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St Nicholas, Norton, Letchworth33 Hinton Avenue, Cranfield
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
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