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105 Castle Street, corner with Mount Pleasant c1960 (MoC28.89.70)

105 Castle Street, Mount Pleasant Corner

History of 105 Castle Street

1891

William Collin, widower, 61, timber and coal merchant, b Cambridge

William G, son, 28, manager

John, son, 24, managing clerk to solicitor

Sarah A Collin, visitor, 52, b London

Annie Carter, servant, 26, b Brighton

Gertrude Southall, servant, b Cambridge

In 1871 the Collin family were at 54 Castle Street. The location of 54 Castle Street in 1871 is problematic. It was probably near the Bentinck Arms, no. 59 (later 71) Castle Street.

In 1911 the Collin family were living at 18 Montague Road

1962

Dan Morley, automobile engineer

105 Castle Street, Dan Morley’s Garage

Dan Morley

Dan Morley’s wife, Gladys née Goldsmith, was very active with the Cambridge Women’s Physical Culture Club which met at the The Dorothy Cafe. They were married in Cambridge in 1922.

Dan Morley, his wife Gladys and daughter Vivienne date unknown

Dan and Gladys Morley with son? date unknown

By 1939 the family had moved to Castle Street. The 1939 register shows:

Dan Morley, b 1897, garage proprietor

Gladys, b 1902, housewife and clerk in husband’s business

Vivienne

Pansy Borly, b 1920, housemaid

105 Castle Street

105 Castle Street

105 Castle Street

105 Castle Street

105 Castle Street

105 Castle Street

105 Castle Street

105 Castle Street

Morley’s Garage, Mount Pleasant June 1969 (MoC Neg16(H43)178/69)

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