Avis (Towns) Hope (1871 - 1934)

Born 1871 in Poplar, London, UK

Wife of William Henry Hope — married 1891 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1934 at about age 63 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Avis was born about 1871. Some records indicate her birth date was 24th May 1873. ^[1]

Avis appears in the 1881 census as Ivis/Avis Lewis. She is living with a relative David Lewis in the 1881 &1891 census returns. She is described as a visitor or servant. Her birthplace is recorded as Poplar, London. Why her surname is given as Lewis is open to conjecture. What her parents were doing at this time is a mystery. Subsequently it appears that her father died at sea in 1881. He is recorded on her marriage certificate as deceased.

She married William Hope on 25th April 1891. The registration district was Cardiff. Both William and Avis are recorded as living in Barry. William Hope was recorded as working as a stone mason, as was his father James. The father of Avis is recorded as John Towns (a deceased grocer).^[2]

In 1901 she is living with her husband William and children in Glenfarg Road, Catford, Lewisham^[3]

The family emigrate to the United States in 1908, arriving in New York on 30th March. ^[4]

She died in 1934 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. She was buried in 1934 in Knollwood Cemetery. ^[5]

Avis Townes ... ^[6]

Sources

• Arik Russell, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Arik and others.

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1888-1946 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; ARC Title: Naturalization Petition and Record Books For the U.S. District Court For the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Cleveland, 1907-1946; NAI: M1995; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21 Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ HOPE, WILLIAM HENRY (FATHER OF BOB HOPE) & AVIS TOWNS (MOTHER OF BOB HOPE) - Marriage Certificate (April 25, 1891), Box: 7, Folder: 1. Bob Hope Collection, MSS 0519. Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: RG13; Piece: 551; Folio: 151; Page: 17 Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85 Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #88829674
6. ↑ Entered by Arik Russell, Sep 3, 2011