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A red-brick building with Montagu House entrance featuring stone columns next to a Costa Coffee shop on a Cambridge street.

Sussex Street, Cambridge

Montagu House, (21, 22, 23, 24), Sussex Street, Cambridge

History of Montagu House, Sussex Street

1861

(24)

Jeremiah J Leonard, 41, hardwareman, b Berks

Susanna, 30, b Cambridge

Janet A, 8, b Cambridge

Thomas A Driver, brother in law, 21, gentleman, b Cambridge

Isabella Cracknell, servant, 20, b Cambs

Henry B Germany, servant, 16, shopman, b Cambridge

Joseph Hart, servant, 14, shop boy, b Cambridge

(23)

Thomas Groom, 42, master bootmaker, b Herts

Sarah, 40, b Royston

Sarah A, 8, b Cambridge

Jessie, 3, b Cambridge

Philip H, 2, b Cambridge

Thomas Loote, apprentice, 19, shoe maker, b Herts

Elizabeth Morden, 18, servant, b Northants

(22)

James Newman, 54, coffee house keeper, b Bottisham

Susan R, 53, b Hartston

Charles Nixon, lodger, 53, commercial traveller, b Middlesex

(21)

Peter Harris, widower, 59, dyer, b Essex

James, 32, dyer, b Norfolk

Caroline, daughter in law, 30, b London

Elizabeth, granddaughter, 6, b London

Josiah, grandson, 5, b London

William, grandson, 3, b London

1898

(23)

William King

Clara Ann

In 1892 the King family were at Fern Villa Mill Road. In 1900 they were at 30 Sidney Street.

Notes on William Kings Life 1870

Cycle Manufacturer and Motor Sales and repairs business owner

1913

(20) Henry Illsley, portmanteau and harness makers

Misses Groom, artists and teachers of music

(21) G Lambert, cook and caterer

Miss Matthews

(22a) R J Tollit, architect and surveyor

H H Dunn, county architect

(22) Sussex Exchange

(23) W R Fletcher, butchers

Charles Caldecoat, manager

Mrs Elizabeth Crisp

(24) James Harris, coffee rooms

1962

Few and Kester, solicitors

Frank Elworth, solicitor

2018

 

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