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

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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

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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.

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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

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1911

Harriett Wesson, 66, widow, b Cambridge

Harriett Wesson, daughter, 27, dressmaker, b Cambridge

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1913

Mrs Harriett Wesson

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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!

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1962

Mrs E Osborn