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Alfed William with his four sons, Percival, Walter, Alfred and Harold, 54 Devonshire Road54 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
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