Avice (Smith) Craft (1853 - 1927)

Born 1853 in Pentonville, Middlesex, England

Wife of Joseph Samuel Tilliduff — married 1 Dec 1875 in Bethnal Green London

Wife of James Brant — married 1890 in Poplar

Died 1927 at about age 74 in Stepney, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Avice (Smith) Craft was born in Middlesex, England.

1871 living at No 8 Pivotts Row Old Ford Road

Registration district: Poplar Sub-registration district: Bow ED, institution, or vessel: 57 Household schedule number: 14 Piece: 579 Folio: 68 Page Number: 5

Household Members:

John Smith 52 Tobacco pipe maker Master born Middx Spittalfields

Eliza Smith 47 born Middx Shoreditch

John Smith 24 born Middx Stepney

Avis Smith 18 Machinist born Middx Pentonville

James Smith 14 born Middx Shoreditch

Mary Ann Smith 12 born Middx Shoreditch

Ann Smith 10 born Middx Shoreditch

Jossie Smith 7 born Middx Bow

Henry Smith 5 born Middx Bow

1876 living at 55 Fairfield Road Bow Middlesex

1881 living at 636 Old Ford Road Bow Tower Hamlets with father

Registration district: Poplar ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Piece: 492 Folio: 124 Page Number: 44

Household Members:

John Smith 62 Tobacco pipe maker born Middx Spitalfields

Eliza Smith 58 born Middx Shoreditch

George Smith 32 Tobacco pipe maker born Middx Bethnal Green

Avice Tilliduff 27 Wood tyer, widow Middx Pentonville

James Smith 23 Poulterer born Middx Shoreditch

Ann Smith 18 Silk weaveress born Middx Shoreditch

Jessie Smith 16 Silk weaveress born Middx Bow

Henry Smith 14 born Middx Bow

Joseph Tilliduff 3 Gr-son born Middx Bromley

1882 living at 17 Maverton Road Bow

1891 living at 140 High St Hackney

Registration district Hackney Archive reference RG12 Piece number 202 Folio 81 Page 7

James Brant 34 Old Iron Dealer Spitalfields, Middlesex

Mary Brant 37 Firewood Chopper Old Ford, London, Middlesex

Joseph Brant 14 Firewood Chopper Old Ford, London, Middlesex,

Charles Brant 4 Old Ford, London, Middlesex

Lizzie Brant 3 Borough, London, Middlesex

Note - Mary has to be Avis - enumerator error?

1901 living at 45 Jarrance St.

Registration district: Stepney Sub-registration district: Limehouse ED, institution, or vessel: 20 Piece: 323 Folio: 32 Page Number: 14 Household schedule number: 84

Household Members:

Phillip Craft 39 Head

James Craft 9

Frank Craft 7

Erick Craft 6

Avice Brant 46 Lodger Widow Born Pentonville, London, England

Charles Brant 13 lodger born Essex Stratford

Elizabeth Brant 12 lodger born London Old Ford

1911 Street address: 10 St Pauls Rd, Burdett Rd,

Registration district: Stepney Registration District Number: 20 Sub-registration district: Limehouse ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Piece: 1555

Household Members:

T Craft 50 (John Craft) General dealer born St George in the East

(Avice) Craft 58 Married 1 year, assisting in business

Alec Craft 16 Cabinet maker porter born Limehouse

Frank Craft 17 Drug grinder's labourer born Limehouse

Charles Brant 23 Chemist's and druggist's assistant born Stratford

Sources

• Births SMITH, AVICE (mother HOBSON) GRO Reference: 1853 M Quarter in ST JAMES CLERKENWELL Volume 01B Page 475

• Marriages Dec 1875 SMITH Avice Bethnal Green 1c 671 TILLIDUFF Joseph Bethnal Green 1c 671

• Marriages Sep 1890 BRANT James Poplar 1c 1035 Tilliduff Avis Poplar 1c 1035

• Marriages Sep 1910 Brant Avis Stepney 1c 607 Craft John P Stepney 1c 607

• Death Sep 1927 Craft Avis 74 Stepney 1c 215