17 Ainsworth Street, Cambridge

17 Ainsworth Street

Number 17 is a single property standing at the end of a terrace on the west side of Ainsworth Street.

1881 census

Henry Osborne, head, 38, ticket collector on railway, b. Epping, Essex
Annie Osborne, wife, 35, laundress, b. Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth A Osborne, daughter, 14, scholar, b. Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
Maud E Osborne, daughter, 12, scholar, b. Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
Harry E Osborne, son, 10, scholar, b. Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
Robert C Osborne, son, 9, scholar, b. Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
Earnest E Osborne, son, 8, scholar, b. Cambridge
Clara Ludman, servant, 17, b. Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

The Osborne family had moved to 91 Ainsworth Street by 1891, where they built new laundry facilities for Annie’s business.

1891 census

George W Larkins, head, 29, engineering smith, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Polly Larkins, wife, 26, b. Gamlingay, Bedfordshire
Louisa M Larkins, daughter, 2, b. Cambridge

In May 1893 the property portfolio of Morris Duncombe was auctioned. 17 Ainsworth Street was amongst the properties.

1901 census

George Pilsworth, head, 36, postman (stamper), b. Cambridge
Ellen Pilsworth, wife, 37, b. Bottisham Lode, Cambridgeshire
Florence E E Pilsworth, daughter, 11, b. Cambridge
George H V Pilsworth, son, 10, b. Cambridge
Frederick J P Pilsworth, son, 8, b. Cambridge
Arthur C E Pilsworth, son, 6, b. Cambridge
Kate S R Pilsworth, daughter, 5, b. Cambridge
Lilly L V Pilsworth, daughter, 3, b. Cambridge
Daisy R V Pilsworth, daughter, 3, b. Cambridge
Edward A R Pilsworth, son, 1 month, b. Cambridge

1907

Cambridge Independent Press, 11 October

YOUNG LADS IN TROUBLE.

Joseph Newman (16), 143, Sturton-street; George Henry Pilsworth (16), 17, Ainsworth-street; Harold Toller (14), 2, Rivar-place; Ernest Moden (13), 76, Ainsworth-street; and Harry Hardy (16), 89, Gwydir-street, were summoned for committing a disorderly act in Ainsworth-street on September 27th.—All the defendants pleaded guilty, with the exception of Pilsworth, who said he was not guilty of causing any annoyance. P.c. Dilley stated that whilst on duty in Ainsworth-street he saw a number of lads playing leap-frog and shouting in the street. A woman asked the lads to go away, but they made a “laughing stock” of her. The defendants admitted taking part in the game.—P.c. Nelson corroborated.—Mrs. Catherine Flood, 25, Ainsworth-street, stated that she requested the defendants to go away, as her husband, who was a baker, could not sleep. They refused to go. The defendants were convicted and discharged.

1910

George Henry Victor Pilsworth fined £4 for driving at an excessive speed of 26mph at Little Stuikeley.

1911 census

George Pilsworth, head, widower, 46, postman, b. Cambridge
George Henry Victor Pilsworth, son, 20, doctor’s chauffeur, b. Cambridge
Frederick James Penrose Pilsworth, son, 18, apprentice compositor, news dept, b. Cambridge
Arthur Cecil Ernest Pilsworth, son, 16, apprentice hair dresser, b. Cambridge
Kate Sophia Rhoda Pilsworth, daughter, 15, domestic servant, b. Cambridge
Daisy Rebecca Victoria Pilsworth, daughter, 13, b. Cambridge
Lily Louisa Victoria Pilsworth, daughter, 13, b. Cambridge
Edward Alexander Redvers Pilsworth, son, 10, b. Cambridge
Hilda Phyllis Violet Pilsworth, daughter, 6, b. Cambridge
Emma Mary Smith, sister, widow, 63, housekeeper, b. Cambridge

George and Ellen Pilsworth had been marrried for 17 years and had ten children, of which one had died.

In 1910 George Henry Victor Pilsworth was fined £4 for driving a motor car at a dangerous speed at Little Stukeley. Witness put speed at 26mph.

1921 census

George Pilsworth, head, 56, stamper postman, General Post Office, b. Cambridge
Daisy Rebecca Victoria Pilsworth, daughter, 23, jam factory hand, b. Cambridge
Edward Alex Redvers Pilsworth, son, 20, cabinet maker & carpenter, b. Cambridge
Hilda Phyllis Violet Pilsworth, daughter, 16, b. Cambridge
Ronald Gerald Fletcher, grandson, 10, b. South Kensington, London

Daisy Pilsworth worked for the Bottling Department at Chiver’s & Son Jam Manufacturerers in Histon. Edward Pilsworth was a cabinet maker and carpenter for Bennett & Sons builders on 111A Catharine Street.

Frederick Pilsworth, who was still at the family home in 1911, was now married and living at 44 Ainsworth Street.

Sources: UK census records (1881 to 1921), Mill Road Cemetery,