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19 York Street

The Family of a Railway Worker

1881

William Hurrell, head, 51, 1830, fitter’s assistant at railway shop, Gt Bromley, Essex
Mary A. Hurrell, wife, 48, 1833, Cambridge
Herbert Hurrell, son, 21, 1860, waiter (inn), Cambridge
Walter W. Hurrell, son, 16, 1865, errand boy, Cambridge
Herbert Hodson, boarder, 5 months, London, Middlesex

1891

William Hurrell, head, railway station gatekeeper, 61, 1830, Gt Bromley, Essex
Mary A Hurrell, 58, 1833, B. Cambridge
Herbert Hurrell, waiter, 30, 1861, Ely,
Herbert A H Hurrell, nephew, scholar, 12, 1879, New England, Peterborough

1901

William Hurrell, head, GER pensioner (railway porter) 71, 1830, Great Bromley, Essex
Mary Ann Hurrell, wife, 67, 1834, Cambridge
Herbert Hurrell, son, house painter, 41, 1860, Ely, Cambridgeshire
William H Toomes, grandson, railway fireman GER, 21, 1880, Cambridge

1911

Mary Ann Hurrell, 78, widow, old age pensioner, b. Cambridge

Herbert Hurrell, 57, son, house painter for a building firm, b. Ely

Mary records that she was married for 58 years and had 7 children, 2 died.

Sources: 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 UK Census

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