Shingay

Shingay OS 1885

William Farrington mentions many people in his diary 1858 – 1862 who lived in the villages of southern Cambridgeshire.

1861 census Shingay, Shingay lane private house:

William Ilott, 42, carter, b Shingay

Emma, 42, b Abington

William, 10, b Shingay

Agnes Jane, 3, b Shingay

James Bysouth, visitor, 45, woodman, b Herts.

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