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A 1901 Ordnance Survey map detail showing property boundaries, field numbers, Common Farm, and Granaden Lodge in Caxton.

Common Farm, Caxton Road OS 1901

Common Farm, Caxton Road

History of Common Farm

1911

Fred Gore Barton, 41, farmer, b Norfolk

Isabella, 39, b Westmoreland

Walter, 14, farmer’s son working, b Caxton

William, 12, b Caxton

Dolly, 11, b Caxton

Rowland, 10, b Caxton

Thomasine, 9, b Caxton

May, 7, b Caxton

Jessie, 3, b Caxton

John, 2, b Caxton

Rose Smith, 37, servant, b Shropshire

Walter Fred Barton enlisted in the Cambridge Battalion even though he was only 17. He was killed 1.7.1916.

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