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Walter Craske, muffin seller (MoC170/82)Doric Street
History of Doric Street
For notes on the early development of this area see New Town.
Doric Street (photo Cambridgeshire Collection)
It was Thomas Musgrave who built Downing Terrace, facing Lensfield Road in 1819. He had acquired land when the area known as New Town was sold off to a variety of developers circa 1807. Behind it, off Saxon Street, Musgrave also built a series of squalid streets of back to back houses, Gothic Street, Doric Street and Terrace Lane. These were removed as slum clearance in the mid 20th century. (Source: Cambridge City Council 2012 – New Town and Glisson Road Area Conservation Appraisal)
On this 1925 map of Cambridge Doric Street would have been the narrow alley to the east of Gothic Street running south from Saxon Street. Terrace Lane would have been the alley to the east of that.
Robert W. Stevenson, born 1916, son of Robert Stevenson of no. 13, later of 115 Mowbray Road, wrote a poem when he was stationed in Ireland with the RAMC in 1943, called CHILDHOOD, In Doric Street – 1920’s.
The poem depicts a wide range of people, some of whom lived in the street such as Mrs Elgar [no.19] and her much prized ferns, old Mrs Barker [no.4], and others who visited or had shops nearby.
1841
NB for 1841 census birthplace is within Cambridgeshire, unless otherwise stated
(1): James Bright, 30, coachman
Mariann, 25, dressmaker
John, 25, male servant. William, 20, male servant
Mary Ann, 2
Julia, 6 months
(2): John Pink, 35, shoemaker
Martha, 40
Mary Ann, 15
Emma, 15
Edward, 12
Harriet, 10
John, 8
(3): not listed
(4): William Stubbings, 26, groom
Mary Ann, 23, b outside Cambridgeshire
Erica, 5
Mary Ann, 2
(5): John R Wintzell, 35, printer, b outside Cambridgeshire
Ann, 30
Henry Thomas, 8
Ann Witrow, 6
Charles John, 4
Hannah Sarah, 1
Abigail, 3 months
William N Challis, 29, mason, b outside Cambridgeshire
(6): not listed
(7): Thomas How, 40, shoemaker
Harriet, 30
Caroline, 11
William, 9
James, 7
Elizabeth, 5
John, 2
(8): Ephraim Skinner, 19, labourer
Elizabeth, 17
Ann Creane, 18, staymaker
(9): John Ricketts, 45, mason, b outside Cambridgeshire
Ann, 45, b outside Cambridgeshire
Frederick, 22, bootmaker, b outside Cambridgeshire
George, 11
Edward, 3
(10): not listed
(11): Joseph Maltby, 40, shoemaker
Elizabeth, 40
James, 20, shoemaker
Lucy, 10
Joseph, 8
Samuel, 6
Elizabeth, 2
(12) and (13): not listed
(14): Nicholas Waden Perkins, 49, oilman
Mary, 47
Henry, 14, grooms boy
Rebecca, 12
Thomas, 2
Thomas F Stern, 85
(15): James Francis, 25, shoemaker
Sarah, 29
Charles, 4 months
Elizabeth Haggis, 55
William Haggis, 15
(16): Allen Harrison, 68, tailor
Mary, 65
Hannah, 29
(17): not listed
(18): Mary Fuller, 65, charwoman
Charles, 25, carpenter
Mary, 25
Jane, 4
Henry, 2
Ann, 6 weeks
Joshua, 20, labourer
(19): William Westly, 40, labourer
Hannah, 45
Hannah, 15
Benjamin, 12
Anna Maria, 9
Eliza, 7
Harriet, 3
Susan Simons, 20
1851
Doric Street 1851
NB no house numbers are given for this census. 20 households are identified – the same number as in 1861, though one house was unoccupied then. In 1841 19 houses were identified, though fewer households
Where a household can be found living in the same street in other censuses this is noted.
