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Chapel Road (Back Lane) (Back Street), Earith

History of Back Lane

At some point Back Street was renamed Back Lane and then Chapel Road.

1861: (Back Street)

James Gale

 

uninhabited

 

Mary Butcher

 

Jonathan Pink, 30, carpenter, b Longstanton

Sophia, 26, b Cottenham

Charles L, 2 mos, b Earith

Jonathan and Sophia were married in 1860. In 1871 he is married to Sophia’s sister, Letitia, whom he married in 1865, and is living in Camberwell. In 1881 the family is in Islington. In 1887 he married Anne Matthews.

 

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