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A row of terraced brick houses with arched doorways and sash windows lines a quiet street, with a bicycle leaning on a wall.

1 – 9 Blossom Street, April 1970 (MoC 23/89/70)

7 Blossom Street

History of 7 Blossom Street

1881

Sarah Forsdyke, 47, no occupation, b Suffolk

Arthur F, 7, scholar, b Suffolk

Ernest O, 6, scholar, b Suffolk

George S, 5 months, b Cambridge

 

1891

Sarah Forsdyke, 57, b Suffolk

Arthur F, 17, apprentice plumber, b Suffolk

Ernest O, 16, apprentice tailor, b Suffolk

George S, 10, b Cambridge

 

1901

Arthur Forsdyke, 52, joiner, b Suffolk

Sarah, 67, seamstress, b Suffolk

NB in 1881 Arthur Forsdyke, carpenter, is lodging in Northamptonshire, whereabouts in 1891 unknown

 

1911

Arthur Forsdyke, 62, carpenter, b Suffolk

Sarah, 77, b Suffolk

 

1939

Ada E Lawn, b 1876, home duties

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