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211 Victoria Road
History of 211 Victoria Road
1939
Edward H Smith, b 1877, motor mechanic
Ethel, b 1886
Ida E, b 1913, bakery and confectionary shop assistant
Peggy, b 1916, clerk accounting [ARP Teleprinter]
Donald C H, b 1918, public library assistant [AFS part time]
Florence L E, b 1922, clerk junior [ARP telephonist]
Ida married Albert Winter in 1942. Her parents were not too impressed at first that she wanted to marry someone from a poorer part of Cambridge. She worked during the war as a telephone operator beneath either the Corn Exchange or the Guildhall. (Email from CDE 2022)
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