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243 Hills Road, Hazlewood/Hazelwood, (Hills Avenue)

History of 243 Hills Road

1901

(Hazlewood Hills Avenue)

Joseph W Clark

Emily

Arthur H, 29, draper’s shopwalker, born Cambridge

Sidney B., 24, musical student, born Cambridge

Maggie Smith, servant, 23, born Hunts.

1911

Joseph Clark, 68, draper, born Soham

Emily Clark, 69, born Camden Town

Annie Childerley, 15, servant, housemaid, born Elsworth

The Clark family had previously lived at 4 Wilton Terrace, Station Road, and before that, after their marriage at 1 St Minver Terrace Bateman Street.

Hazlewood was Joseph Clark’s mother, Ann Hazlewood’s, maiden name.

In 1908 the Foreign and Overseas Mission group from St John’s Church met here.

In 1908 Arthur married Florence Hobbs and moved to 31 Chesterton Hall Crescent.

1935

In 2025 JJ sent this note:

My father, Donald Johnson lived at this address in 1935 according to his aviation certificate. He became a trainer of Spitfire pilots during the war. Donald at this time was married to Betty Heywood of Hills road and possibly this was her house then. Betty was one of 4 daughters of a local dairy farmer in Hills Road.

1939

John F Bentley, b 1915, flying instructor Royal Air Force reserve sergeant pilot

Gladys Bentley, b 1910,

Donald Johnson, b 1915, flying instructor pilot officer RAFVR FTS Cambridge

Betty Johnson (later married name Carraher), b 1917

? [presumed still alive]

The Bentleys and the Johnsons were sharing the house at the time. Betty remarried in 1950.

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