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29 Prospect Row, Cambridge

History of 29 Prospect Row

1861

John Fry, head, 28, whitesmith, b Somerset

John Fry started work for Swann Hurrell in the 1850s; he worked there for 50 years .

Ann, 28, b Cambridge

John, 3, b Cambridge

Alfred, 2, b Cambridge

Emma, 6 mos, b Cambridge

In 1871 the Fry family were at 5 Fisher’s Lane.

Susan Lincoln, head, 43, monthly nurse, b Norwich

Maria, 19, dressmaker, b Norwich

Emma, 15, b Norwich

Mary Ann, 11, b Westminster

Louisa, 4, b Cambridge

Albert L, 1, b Norwich


1871

George N Camps, 36, cook, b Cottenham

Emma, 38, b Suffolk

George H, 9, b Cambridge

Willie H, 7, b Cambridge

Margaret, 5, b Cambridge

Walter, 5 mos, b Cambridge

[George had been living at Pembroke College in 1861 and married that year. In 1881 and 1891 the family were at 64 Eden Street.]

See Mill Road Cemetery entry


1913

William W Thompson, gardener


1939

George Challis, GPO telegraphs

Sources

  • 1861 census
  • 1871 census
  • Kellys Directory
  • Spaldings Directory

Projects

  • Prospect Row

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