, BC
    Canada 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1894  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Bride: Mary Edith Mesher 
    Home Address/Year 1895  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    104 Pandora Ave.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1897  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    40 Toronto St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1898-1900  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    59 1/2 Superior St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1901  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Address:
    50 1/2 Government St.
    52 Government St. (Fleming Brothers)
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1893-1907  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26] 
    Address:
    50 1/2 Government St.
    Fleming Brothers
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1907-1914  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [27, 28, 29, 30] 
    50 1/2 Government St. was renumbered to 1014 Government St. 
    Address:
    1014 Government St.
    Fleming Brothers
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1914-1934  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [31, 32, 33, 34, 35] 
    Address:
    1014 Government St.
    Harold Fleming
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Death 30 Nov 1934  Oak Bay, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [36, 37] 
    Burial 4 Dec 1934  Royal Oak Burial Park, Saanich, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [38] 
    Association Fleming, Edgar (Relationship: Brother) 
    Association Fleming Brothers (Relationship: Partner) 
    Association Victoria Professional Photographers Association (Relationship: Member) 
    Association Fleming, Charles Harold (Relationship: Son) 
    Person ID I241  Camera Workers | F, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2023 

  • Photos
    Harold Fleming ID.    		Harold Fleming ID.
    On front of photo mount.
    Harold Fleming ID, after 1914.    		Harold Fleming ID, after 1914.
    The Fleming Brothers dissolved their partnership around 1914.
    Fleming Brothers studio space, 1014 Government St.    		Fleming Brothers studio space, 1014 Government St.
    The ground floor is 1012 Government St., used by Joseph Sommer (originally 50 Government), and upstairs was 1014 Government St. (originally 50 1/2 Government), used by the Fleming Brothers. Google Maps, May 2015.
    Harold Fleming group portrait, 'Ships Company, 'HMS Kent'.'    		Harold Fleming group portrait, "Ships Company, 'HMS Kent'."
    This photograph was copyrighted in Canada in 1915 and is available as a digital facsimile through the Canadian Copyright Collection at the British Library and Wikimedia Commons.

