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 1862 - 1923 (60 years)
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| Name |
Arthur LETTS |
| Birth |
17 Jun 1862 |
Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Emigration |
17 Jul 1883 |
Gravesend Port, in Kent England |
| On board the S.S. Scotland , bound for Canada. |
| Immigration |
27 Jul 1883 |
Point Levis, Quebec, Canada. |
| Arriving at 4-00pm in the afternoon. |
| Death |
18 May 1923 |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Burial |
25 May 1923 |
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles.USA |
| Notes |
- Founder of Broadway Department Stores and Bullock's. He was responsible for developing a great deal of Hollywood. He also purchased and developed Westwood, Holmby Hills and the UCLA campus. This was done through the Janss Development Co. Harold Janss was Mr. Letts son in law. Harold and his brother Edwin developed quite a bit of Los Angeles from the turn of the century into the 1960's. Areas from Hancock Park to Thousand Oaks.
His son, Arthur Letts, Jr. built the Playboy Mansion.
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| Person ID |
I5302 |
Long Family |
| Last Modified |
15 Nov 2014 |
| Father |
Richard LETTS, b. 5 May 1826, Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England d. 29 Apr 1902, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Caroline COLEMAN, b. 12 Sep 1834, Chapel Brampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Marriage |
6 Jun 1855 |
Northamptonshire, England |
| Family ID |
F1775 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Martha Florence PHILP, b. 7 Apr 1868, Dunnville, Ontario, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Mar 1944, Los Angeles, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Aug 1886 |
York, Ontario, Canada |
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Marriage Certificate
Arthur and Martha tie the knot. |
| Children |
| + | 1. Florence Edna LETTS, b. 24 Sep 1887, York, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Jul 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 78 years) |
| + | 2. Gladys L LETTS, b. 9 Sep 1889, Seattle, Washington, USA d. 18 Aug 1979, Los Angeles Los Angeles County California, USA (Age 89 years) |
| + | 3. Arthur LETTS, b. 28 Apr 1891, Seattle, Washington, USA d. 14 Jul 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 68 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1871 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Oct 2012 |
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