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43 York Street

A Bricklayer & An Army Pensioner

1881

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.

1891

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.

1901

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.

1911

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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