Claude Rands

Claude was the son of William Henry and Laura Charlotte Rands. His father, William Henry (Henry), was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, and his mother, Laura Charlotte Walker, in Nottingham. They were married in 1885 (O/N/D Nottingham) and had three sons; George b. 10 January 1886 (J/F/M Nottingham), Claude b, 1887 (J/A/S Nottingham) and Harold b, 1891 (J/A/S Nottingham). In 1891 Henry (34), an upholsterer, and Laura (26) were living at 9 Alfred Street Central, St Ann's, with their two children, George (5) and Claude (3). Also in the household was Henry's sister, Annie Rands (28, b. Cowes, Isle of Wight), a machinist. The youngest boy, Harold, was born later the same year. By 1901 the family was living at 3 Clyde Terrace, Nottingham, in the parish of All Saints. Harry and Laura now had three sons; George (15), a clerk, Claude (13) and Harold (9) who were both still at school. George joined the Royal Navy on 28 November 1904 as a Writer and served continuously until 1 November 1926 (22 years) by which time he was a Chief Petty Officer (Writer). The family had moved to 26 Russell Street, Nottingham, by 1911. Claude (23), a gas fitter, and Harold (19), a commercial traveller (stationery), were still living at home. Henry's sister, Annie Rands (49), was still living with the family and there was also Laura's fourteen-year old niece, Mabel Walker (14), a trainee machinist, in the household. Henry and Laura were still living at 26 Russell Street when Claude died in 1917. Claude's father, Henry, died in 1920 (buried 8 May 1920) and his mother, Laura, in 1940 (buried 17 January 1940). George died in 1939 (Sep Basford) at the age of 53 and Harold, who in 1925 was living at 22 Trinity Avenue, Lenton, and still working as a traveller, may have died in 1980 (Mar Bournemouth, Dorset) at the age of 88.