In the 1901 census 131 Abbey Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London
Head George Edmund Claxton, age 32, steamship stoker, worker, born Bermondsey
Wife Mary Grace Claxton, age 30, born Bermondsey
Son Arthur Edmund Claxton, age 6, born Bermondsey
Son George Robert Claxton, age 4, born Bermondsey
Daughter Daisy Ethel Claxton, age 2, born Bermondsey
Son Leonard James Claxton, age 8 months, born Bermondsey

In the 1911 census 6 F Peabody Buildings, East Lane, Bermondsey, London
Wife Mary Grace Claxton, age 40, married 14 years, 5 children born alive, all still living, born Bermondsey
Son Arthur Claxton, age 16, single, layer on a ruling machine for a printer, worker, born London
Son George Claxton, age 14, errand boy for a printer, born London
Son Leonard Claxton, age 10, school, born London
Son James Claxton, age 8, school, born London
Daughter Daisy Claxton, age 12, school, born London

Parish Records St. James, Bermondsey, Southwark, London
Marriage December 25 1929
Leonard James Claxton, age 29, bachelor, carpenter, of 6F Block Peabody Buildings Last Lane,father George Edmund Claxton (deceased), engineer and
Lilian Alice Clayton, age 29, spinster, of 112 Lucy Road, father William Alfred Clayton, rivetter
after banns
In the presence of G. R. Claxton and D. G. Claxton

1939 England and Wales Register
12C Peabody Buildings, Bermondsey, London
1. Leonard J. Claxton, born August 16 1900, married, builder’s labourer, Air Raid Precautions service Hays Wharf
2. Lilian A. Claxton, born December 14 1899, married, unpaid domestic duties
3. Leonard W. Claxton, born February 19 1932, single, at school