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James Cornwall, 27, Great Eastern Railway guard, b. Sudbury, Suffolk
Mary Cornwall, 27, b. Braintree, Essex
Matilda Cornwall,7, scholar, b. Bulmer, Essex
Maud M Cornwall, 4, scholar, b. Haverhill, Suffolk
Sarah E Cornwall, 1, b. Cambridge
By 1891 the Cornwell family has moved to March.
Robert Bird, 41, bricklayer, b. Shouldham, Norfolk
Sarah Bird, 43, b. Norfolk
The couple appear on the 1881 Census living in Hastings, and the 1901 Census living in Birmingham.
This family previously lived at Jubilee Terrace on Catherine Street.
Thomas Pamplin, 66, army pensioner, b. Bottisham, Cambridgeshire
Jane Pamplin, 60, b. Bradley, Suffolk
Alfred Chapman, 9, grandson, b. Cambridge
During his Army Career with the 75th Regiment of Foot, Thomas served abroad for over 10 years, including India, China, Gibraltar, Singapore and the Cape of Good Hope. He received four Good Conduct badges and a Good Conduct medal.
Ernest Reed, 30, labourer for the Cambridge Corporation, b. Woking, Surrey
Lily Rose Reed, 25, b. Cambridge
They have been married under a year and don’t have any children.
Sources: 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 UK Census, British Army Service Records
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