Edward Luff (1852-a1901)

Dates

Birth: July-September 1852 Crookham, Hampshire, UK
Father: Edward Luff 1810-1891
Mother: Harriet Croucher 1815-1893

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: June-September 1883 Camberwell, Surrey, UK
Wife: Jessie Maria Letton (Litton) 1858-a1901

Death: After 1901

Children

Daisy Harriet Luff [Redman] 1884-a1915
Florence Violet Luff [Cross] 1888-1968

Notes

Birth of Edward Luff in FreeBMD in July-September 1852 in Hartney Wintney (2c 126) which included Crookham.

In the 1861 census as Edward Luff aged 8, born in Crookham and living with his parents (Edward and Harriett) and brother (William) at Shortfield Common, Frensham, Surrey.

In the 1871 census as Edward Luft (sic - in the index, correct on the original), aged 19, born in Crookham, single, employed as a letter carrier and living with his parents (Edward and Harriett), sister (Elizabeth) and nephew (Alfred) at Shortfield Common, Frensham.

In the 1881 census as Edward Luff aged 28, born in Crookham, unmarried, employed as a second gardener, and living with Edward Charles Collins (aged 23, born in Charlton, Kent, unmarried and employed as a third gardener) at Garden Cottage, Frognal, Chislehurst, Kent (this is on or near Perry Street, now the A222, near the A20 intersection).

Marriage of Edward Luff and Jessie Litton in FreeBMD in June-September 1883 in Camberwell (1d 1245).

Daisy Harriet was born in Hampstead, Florence Violet in Tunbridge Wells.

In the 1891 census as Edward Luff aged 38, born in Crookham, Hampshire, employed as a gardener, and living with his wife (Jessie M) and two daughters (Florence V and Daisy H) at 11 Waterdown Cottages, Frant, Kent (north of Frant and may now be part of Tunbridge Wells).

In the 1901 census as Edward Tuff (sic - in the index, correct on the original), aged 48, born in Crookham, employed as a domestic gardener, and living with his wife (Jessie M) and two daughters (Florence V and Daisy H) at 16 Broadwater Down, Broadwater Down, Kent (southern part of Tunbridge Wells between A26 and A267). The address was shared with another family.

Relationship

Edward Luff was my half first cousin twice removed.

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