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A 1936 printed advertisement for E. S. Summers, a sign-writing business at 26a Petty Cury, Cambridge.

1936, Blue Book

26 Petty Cury, Cambridge

History of 26 Petty Cury

1841

William Nixon, 30, confectioner

Susannah, 25

William Chalk, 37, independent

Susanna Allen, 23, servant

Joseph Fisher, 17, apprentice


1851

William Nixon, confectioner maker employing 1 man

Susannah

Jane Warren, 19, servant, b Harston

Edward Pillar, lodger, 21, undergraduate, b India

Thomas H Croft, 20, student of Caius College, b Yorks


1861

William Nixon, confectioner

Susanna

Mary Ann Day, servant, 19, b Meldreth

Joseph Baines, lodger, 33, curate St Andrew;’s Birmingham, b Yorks

W Dewhurst, lodger, curate St Paul’s Birmingham, b Lancs

Edward H Jones, lodger, curate St Peter’s Birmingham, b Wales

Eustace Robinson, lodger,  curate Bedford, b Sussex


1871

William Nixon, confectioner

Susanna


1881 Bakers Shop

William Nixon, 70, confectioner, b Cambs

Susanna, 65, b Cambs

Sarah Cornwell, 21, servant, b Comberton


1891

Charles W Flack, 37, organist and music seller, b Cambridge

Alice, 31, b Cambridge

Grace Edith, 12, b Cambridge

Maurice J, 11, b Cambridge

Frederic C, 10, b Cambridge

Ernest M, 8, b Cambridge

Walter V, 1, b Cambridge

Annie Taylor, 16, b West Wratting


1901

(26) uninhabited

(26a):

John Holland, 49, general dealer, b Cambridge

Kate, 37, b Cambridge

William, 16, yeast traveller, b Cambridge

Geneva Adam, 14, servant, b Over


1906

The reverse side of a vintage postcard featuring handwritten text, a green halfpenny stamp, and a Soham postmark dated 1906.

28 High Street, Soham, far right (MoC391/63) reverse of postcard, addressed to 26 Petty Cury

A horse-drawn cart stands in the center of a wide village street lined with terraced houses and shops on both sides.

28 High Street, Soham, far right (MoC391/63)


1913

Otto Wehrle, watchmaker and jeweller [also organist at the Catholic Church OLEM until 1919]

 

 

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