54 Devonshire Road

History of 54 Devonshire Road

1901

Alfred Paige, 44, railway clerk, b Essex

Mary  Ann ‘Pollie’ née Thurlbourn, wife, 49, b Cambridge

Alfred, 19, railway clerk, b Cambridge

Harold Edward, 18, railway clerk, b Cambridge

Percival, 16, railway clerk, b Cambridge

Walter Reginald, 14, railway clerk, b Cambridge

In 1891 the Paige family were living at 20 Sedgwick Street

Mary Ann ‘Pollie’ Thurlbourn, 54 Devonshire Road

1911

Alfred Paige, railway clerk

1913

Alfred Paige, chief clerk GE Goods Department

Alfred’s wife “Pollie” died in 1916; their four sons were away at war so their niece Maud took over as housekeeper.

The Paige family remained at this address until Alfred retirement as Chief Clerk in the District Goods Managers office in 1921. The family moved to 15 Rathmore Road.

1914

Harold Paige, railway clerk, enrolled with the Territorial Army. he served with the RAMC and reached the rank of Company Quarter Master Sergeant when he was discharged in 1919. He served in Gallipoli in 1915.

1915

Percival Paige served with the RAMC in the 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance. He contracted trench fever but his claim for a disability pension was rejected.

Walter Reginald Paige seems to have joined the Hampshire Regiment in 1908. He served until 1919 and reached the rank of Quarter Master Sergeant.

1962

Albert Cousins