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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.
Martha Burris b1865 Butcher’s Arms, Newmarket Road
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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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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)
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1916: Wm Bryan (Kellys Directory)
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1933: Harry Habbin (Kelly’s Directory)
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