62 Ainsworth Street

62 Ainsworth Street

Number 62, otherwise known as Pine Cottage,  is one of a terrace of four houses with front gardens on the east side of Ainsworth Street.

1881 census

Richard A Smith, head, 48, gardener, b. Cambridge
Elizabeth Smith, wife, 53, b. Swaffham, Cambridgeshire
Robert R Smith, son, 24, grocer’s assistant, b. Cambridge
Amos J Smith, son, 20, moulder’s assistant, b. Gt Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire

Richard Amos Smith, a gardener, and his wife Elizabeth lived here in 1881 with their adult sons.

1891 census

Richd A Smith, head, 58, florist, b. Cambridge
Elizth Smith, wife, 67, b. Cambridge
Susannah E Smith, sister, 60, living on her means, b. Cambridge

By 1891 Richard was a florist.  His sister Susannah was now living with them but the sons had left home.

1901 census

Elizabeth Smith, head, 73, b. Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire
Susanna E Smith, sister-in-law, 70, b. Cambridge
Ann Day, sister, 68, b. Gt Swaffham, Cambridgeshire

Richard died on 27 March 1901, still living at Pine Cottage. The 1901 census was taken four days later on 31 March. Richard’s sister was still living there with Elizabeth, and they had been joined by Elizabeth’s sister Ann Day.

1911 census

Alfred Clark, head, 47, GER engine driver, b. Cambridge
Elizabeth Clark, wife, 53, b. Hull, Yorkshire
Frances Clark, daughter, 21, dressmaker for a draper, b. Cambridge
Alfred Clark, son, 21, GER engine cleaner, b. Cambridge
Henry Clark, son, 17, shop boy, grocery, b. Cambridge

Alfred and Elizabeth had been married for 22 years.  They had four children, of which one had died.

1921 census

Alfred Clark, head, 57, railway engine driver, GER, b. Cambridge
Elizabeth Clark, wife, 63, home duties, b. Cambridge
Frances Clark, daughter, 31, hardware shop assistant, b. Cambridge
Henry Clark, son, 27, boiler maker, GER, b. Cambridge

Frances Clark worked as a shop assistant for Allders & Co in George Street, Croydon.

Source: 1881–1921 Census, England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019