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Alice Brayford
Alice Brayford was the wife of Jack Houghton. Alice was born on 27 August 1871 in Fenton, Staffordshire, the daughter of George Brayford and his wife, Hannah Powell. Her granddaughter, Audrey, wrote “Although she did not have much formal education she was very quick-witted and could figure out the total cost of a number of items in a store long before the clerk added it up with pencil and pad. She was a very small person (barely 5 feet) and had blond hair, which she wore drawn back in a little bun, while the front was short and put in curlers each day using flat metal curlers. She loved to knit and crochet. She had a dear friend, Mrs. McBeth, who lived across the street from her and spent many hours in her company sipping tea and chatting. She also loved to go downtown and windowshop.”