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S H Rowley - Abbey Farm, HistonAbbey Farm, Histon
History of Abbey Farm
Abbey Farm, Histon
Smith Howlett Rowley (1841 – 1930) was a farmer, and one of the principal landowners in Histon. He was also a magistrate, parish warden, poor law guardian and councillor. He was born in Trumpington but lived at Abbey Farm, Histon, for much of his adult life. The 1881 census records him as a farmer of 400 acres employing 15 men and 10 boys; following censuses list him merely as ‘farmer’. He married Grace Emmeline Balls in 1864 and they had 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls.
1871 Abbey Farm
Smith Howlett Rowley, 29
[In 1861 Smith H Rowley was living with his family on Church Street, Harston]
Grace
Edith Flora, 5, b Histon
William, 3, b Histon
Grace Mable, 1, b Histon
Mary Ann Maris, 25, housemaid
Susan Beran, 29, nursemaid, b London
Alice Reeves, 21, cook, Bottisham
Richard Gawthrop, 20, farm servant, b Histon
1881 Manor Farm [?]
Smith H Rowley, 39, farmer of 400 acres employing 15 men and 10 boys
Grace E
Frederick W
Mary M
Sidney Rowley, 1, b Histon
Harriet Wright, 33, cook, b Milton
Sarah Austin, 20, housemaid, b Shelford
Annie Braines, 19, nursemaid, b Lincs
1891 Abbey Farm
Smith H Rowley, 49, farmer
Grace E
William, 23, land agent articled pupil, b Histon
Grace M, 21, b Histon
Frederick C, 19, locomotive engineers apprentice,
Mary M, 17, b Histon
Sidney S, 11, b Histon
Mary A Green, 18, housemaid, b Little Abington
Ellen Mulberry, 19, cook, b Meldreth
1911
Smith Howlett Rowley, 69, farmer, b Trumpington
Grace Emmeline, 68, b Cambridge
Frederick Charles, 39, motor engineer, b Histon
Mary Mildred, 37, b Histon
Sidney Smith, 31, assisting in farm, b Histon
Mary Amelia Rowley, 20, cook domestic, b Swaffham
Rose Evelyn Bateman, 20, housemaid, b Coton
1913 Smith Howlett Rowley
Abbey Farm, Histon
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