Brother of John Burtt. They had been found on the street and were educated in a Ragged School themselves. Founder of Hoxton Market Christian Mission.
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Lewis "Daddy" H. Burtt
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Hoxton Market Christian Mission
London Borough of Hackney Lewis "Daddy" Burtt, 1860 - 1935, John Burtt, 1855...
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