Richard Farrington mentions the following in his diaries of 1858-1862:
1861 census: High Street Sawston
Arthur James Challis, widower, 29, grocer draper and general commission agent, b Sawston
Fred, 14, b Sawston
Rosa, 2, b Sawston
Farrington reports the death of Mrs Arthur Challis on May 2nd.
1861 census: High Street, Sawston
Frederic Prince, 47, MRCS General Practitioner, b Balsham
Georgiana, 35, b Middlesex
Frederic, 16, b Sawston
Catherine, mother, 79, surgeon’s widow, b Essex
Mary Ann Scott, niece, 13, b Essex
Catherine King, visitor, 40, b Hants
Ann King, visitor, 25, b Hants
1861 census: High Street
William Parsons, head absent son in law, 52, draper, b Oxon
Mary, 32, b Middlesex
Thomas, grandson, 9 months, b Sawston
Margaret Lewis, daughter, 25, b Middlesex
Evan Rotheroe Lewis, grandson, 4, b Sawston
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