William Clark, 34, labourer, b Cape of Good Hope
Louisa, 30, b Granchester
Emma, 10, scholar, b Granchester
George, 8, scholar, b Cambridge
Matilda, 4, scholar, b Cambridge
Charles W, 2, scholar, b Cambridge
NB in 1861 this family was at 1 Doric Street
John Pink, 49, shoemaker, b Hauxton
Martha, 55, b Trumpington
Emma, 25, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Edward, 22, compositor, b Cambridge
Harriett, 20, dressmaker, b Cambridge
John, 17, shoemakers apprentice, b Cambridge
NB in 1841 this family was at 2 Doric Street; in 1861 John and Martha were at 4 Doric Street; in 1871, 1881 and 1891 John was still at 4 Doric Street, with a new wife and family (Martha probably died 1863)
James Carter, 37, miller, b Meldreth
Martha, 37, b Meldreth
Elizabeth, 14, b Meldreth
James, 12, b Cambridge
Ann, 8, b Cambridge
George, 6, b Cambridge
John, 4, b Cambridge
Charles, 1, b Cambridge
NB in 1861 Martha, now widowed, was at 3 Doric Street with her children
John Rickett, 60, stonemason, b Lincolnshire
Ann, 60, b Lincolnshire
George, 20, stonemason, b Cambridge
Edward, 14, shoemakers apprentice, b Cambridge
NB in 1841 this family was at 9 Doric Street
Thomas Howe, 50, shoemaker, b Sawston
Harriett, 43, b Cambridge
William, 19, apprentice, b Cambridge
James, 17, tailor, b Cambridge
John, 12, scholar, b Cambridge
Henry, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Joseph, 6, scholar, b Cambridge
Harriett, 1, b Cambridge
NB in 1841 and 1861 this family was at 7 Doric Street
Elijah Bowen, 34, woodturner, b Soham
Mary, 33, b Cambridge
George, 15, b Cambridge
Elijah, 11, b Cambridge
Rebecca, 10, b Cambridge
Cealyer, 2, b Cambridge (NB birth record suggests should be Celia)
William, 6 months, b Cambridge
William S Tavener, 27, carpenter, b Lincolnshire
Martha, 29, b Huntingdonshire
John, 3, b Lincolnshire,
Ann, 7 months, b Cambridge
Mary Perkins, 60, widow, painters widow, b Cambridge
Henry, 24, painter and glazier, b Cambridge
Thomas, 12, grandson, b Cambridge
James Clark, 29, painter, b Cambridge
Maryann, 31, b Cambridge
James, 4, Cambridge
Elizabeth, 2, b Cambridge
Emma, 7 months, b Cambridge
Frederick Matthews, 37, tailor, b London
Maria, 33, b London
Agusta, 6, b London
Caroline, 4, b London
Maryann, 2, b Cambridge
John P Whitehead, 33, painter, b Cambridge
Emma, 29, b Cambridge
Maryann, 9, b Cambridge
Emma, 7, b Cambridge
John, 5, b Cambridge
James, 3, b Cambridge
NB in 1861 and 1871this family was at 12 Doric Street
Joseph Maltby, 50, shoemaker, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 52, b Fulbourn
Joseph, 17, b Cambridge
Samuel, 14, b Cambridge
Jane, 12, b Cambridge
Betsy, 9, b Cambridge
NB in 1841 this family was at 11 Doric Street; in 1861 Joseph jnr, now married was at 9 Doric Street
Charles Bell, 36, labourer, b Cambridge
Ann, 47, b Cambridge
Charles, 19, cabinetmaker, b Cambridge
William Robinson, 20, carpenter, b Great Shelford
Jane, 31, laundress, b Cambridge
Ebenezer, 1, b Cambridge
William, 4 months, b Cambridge
William Mansfield, 11, b Cambridge
Thomas Mansfield, 9, b Cambridge
NB these 2 are described as ‘son-in-law’ but are more likely stepsons
NB in 1861 Jane, now widowed, was at 15 Doric Street with children from 2 marriages; in 1871 she was at 13 Doric Street
Mary Harrison, 74, widow, b Dry Drayton
Hannah, 39, nurse, b Cambridge
NB in 1841 this family was at 16 Doric Street
George Gales, 49, gasfitter, b Cambridge
Mary, 51, b Histon
Betsy, 21, b Cambridge
Joseph Clark, 65, labourer, b Essex
Sarah, 58, b Essex
Joseph, 23, labourer, b Essex
Maryann, 20, b Essex
George, 17, labourer, b Essex
NB in 1861 this family was at 14 Doric Street
Thomas Baker, 35, widower, labourer, b Foxton
Samuel, 13, errand boy, b Cambridge
William, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
Hannah, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
Benjamin, 3, scholar, b Cambridge
Susan Simons, 30, housekeeper, b Dry Drayton
John Wilson, 29, labourer, b Trumpington
Emma, 26, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 11 months, b Cambridge
Ann E Ensby, 23, sister, b Melbourn
Ann Ensby, 22, sister, b Melbourn
Susan Ensby, 13, b Harston
NB probably wife’s sisters, unclear if the second Ann is an error
Charles Fuller, 35, carpenter, b Cambridge
Mary, 40, b Cambridge
Henry, 13, Cambridge
Ann, 11, b Cambridge
Emma, 8, b Cambridge
Charles, 4, b Cambridge
Eliza, 1, b Cambridge
NB in 1841 this family was at 18 Doric Street, with Charles’ mother
1861
(1): William Clark, 45, journeyman tallow chandler, b Cape of Good Hope
Louisa, 43, b Granchester
George, 17, grocers porter, b Cambridge
Matilda, 15, b Cambridge
Charles, 13, grocers errand boy, b Cambridge
June, 11, b Cambridge
Frederick, 9, b Cambridge
(2): Charles Gray, 36, Army pensioner, b Edinburgh
Frances, 32, laundress, b County Tipperary, Ireland
Francis Maryann, 7, scholar, b Gibraltar, British Subject
Helen, 5, scholar, b Edinburgh
George Charles, 2, scholar, b Stirling
William Wilson, 10 months, b Cambridge
(3): Martha Carter, 47, widow, needlewoman, b Meldreth
Ann, 17, b Cambridge
George, 17, servant, b Cambridge
John, 13, servant, b Cambridge
Charles, 10, scholar, b Cambridge
(4): John Pink, 59, cordwainer, b Shelford
Martha, 65, b Trumpington
(5): George Newell, 49, tailor, b Ely
Charlotte, 46, b Trumpington
