St Nicholas, Norton, Letchworth

33 Hinton Avenue, Cranfield, Cambridge

History of 33 Hinton Avenue

1911

Cornelius Smith, 79, evangelist, born Burwell

Sarah Smith, 73, born Cambridge

Cornelius was the father of ‘Gipsy’ Smith whose home was Romany Tan at 37 Hinton Avenue.  Cornelius lived 1831-1922 and was early in his life in and out of jail for various offences. He heard the gospel from prison chaplains and from 1873 ‘The Converted Gypsies’ were involved in numerous evangelistic efforts.

In 1901 Cornelius was at 124 Sedgwick Street