Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameHilda Constance CURTIS, G Aunt
Birth3 Jul 1902, Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire
Death29 Aug 1951, Manchester, Lancashire, England
FatherThomas CURTIS (1861-1941)
MotherFrances BAGNALL (1859-1909)
Spouses
Birth6 Jul 1896, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Baptism2 Aug 1896
Death17 May 1980, Manchester, Lancashire, England
OccupationTextile Agent
FatherJames Bowker CRAVEN (~1861-1942)
MotherAda Annie CRAWFORD (~1859-1905)
Marriage1923
Children(Private)
Alan Bennett (1927-1953)
Notes for Hilda Constance CURTIS
Listed in the July to September 1902 birth index, Hilda Constance Curtis, Chorlton, Lancashire volume 8c page 997.
In the 1911 census 83 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Chorlton, Lancashire, Ardwick sub district, South Manchester parish.
Thomas Curtis, head, widower, age 49, wine merchant, born Manchester.
Daughter Marion Curtis, single, age 25, teacher, born Manchester.
Daughter Bertha I Curtis, single, age 21, teacher, born Manchester.
Daughter Tessie [must be Jessie] Curtis, single, age 17, student, born Manchester.
Son Thomas B. Curtis, single, age 12, student, born Manchester.
Daughter Hilda C. Curtis, age 8, student, born Manchester.
Servant Emma Lee, single age 51, born Sheffield.
1921 census
85 Stockport Road, Levenshulme {Manchester]
Head Thomas Curtis, age 59 years 8 months, widower, born Manchester, wine merchant, own account at home
Daughter Bertha Isabel Curtis, age 30 years 8 months, single, born Manchester, teacher, Manchester Education ????, Aliera? Park Municipal School
Daughter Hilda Constance Curtis, age 19 and no months, single, born Manchester, housekeeper
Listed in the July to September 1923 marriage index, Hilda C. Curtis and James W. Craven, Chorlton volume 8c page 1829
In the 1939 England and Wales Register
1 Sandy Lane, Manchester, Lancashire
James L. Craven, born July 6, 1996, textile agent.
Hilda C. Craven born July 3, 1903, unpaid domestic duties.
[Her birth year seems to be off by 1 year.]
Lived in Manchester, England.
In the July to September 1951 death index Hilda C. Craven, age 49, Manchester, Lancashire, volume 10e, page 32.
Newspaper.com
The Guardian, London, August 30, 1951
Deaths
Craven - On August 29 in hospital Hilda Constance, aged 49 years, dearly loved wife of James W. Craven and dear mother of Geoffrey and Alan. Service at Manchester Crematorium on Saturday at 10:40 a.m. 1 Sandy Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy etc.
In the 1911 census 83 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Chorlton, Lancashire, Ardwick sub district, South Manchester parish.
Thomas Curtis, head, widower, age 49, wine merchant, born Manchester.
Daughter Marion Curtis, single, age 25, teacher, born Manchester.
Daughter Bertha I Curtis, single, age 21, teacher, born Manchester.
Daughter Tessie [must be Jessie] Curtis, single, age 17, student, born Manchester.
Son Thomas B. Curtis, single, age 12, student, born Manchester.
Daughter Hilda C. Curtis, age 8, student, born Manchester.
Servant Emma Lee, single age 51, born Sheffield.
1921 census
85 Stockport Road, Levenshulme {Manchester]
Head Thomas Curtis, age 59 years 8 months, widower, born Manchester, wine merchant, own account at home
Daughter Bertha Isabel Curtis, age 30 years 8 months, single, born Manchester, teacher, Manchester Education ????, Aliera? Park Municipal School
Daughter Hilda Constance Curtis, age 19 and no months, single, born Manchester, housekeeper
Listed in the July to September 1923 marriage index, Hilda C. Curtis and James W. Craven, Chorlton volume 8c page 1829
In the 1939 England and Wales Register
1 Sandy Lane, Manchester, Lancashire
James L. Craven, born July 6, 1996, textile agent.
Hilda C. Craven born July 3, 1903, unpaid domestic duties.
[Her birth year seems to be off by 1 year.]
Lived in Manchester, England.
In the July to September 1951 death index Hilda C. Craven, age 49, Manchester, Lancashire, volume 10e, page 32.
Newspaper.com
The Guardian, London, August 30, 1951
Deaths
Craven - On August 29 in hospital Hilda Constance, aged 49 years, dearly loved wife of James W. Craven and dear mother of Geoffrey and Alan. Service at Manchester Crematorium on Saturday at 10:40 a.m. 1 Sandy Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy etc.
Notes for James William (Spouse 1)
In the July to September 1896 birth index James William Craven, Manchester, Lancashire, volume 8d, page 260.
Parish records St. Andrew, Manchester
Born July 13, 1896, baptism August 2, 1896, James William Craven, parents James Bowker Craven and Ada Craven, of 152 Great Ancoats Street, father is a grocer, ceremony performed by F. Dornier Pierce. [Note the birth date contradicts the date on the death index]
In the 1901 census. Registration district Manchester, sub district Central, Ecclesiastical parish, St James the Less.
James B. Craven, head, age 42, married, Grocer Shop Keeper, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife, Ada Annie Craven age 40, born Manchester as were all of the children.
Daughter Beatrice Craven age 14.
Son Henry Craven, age 11.
Son James W. Craven, age 4.
In the 1911 census 24 Princess Road, Levenshulme, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire.
Head James Bowker Craven, age 50, married under 1 year, carriers clerk, general, worker, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife Cecilia Craven, age 52, born Ardwick Green, Lancashire.
Son Henry Craven, age 21, single, manufacturer’s clerk, worker, born Manchester.
Son James William Craven, age 14, shipping clerk, shippers. worker, born Manchester.
Daughter Nancy Ingham, age 18, single, at home, born Levenshulme, Lancashire.
In the April to June 1980 death index James William Craven, born July 6 1896, died Manchester, volume 38, page 1317.
National Probate Calendar
James William Craven of 1 Sandy Lane Chorlton-Cum-Hardy Manchester died 17 May 1980 Probate Manchester 15 July 1980 Effects 5385 pounds
Information below from Susan Smith.
Remarried.
Parish records St. Andrew, Manchester
Born July 13, 1896, baptism August 2, 1896, James William Craven, parents James Bowker Craven and Ada Craven, of 152 Great Ancoats Street, father is a grocer, ceremony performed by F. Dornier Pierce. [Note the birth date contradicts the date on the death index]
In the 1901 census. Registration district Manchester, sub district Central, Ecclesiastical parish, St James the Less.
James B. Craven, head, age 42, married, Grocer Shop Keeper, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife, Ada Annie Craven age 40, born Manchester as were all of the children.
Daughter Beatrice Craven age 14.
Son Henry Craven, age 11.
Son James W. Craven, age 4.
In the 1911 census 24 Princess Road, Levenshulme, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire.
Head James Bowker Craven, age 50, married under 1 year, carriers clerk, general, worker, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife Cecilia Craven, age 52, born Ardwick Green, Lancashire.
Son Henry Craven, age 21, single, manufacturer’s clerk, worker, born Manchester.
Son James William Craven, age 14, shipping clerk, shippers. worker, born Manchester.
Daughter Nancy Ingham, age 18, single, at home, born Levenshulme, Lancashire.
In the April to June 1980 death index James William Craven, born July 6 1896, died Manchester, volume 38, page 1317.
National Probate Calendar
James William Craven of 1 Sandy Lane Chorlton-Cum-Hardy Manchester died 17 May 1980 Probate Manchester 15 July 1980 Effects 5385 pounds
Information below from Susan Smith.
Remarried.