167, Bahia Cottage, Gwydir Street
History of Bahia Cottage
1881:
William Christmas, head, 38, journeyman baker, b Willingham
Mary A, wife, 41, b Cambridge
William, son, 14, b Cambridge
Florence, daughter, 12, scholar, b Cambridge
Alfred, son, 7, scholar, b Cambridge
Frederick, son, 4, scholar, b Cambridge
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1891:
Henry Mason, head, 84, retired Inland Revenue Excise officer, b Reach
Elizabeth Wright, housekeeper, 68, b Norfolk
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1901:
John Kent, 47, slater
Marianne, 48
Henry C, slater
Herbert E, hair dresser’s assistant
Ruth E, dressmaker’s assistant
Elizabeth H, milliner’s apprentice
William
Albert J
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1911:
John Kent, 56, slater tiler, b Herts
Mary Anne, 57, b Herts
Henry Charles, 32, slater and tiler, b Herts
Herbert Edward, 30, hairdresser, b Herts
Ruth Emma, 28, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Elizabeth Harriet, 26, milliner, b Cambridge
William, 21, slater and tiler, b Cambridge
Albert James, 20, tailor, b Cambridge
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1913: Bahia Cottage
John Kent and Sons, slaters and tilers
Miss Kent, dressmaker
William Kent
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1916:
Albert James Kent, Private 26051, 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action 3 September 1916. Born and enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 26295, Bedfordshire Regiment. Birth registered in the April to June Quarter 1891 in the Cambridge Registration District. In the 1891 census he was the son of John and Mary A Kent, under the age of 1, born Cambridge, resident Gwydir Street, Cambridge. In the 1901 census he was the son of John and Marianne Kent, aged 10, born Cambridgeshire, resident with his parents at 167 Gwydir Street, Cambridge. In the 1911 census he was the son of John and Mary Anne Kent, aged 20, born Cambridge, a Tailor by trade, resident with his parents at 167 Gwydir Street, Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A.
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1930s:
John Kent, slater and tiler, who built 165 Gwydir Street on his retirement.
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Herbert Finbow, son of William Robert Finbow who started his business at 52 Gwydir Street
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1962 – 1970:
William A Longhurst