Josiah and Agnes Chater on their Golden Wedding anniversary, 1903 (MoC358/64)

21 Hartington Grove, Agnes Holm, Cambridge

History of 21 Hartington Grove

The Cambridge Evening News reported in 1990 the story behind no.21 Hartington Grove, “Agnes Holm”. It features in the book “Victorian Cambridge” which tells of how the property was lived in by the the city’s first accountant, Josiah Chater, from 1894 to 1908, and was named after his wife, Agnes Holm.

1901

Josiah Chater, 72, chartered accountant, born Saffrom Walden

Agnes

Hubert, son, 31, commercial traveller in cycle accessories, born Cambridge

Augustine B, chartered accountant, born Cambridge

Leonard G, son, 22, insurance agent’s clerk, born Cambridge

Bertram, chartered accountant’s articled clerk, born Cambridge

Harriet Crack, 18, general servant, born Suffolk

1911

Agnes Chater, 77, widow, born Cambridge

Augustine Barrett Chater, 40, son, chartered accountant, born Cambridge

Olivia Chater, 37, daughter, born Cambridge

Bertram Chater, son, 29, accountant, born Cambridge

Winifred Hall, 16, servant, born Cambridge

1941 08 22
Death of Mr. A. B. Chater. Mr Augustine Barrett Chater, who died suddenly at his residence, 21, Hartington Grove, Cambridge, was the third son of the late Mr. Josiah Chater. He was educated in Cambridge and took his B.A. degree at the university. He was unmarried. He was admitted an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1895. Mr. Chater joined his father and his brother the late Mr Vernon Chater in practising at 5 Alexandra Street. He continued the business up the time of his death.
Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge Cherryhinton Road Area Scrapbook 1897–1990.