John Gates Avis (1879 - 1948)

Born 13 Aug 1879 in St Andrew the Less, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of May (Cole) Avis — married 29 Sep 1901 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Died 1948 at about age 68 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John second son of David & Mary Avis was baptised on the 28 September 1879 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. They were lving in Burleigh Street later was the number 59.

In the 1891 Census he is with his Aunts Rachel Howells Avis and Frances Howells in Fitzroy Street. He was 11 years old . In 1901 He is living with his Uncle John Gates and he is a Broker's Assistant. In 1901 he married May Florence Cole in Cambridge. John Gates Avis and May Florence Cole gave birth to a son. John David Gates Avis was born abt May 1902 in Cambridge, John Gates Avis and May Florence Cole gave birth to a son. Richard Percival Ashen Avis was born 16 Jan 1904. John Gates Avis and May Florence Cole gave birth to a daughter. Astra Roma Avis was born 2 Jul 1911 in Blackburn, Lancashire, John Gates Avis and May Florence Cole gave birth to a son. Hermalin Bernard Vere Avis was born 19 Apr 1918 in Blackburn, Lancashire In 1911 he and his growing family are living in Follywell Street Blackburn Lancashire and he is a Professional Mechanic. By the 1939 Register, John is still married and living at 62 Woolman Road, Blackpool and he is now a retired Photographer.

cutler, was a manufacturer of knives, scissors, razors and other sharp instruments, usually for domestic use. Cutlers could also make sword blades, daggers, halberds for the military, as well as surgical instruments.

The cutler would make his knives by hand, from the blade to the handle. The manufacturing of a knife generally involved one or a combination of processes: stock removal, forging to shape, welded lamination or investment cast. Primitive knives were made from bronze, copper, brass, iron, obsidian, and flint. More modern knife metals come from the carbon steel, tool steel, or stainless steel families.

Sources

• England & Wales Births 1837-2006 - Findmypast - Volume: 3B; Page: 490; Line Number: 359; Record set: England & Wales Births 1837-2006;

Date of Birth from 1939 Register - Findmypast Cambridgeshire Baptisms - Findmypast - Record set: Cambridgeshire Baptisms; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category:

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast - Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 1664; Folio: 105; Page: 20; Schedule: 913; HouseHoldID: 1588021; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census;

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast - Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 1283; Folio: 93; Page: 25; Schedule: 103; HouseHoldID: 2037868; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census;

1911 Census For England & Wales - Findmypast - Archive reference: RG14; Piece number: 25044; Schedule: 107; HouseHoldID: 250440215; Record set: 1911 Census 1939 Register - Findmypast - Line number: 36; Schedule: 189; Schedule Sub Number: 1; TNA reference: RG101/4246D/017/36; Piece number: 4246D; Item number: 17; HouseHoldID: 11359850; Record set: 1939 Register;.

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast - Volume: 10B; Page: 489; Line number: 9; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials;