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Craston, Victoria, c1902 - 1989

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: c1902 - 1989

Biography

Victoria Craston was the second child of Martha Cashmore and Joe Craston and sister of Lulu Adams and Joe Craston. She was born in 1902 and made her debut as a musical act with her sister Lulu aged 10 while touring around Russia with her parents. From that time the duo became a popular musical act in the variety theatres of England and the Continent. Victoria will later join her sister and brother as on another musical act, The Three Crastonians, an Scotch musical act, which they performed in Kilts. Vicky and her brother Joe continued with the act when Lulu decided to focus on her clowning career after marrying Albert in 1927, changing the name of the act to The Crastonians.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Group in Car, c1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.198
Scope and Contents

Three women looking out from the back seat of an open topped car. The car has a registration number for Denmark. The woman to the right is Victoria Craston.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Victoria Craston Seated on a Car, c1920 - 1940

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.14
Scope and Contents

Photographic double negative with Victoria Craston seated on the running board of a car.

Dates: c1920 - 1940