231 – 3 (167) (176) Newmarket Road, Butcher’s Arms, Cambridge

History of 231-3 Newmarket Road

1851 Geo. Sealbrook (Gardner’s Directory)

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1852 Thomas Houlden (Slaters Directory)

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1861 176 Newmarket Road Public House

Robert Lyon, head, 38, labourer, b Elsworth

Mary Ann, 38, no profession,  b Barton

Elliott, 9, b Elsworth

Mary Ann, 6, b Cambridge

Sarah Ann, 5, b Cambridge

 

Richard Hipwell, head, 58, hatter, b Notts

Harriet, 37, charwoman, b Cambridge

Harriet, 15, b Beds

William Jackson, lodger, 24, labourer, b Cambridge

Richard Swan, lodger, 57, butcher,  b Cambridge

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1865

In 2023 RB sent this note: My great grandfather Thomas Burris born 1838 in Longacre, London. He enlisted in the Royal Navy and served in the Crimean War. Invalided out in 1858 it appears he married a gypsy and became a ‘hawker’. Married in Whitechapel, London in 1863 my grandmother was not born till 1872. No other children were found in the censuses. It seemed odd that 9 years before a first child I searched for more in the birth, death and baptism records. My latest finding is Martha Burris b. Aug 1865 Cambridge. The Birth certificate states ‘The Butcher’s Arms. I doubt he and his wife stayed there long and I assume they parked a caravan nearby.

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1869 Wm Scowen (Post Office Directory)

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1871 Butcher’s Arms unnumbered

William Scowan, licensed victualler & lodging house keeper, 37, b Norwich

Ellen Scowan, wife, 23, b Bedford

Susan Scowan, mother, widow, 76, b Epping

Danile Harding, nephew, barman, 18,  b London

William Fulcher, nephew, errand boy, 14, Norwich

Harriet Cole, general servant, 19, b Suffolk

William Houstwick, lodger, messenger, 53, b Chatteris

John Edwards, lodger, labourer, 42, b Norfolk

Thomas Latimore, lodger, labourer, 27, b Cambridge

John Smith, lodger, labourer, 18, Cambridge

Matthew Finch, lodger, hawker, 49, Leicester

Emma Finch, lodger, hawker, 39, b Colchester

Mathew Finch jun, lodger, hawker, 27, b Leicester

Mary A Finch, lodger, hawker, 23, b Leicester

Caroline Finch, lodger, 4, b Leicester

Mathew Finch, lodger, 3, b Leicester

Charles Shedd, lodger, labourer, 33, b Cambridge

William Barlow, lodger, labourer, 35, b Cambridge,

James Frost, lodger, labourer, 44, b Cambridge,

Henry Goffin, lodger, shoemaker, 19, b Beccles

James Cookman, lodger, tailor, 21, b Beccles

Henry Nichols, lodger, hawker, 18, b Halstead

Charles Brown, lodger, hawker, 19, b London

George Smith, lodger, hawker, 21, b London

John Woods, lodger, 64, driver, b Ireland

Ebenezer Jewell, lodger, 48, hatter, b Leicester

Mary A Jewell, lodger, 38, charwoman, b Leicester

Mary A Jewell, lodger, 5, b Leicester

Susan Jewell, lodger, 3, b Leicester

Mary Ann Long, lodger, 36, charwoman, b Cambridge

William Long, lodger, 10, b Cambridge

Mary Long, lodger, 5, b Cambridge

Ann Johnson, lodger, 56, needlewoman, b Cambridge

Mary Ann Kent, lodger, 26, b Essex

Charles Kent, lodger, 29, labourer, b Essex

Charles, lodger, 2, b Kent

Thomas Mullett, lodger, 79, labourer, b London

James Marfleet, lodger, 25, labourer, b Cambs

William Harris, lodger, 29, sieve maker, b Gamlingay

Emma Harrie, lodger, 26, b Gamlingay

Henry, lodger, 3, b Gamlingay

Henry Thurston, lodger, 25, brickmaker, b Cambridge

Esther Thurston, lodger, 26, b Cambridge

Charles Thurston, lodger, 1, b Cambridge

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1879 W Francis (Kellys Directory)

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1881 167 Newmarket Road

William Francis, publican and lodging house keeper, 55, b Suffolk

Sarah Francis, 57, b Burwell

Frances Faircliffe, niece, 15, b Burwell

Mary A Green, sister, widow, 67, b Suffolk

Arthur Faircliffe, nephew, railway porter, 22, b Burwell

Richard Young, lodger, 23, labourer, b Cambridge

John Willson, lodger, 36, labourer, b Leighton on the Hill

Edward Stokes, lodger, 21, labourer, b Suffolk

Joseph Bird, lodger, 27, painter, b Royston

Henry Russell, lodger, 50, engine fitter, b Yorks

Thomas Garton, lodger, 33, stone mason, b St Neots

Sarah Whittaker, lodger, 60. pedlar, b Manchester

Peter Carney, lodger, 87, hawker, b Ireland

John Carnet, lodger, 39, hawker, b Prickwillow

Walter Hope, lodger, 19, machinist, b Surrey

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1883 W Francis (Kellys Directory)

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1888 Mrs S Francis (Kelly’s Directory)

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1891 Butchers Arms (unnumbered)

William Lester, 43, innkeeper, b Leicester

Kate, 40, b West Indies

Lodgers:

