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The Front, Holywell (RGL2025)Oak Cottage, The Front, Holywell
History of Oak Cottage
Listed Building
C16 cottage with inserted floor to hall dated 1593 on ceiling beam. One-storey and attic.
In 1881 the Tabbitt family were living in Back Street at 1 Manor Farm Cottages where Amelia was born. According to The Holywell Story by Joe Newell Fred’s wife, Amelia, was from Yelling. Fred at this time was Head Hersdman to the Sanders Spencer herd of Large and Middle White Yorkshire Pigs at Manor Farm. Mr Spencer was later to acknowledge that Fred Tabbitt’s remarkable knowledge of the breeding and showing of pigs had made a significant contribution to the success of the herd. In the course of his work he had travelled the countries of Europe and accompanied prize winning pigs at all the major Agricultural shows in Victorian England.
1891 Front Street
Fred Tabbitt, 41, farm servant,
Amelia, 41,
Fred, 22, ag lab., b Needingworth
Arthur, 20, ag lab., b Needingworth
James, 18, ag lab., b Needingworth
Annie, 12, b Needingworth
Nellie, 9, b Holywell
David, 7, b Holywell
Jenny, 5, b Holywell
The family moved to ‘Berry House’ on Holywell front where Fred kept a small herd of five cows, and two horses, Jenny and Fisher. Fred would sometimes take a sick person in his pony and cart to the Doctor at St Ives, or collect medicines from the surgery.
1901 Front Street
Frederick Tabbitt, 51, thatcher labourer,
Amelia, 51,
David, 17, gardener, b Holywell
Sarah, 15, housemaid, b Holywell
Mary, 8, b Holywell
1911 Berrio House, Holywell
Fred Tabbitt, 61, farmer,
Amelia, 61,
Mary, 18, b Holywell
Hubert James How Freeman, nephew, 11, b Holywell
1921
Frederick Tabbitt, 72, b Needingworth, smallholder retired
Amelia, 72, b Needingworth
clerk trade union, Mary, 28, b Holywell
Herbert James Freeman, visitor, 21, clerk trade union Nat Ass of Ass. Masters, b Holywell,
Frederick Arthur Chambers, grandon, 5, b St Ives
1928
Mary married Walter Wilmer and moved to The Pantiles.
1939
Frederick Tabbitt, b 1849, incapacitated
Frederick died in 1940
The Front, Holywell (RGL2025)
Oak Cottage, Holywell
Fred and Amelia Tabbitt with daughter Mary
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