137 Sturton Street
The Family of a Plasterer

1881
William Smith, head, married, 35, tripe dresser (provision dealer), b. Diss, Norfolk
Jane Smith, wife, married, 34, b. Bury, Suffolk
Benjamin Smith, son, 9, scholar, b. Cambridge
Henry Smith, son, 5, scholar, b. Cambridge
Annie Smith, daughter, 3, scholar, b. Cambridge
Sophia S. Smith, daughter, 1, b. Cambridge
1891
Joseph Young, 43, Plasterer, b. Cambridge
Jane Young, 41, b. Chatteris, Cambs
Benjamin Smith, Joseph’s Stepson, 19, Assistant General Stores, b. Cambridge
Harry G Smith, 15, Joseph’s Stepson, Assistant Cook at a Club, b. Cambridge
Annie Smith, 13, Joseph’s Stepdaughter, Scholar, b. Cambridge
Sophie Smith, 10, Joseph’s Stepdaughter, Scholar, b. Cambridge
Samuel Smith, Joseph’s Stepson, 8, Scholar, b. Cambridge (there is a note next to Samuel’s name in the census ‘fits from childhood’ so possibly epilepsy?)
Willie Smith, Joseph’s Stepson, 6, Scholar, b. Cambridge
Alice C Young, 3, b. Cambridge
1901
Joseph Young, 52, Plasterer, b. Cambridge
Jane Young, 51, b. Chatteris, Cambs
Sophie Smith, 21, dressmaker, b. Cambridge (stepchild)
Samuel Smith, 18, (not working) b. Cambridge (stepchild)
William Smith, 16, cook’s porter, b. Cambridge (stepchild)
Alice C Young, 13, b. Cambridge
1911
Joseph Young, head, 63, married, plasterer, b. Cambridge
Jane Young, wife, 61, married, b. Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Henry George Smith, step son, 35, chef for hotel, b. Cambridge
Married 23 years, 1 child
Sources – 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 UK Census