James, 10, scholar, b Cambridge
Charlotte, 8, scholar, b Cambridge
William, 6, scholar, b Cambridge
(6): John Taverner, 40, printer, b Cambridge
Mary, 43, b Haddenham
|(7):Thomas Howe, 68, shoemaker, b Sawston
Harriett, 55, b Cambridge
James, 26, tailor, b Cambridge
Harriett, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
(8): Joshua Fuller, 43, labourer, b Cambridge
Ann, 39, home domestic, b Trumpington
Alfred, 18, g porter, b Trumpington
Joseph, 14, apprentice shoemaker, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 6, scholar, b Cambridge
Harriett, 4, scholar, b Cambridge
Jane Louisa, 2, b Cambridge
(9): Joseph Maltby, 27, stonemason, b Cambridge
Amy, 27, b Suffolk
Charles Hagreen, 7 months, b Cambridge
(10): James Lucas Clark, 39, painter and glazier, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 41, b Cambridge
William James, 14, servant, b Cambridge
Emma, 10, scholar, b Cambridge
Ellen, 8, scholar, b Cambridge
Harriett, 6, scholar, b Cambridge
Flora, 4, scholar, b Cambridge
Lucy Matilda, 1, b Cambridge
(11): Joseph Horatio Smith, 49, hairdresser, b Hull
Frances, 49, b Histon
Joseph Henry, 15, baker, b Cambridge
Annie Marie, 13, servant, b Cambridge
Harriett, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
Susan Frances, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Caroline, 3, b Cambridge
(12): John Paul Whitehead, 42, painter and glazier, b Cambridge
Emma, 36, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 19, servant, b Cambridge
John Paul James, 18, servant, b Cambridge
James Alfred, 12, servant, b Cambridge
(13): David Taverner, 23, labourer, b Cambridge
Ann, 24, b Cambridge
William, 2, b Cambridge
Frederick, 1 week, b Cambridge
(13): separate household
Henry Faircloth, 31, labourer, b Cambridge
Sarah, Taverner, 27, housekeeper, b Cambridge
(14): Joseph Clark, 74, labourer, b Essex
Sarah, 68, b Essex
Mary Ann, 31, dressmaker, b Essex
Sarah Cordner, 60, lodger, b London
(15): Jane Raymond Robinson, 42, widow, laundress, b Cambridge
Ebenezer, 10, scholar, b Cambridge
William, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
Frederick, 5, scholar, b Cambridge
William Mansfield, 21, son, labourer, b Cambridge
Thomas Mansfield, 19, son, labourer, b Cambridge
Francis Taverner, 21, lodger, labourer, b Cambridge
Henry Taverner, 32, lodger, labourer, b Cambridge
(16): unoccupied
(17): James Taverner, 68, printer, b Cambridge
Mary Anne, 66, b Chesterton
Mary Anne, 30, b Cambridge
Rachel Adelaide, 14, b Cambridge
(18): henry Faber, 48, porter, b Cambridge
Mary, 48, charwoman, b Cambridge
Robert, 23, porter, b Cambridge
Thomas, 21, porter, b Cambridge
Susan, 16, servant, b Cambridge
Henry, 13, scholar, b Cambridge
(19): Thomas Elborn, 57, labourer, b Shelford
Susan, 54, labourers wife, b Shelford
Sarah, 16, b Cambridge
John, 30, widower, son, labourer, b Shelford
Joseph Alderton, 7, grandson, carpenters son, b Cambridge
(20): James Malpress, 50, hawker, b Boxworth
Sarah, 40, seamstress, b Norfolk
(21): David Chambers, 34, labourer, b Granchester
Sarah, 32, b Trumpington
Herbert, 10, b Granchester
Charles, 9, scholar, b Granchester
Martha, 5, scholar, b Cambridge
1871
(1): William Clark, 51, tallow chandlers assistant, b Cape of Good Hope [South Africa]
Louise.48, mangle woman, b Granchester
Jane, 22, assistant mangle woman, b Granchester
Frederick, 20, gentleman’s page, b Cambridge
Herbert, 4, grandson, scholar, b Cambridge
(2): Charles Webb, 28, grocers porter, b Bottisham
Lydia, 28, b Dry Drayton
Emily, 2, b Dry Drayton
Alice, 1, b Cambridge
(3): James Walters, 52, gardener, b Dorset
Anne maria, 42, b Germany Nasau, naturalised British subject
(4): John Pink, 69, master shoemaker, b Cambridge
Sarah, 39, wife, b Cambridge
Ellen, 6, scholar, b Cambridge
William, 5, scholar, b Cambridge
Harriett, 3, b Cambridge
(5): George Newell, 59, master tailor, b Ely
Charlotte, 56, b Trumpington
William, 14, grocers porter, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 5, granddaughter, scholar, b Cambridge
John Bradford, 14, boarder, fishmongers porter, b Cambridge
(6): Mary Ann Tavener, 59, widow, supported by parish, b Haddenham
Sarah Starkey, 61, widow, sister, annuitant, b Haddenham
Florence Sarah Walton, 3, niece, b Cambridge
(7): Thomas Howe, 71, widower, journeyman shoemaker, b Sawston
Harriett, 50, general servant domestic out of employment, b Cambridge
(8): Joshua Fuller, 53, journeyman painter, b Cambridge
Ann, 49, painters wife, b Trumpington
Mary Ann, 15, painters daughter, b Cambridge
Jane, 12, scholar, b Cambridge
Eliza, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Robert Chater, 30, lodger, labourer in coprolite works, b Norfolk
(9): Robert Smith, 26, grocers porter, b Little Eversden
Anne, 27, dressmaker, b Eaton Socon
(10): James Clark, 49, journeyman painter, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 52, b Cambridge
Flora, 14, scholar, b Cambridge
Kate, 8, scholar, b Cambridge
(11): Joseph Smith, 59, hairdresser, b Hull
Frances, 57, b Histon
Harriett, 20, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Caroline, 13, scholar, b Cambridge
(12): John Whitehead, 52, journeyman painter, b Cambridge
Emma, 48, b Cambridge
James, 23, journeyman painter, b Cambridge
(13): Jane Robinson, 51, widow, laundress, b Cambridge Holy Trinity