    Documents
    Victoria Professional Photographers Association ad, <i>Daily Colonist</i>, 27 Nov 1921, p. 32.    		Victoria Professional Photographers Association ad, Daily Colonist, 27 Nov 1921, p. 32.
    Fleming Brothers ad, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 17 Jun 1891, p. 5.    		Fleming Brothers ad, Victoria Colonist, 17 Jun 1891, p. 5.
    For a Kodak camera, "You press the button, we do the rest."
    Fleming Brothers and Joseph Sommer's businesses, 1895.    		Fleming Brothers and Joseph Sommer's businesses, 1895.
    The enlargement depicts 50 and 50 1/2 Government St. The Fleming Brothers were upstairs (50 1/2). This building is still standing at 1012-1014 Government St. According to the City of Victoria Downtown Heritage Inventory 1988-1989, the building was originally built for Joseph Sommer in 1890. Directory listings between 1889 and 1891 show he also occupied 48 Government St. before moving to 50 Government St. 1895 Goad fire insurance plan, Victoria, BC, p. 7. Courtesy of BC Archives via University of Victoria Vault. URL (accessed 17 Jan 2023): https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/2efc7335-9bb0-4b4c-b0a0-d7535104571d
    Fleming Brothers ad, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 5 Jun 1892, p. 8.    		Fleming Brothers ad, Victoria Colonist, 5 Jun 1892, p. 8.
    By early Jun 1892 they had moved from 61 Government St. to 50 1/2 (later renumbered to 1014) Government St., over Joseph Sommer's store.
    Fleming Brothers ad, <i>Victoria Daily Times</i>, 2 Apr 1914, p. 13.    		Fleming Brothers ad, Victoria Daily Times, 2 Apr 1914, p. 13.
    They dissolved their partnership by mutual consent.
    Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 1 .    		Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria Colonist, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 1 .
    This article mentions three photographers whose works would be sent to the Chicago World's Fair: the Fleming Brothers (Victoria), A.D. Worgan (Vernon) and Richard Maynard (Victoria).
    Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 2.     		Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria Colonist, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 2.
    This article mentions three photographers whose works would be sent to the Chicago World's Fair: the Fleming Brothers (Victoria), A.D. Worgan (Vernon) and Richard Maynard (Victoria).
    Fleming Brothers news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 16 Dec 1903, p. 5.    		Fleming Brothers news, Victoria Colonist, 16 Dec 1903, p. 5.
    Photographers and other merchants often gained free publicity through newspaper articles about their store displays, particularly around Christmas time.
    Harold Fleming news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 15 Aug 1893, p. 5.    		Harold Fleming news, Victoria Colonist, 15 Aug 1893, p. 5.
    Harold Fleming photographed yachting and canoeing activity around Esquimalt Harboour and Esquimalt Lagoon.
    Harold Fleming news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 18 Oct 1893, p. 5.    		Harold Fleming news, Victoria Colonist, 18 Oct 1893, p. 5.
    The photographs which Harold Fleming took in Aug 1893 of yachting and canoeing were published in the Oct 1893 issue of the Canadian Yachtsman and Canoeist.
    Harold Fleming news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 6 Sep 1903, p. 6.    		Harold Fleming news, Victoria Colonist, 6 Sep 1903, p. 6.
    Harold Fleming was commissioned by the Colonist to photograph residences for a special issue of the newspaper published on 9 Sep 1903. A credit of "Fleming Photo" appeared on many of the illustrations.
    Fleming Brothers and Joseph Sommer's businesses, 1903-1907.    		Fleming Brothers and Joseph Sommer's businesses, 1903-1907.
    The enlargement depicts 1012 and 1014 Government St., formerly 50 and 50 1/2 Government St. The Fleming Brothers were upstairs (1014). This building is still standing at 1012-1014 Government St. According to the City of Victoria Downtown Heritage Inventory 1988-1989, the building was originally built for Joseph Sommer in 1890. 1903 Goad fire insurance plan, revised to Dec 1907, Victoria, BC, p. 7. Courtesy of BC Archives via University of Victoria Vault. URL (accessed 20 Jan 2023): https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/df44eea7-f4d5-4728-8542-3047beac5d48
    Harold Fleming news, <i>Victoria Daily Times</i>, 26 Jun 1915, p. 5.    		Harold Fleming news, Victoria Daily Times, 26 Jun 1915, p. 5.
    He was granted Canadian copyright in 1915 for several photographs. Some of these photographs are available as digital facsimiles in the Canadian Copyright Collection at the British Library and through Wikimedia Commons.
    Harold Fleming and Mary Mesher wedding notices, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 1 Jan 1895, p. 8.    		Harold Fleming and Mary Mesher wedding notices, Victoria Colonist, 1 Jan 1895, p. 8.
    C.H. Fleming birth notice, <i>Victoria Daily Times</i>, 7 Jan 1896, p. 8.    		C.H. Fleming birth notice, Victoria Daily Times, 7 Jan 1896, p. 8.
    When his birth was registered with Vital Statistics on 29 Apr 1896, the date was erroneously recorded as 6 Feb 1896.
    Fleming Brothers ad, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 23 Feb 1896, p. 1.    		Fleming Brothers ad, Victoria Colonist, 23 Feb 1896, p. 1.
    A want ad for a specific type of camera, possibly one used by Edgar Fleming on his 1896 summer exploration of Vancouver Island with W.W. Bolton and J.W. Laing
    Harold Fleming news, Victoria <i>Daily Times</i>, 17 Sep 1890, p. 8.    		Harold Fleming news, Victoria Daily Times, 17 Sep 1890, p. 8.
    About his hunting, prospecting and photographic trip to the Olympic Mountains, Washington State.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He was a partner with brother Edgar in Fleming Brothers studio. After their partnership dissolved in the 20th century, Harold, like Edgar, operated independently. He was married in 1894 to Mary Edith Mesher (b. Woolwich, Eng.).
      The Colonist took note in Aug 1893 when he photographed yachting and canoeing activity, and again in Oct 1893 when some of those photographs were published in a Canadian magazine devoted to that recreation. The Colonist also commissioned him in 1903 to photograph Victoria residences for a special edition featuring those homes; many of the photographs are credited "Fleming Photo". In 1908 he accompanied provincial government and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway officials on a visit to the townsite of Prince Rupert where he photographed the group he accompanied. [39]
    • IDENTIFYING MARKS: print surface may be signed "Harold Fleming 1014 Govt St Photo" (private collection); verso of print may be stamped "Harold Fleming Late Fleming Bros. Commercial Photographer Government St. Victoria, B.C."
    • REFERENCES: Voters List, 1903, 1907, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1933 (Victoria); BVIPA GR-1304, file 386/34 (probate); (Victoria) Colonist, 1895 01 01/8 (marriage), 1934 12 01 (obit.); Who's Who in BC (1931); BVIPA Reference Room VF.

