Emmanuel Street - houses demolished circa 1911 for the construction of North Court17 Emmanuel Lane / Street / The White House
History of 17 Emmanuel Street
This property was purchased early in the 17th cent. by Emmanuel College. At the end of the 18th cent. Rev George Borlase lived here, professor of Moral Philosophy. On the death of his widow in 1836, a Mr Searle lived there. The house then passed successively into the hand of Mr Gunning and then Mr Clement Francis.
1841
Eliza Searle, 45, widow [?]
James, 25,
Alfred, 23, surveyor of land
Edward, 20, attorney
Eliza, 25,
Catherine, 15,
Maria, 15,
Georgiana, 14,
Laura, 10,
Sarah Morral, 20, servant,
Elizabeth Harvey, 20, servant,
Alice Hayhow, 20, servant
1851
Clement Francis, 35, solicitor, b Newcastle
Sarah, 24, b Norfolk
Clement, 2, b Cambridge
Thomas M, 11 mos, b Cambridge
James Booty, servant, 36, b Suffolk
Louisa Coleman, 27, servant, b Norfolk
Mary Ann Manyer, servant, 28, b Peterborough
Charlotte Spink, servant, 19, b Norfolk
Martha A Thurtell, servant, 16, b Norfolk
1861
Thomas M Francis, son, 11, b Cambridge
Mary Sophia, 7, b Cambridge
Wolstan, 5, b Cambridge
Henry Clement, 4, b Cambridge
Walter Hamond, 3, b Cambridge
Charles, 5, b Cambridge
Samuel Jeffries, servant, 39, butler, b Norfolk
Brighton Bishop, 27, groom, b London
Mary Ann Manger, 37, nursemaid, b Northants
Mahala Amelia Plummer, cook, 41, b Suffolk
Ann Bradford, 27, housemaid, b Cambs
Emily Whybrow, 20, nursemaid, b Cambridge
1871
Clement Francis, 55, attorney & solicitor, b Newcastle
Sarah, 44, b Norfolk
Ellen, 6, b Quy
Caroline Alexander, servant, 27, cook, b Norfolk
Sarah A Goodrum, servant, 25, sewing maid, b Norfolk
Clara Clark, servant, 24, housemaid, b Hunts
Caroline Hewitt, servant, 18, kitchenmaid, b Norfolk
1881
Sarah Dean, 31, servant in charge, b Stapleford
Henrietta Drake, 29, servant, b Norfolk
1891
Elizabeth Francis, servant, 37, b Norwich
Eliza Gedge, servant, 49, b Norfolk
1901
Hilda Ferguson, servant, 16, b Landbeach
(18) Jane Ison, temp. servant, 58, b Stow cum Quy
1911
Walter Hammond Francis, 53, solicitor, married, b Cambridge
Janette Paton, 11, b Cambridge
Walter Maclaren, 10, b Cambridge
Mabel Paton, 6, b Cambridge
Agnes Moraig, 4, b Cambridge
Rose Elizabeth Ingle, 34, nurse, b Cambridge
Emily Radford, 26, cook, b Caldecote
Cicely Rosina Baker, 27, parlourmaid, b Comberton
1913