H.R. Haweis was an English scholar, author and lecturer. His wife, Mary Elizabeth Joy Haweis, was an author of women's and children's books whose book on Chaucer became a standard text for English schools. Their children included Lionel, who worked as a tea planter before moving to Vancouver to open a photography studio; Hugolin, a photographer, humourist and writer; and, Stephen, an artist. Lionel's daughter, Renee Haweis Chipman, was a writer who worked as assistant editor to Ma Murray and served in the Canadian Army Women's Corps. She established the Lillooet Museum and was its curator until her death in 1986.
From the description of Haweis family fonds. 1788-1957. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606455649
