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Black and white newspaper clipping showing a bride and groom above a row of six bridesmaids in hats holding bouquets.

Eastwell – Horn wedding 1919

93 Sedgwick Street, Cambridge

History of 93 Sedgwick Street

In 1891 the Eastwell family were living in Catharine Street. In 1901 they were living at 132 Argyle Road.

A typed label describing a fragile 1910 three-legged stool decorated with the St Catherine's College coat of arms.

St Catherine’s College stool

A small three-legged wooden stool with a carved top and scalloped edges stands against a white wall and brown skirting board.

St Catherine’s College stool

A dark wooden surface carved with a shield containing a leaping lion, a serrated line, a fleur-de-lis, and a spoked wheel.

St Catherine’s College stool


1911

Thomas Eastwell, 49, oil colour and brush warehouse, b Hunts

Harriet, 46, b Hunts

Maurice Mansfield Eastwell , 21, law student St Catherine’s College, b Cambridge

Thomas Crane Eastwell, 20, house decorator, b Cambridge

In 1917 Major Eastwell is reported as a member of the Cambridgeshire Territorials.

In 1919 Major M M Eastwell married Miss G J Horn at St Philip’s Church. Githa Horn was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Horn of 116 Mill Road. The wedding was reported in the Cambridge Daily News 6.6.1919.

Printed page listing Natural Sciences Tripos results for 1911, with the name Eastwell highlighted in the second class list.

Maurice Eastwell

Note that Maurice graduated in Natural Sciences but was recorded in 1911 census as a Law student. He was admitted as a pensioner so was responsible for paying for his teaching, board and lodging.


1912 July

Maurice Mansfield Eastwell appointed as assistant teacher, Abasith School, Alexandria.

A group of uniformed soldiers in WWI attire posed in two rows outdoors with trees in the background.

Maurice Eastwell WWI

Black and white head and shoulder portrait of a man in military uniform with a peaked cap and a thin moustache.

Maurice Eastwell WWI


1913

Thomas Eastwell, warehouseman


1919

Maurice Eastwell married Githa J Horn, daughter of Arthur and Emma Horn.

A WWI Protection Certificate document for Maurice Mansfield Eastwell, with typed details and a stamped date of 2 February 1919.

Maurice Eastwell WWI

A WWI-era military promotion form for Maurice Mansfield Eastwell, with typed headings, handwritten details, and stamps.

Maurice Eastwell WWI

A typewritten medical report from 1917 regarding Major Eastwell's ear condition, signed by Captain C. Ballantyne.

Maurice Eastwell WWI

A printed document from 1918 detailing an appointment for Captain M.M. Eastwell, with handwritten notes and a date stamp.

Maurice Eastwell WWI

A document titled Medical Board Report on a Disabled Officer for Capt. M.M. Eastwell dated April 6th, 1918.

Maurice Eastwell WWI

A filled-in personal document containing biographical and educational information about Maurice Mansfield Eastwell.

Maurice Eastwell WWI

The Nature and Cause of War: Essay by M M Eastwell

A printed document containing the heading The Nature and Causes of War, followed by two paragraphs of formal black text.

Maurice Eastwell essay (1)

A printed page of text from The Cambridge and County School Magazine, numbered 18, discussing the nature of war and diplomacy.

Maurice Eastwell essay (2)

A printed excerpt from The Cambridge & County School Magazine discussing the roles of soldiers and statesmen, signed M. M. Eastwell.

Maurice Eastwell essay (3)

Three people stand outside a brick building, two holding small dark animals in their arms, in this grainy black-and-white.

Maurice Mansfield Eastwell, Tom Eastwell, Githa Eastwell

Four people stand together in a garden, with a young boy in shorts placed in the center foreground before three adults.

Unknown, Githa Eastwell, Githa’s son, unknown

A woman holding a dog, a man, and a young child stand in a garden in front of a dark brick house with two visible windows.

Githa Eastwell, their son, Maurice Eastwell


1933

Maurice, living at 8 Tower Road Dartford, died 26 August in Woolwich. He left effects worth £620 17s 1d to his widow Githa.


1939

Githa was living at 21 Panton Street

 

 

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