William, 29, journeyman carpenter, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
Mary, 18, domestic servant unemployed, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
Frederick, 16, bakers boy, b Cambridge, St Andrew the Less
Thomas Mansfield, 29, son, cow keeper, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
(14): Mary An Glasscock, 39, widow, dressmaker, b Essex
Charles, 9, scholar, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
John, 7, scholar, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
Sarah Corden, 69, supported by parish, b Manchester (NB described as blind)
(15): John Thompson, 26, bricklayers labourer, b Mildenhall
Sarah, 28, b Derbyshire
Ida Maud, 1, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 4 months, b Cambridge
(16): Stephen Raven, 44, ostler, b Huntingdonshire
Sarah, 44, laundry woman, b West Wratting
Constance, 21, servant home for holiday, b Cambridge
Laura, 12, scholar, b Cambridge
Alice, 10, scholar, b Cambridge
Walter, 15, bakers boy, b Cambridge
Charles Deer, 56, brother-in-law, groom, b West Wratting
(17): James Tavener, 78, printer pressman, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 71, b Cambridge
Edward Toseland, 39, lodger, labourer in coprolite works, b Godmanchester
Mary Ann Toseland, 39, lodger, wife, b Cambridge
(18): Henry Faben, 60, coal porter, b Cambridge
Mary, 61, b Cambridge
Henry, 20, bricklayers labourer, b Cambridge
Thomas Henry, 6, grandson, scholar, b Cambridge
(19): Susan Elborn, 65, widow, supported by parish, b Little Shelford
Sarah, 24, general servant sleep at home, b Cambridge
Jane, 11, granddaughter, scholar, b Cambridge
Susan Ann, 8 months, b Cambridge
(19): Separate household
John Alderton, 41, journeyman carpenter, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 41, college servant, b Little Shelford
William, 21, fishmongers porter, b Cambridge
Joseph, 17, butchers man, b Cambridge
Harry, 15, bakers boy, b Cambridge
Robert, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
Thomas, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
(20): John Brookes, 17, under porter at Addenbrookes Hospital, b Cambridge
Emily, 15, nursemaid out of employment, b Cambridge
NB Head of family engaged in hospital. In 1861 the family was at 10 Gothic Street
(21): William Brookes, 24, bricklayers labourer, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
Isobel, 20, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
Sarah, 1 month, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
Alice Hayward, 2, visitor, b Cambridge St Andrew the Less
1881
(1): Sonia Clark, 64, widow, unable to work, b Grantchester
Herbert, 13, grandson, errand boy, b Cambridge
(2): Lydia Webb, 38, widow, charwoman, b Dry Drayton
Emily, 13, servant, b Dry Drayton
Alice, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
Amelia, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Samuel, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
(3): Frederick Clarke, 29, labourer, b Cambridge
Alice, 27, b Balsham
Louisa, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
Frederick, 5, scholar, b Cambridge
Kate, 1, b Cambridge
(4): John Pink, 79, shoemaker, b Cambridge
Sarah, 47, b Trumpington
Helen, 16, pupil teacher, b Cambridge
William, 16, warehouse boy, b Cambridge
Harriett, 13, scholar, b Cambridge
Charles, 5, scholar, b Cambridge
(5): George Newell, 69, widower, tailor, b Ely
Lydia Gaylor, 42, widow, daughter, bedmaker, b Cambridge
Jane Gaylor, 10, granddaughter, scholar, b Granchester
Mary Hughes, 68, widow, needlewoman, b Ely
(6): Frederick B Haggis, 36, porter, b Cambridge
Matilda, 37, b Cambridge
Charles P, 4, scholar, b London
Arthur G, 3, scholar, b London
(7): Thomas Elborn, 45, labourer, b Shelford
Mary A, 39, bedmaker, b Trumpington
Catherine, 20, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Florence, 18, servant out of place, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 15, nil, b Cambridge
Thomas George, 13, errand boy, b Cambridge
Caroline, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
Kizia, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Emily L, 5, scholar, b Cambridge
William H, 3, b Cambridge
Lillian G, 1, b Cambridge
(8): Joshua Fuller, 63, plumbers labourer, b Cambridge (NB described as married but no wife present)
Eliza, 19, daughter, b Cambridge
Mary A Price, daughter, charwoman, b Cambridge (NB also married but no husband present)
Sarah F Price, 2, granddaughter, b Cambridge
Harriet, 1, granddaughter, b Cambridge
(9): Samuel Free, 28, gardener, b Hadstock
Agnes, 27, b Hildersham
Arthur T, 7, scholar, b Hildersham
Emily A, 5, scholar, b Duxford
(10): James Clark, 59, painter and glazier, b Cambridge
Mary, 61, b Cambridge
Flora, 24, staymaker, b Cambridge
(11): Joseph Smith, 69, hairdresser, b Middlesex
Frances, 69, b Histon
Caroline, 23, machinist, b Cambridge
Lazarus Priest, 32, son-in-law, farmer, b Littlebury
Frances, 29, daughter, farmers wife, b Cambridge
Joseph, 3, grandson, b Littlebury
Florence, 1, granddaughter, b Littlebury
(12): John Webb, 58, undergardener, b Bottisham
Susan, 53, b Histon
William 21, foundry labourer, b Impington
John, 18, farm labourer, b Impington
Smith Webb, 29, son, drayman, b Bottisham
Emily, 30, daughter-in-law, b Cambridge
Eliz A, 3, granddaughter, b Nottingham
