Histon Station, Station Road

History of Histon Station

Histon OS 1886

1881 Station Road

Charles Paige, 34, station master, b Essex

Elizabeth, 24, b Herts

Alice, 3, b London, b London

Frederick William, 1,

Maria, 5 mos, b Impington

Charles held various positions from age 14 at Wisbech before becoming station master at Histon. he retired through ill health in January 1908 and died later that year at the Limes, Impington.

1891 Railway Station

Charles Paige, 44, railway station master, b Essex

Elizabeth, 34, b Herts

Alice, 13, b London

Frederick, 11, b Impington

Lilian, 6, b Impington

Eva M Jones, visitor, 4, b Histon

Alice became a professional photographer and later a clerk at Chivers.

1901 Railway Station

In the photo are Charles and Elizabeth Smith, Frederick William, Alice, Maud Amy in front of Frederick and Lilian.

Charles Paige, 54, station master

Elizabeth, 44,

Frederick, 21, railway goods clerk

Maud, 20,

Lilian, 16

Frederick was a railway clerk initially in Cambridge but then moved to Bishops Stortford.

Maud married her cousin Percival.

Lilian became the principal of a private music school and married a man 22 years her junior who was also a clerk at Chivers. In 1939 Lilian and Reginald Barnes are at 77 Station Road and Alice at 79 Chesterton ….