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Brunswick Terrace / Brunswick Place

History of 1- 9 Brunswick Terrace

1 – 9 Brunswick Terrace is a Building of Local Interest.

The history of this street is quite complex. Most of the houses known as Brunswick Place were to be found along what became Maids Causeway.

Brunswick Place, Cambridge OS 1886

Set back from Maids Causeway were the following properties:

1871 census:

Brunswick Place

25

Allen Morley, 32, tailor, b Haslingfield

 

26

Samuel Audley, 28, whitesmith, b Norfolk

 

27

James Symonds, 50, brewer’s clerk, b Suffolk

 

28

John Scott, 33, cellarman, b Cambridge

 

29

Sarah Bullis, 58, robe maker, b Notts

 

Brunswick House:

Anne Farren, wife, 41, b Cambridge

Ernest, 18, photographers assistant, b Cambridge

Kate, 17, dressmaker, b Cambridge

Mary Ann, 15, b Cambridge

Annie, 14, b Cambridge

Jessie, 13, b Cambridge

Alice, 11, b Cambridge

Amy, 10, b Cambridge

Nelly, 8, b Cambridge

Arthur, 7, b Cambridge

Eva, 6, b Cambridge

Margarett, 4, b Cambridge

Andrew, 2, b Cambridge

Susan Sparrow, 17, servant, b Ely

Anne Farren was the wife of Robert Farren the artist.

See Farren family in 1881.

31:

Walter Flack, 35, master bootmaker, b Cambridge

 

Brunswick Cottage

Richard Sherringham, 61, shoemaker, b Norfolk


1881

Brunswick Place

25

Allen Morley, 42, tailor, b Haslingfield

 

26

Alfred G Parsons, 25, boat builder, b Chesterton

 

27

Henry King, 27, whitesmith, b Haverhill

 

28

Arthur Gray,  29, attendant at Fitzwilliam Museum, b Cambridge

 

29

Walter Frost, 22, college servant, b Cambridge

 

Brunswick House:

Richard Wallis, 34, commercial clerk corn merchants, b Sussex

 

31:

not listed

 

Brunswick Cottages:

1) William Stearn, 57, gardener, b Suffolk

2) Mary King, 59, formerly college servant, b Herts

3) George Pate, 46, carpenter, b Haddenham

4) Charles Saint, 39, waiter, b Cambridge

5) Lawrence Pratt, 29, college servant, b Cambridge

6) Robert Peters, 58, accountant and estate agent, b Cambridge

7) Frederick Edwards, 39, cook, b Sussex

8) Thomas T Sewell, 55, printer, b Middlesex


1891

Brunswick Place

25

George A Manning, 34, paper hanger and plasterer, b Cambridge

 

26

Joseph R Snelling, 30, groom, Yorks

 

27

Susannah Davidson, 49, charwoman at Post Office, b Sawston

 

28

James Asplin, 37, labourer gas works, b Milton

 

29

Walter Frost, 33, college servant, b Cambridge

 

Brunswick House:

William Wakelay, 50, college servant, gyp, b Cambridge

 

Brunswick Cottages:

(1) Arthur J Lawrence, 33, bootcloser, b Cambridge

(2) Charles Underwood, 49, painter, b Cambridge

(3) George Pale, 56, carpenter, b Haddenham

(4) John J S Kent, 45, college servant, b Ireland

(5) Robert Gooby, 45, carpenter and joiner, b Chatteris

(6) Alfred G Parsons, 34, boatbuilder, b Cambridge

(7) James King, 60, coachman, b Melbourn

(8) George Sams, 54, college servant, b Staffs

 


1901

Brunswick Place

25 Allen Morley

 

26

Samuel Audley

 

27

James Symonds

 

28

John Scott

 

29

Sarah Buller

 

Brunswick House:

Anne Farren

 

31:

Walter Flack

 

Brunswick Cottage

 


1901

Brunswick Place:

25

Alfred Nightingale, 23, grocer’s warehouseman, b Coton

 

26

Sarah Asplin

 

27

Eleanor Rose, 34, b Norfolk

 

28

Alfred Clarke, 32, bootmakers assistant, b Essex

 

29

Samuel Noble, 32, dairyman & college waiter, b Cambridge

 

Brunswick House:

James Dunn, 36, District Surveyor Chesterton, b Northumberland

 

Brunswick Cottages:

(1) Arthur J Lawrence, 43, bootcloser, b Cmabridge

(2) Charles H Underwood, 59, painter and paper hanger, b Cambridge

(3) Charles E Andrews, 36, valet, b Kent

(4) John J S Kent, 55, college servant, b Ireland

(5) Robert Gooby, 54, carpenter and joiner, b Chatteris

(6) Alfred G parsons, 45, boat builder, b Cambridge

(7) Edwin J Pigott, 27, ironmongers assistant, b Landbeach

(8) John Wheal, 50, gardener, b Essex


1913

Brunswick Terrace

EAST SIDE

2. Charles William Beaumont, relieving officer and collector 1st District

4. Benjamin Bedingham, carpenter

6. Alfred John Deeks, P O clerk

8. E Gawthrop

10. Mrs Fiske

Brunswick House: James Dunn, Road Surveyor to Chesterton Rural Council

WEST SIDE

(25) A W Hawes, plasterer

(23) W Knights, boot and shoe maker

(21) Alfred Parsons, Jesus College boatman

(19) Robert Gooby, carpenter

(17) Charles Cave, agent for Prudential Assurance

(15) C E Andrews, college servant

(13) Mrs Asplin

(11) Arthur J Lawrence, bootmaker

(9) Percy Royston, bookseller’s assistant

(7) David Marsh, milkman

(5) Robert D Porter

(3) John Smith, cabdriver

(1) Thomas Irvine Clark, kitchen porter

 

 

 

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