William S, 1, grandson, b Nottingham
(13): Amelia Meole, 42, widow, annuitant, b Hertfordshire
Walter, 22, railway porter, b Hertfordshire
Charles, 18, general servant, b Cambridge
Emma, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
Maud, 2, b Cambridge
George Meole, 72, widower, boarder, labourer, b Hertfordshire
(14): Mary A Whitehead, 49, widow, dressmaker, b Essex
Charles J Glasscock, 19, son, under groom, b Cambridge
John J Glasscock, 17, son, grocers porter, b Cambridge
James Phillips, 20, boarder, gardener, b Cambridge
(15): Maria Thompson, 68, widow, b Chippenham, Cambridgeshire
Sarah Jane, 43, servant general domestic, b Mildenhall
George, 23, gardener, b Mildenhall
Ruth Woolley, 30, daughter, b Mildenhall (NB married but husband not present)
George E Woolley, 12, grandson, scholar, b Chelsea
Alfred S Woolley, 9, grandson, scholar, b Marylebone
(16): Sarah Raven, 54, widow, laundress, b West Wratting
Laura Cooke, 2, boarder, b Cambridge
(17): William Peck, 28, coprolite digger, b Bourn
Jane, 23, b Kingston, Cambridgeshire
William, 3, b Cambridge
(18): James Stubbings, 50, coachman, b Kent (NB married but no wife present)
Harriet Ann, 22, daughter, b Kent
Frances, 19, daughter, b Kent
Frederick, 18, son, blacksmith, b Kent
(19): Robert Dearsley, 22, shoemaker, b Cherry Hinton
Mary, 20, b Suffolk
(20): Lucy Brookes, 69, widow, b Cambridge
(21): Walter Craske, 53, labourer, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 45, charwoman, b Trumpington
Alice, 3, b Cambridge
Albert J, 5 months, b Cambridge
Clara Best, 13, daughter, scholar, b Middlesex
Elizabeth Best, 11, daughter, b Middlesex
1891
(1): Frederick Haggis, 49, coalman, b Cambridge
Matilda, 46, b Cambridge
Charles, 14, errand boy, b London
Frederick, 10, scholar, b London
Horace, 5, scholar, b London
Louisa Gertrude, 4, scholar, b London
(2): William Ashberry, 38, gardener, b Chesterton
Elizabeth Emma, 29, b Cambridge
Ellen Francis, 6, scholar, b Cambridge
William Harry, 4, scholar, b Cambridge
Lillian, 2, b Cambridge
Bertram Reginald, 6 months, b Cambridge
(3): Alice Clark, 37, widow, charwoman, b Balsham
Louisa, 17, housemaid, b Cambridge
Frederick, 15, instrument maker, b Cambridge
Kate, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
William, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Mahalath, 5, scholar, b Cambridge
Sidney, 3, scholar, b Cambridge
(4): John Pink, 89, pot maker, b Cambridge
Harriet, 57, b Cambridge
Sarah, 23, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Charles, 16, apprentice printer and compositor, b Cambridge
NB on the 1871 and 1881 censuses John’s wife is Sarah, and his daughter Harriet. Using birth/marriage records it would seem John Pink married Sarah Heffer in 1864 and had a daughter Harriet in 1867/8
(5):Lydia Gaylor, 52, widow, college pensioner, b Cambridge
Jane, 20, b Cambridge
George Bowfell, 21, lodger, railway porter, b Doncaster, Yorkshire
(6): Henry Robert Bradford, 44, furniture porter, b Cambridge
Bertha Ann, 34, b Cambridge
Miranda, F, 4, b Cambridge
Arthur K, 1, b Cambridge
Ellen Maud, 1, b Cambridge
Henry Muggleton, 65, uncle, groom, b Cambridge
(7): George Barker, 27, groom, b Chrishall Grange, Essex
Jane, 39, b Cambridge
Ernest, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
Ellen Jane, 4, scholar, b Cambridge
Edward G, 2, b Cambridge
(8): Ann Fuller, 69, widow, b Shelford
Eliza Fuller, 29, general domestic, b Cambridge
Harriet Stanford, 35, college help, b Cambridge
Margaret Stanford, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Frederick, 8, scholar, b Cambridge
Henry Edwards, 35, visitor, agent, b Paddington, London
(9): Chamberlain William Peck, 38, general labourer, b Bourn
Jane, 33, b Kingston, Cambridgeshire
William, 13, printers labourer, b Cambridge
Charles, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Rachel Jane, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
Mabel, 4, scholar, b Cambridge
Caroline Esther, 2, b Cambridge
(10): Mary Ann Clark, 71, widow, b Cambridge
Fiona, 34, staymaker, b Cambridge
(11): Martha Hall, 34, single, living on own means, b Westwick, Cambridgeshire
Ethel, 2, daughter, b Surrey
Elsie Violet, 1, daughter, b Cambridge
(12): Ellen Cooper, 36, single, washerwoman, b Suffolk
George Cooper, 77, father, jobbing gardener, b Suffolk
William Cooper, 11, son, scholar, b Cambridge
(13): William Prime, 64, labourer, b Barton
Sarah, 62, charwoman, b Mepal
(14): Emily Moore, 41, widow, living on own means, b Melbourn
Willie F, 15, shop porter, b Cambridge
Albert Edward, 14, errand boy, b Cambridge
Emily, 12, dressmakers apprentice, b Cambridge
Flora, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Grace, 7, scholar, b Milton
(15): Susannah Jane Thompson, 52, cook, b Mildenhall
Ruth Wooley, 40, sister, b Mildenhall
George E Wooley, 22, nephew, chimney sweep, b Chelsea London
(16): Sarah Raven, 69, widow, laundress, b West Wratting
(17): Charles Belcham, 41, gardener, b Granchester
Mary, 42, college servant, b Histon
(18): Walter Craske, 63, railway porter, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 53, college servant, b Trumpington
Alice, 13, general servant, b Cambridge
Albert, 10, scholar, b Cambridge
Charles Smith, 22, lodger, railway porter, b Northamptonshire
The Craskes are living in 39 Coronation Street in 1901.
