Alfred Lane Craxford

1883 - 1928  (44 years)

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• Name	Alfred Lane Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	3 Aug 1883	Hoxton, London   [1]
  Christened	7 Sep 1883	St Peter's Church, West Hackney, London
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Clarendon Hotel, Chale, Isle of Wight   [2]
  Residence	1911	3, Woodberry Down, Finsbury Park, London   [3]
  Occupation	1911
  	Comedian
  Residence	1926	39, Midhurst Avenue, Haringey, London
  Died	17 Jan 1928	Hampstead, London   [4]
  Buried	11 Feb 1928	St Pancras Cemetery, Camden, London
  	Cremated remains: Plot U1/50
  Person ID	I877	Extended Craxford Family | The Craxfords of London - including Crauford - not yet attached to the main trunk
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Alfred Lane Craxford,   b. 28 Feb 1859, St Pancras, London ,   d. 7 Mar 1944, Bute Court Hotel, Torquay, Devon  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Georgeana Forde Pigott,   b. 1856, London ,   d. 28 Mar 1945, Royston, Hertfordshire  (Age 89 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1882	St Peter's Church, West Hackney, London   [5]
  Witnesses	9 Oct 1882
  	William Craxford (his father); Louise Pigott (her sister)
  Divorced	Abt 1914
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Alfred Lane (1882) (Snr) and Georgina Pigott The marriage took place in 1882 to Georgie Pigott. Her maiden name was also recorded as Forde on the birth certificate of their son Alfred Jnr
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Aug 1883 - Hoxton, London Christened - 7 Sep 1883 - St Peter's Church, West Hackney, London Residence - 1901 - Clarendon Hotel, Chale, Isle of Wight Residence - 1911 - 3, Woodberry Down, Finsbury Park, London Residence - 1926 - 39, Midhurst Avenue, Haringey, London  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Alfred Lane Craxford (Jnr) From the book "Acting: Its Theory And Practice"

  
  

  BMD Certificates

  BC: Craxford, Alfred Lane (1883) (Jnr) Born in August 1883, the son of Alfred Lane (Snr) and Georgie Craxford. Although her former name was given as Forde, this is registered as Pigott on the marriage certificate

  
  

  Bibliography

  THE IDLE HOURS OF THE VICTORIOUS INVALID ALFRED LANE CRAUFORD JNR (Author) Published by Chapman & Hall (1925) FormatL Hard cover 245 pages

  
  

  Newspaper Cuttings » Slide Show		Alfred Lane Craxford - Student Prize An award of a prize won at the Academy of Dramatic Art: A report in The Times Januarty 7th 1909 Issue 38850 (Ref: CS137295911)
  		Alfred Lane Craxford - The Actor A review from The Times May 14th 1909 Issue 38959 (Ref: CS168622254)
  		Lane Crauford delivers a lecture A notice appearing in The Times on January 5th 1921
  		The Idle Hours of the Victorious Invalid A review of Lane Crauford's work appeared in the Notes of Books section of the BMJ. British Medical Journal 1 (3403) 534 March 20th 1926

  
  

  Wills & Probate

  WILL: CRAXFORD, ALFRED LANE (JNR) (1928) - Page 1 & PROBATE The will was drawn up in 1914. His maternal uncle, who was also uncle to Actress Mimi Crawford, was one of the witnesses. A transcript of this document will can be found at The Wills of the Craxfords of London

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth, General Register Office: COL682121 (Reliability: 4). [S19] 1901 England Census, IoW RG13/1030 11 82 7 (Reliability: 3). [S284] 1911 England Census, Hackney Stoke Newington RG14PN1007 RG78PN34 RD11 SD1 ED3 SN94 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Hampstead 1a 755 (JFM 1928) (Reliability: 3). [S24] Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage, Application No: COL682121; MXC056933 (Reliability: 4).