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EDWIN CREESE born 16th February 1896 at 50 Thrissell Street, Easton, Bristol; died 1948 at
9 Elberton Road, Sea Mills, Bristol son of ALBERT CREESE (1854 -1902) Edwin was aged
abt 6 when his father died and he and several brothers spent a period in the Muller Home)
and SARAH JANE CREESE (nee HOUGHTON.) (died 1927) of Easton, Bristol. Edwin was
the grandson of WILLIAM CREESE (abt 1820 - 1879) and JANE CREESE (nee DADE) (abt 1821 - 1890)
of Yeovil, Somerset and OLIVER HOUGHTON (abt 1822 - 1887) and SARAH HOUGHTON (nee GALE)
(abt 1825 - 1899) Sarah would have been the only grandparent Edwin would have met. He married
BLANCHE ELIZABETH BRAIN of St George, Bristol, August 1st 1925 at St Ambrose, Whitehall, Bristol
daughter of WILLIAM BRAIN and ALICE BRAIN (nee BANFIELD) of 25 Speedwell Road, St George, Bristol.
Edwin's father had been born in Yeovil, Somerset in 1854. Edwin's mother Sarah was his father's second wife.
Edwin Creese and Blanche Elizabeth Creese (nee Brain) were parents of my mother JOAN MARGARET CREESE

 

1901 Census Walton Street, Easton, Bristol Albert Creese Head M 47 Foreman Cabinet Maker................. Somerset, Yeovil Sarah Creese Wife M 42 ................................................................................... Bristol Ada A Creese S 21 Shoe Dresser .................................................................. Bristol Harold C Creese 14 ........................................................................................... Bristol Mabel Creese 12 ................................................................................................. Bristol Florence B Creese 9 .......................................................................................... Bristol Albert S H Creese 7 ............................................................................................ Bristol EDWIN CREESE 5 .............................................................................................. Bristol Arthur E Creese 2 ............................................................................................... Bristol ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RG13; Piece: 2388; Folio: 63; Page: 16

Frederick James Houghton first cousin of grandfather Edwin Creese

Edward Walter Houghton first cousin of grandfather Edwin Creese

Uncle Maurice Creese

Joan Margaret Taylor (nee Creese) my mother



My mother's cousin Lilian Creese the actress Rene Ray (the Countess of Middleton)

Gt uncle Albert Creese

Some life events for Edwin Creese

1898 aged abt 2 birth of brother Arthur Ewart Creese

1899 aged abt 3 death of maternal grandmother Sarah Houghton (nee Gale) in Bristol widow of Oliver Houghton

1901 aged abt 5 birth of sister Glady May Creese

1902 aged abt 6 death of his father Albert Creese

1903 Edwin and brothers spend a year or so at Muller Orphanage. Their mother visited them as often as was allowed.

1915 6th August joined the army (R Engineers) and went to France

1916 aged abt 20 Edwin's brother Arthur is killed by his side on the Somme aged 18

1923 aged abt 27 his sister Gladys marries Victor Farr

1925 aged abt 29 Edwin marries Blanche Elizabeth Brain

1927 aged abt 31 death of mother Sarah Jane Creese (nee Houghton)

1928 aged abt 32 birth of son Maurice Creese

1931 aged abt 35 birth of daughter Joan Creese

1933 death of wife's sister Roseanna Cannon (nee Brain) aged abt 44

1939 death of wife's sister Florence Brown aged abt 45

1948 aged abt 52 Edwin Creese dies