(19): John Webb, 66, general labourer, b Bottisham
Susan, 61, b Histon
John 28, b Impington
Susannah, 26, b Impington
(20): Jane Elgar, 57, widow, plain needleworker, b Cambridge
Lucy, 16, general servant, b Cambridge
Florence Boyd, 7, visitor, scholar, b London
(21): John Sizer, 44 gardener, b Histon
Harriett, 44, b Cambridge
Ellen Jones, 13, daughter, scholar, b Cambridge
Jessie Jones, 7 daughter, scholar, b Cambridge
Harry Jones, 5, son, scholar, b Cambridge
1901 &1911
EAST SIDE
No.1 (1901):
Frederick Haggis, 59, drapers porter,
Matilda, 57, b Cambridge
Charles P, 24, grocers warehouseman, b London
Frederick, 19, gardener, b Cambridge
Horace, 15, bakers boy, b Cambridge
Gertrude, 14,
No.1 (1911):
Frederic Burton Haggis, 69, widower, manservant, born Cambridge
Gertrude, 24, daughter, general servant, born Cambridge
(1913): Frederick Haggis, carman
No.2 (1901):
William Ashberry
Elizabeth
Harry, 14, house boy, born Cambridge
Lily, 12, born Cambridge
Bertie
Elsie, 9, born Cambridge
Nellie, 6, born Cambridge
Bessie, 3, born Cambridge
Alice, 11 mos, born Cambridge
No.2 (1911):
William Ashberry, 57, gardener Botanic Gardens, born Chesterton
Elizabeth, 49, born Cambridge
Bertram, 20, book sellers assistant, born Cambridge
Ernest, 16, printers apprentice, born Cambridge
Alice, 10, born Cambridge
(1913) William Ashberry, gardener Botanic Gardens
No.3 (1901)
Louisa Clark, daughter, 27, laundress, born Cambridge
William, son, 19, railway engine cleaner, born Cambridge
Mahala, 15, servant, born Cambridge
Sidney, 13, butchers boy, born Cambridge
No.3 (1911)
Alice Clark, 57, widow, club assistant (political club), born Balsham
Lousia Clark, 37, daughter, born Cambridge
(1913) Mrs Alice Clark, charwoman
No.4 (1901)
George Petitt, 32, coachman, b Newnham
Annie M, 30, needle work, b Horningsea
George D, 11, born Cambridge
Eliza M, 7, born Cambridge
Serat [?] H, boy, 6, b Horningsea
No.4 (1911)
Robert Malcolm Barker, 55, fly driver (livery stables), born Great Chesterford
Julia Constance, 52, born Cottenham
Lydia Malcolm, 13, born Scotland
Florence Piddock, step daughter, 15, domestic servant, born Cambridge
(1913) Robert M Barker, cab driver
No.5 (1901)
Frederick Oakman, 34, bricklayer, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 36, b Fulbourn
Alfred, 12, b Cambridge
Ernest, 10, b Cambridge
Hilda, 7, b Cambridge
May, 5, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 2, b Cambridge
No.5 (1911)
Frederick Cracknell, 50, farm labourer, born Horseheath
Louisa, 50, born West Wickham
(1913) Alfred Dowe, labourer
No.6 (1901)
Harry Carter, 41, coal Carter, b Grantchester
Alice J, 40, b Grantchester
Emily J, 16, laundress, b Grantchester
Ebenezer, 13, errand boy, b Grantchester
Rose, 11, b Grantchester
Lily, 9, b Grantchester
Florence, 5, b Grantchester
Oliver, 1, b Cambridge
No. 6 (1911)
Alfred Ernest Tibbs, 27, postman GPO, born Wisbech
Eliza Pheobe, 28, born Cambs
Leonard, 2, born Wisbech
Olibe Annie, 1, born Wisbech
Walter John, 2 mos, born Cambridge
(1913) Mrs Cracknell
Eric James Cracknell: Private 20140, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 21 September 1917. Aged 22. Born 27 September 1895 in Chesterton, Cambs, enlisted Cambridge Son of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Cracknell, of 6, Doric St., Cambridge. In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Cambridgeshire, resident with his mother, Elizabeth, at 37, Newnham, Cambridge. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Cambridge, a College Servant, a boarder at 3 Church Rate Walk Newnham Cambridge. Buried in ST. PATRICK’S CEMETERY, LOOS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 2. See also Cambridge Guildhall and Cambridge University Press & College Servants (St Paul’s Roll of Honour)
