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Parishes: All Saints / St Benet’s
Relationship: Father and son
Robert Craven (c.1855 – 1 December 1907)
Robert was said to have been born in Massingham, Norfolk – but no record of his birth has been found. By the age of 15 he was lodging with plumber Robert Felton at 10-11 Bridge Street. Robert Felton employed five people in his business, and Robert Craven later also worked as a plumber. He also later added Felton as a middle name, so obviously held Robert Felton as a mentor.
Robert maried Mary Ann Elizabeth Fulcher (1853-1948) in Islington on 10 October 1880. They had four children: Mabel Mary (1881-1951), Reginald Robert (1885-1924), Blanche Ivy Elizabeth (1888-1982) and one more child who died as an infant. In 1881 he was documented as a plumber’s clerk, and by 1887 was running a plumbing and glazing company at 6 Benet Street.
In December 1887 there was a fire at the business premises, when Mary Ann ‘stepped on some matches’. There was £20 of building damage and £100 of content damages, caused by the water. Newpapers noted that the damage was minimised by the prompt arrival of the fire brigade. By 1901 Robert was running an ironmongery business from 6 Benet Street.
He later retired and went to live at The Manor House, 49 Jesus Lane, where he died aged 52 years old. He was buried in the All Saints area of the Cemetery on 4 December.
His widow stayed in Cambridge until at least 1921 and then went to live in Taunton with her daughter Mabel. She died in Taunton aged 94 years old.
Reginald Robert Craven (18 November 1885 – 25 March 1924)
Reginald was the son of Robert, and attended the Higher Grade Boys’ School in Paradise Street. Aged 9 he won the attendance prize for Class 6.
After his father died Reginald worked as an ironmonger, and lived with his mother and sisters at 102 Hills Road (1911). He married Edith Lilian Storey (1874-1961) in 1915. He served with the Connaught Rangers, an irish infantry regiment in the 1st World War. After the war Reginald and Edith lived at 48 Regent Street (at least 1920-1921), where she ran a newsagent/stationery business, and Reginald worked as a freelance tile maker.
He died at 48 Regent Street aged 38 years old ‘after a painful illness borne with fortitude’ and was buried in the St. Benet’s area of the Cemetery on 29 March. Edith received a war widow’s pension after his death, and service records noted him as an ‘honoury brigadier’ in the regiment.
Edith Craven continued to run the newsagent shop at Regent Street until at least 1939 and is believed to have died in Berkshire.
Sources;
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records
by Claire Martinsen
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