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A 1903 Ordnance Survey map detail showing property boundaries, buildings, and tree symbols around Howe House in Cambridge.

Howe House and Nursery, OS 1903

Howe House Nurseries, Huntingdon Road

History of Howe House Nurseries

1891

John Burrell


1901

John Burrell


A document cover for J. Burrell and Co.'s 1911-1912 Catalogue of Roses from Howe House Nurseries, Cambridge.

How House Nursery Catalogue 1911/12

A printed page from a Howe House Nurseries catalogue containing text about rose propagation methods and company details.

Howe House Nursery Catalogue 1911/12

1911

Ernest Doncaster, 44, nurseryman manager, b Lincs

Alma Annie, 51, b Sawston

Anne Ethel, 14, b Cambridge

Harry Robert Attwood, step son, 25, confectioner, b Cambridge

[In 1901 the Doncaster family were at 176 Victoria Road]


1939

Ernest Doncaster, b 1866, nurseryman grower of rose and other garden trees


1943

Ernest Doncaster died in this year.

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