  • Sources 
    1. [S670] BVIPA marriage registration.
      Bride: Mary Edith Mesher
      Registration no. 1894-09-006275 (microfilm reel
      B11367); digital facsimile URL (accessed 14 Jan 2017): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/ba74749e-e22d-420c-97f5-6459dbf5e3a4

    2. [S832] Find a Grave (Web site).
      URL (accessed 24 Jan 2023): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225252325/harold-fleming

    3. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site), 160.
      Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Dro/174/A/02/003

      Source Information: Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923

    4. [S628] (Victoria) Colonist, (Victoria: Colonist), 20 Oct 1888, 4.
      "Consignees....Per Steamer Yosemite from Vancouver...Fleming Bros"

    5. [S21] Henderson, James, comp., HEN89, (Victoria, B.C.: Leonard George Henderson, 1889), 456.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold, of Fleming Bros., res 61 Government

    6. [S22] Draper, Thomas, comp., WIL89, (Victoria, B.C.: R.T. Williams, 1889), 103.
      Victoria: Fleming H. (Fleming Bros)

    7. [S23] Henderson, L.G., comp., HENVIC90, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Directory Co., 1890), 163.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold, of Fleming Bros., res 61 Government

    8. [S24] HEN90, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Directory Co., 1890), 509.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold, of Fleming Bros., res 61 Government

    9. [S26] Draper, Thomas, comp., WILVICNAN90, (Victoria, B.C.: R.T. Williams, 1890), 157.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, (Fleming Bros) 61 Government

    10. [S28] HEN91, (Vancouver, B.C.: Henderson Directory Co., 1891), 633.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Government

    11. [S29] Halliday, W.M., comp., WIL91, (Victoria, B.C.: R.T. Willilams, 1890), 209.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, Fleming Bros, 2 St James

    12. [S30] WIL92, (Victoria, B.C.: R.T. Williams, 1892), 366.
      Victoria: Fleming, H, photographer, 61 Government, 8 St James

    13. [S1028] ORMVIC01, (Victoria, B.C.: Ormond and MacGregor, 1901), 61.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Superior

    14. [S32] Williams' B.C. Directory Co., comp., WIL93, (Victoria, B.C.: Printed by the Victoria Printing Company, 1893), 510.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, photographer 50 1/2 Government, res 8 James st

    15. [S33] Williams' B.C. Directory Co., comp., WIL94, (Victoria, B.C.: Williams' B.C. Directory Co., 1894), 296.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, (Fleming Bros) res Munro

    16. [S34] WIL95, (Victoria, B.C.: Williams' B.C. Directory Co., 1895), 390.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold (Fleming Bros) 50 1/2 Government, res 104 Pandora

    17. [S36] HEN97, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1897), 752.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 40 Toronto

    18. [S37] WIL97, (Victoria, B.C.: Williams' B.C. Directory Co., 1897), 431.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold, of Fleming Bros, 40 Toronto St

    19. [S38] HEN98, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1898), 742.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Superior

    20. [S40] Williams, R.T., comp., WIL99, (Victoria, B.C.: Province Publishing Co., 1899), 381.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, photographer, 59 1/2 Superior

    21. [S39] HEN99, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1899), 887.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Superior

    22. [S41] HEN00, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1900), 1071.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Superior

    23. [S42] HEN01, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1901), 924.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Superior

    24. [S781] HEN02, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1902), 911.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Superior

    25. [S782] HEN03, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1903), 978.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h 59 1/2 Superior

    26. [S784] HENVIC05, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1905), 157.
      Victoria: Fleming, Harold, of Fleming Bros., h Foul Bay road

    27. [S789] HENVIC08, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1908), 267.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold of Fleming Bros h "Virginia Cottage" Foul Bay road 1st nr S Cowan ave

    28. [S798] HENVIC13, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1913), 523.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold of Fleming Bros h 948 Foul Bay Rd

    29. [S801] TREVIC14, (Victoria: Tregillus-Thompson Ltd., 1914), 511.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold (Fleming Bros) h 948 Foul Bay Rd

    30. [S745] HENVIC14, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1914), 406.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold of Fleming Bros h 948 Foul Bay Rd

    31. [S802] HENVIC15, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1915), 352.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold photogr 1014 Government h 948 Foul Bay Rd

    32. [S805] HENVIC20, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1920), 290.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold photogr 1014 Government h 948 Foul Bay Rd

    33. [S806] HENVIC21, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1921), 315.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold photogr 1014 Government h 948 Foul Bay Rd (O B)

    34. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934), 2132.
      Victoria: Fleming Harold photog 1014 Govt h 948 Foul Bay

    35. [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935).
      Victoria: not listed

    36. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1934-09-493436 (microfilm reel B13151)

    37. [S628] (Victoria) Colonist, (Victoria: Colonist), 1 Dec 1934, 1.
      "Death Takes City Pioneer"

    38. [S628] (Victoria) Colonist, (Victoria: Colonist), 4 Dec 1934, 3.
      "Last Rites Today"

    39. [S628] (Victoria) Colonist, (Victoria: Colonist), 12 Jul 1908, 8.
      "Prince Rupert, Terminal of Grand Trunk Pacific"