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The Long family of 10 Gwydir Street (family photo)10 Gwydir Street
History of 10 Gwydir Street
1871
Charles Cave, 43
Martha
Emma
Charles, 13
In 1879 Charles joined the Scots Guards. He served in Egypt and the Sudan. By 1888 he had been promoted to colour sergeant. he married and joined the 62nd Wiltshire Regiment. He left the army in 1901 with the rank of Warrant officer. He brought his family back to Cambridge and in 1911 they were living at 29 Abbey Road.
Ann
Elizabeth, 4
Family were previously at 2 Princes Street
1881
Charles Cave, head, 53, joiner, b Hunts
Martha, wife, 53, b March
Emma, daughter, 25, milliner, b March
Ann, daughter, 21, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, daughter, 14, scholar, b Cambridge
1891
Charles Cave, head, 64, retired carpenter, b Huntingdon
Martha, wife, 66, b March
Daughter Elizabeth is married to Charles Worrell Blades Long and lives next door at number 8 Gwydir Street. They will be living here in 1901.
Charles and Martha are buried in Mill Road Cemetery.
1899 CIP 22.9.1899: A small outbreak of fire occurred at 10 Gwydir Street, the residence of Charles Long on Tuesday. Some new dresses, a blanket and children’s clothes were placed in front of the fire, and in some way became ignited, presumably by a spark. The neighbours extinguished the flames. The damage was about £3.
1901
Charles W B Long, 34, railway clerk, b Norfolk
Elizabeth, 34, b Cambridge
Elsie M W, 9, b Cambridge
Irene G, 8, b Cambridge
Charles G A, 6, b Cambridge
Lena L, 4, b Cambridge
Vernon, W, 2, b Cambridge
The Long family of 10 Gwydir Street. In the photo Charles is standing. His wife was Elizabeth Cave and when they were first married they lived in No. 8 and his parents-in-law lived in No. 10. Charles, a Railway Clerk, lived in that house until his death in 1921. His son Vernon was also a Railway Clerk, albeit Vernon was a machine gunner in WW1. (Email 2022 from GL)
1904
Charles Long
1911
Charles Worrell Blades Long, 44, railway clerk, b Norfolk
Elizabeth, 44, b Cambridge
Irene Golden Long, 18, coat assistant milliners, b Cambridge
Charles Cave Allan Long, 16, apprentice cook Clare College, b Cambridge
Lena Louise Whittlesea Long, 14, apprentice coats milliners, b Cambridge
Vernon Worrall, 12, b Cambridge
1913
Charles Long, GER clerk
1939
Elizabeth Long, b 1866
Irene G, b 1892, master dressmaker (First Aid Training)
1960s: Vernon Worrall Long made films. The following is of Chipperfields Circus on Midsummer Common in the 1960s:
1962
Miss I G Long
Miss I G Long was Scout Master of the 42nd Cambridge.
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