No.7 (1901)
John Hall, 73, “shepherd”, b Balsham
Mahalah, 73, b Fulbourn
Percy, grandson, 18, plumbers labourer, b Norfolk
No.7 (1911)
Alfred Benton, 30, coal porter gas works, born Cambridge
Emily, 35, born Luton
Marjory O’Dell, step daughter, 11, born Cambridge
Tom O’Dell, step son, 7, born Stratford
Roy O’Dell. step son, 3, born Cambridge
Olaf Tregenza, nephew, 9, born Hull
(1913) Mrs Jessop
No.8 (1901)
Henry Wright, painter
Rhoda, cook
Sidney, 16, house boy, b Berks
Albert, house boy,
Lilian
Leonard, 11,
Alfred
Reginald
Archie
Ida
No.8 (1911)
Henry Wright, 53, house painter, born Cambs
Rhoda, 48, born Berks
Albert Wright, 24, railway porter, born Cambridge
Lilian Wright, 22, housemaid domestic, born Cambridge
Alfred Wright, 19, grocers porter, born Cambridge
Reginald, 17, houseboy domestic, born Cambridge
Archie, 13, born Cambridge
Ida Wright, 10, born Cambridge
Edward Wright, 9, born Cambridge
Nellie Wright, 7, born Cambridge
(1913) Henry Wright, painter
No. 9 (1901)
Walter W Molt, 47, college kitchen porter, b Oxford
Gilpah, 45, college bedmaker, b London
Gertrude, 18, b Cambridge
Walter W, 16, boot closers apprentice, b Cambridge
Charles M, 14, college kitchen porter, b Cambridge
Frederick J, 12, b Cambridge
Edith May, 7, b Cambridge
Minnie V, 5, b Cambridge
Constance, 4, b Cambridge
No.9 (1911)
Alfred Woolley, 40, hotel cook, born London
Esther Woolley, 42, born London
John Rogery, lodger, 39, coal merchant carman, born Cambridge
(1913) Alfred S Woolley, cook
No. 10 (1901)
Flora Clark, 44, stay maker
No.10 (1911)
Flora Clark, 54, single, corset maker ladies outfitting, born Cambridge
(1913) Miss Florence Clarke
No.11 (1901)
Martha Hall, 42, living on her own means
Ethel, 12, b Surrey
Elsie, 10, b Cambridge
Bertha, 8
Hilda, 6
Alice, 4
William, 2
No.11 (1911)
Martha Hall, 52, widow, born Cambs
Bertha Thrances [?] Hall, 18, dressmaker at shop, born Cambridge
Hilda Margaret Hall, 16, born Cambridge
Alice Gertrude Norman Hall, 14, born Cambridge
William Norman Hall, 12, born Cambridge
(1913) Percy J Chamberlain, lamplighter
No.12 (1901)
Eliza Leach, 33, laundress, b Cambridge
No.12 (1911)
Bertie Jordan, 22, shop assistant, born Gt Shelford
Grace Ethel Jordan, 24, born Essex
Gladys Joyce Jordan, 9 mos, born Cambridge
(1913) Bertie Jordan, shop assistant
WEST SIDE
No.13 (1901)
William Peck, 48, railway carman, b Cambs
Jane, 43,b Cambs
Charles, 19, goods porter, b Cambridge
Esther, 12, b Cambridge
Francis, 5, b Cambridge
Mary Ann, 3, b Cambridge
No.13 (1911):
William Stevenson, 43, sugar boiler, born Cambridge
Fanny, 45, charwoman, (married 25 years), born Suffolk
Robert, 21, college waiter, born Cambridge
Bert, 19, presser tailor, born Cambridge
Bill, 17, gardener, born Cambridge
Arthur, 13, school, born Cambridge
No. 13 (1913):
William Stevenson
In 1901 the Stevenson family were living at 221 Newmarket Road. According to his son, Robert served in the infantry in WWI but records have been lost.
Pte Arthur Stevenson was killed in action in France on 27.9.1918 aged 19.
