Alfred Lane Craxford^[1]

1859 - 1944  (85 years)

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• Name	Alfred Lane Craxford  [2]
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	28 Feb 1859	St Pancras, London
  Christened	20 Mar 1859	St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London
  Gender	Male
  Also known as	Cranford
  Also known as	Crauford
  Residence	1860	188, High Street, Hoxton, London
  Residence	1871	11, Apsley Villas, Twickenham, Middlesex   [3]
  	Living with George and Elizabeth Bowman (aunt and uncle)
  Residence	1881	117, Hoxton Street, Hoxton, London   [4]
  Residence	1882	Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, London
  Occupation	1882
  	Theatre Manager
  Residence	1911	3, Woodberry Down, Finsbury Park, London   [5]
  Residence	1942	Newton Abbot, Devon
  Died	7 Mar 1944	Bute Court Hotel, Torquay, Devon   [6]
  	Cause: Acute pulmonary oedema, influenzal pneumonia
  Buried	11 Mar 1944	Torquay, Devon
  Person ID	I311	Extended Craxford Family | The Craxfords of London - including Crauford - not yet attached to the main trunk
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	William John Craxford,   b. 24 May 1829, St Pancras, London ,   d. 14 Mar 1874, Hoxton, London  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Borrow,   b. 1838,   d. Feb 1865, London  (Age 27 years)
  Married	24 Jul 1855	St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London   [7]
  	Reference:
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 1	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   [8]
  Witnesses	9 Oct 1882
  	William Craxford (his father); Louise Pigott (her sister)
  Divorced	Abt 1914
  Children	1. Alfred Lane Craxford,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Hoxton, London ,   d. 17 Jan 1928, Hampstead, London  (Age 44 years)   2. William Harold Craxford,   b. 9 Nov 1884, Shoreditch, London ,   d. 23 Sep 1954, Southwark, London  (Age 69 years)   3. Leonard George Lane Craxford,   b. 1 Feb 1886, Hoxton, London ,   d. 1971, London  (Age 84 years)
  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
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Helen Castiglione,   b. 1878, Sheffield, South Yorkshire ,   d. 16 Mar 1964, Devon  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Type: Never Married
  Children	1. Frank Sydney Craxford,   b. 4 Oct 1915, London ,   d. Aug 1993, Torquay, Devon  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F9173	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 20 Mar 1859 - St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London Residence - 1871 - 11, Apsley Villas, Twickenham, Middlesex Residence - 1882 - Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, London Married - 9 Oct 1882 - St Peter's Church, West Hackney, London Residence - 1911 - 3, Woodberry Down, Finsbury Park, London Residence - 1942 - Newton Abbot, Devon Buried - 11 Mar 1944 - Torquay, Devon  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		The Britannia Theatre Brainchild of Samuel Lane and subsequently inherited by Alfred Lane Craxford, the Britannia Theatre stood in Hoxton, London until taken over as a cinema in the early 1900s (From the book "Sam and Sallie"
  		The Britannia Theatre, Hoxton The Interior (From the book "Sam and Sallie" by Alfred L Crauford)
  		Inner sleeve of Sam and Sallie The novel by Alfred L Crauford This is a semi-fictionalised biography of the Craufords and Lanes and how the Britannia Theatre came into the possession of the Craxford family
  		Britannia Theatre Play Bill A playbill from 1889 advertising a benefit performance in aid of S and A Crauford (William Samuel and Arthur Lane Craxford). Playbill image supplied by the Templeman Library
  		A Play Bill from the Britannia Theatre (1888) A playbill from 1888 advertising a benefit performance in aid of S and A Crauford (William Samuel and Arthur Lane Craxford). Playbill image supplied by the Templeman Library

  
  

  BMD Certificates		BC: Craxford, Alfred Lane (1859) (Snr) During his time at the Britannia Theatre he, and other members of the family, was known as Lane Crauford. He reverted back to Craxford in the 1920s.
  		DC: Craxford, Alfred Lane (1944) He died of influenza at a hotel in Torquay. The informant was the mother of his "adopted" son Frank Sydney Craxford

  
  

  Bibliography

  SAM & SALLIE (A Novel of the Theatre) ALFRED L. CRAUFORD (Author) Publisher: CRANLEY & DAY, Harrington Road LONDON 1933 Format: Hard Cover 352pp Issue price: 8s 6d

  
  

  Newspaper Cuttings » Slide Show		Alfred Lane Craxford Legal notice of Probate. From The Times Friday June 23rd 1944 Issue 49890 (Ref: CS1738317)
  		Alfred Lane Craxford - A film of the Britannia Theatre A review: The Times. March 21st 1934 Issue 46708 (Ref: CS202713717)
  		Alfred Lane Craxford - funeral announcement From The Times: Friday March 10th 1944 Page 1 Issue 49801 (Ref: CS17251946)
  		"Sam And Sallie" "Books of the Week" review by James Agate which appeared on page 16 of the Daily Express on Thursday December 7th 1933

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Personal Contact:John Lane Craxford. [S7] Personal Ancestry File: Charlotte Stubbs Mann, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, IGI Individual Record (Reliability: 3). [S27] 1871 England Census, Brentford Twickenham RG10/1316 49 18 (Reliability: 4). [S34] 1881 English Census, Shoreditch RG11/395 35 1 (Reliability: 4). [S284] 1911 England Census, Hackney Stoke Newington RG14PN1007 RG78PN34 RD11 SD1 ED3 SN94 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Newton Abbot 5b 222 (JFM 1944) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, St Pancras 1b 164 (JAS 1855) (Reliability: 3). [S24] Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage, Application No: COL682121; MXC056933 (Reliability: 4).