Capturing Cambridge
  • search
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

18 (4) (37) High Street, Swavesey

History of 18 High Street

1871

William Key, 25, baker, b Earith

Eliza, 26, sister, housekeeper, b Earith

Emma Mason, 22, visitor, b Huntingdon

In 1861 William Key was living with his parents on Main Street, Bluntisham.

William Key was originally one of two village bakers, but later handed the business over to his son Henry. He had come to the village in 1870.

1881 (37 High Street)

William H Key, baker employing 1 man

Ada E, 8,

Florence M, 6, b Swavesey

Mabel, 4,

Henry G, 3,

Hannah Butcher, 22, housekeeper, b Sutton

George Gifford, 20, journeyman baker, b Hemingford

1891 (4 High Street)

William H Key, baker

Ada, 18, housekeeper, b Swavesey

Maude, 16,

Henry, 13,

Pattie, 11,

1901

William H Key, 56, baker and shopkeeper, b Earith

Maud, 25, b Swavesey

Henry G, 23, baker’s assistant, b Swavesey

Pattie, 21, b Swavesey

In 1911 the Key family were living at 34 Blackhorse Lane.

 

Share this article

Share on Bluesky

Contribute

Do you have any information about the people or places in this article? If so, then please let us know using the Contact page or by emailing capturingcambridge@museumofcambridge.org.uk.

Licence

This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dear Visitor,

Thank you for exploring historical Cambridgeshire! We hope you enjoy your visit and, if you do,  would consider making a donation today.

Capturing Cambridge makes accessible thousands of photos and memories of Cambridge and its surrounding villages and towns. It is run by the Museum of Cambridge which, though 90 years old, is one of the most poorly publicly funded local history museums in the UK. It receives no core funding from local or central government nor from the University of Cambridge.

As a result, we are facing a crisis; we have no financial cushion – unlike many other museums in Cambridge – and are facing the need to drastically cut back our operations which could affect our ability to continue to run and develop this groundbreaking local history website.

If Capturing Cambridge matters to you, then the survival of the Museum of the Cambridge should matter as well. If you won’t support the preservation of your heritage, no-one else will! Your support is critical.

If you love Capturing Cambridge, and you are able to, we’d appreciate your support.

Every donation makes a world of difference.

Thank you,
Roger Lilley, Chair of Trustees
Museum of Cambridge