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Diary of James Jackson, shoemaker, Whittlesford (1832-1869) (courtesy of Cambridge Archive Service 546/Z1)

History of South Street

South Street is presumed to be the old name for the High Street. exact locations of the Maynard properties are unknown at present.

South street was also the home of James Jackson, shoemaker, whose diary/register of 1832 to 1869 is held by Cambridgeshire Archive Service (CAS 546/Z1).

James Jackson kept his diary in the form of a register of events. Many of these are deaths, one or two a month. The copy held by CAS has an opening facsimile page with a note that in 1832 Jim Jackson was 47 years of age and that there is a drawing of his shoemaker’s shop on page 77. James also notes serious weather events and personal accidents.

1841 census South Street, Whittlesford

James Jackson, 50, shoemaker

Sarah, 50,

Lois Barns, 5

1851 census South Street, Whittlesford:

Nathan Maynard, 46, general shopkeeper, b Whittlesford

Catherine, wife, 46, b Hartford

Henry, 18, shopman, b Whittlesford

Sarah A, 15, shopman, b Whittlesford

Edwin, 13

Frederic, 10

Emily, 8

In 1861 Sarah A is married to William Farrington, the diarist, and is living in Duxford. In 1858 William is living at this address. He married Sarah in 1861.

In 1861 Robert Maynard, possibly brother to Nathan, is a farmer of 100 acres in Whittlesford. He is recorded in British History Online as an agricultural tool maker who founded a Working Man’s Institute in 1866 with a lecture hall, reading and bagatelle rooms.

James Jackson, 63, shoemaker, b Whittlesford

Sarah, 63, b Essex

Loisann Barns, niece, 15, b Whittlesford

Jane Barns, niece, 12, b Whittlesford

1861 census Whittlesford:

Nathan Maynard, 55, general shopkeeper, b Whittlesford

Catherine, 55

Harriett, 27

Edwin, 23

Arthur Meadows, shopman, 24

Joseph Gentle, apprentice, 17, b Orwell

James Jackson, 73, shoemaker, b Whittlesford

Sarah, 73, b Essex

Jane Barnes, 22, niece, assistant dressmaker, b Whittlesford

William Arnold, lodger, 23, agricultural labourer, b Whittlesford

Lois Ann Arnold, niece, 25, dressmaker, b Whittlesford

Sarah Ann Arnold, granddaughter, 3, b Whittlesford

Mary J B Arnold, granddaughter, 2, b Whittlesford

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