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125 Cherry Hinton Road(11 Beauclare Terrace)
William Drake
Emily
William E., 25, grocer’s clerk, born Cambridge
Percy W., grocer’s clerk
Alice E
Herbert J
Annie P
Frederick W
Edith R
Margaret E
Cherry Hinton Road c.1910. Post office and entrance to Derby Road on left (Cambridgeshire Collection)
(Post Office)
William Drake, 58, grocer, born Cambs.
Emily, 56, (10 children, 2 died), born Dalham
Percy W., 33, grocer’s assistant, born Cambridge
Alice E., 30, mother’s help, born Cambridge
Herbert J., 25, grocer’s assistant, born Cambridge
Annie P., 22, dressmaker, born Cambridge
Frederick W., 20, grocer’s assistant, born Cambridge
Edith R., 17, milliner, born Cambridge
Margaret E., 14, apprentice to millinery, born Cambridge
The post office in Cherry Hinton Road has had four homes in the 20th century. It started on the corner of Derby Road where Go-Glass were later situated. It then moved to 260, then 190 and later 206.
Sources: Cambridge News (Cambridgeshire Collection)
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