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Black and white studio portrait of a man with thinning hair wearing a clerical collar and a dark suit with a pocket square.

Rev John Merrin

1 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge

History of 1 Brooklands Avenue

A two-story building with a light-colored brick facade and large windows stands next to a yellow-brick Victorian terrace house.

1 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge (RGL2026)

1881

John Avory

Sarah A

Arthur J, 12, born Cambridge

1891

John Avory, 50, Coal Merchant’s Agent, born Hunts

Sarah A, wife, 50, born Beds.

1901

John Merrin, 32, clergyman church of England, born London

Caroline M G, 34, born Bath

Mildred Ferguson, servant,  15, born Cambs

Rev John Merrin, (1869-1931) was curate of St Paul’s Cambridge and then vicar and curate of a number of churches in London.

1911

Emily Ann Legerton, 72, widow, private means, born Essex

Flossie H Legerton, 36, private means, born St Ives

Laura Peel, servant, 19, born Ely

1913

Mrs Legerton

Miss Flossie Legerton


Circa 2022 the house was completely demolished and replaced.

Sources

  • 1881 census
  • 1891 census
  • 1901 census
  • 1911 census
  • Kellys Directory
  • Photographs

Projects

  • Brooklands Avenue

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