Frederick Palmer, 48, builder, b Surrey

George Gates, 40, brickmaker, b Cambridge

Frederick Wiseman, 45, discharged soldier travelling, b Norfolk

William Atkins, 30, groom, b Stafford

Jacob Göre, 25, musician German Band, b Germany

John Göres, 49, musician German Band, b Germany

Peter Decker, 38, musician German Band, b Germany

Julius Diek, 19, musician German Band, b Germany

Peter Alt, 16, musician German Band, b Germany

Jacob Brock, 19, musician German Band, b Germany

Charles Smith, 44, painter, b Essex

John Murry, 30, wheelwright, b Dublin

John Bell, 70, groom, b Dublin

Thomas Henry Brewer, 70, gardener, b Cambridge

Ellen Brewer, 63, b London

James Newman, 35, painter, b Cambridge

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1892 Wm Lester (Kellys Directory)

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1896 William Wheatley (Kellys Directory)

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1901 Butcher’s Arms (unnumbered)

William Wheatley, 34, publican & dealer, b Cambridge

Louise, 38, b Cambridge

Maud, 8, b Cambridge

Lauria, 6, b Cambridge

Visitors [lodgers]:

Thomas Anderson, 76, hawker, b Kings Lynn

John Reeve, 51, brewer, b Cambs

William Snowdon, 59, shipwright, b Sunderland

William Mitchell, 63, b Cambridge

Charles Clarch, 50, b Cambridge

Mary Snowdon, 46, b Jarrow on Tyne

Charles Shadbolt, 51, b Cambridge

William Coulby, 50, b Grantham

Elizabeth Coulby, 42, b Norfolk

Henry Green, 43, upholsterer, b London

Charles Brown, 26, b London

Harry Francis, 64, b London

Robert Whitehead, 32, hawker, b Cambridge

Belby Houghton, 64, b Cambridge

Mable, 17, b Cambridge

Maryan Nunn, 41, b Fulbourn

William, 37, b Haverhill

Henry Salman, 42, porter, b Cambridge

Abigail, 40, b Cambridge

George Turner, 72, labourer, b Herts

John Walker, 62, pedlar, b Osbastone

Fred Burrowes, 52, labourer, b Australia

Ellen Burrowes, 52, b Leeds

Rowland Odell, 26, grocer shopkeeper, b Cambridge

Emily Rhodes, 35, house keeper, b Cambridge

Ellen Rhodes, 15, b Worcs

John East, border, 43, farm labourer, b Meldreth

Joseph East, border, 40, farm labourer, b Meldreth

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1904

Butcher’s Arms, Newmarket Road — assault and concerns over management, 1 October 1904
William Chapman, a travelling hawker and umbrella repairer at present staying in a caravan at the Butcher’s Arms, Newmarket Road, Cambridge told magistrates a man had asked to drink out of his mother’s glass. When she refused he’d used bad language and struck his wife who called out “Bill run quick, there’s a man a-beating of me”. The man, tripped him up, got on top of him and bit his arm. Defendant, a pedlar who was staying at the pub, said he was under the influence of drink and was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment with hard labour. Police said they would make a full report on the condition and management of the pub.
Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge Newmarket Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, entry 1904 10 01 c.

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1911 Butcher’s Arms (13 rooms)

James W Lee, head, 33, licensed victualler, b Cambridge

Emily, 25, b Cambridge

Doris, 2, b Cambridge

Rita, 1 m, b Cambridge

Lodgers:

George Wyard, 75, army pensioner, b Cambridge

Arthur Stretch, 45, drover, b Cambridge

Dan Cole, 66, jobbing gardener, b Chippenham

Robert Casey, 34, marine store dealer, b Cambridge

Harry Wilson, 48, labourer, b Cambridge

Harry Smith, 43, labourer, b Cambridge

Harry Brinkley, 52, china mender, b Norfolk

Jack Billesly, 37, horse coper, b London

Tom Whippet, 48, horse coper, b Bedford

Charles Gray, 40, labourer, b Cambridge

Joseph Turner, 47, hawker, b London

Emma Turner, 44, house cleaner, b London

Jack Ernslie, 68,  umbrella mender, b Manchester

Mary Ernslie, 69, umbrella mender, b Manchester

Fred Love, 46, labourer, b Cambridge

Jack Johnson, 38, drover, b Hitchin

Harry Twinn, 39, hawker, b London

Liza Hudson, 46, hawker, b Yarmouth

William Hopley, 34, hawker, b London

George Standen, 19, labourer, b Kent

Tom Cooper, 27, mat mender, b Chatham

Liza Mills, 24, hawker, b London

George Fordham, 48, labourer, b Cambridge

Charles Sergeant, 52, porter, b Cambridge

Thomas Carroll, 73, army pensioner, b Manchester

Charles Foreman, 33, labourer, b St Ives

Harry Frost, 47, labourer, b Liverpool

Jane Frost, 44, house worker, b Liverpool

Harry Salmon, 54, porter, b Cambridge

Martha Salmon, 48, house cleaner, b Cambridge

Joseph Pammenter, 69, labourer, b Royston

Hary Gibson, 39, labourer, b Chatteris

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1913 James Lee (Spalding Directory)

Butcher’s Arms, Newmarket Road — death of a lodger, 28 November 1913
John Conway told the Inquest he was a mat-mender of no fixed abode, lodging at the Butcher’s Arms on Newmarket Road with the deceased who was the wife of a travelling musician. They had enjoyed a little jollification on the way home and she was under the influence of beer. When they woke in the morning she said she was cold. He put a coat around her and got twopennyworth of rum which she drank. Soon after she frothed at the mouth and died later. There was no question of foul play. 13 11 28 p8 CIP
Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge Newmarket Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, entry 1913 11 28.

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1916 Wm Bryan (Kellys Directory)

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1933 Harry Habbin (Kelly’s Directory)