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CRAFT, Alice Maud
1869 - 1922 (53 years) Has 10 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1840 - 1876 (35 years)-
Name CRAFT, Alice Maud Birth 1869 Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Female Death 1922 Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England Person ID I2815 Edgoose Last Modified 25 Feb 2026
Father CRAFT, John, b. 11 Sep 1840, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire, England d. 1876, Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 35 years) Mother DOWSE, Emma, b. 1844, Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire, England d. 1910, Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 66 years) Marriage 1864 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Family ID F853 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family RITSON, Wilfred John, b. 1870, Boston, Lincolnshire, England d. 1936, Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 66 years) Marriage 1900 Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire Family ID F1423 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes - RITSON, Alice Maud formerly CRAFT (1869-1922)
The birth of Alice CRAFT was registered in 1869.
(GRO March Q 1869 Boston 7a 426)
She was living with her parents in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1871:
John CRAFT, head, aged 30, publican, born at Algarkirk Fen, Lincolnshire;
Emma CRAFT, wife, aged 26, born at Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire;
Emma Jane CRAFT, daughter, aged 4, scholar, born at Algarkirk Fen;
*Alice CRAFT, daughter, aged 2, scholar, born at Sutterton Fen;
Thomas RICHMOND?, boarder, aged 37, labourer, born at Wyberton, Lincolnshire;
Joseph MILLY, boarder, unmarried, aged 30, labourer, born in Kent (place illegible).
(RG10/3343/12)
Alice, daughter of John and Emma CRAFT of Sutterton Fen, was baptised at Amber Hill, Holland Fen, Lincolnshire, on 21July 1872.
(PR)
She was visiting her grandmother Sarah DOWSE at Amber Hill, Lincolnshire, according to the 1881 census returns:
Sarah DOWSE, head, widow, aged 63, innkeeper and farmer, born in Lincoln(shire);
Benjamin DOWSE, son, unmarried, aged 29, farmer, born in Lincoln(shire);
William DOWSE, son, unmarried, aged 21, bricklayer, born in Lincoln(shire);
*Alice CRAFT, granddaughter, aged 12, visitor, born in Lincoln(shire);
Richard WARD, boarder, widower, aged 69, agricultural labourer, born in Lincoln(shire);
John HALE, boarder, unmarried, aged 66, agricultural labourer, born in Lincoln(shire);
Edward PATCHET, boarder, widower, aged 45, agricultural labourer, born in Lincoln(shire);
Betsey PATCHET, boarder, aged 12, scholar, born in Lincoln(shire);
George WALLER, boarder, unmarried, aged 29, agricultural labourer, born in Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3220/144/16)
The death of a John CRAFT aged 35 was registered in 1876 (September 1876 Sheffield 9c 330), and in 1881 the marriage of an Emma CRAFT to Adam PRINGLE was registered (December 1881 Sheffield 9c 563).
The likelihood that John and Emma CRAFT had moved to Sheffield, Yorkshire, is confirmed by the entry in the 1891 census of 82 Liverpool Street, Attercliffe cum Darnell:
Adam PRINGLE, head, aged 46, machine belt repairer, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire;
Emma PRINGLE, wife, aged 46, born at Sutterton;
*Alice CRAFT, daughter, aged 22, bar maid, born at Sutterton;
Rosalie PRINGLE, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Sheffield, Yorkshire.
(RG12/3838/76/21)
Alice CRAFT married Wilfred John RITSON in 1900.
(GRO December Q 1900 Sheffield 9c 1150)
The 1901 census return for 75 Leigh Street, Attercliffe cum Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire:
Wilfred John RITSON, head, aged 29, clerk in steel works, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
*Alice RITSON, wife, aged 32, born at Amberhill, Lincolnshire.
(RG13/4383/14/19)
The 1911 census of 5 Parkview Road, Owlerton, Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding:
Wilfred John RITSON, head, aged 40, clerk, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
*Alice Maud RITSON, wife, married 10 years, aged 41, Amber Hill, Lincolnshire;
Frank CRAFT, nephew, single, aged 22, electrician improver, born at Royston, Yorkshire.
(RG14PN27911 Rg78PN1597 RD510 SDF4 ED1 SN53)
The death of an Alice RITSON aged 53 was registered in 1922.
(GRO June Q 1922 Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 528)
Note: No proof that this is the correct entry.
(revised 09.02.2026)
- RITSON, Alice Maud formerly CRAFT (1869-1922)