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20, High Street, Hinxton circa 1960 (WK)

20 High Street, Mount Pleasant, Hinxton

History of 20 High Street

This was the home of dressmaker Mrs Kemp

1911

John Billett, 47, farm bailiff, b Hinxton

Alice Mary, 44, b Cambridge

Frederick John, 20, gardener, b Hinxton

Albert Edward, 15, farm labourer, b Hinxton

Ernest Arthur, 11, b Hinxton

Dorothy Frances, 8, b Hinxton

Agnes Mary Winifred, 6, b Hinxton

Hilda Rose, 4 mos, b Hinxton

In ‘The Life and Times of Hinxton,’ Virgina Walker, 2000, it is recounted how Ernest saw his first ever car at Hinxton Hall in 1903. His father, John, had started work on a farm at the age of 10; he was also a member of the village Fire Brigade and a Special Constable for which he was paid £1 a year.

 

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