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1 Cockburn Street1891:
Daniel Gentle, 33, coal merchant and carter
Julia
Grace, 13, b Trumpington
Lizzie
Rose
Effie
Sarah
Samuel, 4, b Cambridge
Daniel
In 1881, the Gentle family were living in Trumpington on the London Road, location unknown.
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1896:
Daniel Gentle, coal and coke merchant
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1901:
Daniel Gentle, 44, carting contractor, b Harlton
Julia, 44, b Trumpington
Lizzie, 20, b Trumpington
Rose, 19, b Cambridge
Effie, 17, b Cambridge
Sarah, 16, b Cambridge
Daniel, 12, b Cambridge
Winifred, 6, b Cambridge
Lilian, 4, b Cambridge
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1911:
Daniel Gentle, 54, contractor
Julie
Winifred
Lilian
Samuel
Lizzie Oakins Woolfenden, granddaughter, 9, b Cambridge
Rose Hutchcroft, daughter, 29, married, b Cambridge
Harold Frederick Hutchcroft, grandson, 3, b Warboys
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1913:
Daniel Gentle, coal and coke merchant and carting contractor
The advertisement for his business is still in 2022 visible on the end wall of the terrace.
The ghost sign on the side of 1B Cockburn Street in 2022
There is an entry for Daniel and Julia Gentle on the Mill Road Cemetery website
1970:
D Sparkes
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