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This census lists three cottages in the vicinity of Cherry Hinton Hall. Daniel Coe and his family live in one of them so it is possible these families inhabited the same properties listed as Ventress Farm in 1911.
Harry W Northrop, head, 31, cattle dealer, born Hunts
Emma, 32, born Lincs
Alfred, 2, born Lincs
Joe Wilson, 19, servant, stockman, born St Ives
Martha Cornell, 17, servant, born Cherryhinton
Daniel Coe, head, 48, farm bailiff, born Cherryhinton
Emma R, 47, born Cherryhinton
Lizzie R., 20, dressmaker, born Cherryhinton
Ada F, 16, born Cherryhinton
Charles Tabor, head, 39, horse keeper, born Cherryhinton
Bertha, 42, born Cottenham
Ethel, 17, laundress, born Cherryhinton
(Ventress Farm)
Daniel Coe, head, 59, farm steward, born Cherry Hinton
Emily, 59, born Cherry Hinton
Lucy, 30, single, dressmaker, born Cherry Hinton
Obadiah Malting, head, 52, housekeeper, born Suffolk
Caroline, 51, born Suffolk
Harry Joseph, 20, farm labourer, born Suffolk
In the 1960s Ventress Farm was the home of H.D.Ridgeon, managing director of Sindalls Ltd and chairman of Cambridge City Football Club.
The Cherry Hinton Community Archive website records:
The two farms at Cherry Hinton owned by Pamplins were Ventris Farm and Sidney Farm. Ventris Farm stood on the left of Cherry Hinton Road as you left the Robin Hood public house and made your way towards Cambridge, the farmhouse stood on the site that is now a brand new housing complex of flats called Ventress Farm Court.
Ventress Farm Site 1927
For more information about the Pamplin brothers visit this website:
Before the time of the Pamplins, it is possible to trace the management through the UK census returns.
1851 John Spencer is named as farmer in this vicinity of the Cambridge Road, probably Ventress Farm.
1861 John Spencer is still farmer, living on what is now called the Fulbourn Road.
1871 & 1881 The farmer is a man with the unusual name of Remonington/Renmington {Remmington] Pratt. In 1861 Remmington Pratt was the innkeeper of the Blue Boar in Trinity Street.
Renmington [Remmington] Pratt, widower, 67, farmer (of 1115 acres employs 5 men and 3 boys), born Shelford
Renmington, son, 37, born Cambridge
Ellen L, daughter, 25, born Cambridge
Mary Emmines, servant, 36, born Cambridge
Frederick Dockerill, groom, 17, born Herts.
The property listed as Barton’s Farm of which James Bass, 60, is listed as bailiff may well be the same as Ventress Farm. His family was wife Emma, son William, a book canvasser, daughter Louisa and son Walter, a stationery engine driver.
In 1901 we know that Daniel Coe was the the bailiff at Ventress farm on which property also lived Harry W Northrop cattle dealer.
1911 Daniel Coe is described as steward and the other resident is Obadiah John Malting, horsekeeper.
Sources: UK census, Cherry Hinton Community Archive
Also see the following article on Ventress Farm:
https://www.michellebullivant.com/cherryhintonhistory/ventress-farm-cherry-hinton#/
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