| Name | Iris LOCKWOOD |
| Birth | 6 May 1906, 63 Harriet St., Stretford, Lancashire, England |
| Death | 30 Jul 1996, Kelowna, B.C. |
| Burial | memorial, Mtn.View cem., Vancouver |
| Occupation | Professional Opera singer, dental technician, office nurse |
| Education | high school |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Father | James LOCKWOOD (1866-1953) |
| Mother | Norah MANNING (1874-1954) |
| 1 | James McLean TODD |
| Birth | 30 Jul 1904, W.Peaston, Ormiston parish, Haddington, Scotland |
| Christen | 11 Sep 1904 |
| Death | 10 Apr 1978, North Vancouver, B.C. |
| Burial | Vancouver, B.C., Mountain View cem.-cremation |
| Occupation | professional concert pianist, cashier dept. mgr., B.C. Hydro |
| Education | high school |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Father | Andrew McLean TODD (1876-1950) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" BERTRAM (1879-1937) |
| Marriage | 15 Nov 1933, Vancouver, B.C. |
| Children: | Adrienne |
Came from England with family at age 1 year to Alberta - Lethbridge and Calgary.
May 22, 1923 returned with family to England, arriving Southampton on the Berengaria.
Returned Dec. 1923 arriving St. John, NB from London on the Montcalm. Occasion was the death in April 1923 of Dr. John Parker Lockwood.
Moved to B.C. in 1924 with family.
Told stories of a pretty happy childhood, skating on the Bow River, etc.
1926 - 1930.- listed as living with family at 561 W. 17th Ave.
Listed first as student and then in 1929 as "musician"
Had been athletic before marriage. Applied for visa to enter the USA in 1929 to study voice in Los Angeles with Senor Morando,amongst other places. Was an operatic coloratura soprano. She met James Todd when she was asked to sing at an afternoon soiree at music teacher, Tripp's. He accompanied her on the piano.. She had her own radio program under the name of Delores Del Rio and also had a male quartet group know as the Vics.
1930 - she worked as a stenographer for Rintoul and Co., customs brokers, 834 W. Pender St.
1930 - according to a publication known as "The Microphone", she performed on radio station CNRV on Friday May 16. 10:30 PM. Listed as a soprano, along with Kathleen McDonald, contralto, and Leonard Hayman, tenor, James Todd, pianist.
1932 - as a dental assistant and nurse for Dr. Frank Penwill and office assistant for an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Murray Meekison. They worked out of the same office in the Medical Dental Building in Vancouver at 925 W. Georgia St.,
1932 - listed as nurse - moved with family to 902 W. 23rd Ave.
1933 - last listing - married this year
Marriage witnesses were Ella Todd (groom's sister) and friend Joe Muir. Married at home but records kept at St. George's church, Vancouver, Rev. Jackson. Lived in an apartment near 16th and Oak St., Vancouver, The Coronada Apts. , 1023 Douglas Cres.until became pregnant with Adrienne.
1934 - moved to 1106 W. 12th Ave.
Loved to garden. A very good mother. Served as a Brown Owl and in other capacities in the Girl Guide movement.
1954 - moved to new house in North Vancouver at 4082 Sunnycrest. Dr.
Became very ill in her 50's and almost died from malnutrition. Diagnosed just in time as having gluten intolerance. Interestingly had been raised as a vegetarian until her 20's. Has thrived on a gluten-free diet.
1979/80 - moved as a widow into Willow Gardens Apts. in Vancouver near Oakridge Shopping centre, around 45th Ave. and Oak St. Good friends there.
1988 - moved to live near Adrienne in Kelowna. Lived in The Colonial apartments in a condominum suite on Sutherland Ave. near Pandosy St.
Lived independently and in good health until 3 days prior to death. Had suffered from fairly severe labile hypertension. Fainted while walking on a hot day. Lapsed into coma and died 3 days later of apparent pontine hemorrhage (brainstem stroke).
James was born with a watering eye which plagued him all his life. Took piano lessons in Scotland from a very early age. Was given the brass inkwell as a gift from Lady Kinloch for playing in church. He, his mother Lizzie, his sister, Ella and his uncle Tom Bertram sailed to Montreal from Glasgow aboard the Allan Royal Mail Steamer, "Corsican", on May 8, 1915, 8 days after the sinking of the Lusitania by a U-Boat. Brave of them! . James and his uncle Tom performed aboard ship, James on piano and Tom on cello.They and the other performers were playing for a benefit for a boys' orphanage. It seems that the danger of German attack by submarine was quite real. The German subs started attacks on merchant shipping in January 1915. The Lusitania was sunk in May 7, 1915 and German activity in the Atlantic had picked up. See passenger list, pamphlets and postcard in 'Todd papers' file.
The Allan Line sailed in summer months from Glasgow to Montreal. Perhaps to St. Johns in winter. She was a twin screw, 15 knot liner built in 1907, 11400 gross tons. The Allen Line combined with the Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. in 1916. The ship was renamed Marvale in 1922 and was wrecked on Freel Rock near Cape Race, Newfoundland on May 21, 1923.
James' father, Andrew, had come earlier to B.C. to establish a home for the family. He worked for the Agassiz Agricultural Experimental farm and then moved to an estate at Elk Lake on Vancouver Island. Andrew managed the estate. The family lived on the Island for a while. Then Andrew got a job with the Vancouver Parks Board and they moved to Vancouver.
James was a quiet, reserved, cultured, intelligent, nice man and a good father. Not a sportsman.
Started work at a bank but quit. Then went to B.C.Electric. Took a leave-of-absence from the B.C. Electric and travelled as a concert pianist on the Orpheum circuit for 6-8 months but did not like it.
From "The Microphone", Vols 6, #'s 22 and 31, 1930-
Tuesday March 11, 9:30 PM on CNRV radio, Vancouver - Richard Stanton, tenor, Catherine McEwan, mezzo-contralto, with James Todd, piano
Friday May 16 on CNRV - Kathleen McDonald, contralto,Iris Lockwood, soprano, Leonard Hayman, tenor and James Todd, pianist.
See contract between Allan Rogers, #4 Hill Court, Malba, Long Island and JMT, Oct. 2, 1926. JMT agreed to act as pianist for the vaudeville act known as "Allan Rogers" at $100 /week.
Returned to B.C. Electric and stayed. He met Iris whom he was asked to accompany on the piano while she sang at an afternoon soiree at J.D.A. Tripp's, his piano teacher.
1921 - listed as clerk, B.C. Electric Rly. Co.
1923 - 1933 - same job - living at 729 w. 17th Ave.
1934 - now married - same job - living at Coronada Apts., 1023 Douglas Cres.
1935 - same job - now at 1106 West 12th Ave., house owned by aunt Belle Bertram Townson in England
Same job and address until 1948
1949 - Cashier dept Manager at BC Electric.
1954 - same job - living at 4082 Sunnycrest Dr., North Vancouver, B.C.
Worked for 50 years for the B.C. Electric Co. (later B.C. Hydro) and retired as Cashier Dept. Mgr. Probably should have been an electrical engineer.
Belonged for years to the Vancouver Electric Club and acquired a life membership as an 'electron' Nov. 28, 1969.
Suffered since youth with corneal ulceration in one eye which was almost blind. Several attempts at corneal transplant failed. 6 weeks in bed in the dark was the treatment for a flare-up of the ulcer until around 1950. Died of heart failure.
Ashes buried with his parents and sister, Ella. Name engraved on side of parents'
stone and quite illegible - filled with moss. Therefore, when Iris died, a new stone with both their names was put in place.