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A yellow brick terraced house facade with a red door at number 68 and a green door at number 70, both under arched surrounds.

70 Gwydir Street

70 Gwydir Street

History of 70 Gwydir Street

1871 unnumbered

John Carter, 44, boiler maker,

Phoebe, 42,

Elizabeth, 13, b Cambridge

Charles, 10,

Priscilla, 7 mos,

Frederick, grandson, 1,


1881

John Carter, head, 54, boiler maker, b Cambs

Phebe, wife, 52, b Haslingfield

Charles, son, 20, blacksmith, b Cambridge

Priscilla, daughter, 10, scholar, b Cambridge

Frederick, 11, grandson, scholar, b Cambridge


1891

John Gates, head, 47, boot closer, b Cambridge

Emma, wife, 45, b Suffolk

George, son, 13, scholar, b Cambridge

Harry, son, 4, scholar, b Cambridge


1895 CIP 31.5.1895: Educational: order made against John Gates, 70 Gwydir Street, for neglecting to send their children to school.


1901

Thomas Smith, poulterers assistant

Alice

Edward, 3, b Cambridge

Stanley Norden, nephew, 2, b Middlesex


1904 CDN 16.12.1904: Thomas Smith gave evidence at hearing of George Weston, alia F Gilbert, labourer of the Butchers’ Arms, Newmarket Road, charged with stealing seven pigeons, property of George Wright of Coldham Lane, value 5s 5d. Smith committed to trial.


1911

Thomas Smith, 41, poulterers assistant, b Gt Eversden

Alice, 41, b Birmingham

James Ewart, 13, b Cambridge

Margery Eileen Peake Dugdale, boarder, 6 months,  b Linton


1913

Tom Smith, poulterer


1939

William Mason, b 1914, brewers ledger clerk

Catherine M, b 1911

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1962

Harry Thurston

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