Trying to find Clarence Holt
Appears in 1901 census married to Annie Maria Jones with daughter Mary Jane.
Possibly born 1865
Possibly a boarder based on census record 1891 with possible first wife Caroline Holt on same census page.
Not able to trace any further back. Was known to have been a boxer possibly with Jewish ancestry.
Discovered newspaper articles Via British Newspaper Archive refering to Clarence Holt being an alias or cognomen for T or Ike Levy or Levey.
Any help would be appreciated
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I also found him in the 1911 census - see https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWP9-KCP. He is shown as a bootmaker, so it looks like it was him in the 1891 census, too. I could find no match for Clarence Holt in the 1881 census.
The only birth I could find as a close match was for his alias / real name: Thomas LEAVY born 1867 Bethnal Green, mother SPOONER. You'll find him in the 1871 census at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJV-3VK. This is a doubtful match, however, as his birthplace of Cheapside (1911 census) would have fallen in the London City, not Bethnal Green, registration district. Also, in 1881 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6T-5DHB
Assuming he was Jewish, he could well have been known by other aliases, so could be quite difficult to identify.
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So reading this article again I'm wondering if Clarence's wife is actually also doing exhibition boxing!
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