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1. www.geni.com › people › Avis-HopeAvis Hope (Towne) (1873 - 1934) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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   Mar 13, 2023 · Bob Hope's Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer who later worked as a cleaning woman. The family lived in Weston-super-Mare, then Whitehall and St George in Bristol, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1908. The family emigrated to the United States aboard the SS Philadelphia, and passed inspection at Ellis Island on March 30 ...

   • Location: Poplar, Greater London
   • Spouse: William Henry Hope

   • Place Of Birth: Greater London
   • Birth Date: May 24, 1873

2. ancestors.familysearch.org › avis-towns-1873-1934Avis Towns (1873–1934) • FamilySearch

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   Avis appears in the 1881 census as Ivis/Avis Lewis. She is living with a relative David Lewis in the 1881 &1891 census returns. She is described as a visitor or servant. Why her surname is given as Lewis is open to conjecture. What her parents were doing at this time is a mystery. Subsequently it appears that her father died at sea in 1881.

   • Gender: Female

   • Spouse: William Henry Hope

3. www.loc.gov › exhibits › bobhopeEarly Life - Bob Hope and American Variety | Exhibitions ...

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   Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope, the son of stonemason William Henry Hope and Avis Townes Hope. The family emigrated from England to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908, when Leslie, the fifth of seven children, was not yet five years old.

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4. www.myheritage.com › names › avis_townesAvis Townes - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage

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   Avis married William Henry Hope on month day 1891, at age 15 in marriage place. William was born on month day 1870, in birth place. They had 8 children: William John Jack Hope, Leslie Townes Hope and 6 other children. Her occupation was a occupation. Avis passed away on month day 1934, at age 58 in death place. She was buried in burial place.

5. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Towns-447Avis (Towns) Hope (1871-1934) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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   Nov 8, 2018 · Avis Hope formerly Towns aka Lewis. Born 1871 in Poplar, London, UK. Ancestors. Daughter of John Towns and Margaret Lewis. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of William Henry Hope — married 1891 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. Descendants. Mother of Ivor Henry Hope , Francis James Hope , Frederick Charles Hope , William John Hope , Leslie Townes ...

   • Gender: Female
   • Death Date: January 21, 1934

   • Spouse: William Henry Hope

6. guides.loc.gov › bob-hope › bioA Lifetime of Entertainment - Bob Hope at the Library of ...

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   Mar 27, 2024 · Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope, the son of stonemason William Henry Hope and Avis Townes Hope. The family emigrated from England to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908, when Leslie, the fifth of seven children, was not yet five years old.

7. www.loc.gov › wiseguide › nov02The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : Bob Hope - Library of Congress

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   Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope, the son of stonemason William Henry Hope and Avis Townes Hope. The family emigrated from England to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1908, when Leslie, the fifth of seven children, was not yet 5 years old. In Cleveland, the family struggled financially, as they had in England, and Avis took in boarders to supplement ...