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Britannia Place, East Road

History of Britannia Place, East Road

1861

Brittania [sic] Lodging House:

Elizabeth Machin, 70, lodging house keeper, Yorks

Britannia Place:

William Gee, 37, carter, b Cambridge

etc…

1881

(8)

John Alsop, 41, blacksmith, b Chatteris
Anne, 41, b Suffolk
George, 19, blacksmith’s apprentice, b Suffolk
Annie, 17, b Suffolk
John P, 15, b Cambridge
Arthur, 14, b Cambridge
Ethel, 12, b Cambridge
Louise, 10, b Cambridge
Lillian, 8, b Cambridge
Edith, 6, b Cambridge
Agnes, 4, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 2, b Cambridge
Joseph, 3 weeks, b Cambridge
Mary, 3 weeks, b Cambridge

John Thomas Alsop was born in Chatteris in 1839, son of a blacksmith, george Alsop. In 1860 he married Anne Snelling. By 1884 he was described as an ‘Art Iron Worker and Smith.’ By 1887 his older sons were being taken into the business. His business was called The Britannia Works after the Britannia Inn opposite.

For Alsop family after 1881 see 85 East Road.

1913

  1. William Reed Richardson, labourer
  2. Mrs Moore
  3. Charles Blackwell, labourer
  4. Mrs Pope, charwoman
  5. Albert Chapman, carman
  6. Mrs Elizabeth Utteridge
  7. James brown
  8. Charles Everitt, cab proprietor
  9. William Haynes

Joseph Utteridge: Private 24789, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 8th August 1918. Born and enlisted Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 3. See also Cambridge Guildhall (St Paul’s Roll of Honour)

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