No.14 (1901)
Arthur J Ludman, 35, stableman, b cambridge
Eliza, 36, charwoman, b Horningsea
Charles C Nordell, boarder, 50, decorator, b London
No.14 (1911):
Tom Lee, 38, labourer (National Telephone Co.), born Cambridge
Elizabeth, 34, born Cambridge
Lelis, 8, born Cambridge
Elise, 6, born Cambridge
Florence, 4, born Cambridge
Lillin, 2, born Cambridge
No.14 (1913):
Francis Robert Stevenson, college servant
No. 15 (1901)
Ruth Wolley, widower, 48, cook, b Suffolk
No. 15 (1911):
Thomas Marshall, 53, jobbing gardener, born Cambridge observatory
Harriett, 42, born London
Thomas, 3, born Cambridge
William, 2, born Cambridge
(1913) Thomas Marshall, gardener
Thomas Charles Marshall: Private 326081, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 7th March 1918. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 3024, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Son of Thomas James and Harriet Marshall, 15, Doric St., Cambridge. Buried in FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 21. Also listed on Cambridge Guildhall. (St Paul’s Roll of Honour)
No. 16 (1901)
Susannah Custerson, 54, living on own means, b Norfolk
George, 23, butcher, b Comberton
Frederick, gardener, 18, b Toft
No. 16 (1911)
Charles Mansfield, 22, gardener domestic, born Cambridge
Eliza Mansfield, 24, born London, born London
(1913) Charles Holmes, engineer
No. 17 (1901)
Esther Ann Bush, 34, charwoman, b London
Harriett Marshall, sister, 34, cook, b London
Thomas C Marshall, nephew, 3, b Cambridge
George A Best, visitor, 12, b London
No. 17 (1911)
Eliza Offer, 65, married, charwoman, born Linton
Arthur Cutter Offer, son, 28, jobbing gardener, born Grantchester
Annie Offer, 16, domestic servant, born Newnham Croft
(1913) Mrs Offer
No. 18 (1901)
Frederick Watson, 33, bricklayer, b Cambridge
Martha, 30, b Cambridge
Frederick, 3, b Cambridge
Edwin, 1, b Cambridge
No. 18 (1911)
Frank Benstead, 24, brewers laborer, born Cambridge
Daisy, 24, born Cambridge
Kate Susan Benstead, 2, born Cambridge
(1913) Bert Scarr, labourer
No.19 (1901)
John Webb, 77, widower, b Bottisham
Susannah, 33, laundress, b Impington
No. 19 (1911)
Sarah Jane Elgar, 75, widow, born Cambridge
Lucy Harriett, 35, single, born Cambridge
Reginald Jack, 12, [grand?]son, school part time houseboy, born Cambridge
(1913) Mrs S J Elgar, needlewoman
Reginald Jack Elgar: Private G/17368, 16th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 25th September 1918. Aged 20. Born Cambridge, enlisted Bury St Edmund’s. Son of Mrs. L. H. Elgar, of 19, Doric St., Cambridge. Buried in TEMPLEUX-LE-GUERARD BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 21. See also Cambridge St Mary the Less and Cambridge Guildhall (St Paul’s Roll of Honour)
No. 20 (1901)
Jane Elgar, widower, 65, b Cambridge [living at no. 19 in 1911]
Lucy, 25, charwoman, b Cambridge
Bertie Nelson, grandson, 8, b Cambridge
Reginald Elgar, grandson, 2, b Cambridge
No. 20 (1911)
Frank Smith, 36, farm labourer, born Stapleford
Rebecca, 34, born Cambridge
Jessie, 8, born London
Charles Edward, 4, born Cambridge
Sawen[?], daughter, 15mos, born Cambridge
(1913) Charles Ellis
No.21 (1881)
Walter Craske, 53, labourer, b Cambridge
[This is very likely to have been the same person as the Walter Craske who is depicted at the Museum of Cambridge. He was a street seller in late Victorian times who sold muffins. At some point he lived in George IV Street. In 1901 he was living at 39 Coronation Street]
Walter Craske, muffin seller
Elizabeth, 45, charwoman, b Trumpington
Clara Best, daughter, 13, b Middlesex
Elizabeth, daughter, 11, b Middlesex
Alice Craske, daughter, 3, b Cambridge
Albert Craske, son, 5 mos, b Cambridge
No. 21 (1901)
John E Rayner, widower, 71, unable to work, b Trumpington
No.21 (1911)
William Unwin, 35, under groundsman cricket ground, born Cambridge
Rachel, 31, born Norwich
William George, 12, born Cambridge
Violet Louisa, 9, born Cambridge
Nora Alice, 7, born Cambridge
Lenord [sic] Arthur, 6, born Cambridge
Mary Peggy, 3, born Cambridge
Emma Daisy, 1, born Cambridge
(1913) William Unwin, gardener
1939
(1): unoccupied
(2): Frank Wright, b 1886, general labourer brickworks
Hilda Wright, b 1880, college servant
Albert F Wright, b 1919, hospital porter
Margate H Wright (Patman), b 1921, tea packer
(3): unoccupied
(4): Julia C Barker, widow, b 1854, pensioner, invalid
Florence Piddock, b 1895, upholstress
(5): Alfred C Dowe, b 1876, labourer
Frances E Dowe, b 1876, no occupation
3 closed records
(6): Frederick F Dockerill, b 1898, night porter
Hilda E Dockerill, b 1897, domestic (unpaid)
Barbara F Dockerill (Daly), b 1922, factory hand
(7): Ada Jessop, b 1874, divorced, unpaid domestic duties
Philip Lovick, b 1920, van driver
1 closed record
(8): unoccupied
(9): Esther Woolley, widow, b 1866, unpaid domestic duties
(10): William Watkins, b 1910, general trained male nurse, and volunteer air raid warder Cambs County Council
Ida M F Watkins, b 1900, unpaid domestic duties
1 closed record
(11): unoccupied
(12): Michael Corcoran, b 1909, commissionaire at New Theatre
Florence L Watkins, b 1914, unpaid domestic duties
Colin Watkins, b 1938, under school age
2 closed records
(13), (14) and (15): all unoccupied
(16): George Munns, widower, b 1869, old age pensioner
Mary E Leavens (Walker), b 1911, daily help
(17): Albert E Hessy, separated, b 1877, labourer
Elizabeth Green, b 1871, unpaid domestic duties
(18): unoccupied
(19): Lucy H Elgar, b 1874, office cleaner
(20): unoccupied
(21): Alexander f Germany, b 1881, caddie Gog Magog Golf Club
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