Albert Levi Luff (1869-1937)


Dates

Birth: April-June 1869 Reading, Berkshire, UK
Father: William Luff 1844-1882
Mother: Sarah Moore 1845-1882

Christening: 1 August 1869 Saint Mary, Reading, Berkshire, UK

Marriage: 15 May 1898 Tottenham All Hallows, Haringey, Middlesex, UK
Wife: Anna Maria Bunting 1872-1971

Death: October-December 1937 Mid Eastern Surrey, UK

Children

Albert William Luff 1900-1964
Katherine Mary Luff [Chambers] 1904-1983

Notes

Birth of Albert Levi Luff in FreeBMD in April-June 1869 in Reading (2c 325).

Christening of Albert Levi Luff in the IGI on 1 August 1869 at Saint Mary, Reading, Berkshire, parents William and Sarah Luff.

In the 1871 census as Albert Lewis (sic) Luff aged 3, born in Reading, and living with his parents (William and Sarah), and two brothers (Auther William and Earnest Lewis) at 50 Lower Thorn Street, St Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire. There is an Alfred Luft in the same census aged 3, born in Reading, Berkshire, and living with his grand parents (Edward and Harriett), uncle (Edward) and aunt (Elizabeth) at Shortfield Common, Frensham and this may be a duplicate entry.

His sister was born on 29 July 1879, registered in July-September 1879 in Farnham, and baptised on 26 October 1879 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham when he was a potter living in Frensham.

In the 1881 census as Levi Luff aged 12, born in Reading and living with his parents (William and Sarah), three brothers (Earnest, Mark and Herbert) and sister (Rose) at Hillside, Frensham, Surrey.

His brother was baptised on 8 April 1882, the same day as his father died, both in Frensham, his brother was baptised 28 May 1882 and his mother was buried on 18 September 1882 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham.

I cannot find an entry in the 1891 census.

Marriage of Albert Levi (Lovi - sic, also in the index but Levi on the typed original) Luff and Anna Maria Bunting in FreeBMD in April-June 1898 in Edmonton (3a 633)

Entry in Ancestry London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 for Albert Levi Luff aged 29, father William Luff married to Anna Maria Bunting aged 25, father William Bunting at Tottenham All Hallows, Haringey on 15 May 1898. "Entry of 258 in 1898 at The Parish Church of Tottenham in the County of Middlesex May 15 1898 Albert Levi Luff aged 29, a bachelor employed as a coachman living in Virginia Water, Surrey, father William Luff (deceased), a potter and Anna Maria Bunting aged 25, a spinster of 9 Mosells Street, father William Bunting, a shepherd, by banns witnessed by John Bunting and Mary Ann Bunting.

His son was born in Virginia Water in 1900.

In the 1901 census as Albert Luff, aged 32, born in Reading, employed as a domestic coachman and living with his wife (Anna) and son (William) and five servants who all worked in the stables (Henry Ferris aged 24 and born in Wantage, Walter Kerrison aged 23 and born in Lowestoft, Henry Knight aged 28 and born in Southampton, William Lodge aged 22 and born in Godalming, and Henry Mitchell aged 24 and born in Billingshurst) at The Stables, Wentworth, Egham, Berkshire.

His daughter was born in Windsor in 1904.

In the 1911 census as Albert Luff aged 41, born in Reading, Berkshire, a domestic coachman, and living with his wife (Anna), son (William) and daughter (Katherine) in five rooms at Wentworth Stables, Virginia Water, Surrey.

Death of Albert L Luff in FreeBMD in October-December 1937 in Surrey Mid E (2a 230).

David Hornblow has an entry for Albert Levi Luff born in 1869 in Reading, Berkshire, son of William Luff and Sarah Moore and married to Anna.

There are five entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Albert Levi Luff born in June 1869 in Reading, Berkshire, parents William Luff and Sarah Moore and his marriage to Anna Maria Bunting. Ruth Bilton adds the date of the marriage as 15 May 1898 at Tottenham All Hallows, a son and daughter, and his death in 1937.

Relationship

Albert Levi Luff was my half second cousin once removed.

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