88 Ainsworth Street

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Number 88 is a mid-terrace house on the east side of Ainsworth Street.

The 1871 census records 21 inhabited houses in Ainsworth Street, plus another 9 under construction. However, they are not numbered, and at present it is not possible to identify all of them.

1881 census

Thomas Newton, head, widower, 79, gentleman’s servant, b. Kimpton, Lincoln
Rachel Newton, daughter, 29, b. Cambridgeshire

1891 census

William Ellis, head, widower, 49, boiler smith, b. Stepney, Middlesex
Ernest Ellis, son, 19, fitter, b. Stratford, Essex
Mabel Johnson, niece, 18, house keeper, b. Stratford, Essex

The Ellis family had moved here from next door at 86 Ainsworth Street. By Mabel Johnson’s occupation, ‘house keeper’, there is a note in another pen saying ‘dom’ = ‘domestic’, meaning that she was a servant in their house. She was probably asked to move in with them to help look after her uncle and cousin since her uncle was now a widower.

1901 census

Henry C Barrett, head, 44, boiler maker’s assistant, b. Cambridge
Annie Barrett, wife, 43, b. Cambridge
Florence Barrett, daughter, 25, tailoress, b. Cambridge
Frederick Barrett, son, 18, fitter’s apprentice, b. Cambridge
Sydney Barrett, son, 16, boiler maker’s apprentice, b. Cambridge
Blanche Barrett, daughter, 14, b. Cambridge
Bertram Barrett, son, 11, b. Cambridge
Catherine Barrett, daughter, 9, b. Cambridge
Mabel Barrett, daughter, 7, b. Cambridge

Henry Charles Barrett married Annie Elizabeth Tingey in 1875. They moved here from 53 Ainsworth Street.

Florence married Walter Thompson, a printer’s machine minder, a few months after the 1901 census was taken. They lived at 53 Kingston Street.

Frederick married Annie Elizabeth Waterman in 1910. They moved to 39 Gwydir Street and he became a railway engine fitter.

Sidney married Mildred Oakman in 1910. He was a boiler fitter and they started their married life in Derbyshire.

1911 census

Charles Barrett, head, 53, tuber, Great Eastern Railway, b. Cambridge
Annie Barrett, wife, 52, b. Cambridge
Blanche Barrett, daughter, 24, music teacher, at home, b. Cambridge
John Barrett, son, 21, fitter, Great Eastern Railway, b. Cambridge
Kate Barrett, daughter, 18, tailoress, b. Cambridge
Mabel Barrett, daughter, 17, milliner, b. Cambridge
35 years married, 9 children, 2 died

Catherine married soldier Bert Franklin in the spring of 1916. She gave her address as 53 Kingston Street, so was probably living with her sister Florence at this time. Bert was from 94 Ainsworth Street.

Blanche married Frederick Ellis on 17 October 1916. He was a carpenter and joiner. Frederick joined the 3rd Battalion Suffolk Regiment on 30 October 1916 and gave his permanent address as 88 Ainsworth Street. They made note of his carpentry skills and he was made a sapper.

Mabel married George William Bylett on 14 October 1919. She gave her name as Gertrude Mabel and her address as 70 Kingston Street. George was a Post Office sorter from Peckham. In 1939 they were living at 176 Gwydir Street with Blanche and Frederick.

1921 census

Henry Charles Barrett, head, 64, loco tuber, GER, Cambridge Station, b. Cambridge
Annie Elizabeth Barrett, wife, 63, home duties, b. Cambridge
Bertram John Barrett, son, 31, engine fitter, GER, March Station, b. Cambridge
Gertrude Mabel Boylett, daughter, 27, home duties, b. Cambridge
Betty Elizabeth Boylett, granddaughter, b. Cambridge

Henry Barrett worked in the GER at Cambridge Station, whereas his son Bertram worked at March Station, which was at that time a large and very busy junction.

The electoral registers show that Henry Charles Barrett lived at this address until 1929.

Bertram married Elsie Spendalow in 1935. He was 41 and an engine fitter. They lived at 70 Kingston Street.

Source: 1881–1921 Census, Cambridgeshire Marriages, Cambridgeshire Banns, England & Wales Marriages 1837–2005, 1939 Register, Cambridgeshire, England, Electoral Registers, Burgess Rolls and Poll Books, 1722–1966, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914–1920, London Gazette

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