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46 Gwydir Street
History of 46 Gwydir Street
1881
Charles Gault, head, 44, railway servant, b Cambs
Sarah, wife, 50, b Cambridge
Louisa, daughter, 23, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Adelaide, daughter, 18, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Alice, daughter, 16, dressmaker, b Cambridge
David Smith, lodger, 86, b Suffolk
Alice Smith, wife, lodger, 80, b Cambs
1891
William Wesson, head, 48, brewer, b Cambridge
Harriet, wife, 46, b Cambridge
Robert H, son, 19, millwright apprentice, b Cambridge
Harriett, daughter, 17, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Charles, son, 16, apprentice, b Cambridge
Pheobe, daughter, 14, b Cambridge
George E, son, 11, scholar, b Cambridge
Purser J, son, 10, scholar, b Cambridge
1899 CDN 9.2.1899: Miss Patty Wesson of 46 Gwydir Street, manageress of the 6 1/2d Bazaar in Petty Cury, said the prisoner was employed by her as an errand boy. He was William John Plummer (15) of 1 York Terrace, Riverside. He was found guilty of theft and sentenced to 1 month in prison.
1901
Harriett Wesson, 56, b Cambridge
Harriett, 27, dressmaker, b Cambridge
Charles, 26, carriage builder, b Cambridge
George, 22, carpenter, b Cambridge
Peerson, 20, painter, b Cambridge
1911
Harriett Wesson, 66, widow, b Cambridge
Harriett Wesson, daughter, 27, dressmaker, b Cambridge
1913
Mrs Harriett Wesson
1939
Edward Osborn, b 1896, construction and floors foreman
Ellen, b 1902
Joan, b 1927
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Michael E, b 1936
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Elizabeth, b 1905, housewife
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1945
SC sent this note in 2025:
I’ve come across the black and white photo of this part! What an amazing piece of history. My Mum Sheila, grew up in Gwydir Street at No:46. The Osborn family. Mum was 12 years old and remembers the street party well. In the evening the men wedged a beer barrel in a front window so it was easy to pour the beer. My Aunt Joan who was 18 at the time says she and some others were dancing on top of the air raid shelter layer on, as the party ‘really got going!
1962
Mrs E Osborn
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