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Tacks’ Cottage, Papworth St Agnes

History of the Tacks' cottage

Labelled no.5 on Dora Tack’s village diagram

Semi-detached – right hand side

Front – lathe and plaster with thatched roof. Back – built of brock with a thatched roof. 6 rooms.

1942

Frank Tack’s (Doris’s husband) mother, brothers and married sister.

Mrs Priscilla Tack née Cooper (Prissy), widow of Charles Tack, born Godmanchester

Kenneth George Tack (Connor), son, agricultural labourer for Joseph Hugh Leycester, Died 1977.

Cecil Ernest Yack (Syke), son, factory worker, in WWII worked in reserved occupation in Birmingham

Mrs Irene Ruth Mott (Renie), daughter, factory worker in the carpentry shop at Papworth Industries, Papworth Everard.

Harry William Tack, son, Pte in Suffolk Regiment

Joseph Allen Tack (Joe), son pte in Royal Artillery Pioneer Corps. Died 1981.

Leonard Mott (Len) – son-in-law. Husband of Renie. Cpl TAOC Driver

The cottage fell into ruins after Connor moved to a council bungalow at Graveley. Demolished along with adjoining cottage.

The bomb which dropped at the end of the village had shalen this cottage and moved the back wall of the sittong-room.

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