At birth in Germany, his name would have been Johann Conrad Emmerich but once he came to Canada, the surname was spelled as it sounded to the various listeners writing it down:
- Emrick
- Emrich
- Emerick

^^^^ I received an email from someone in the USA who has seen it also spelled as "Himmelrick"^^^^

"Emerick" appears to be the spelling kept by his descendants in British Columbia.

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On March 7, 1874, Conrad Emerick is listed as a witness at the marriage of Louisa Emerick, age 16, to John Wren, age 37, in Nanaimo, BC.

Louisa lists her parents' names as "Nanaimo Indian" and "Catherine Emerick".

The other witness was John Kemp of Gabriola Island.

Louisa appears to die before 1879 because John Wren remarries that year -- cannot find Louisa's death.
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Conrad and Catherine were definitely married by 1869 when daughter Emma was born:

Event Type: Baptism
BC Archives Mfilm Number: B16233 - not available at BC Archives
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1869-06-13
Event Place: NANAIMO
Person: EMMA EMIECH
Person's Father: CONRAD
Person's Mother: CATHERINE
Denomination: METHODIST
Church Name: EBENIZER
Other Location: NANAIMO
Birth Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1869-05-08
Birth Location: NANAIMO
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1881 CENSUS

Name Conrad Emrick
Age 48y
Birth Year 1833
Birthplace Germany
Marital Status Married
Occupation Carpenter
Ethnicity German
Religion Presb
Head of Household Name Conrad Emrick
Event Place Nanaimo & Noonas Bay, Vancouver, BC, Canada
District Number 191
Sub-District A
Page Number 20
Family Number 118
Affiliate Film Number C-13285

--- HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS ---
Conrad Emrick M 48y Germany
Catherina Emrick F 37y British Columbia
Ezariah Emrick M 20y British Columbia
Emma Emrick F 11y British Columbia
George Emrick M 3y British Columbia
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British Columbia Death Registrations

Name Conrad Emrick
Event Type Death
Event Date 07 Dec 1890
Event Place Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Age 58
Birth Year (Estimated) 1832
Birthplace , Germany