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20 Kingston Street

A Railway Guard & a railway porter

1881

Head of Household is Thomas Tyler, a 31 year old railway porter who was born in Hedingham, Essex.  He is married to Lavinia, 24, from Earith.  The couple have two young children: Arthur, who is two, and eight month old Edith.  Their niece Emily Wilder, 13, is living with them.

1891

In 1891, 20 Kingston Street was home to the Lofts family. Harry Lofts, a 29 year old Railway Guard from Suffolk is married to 28 year old Elizabeth Lofts from London. They had 3 daughters: 4 year old Jessie, 1 year old Gertrude, and newly born Lily. In order to supplement their income to support their household they have taken on a lodger, Walter Westley, a 21 year old Acting Railway Guard from Suffolk, suggesting he knows Harry Lofts from their work.

1901

In 1901, 20 Kingston Street is home the Wilsons. Martha Wilson, a 52 year old from Fulbourn, is married to 66 year old Henry Wilson, a Railway Porter from Branston, in Lincolnshire. They live with their daughter Louisa Rachael Dolton, a 22 year old Dressmaker.

1911

By 1911, 20 Kingston Street is home to the Beaumont family. Richard Beaumont, a 54 year old Brewer’s carman from Comberton, is married to Ellen Beaumont, a 51 year old also from Comberton. They have one daughter, 22 year old Minnie Beaumont. Also living with them is their relative, listed as a boarder, 29 year old William Beaumont, a Painter from Newmarket. They also have one other boarder, 31 year old Naylor Thorp, a Pork Butcher’s assistant from Halifax.

Sources: 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 UK Census

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