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1784:
William Gallyon set up his gun making firm on the left corner of Gifford Place
1832:
The Gallyon family build a new house on the site of the old. The business was transferred soon afterwards to Bridge Street.
1841:
William Gallyon, 45, gun maker
1851:
William J Gallyon, 21, gunsmith, b Cambridge
1861:
John Hoppett, 59, college servant, b Trumpington
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