77 Ainsworth Street

77 Ainsworth Street

Number 77 is one of a pair of terraced houses on the west side of Ainsworth Street.

1881 census

Robert Tyers, head,  53, gardener, b. Upwell, Cambridgeshire
Mary Tyers, wife,  56, b. West Bilney, Norfolk
Agnes A Tyers, daughter, 18, dressmaker, b. Ickwell Green, Bedfordshire
Geo. Hills, lodger,  married, 56, grocer (unemployed), b. Fordham, Cambridgeshire

1891 census

Giles Clark, head, 26, joiner, b. Soham, Cambridgeshire
Harriet Clark, wife, 26, b. Cambridge
Martha Clark, sister-in-law, 30, dressmaker, b. Soham, Cambridgeshire

1901 census

William Smith, head, 30, stone mason’s labourer, b. Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire
Bessie Smith, wife, 26, b. Brookwood, Surrey
Thomas Smith, son, 2, b. Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire
Kathleen Smith, daughter, 8 mo, b. Cambridge
Emma Churcher, sister, 21, draper’s assistant, b. Chertsey, Surrey

1911 census

Joseph John Beard, head, 59, signalman for railway, b. Barton, Cambridgeshire
Susan Beard, wife, 50, b. Barton, Cambridgeshire
Lily Annie Beard, daughter, 29, upholstress, b. Cambridge
David Beard, son, 21, clerk for seal makers, b. Cambridge
Edith Beard, daughter, 18, b. Cambridge
Dennis Barton Beard, son, 16, messenger for railway, b. Cambridge
Ernest Beard, son, 14, at school, b. Cambridge
Percy Leslie Beard, son, 10, at school, b. Cambridge

Joseph and Susan Beard had been married for 31 years, and they had nine children. The family had moved here from 58 Ainsworth Street

1921 census

Joseph John Beard, head, 70, retired signalman, Gt Eastern Railway, b. Barton, Cambridgeshire
Susan Beard, wife, 61, home duties, b. Barton, Cambridgeshire
Edith Beard, daughter, 29, upholstress, Eaden Lilley, b. Cambridge
Dennis Barton Beard, son, 27, passenger train shunter, Gt Eastern Railway, b. Cambridge
Percy Leslie Beard, son, 20, furnisher’s assistant, Eaden Lilley, b. Cambridge
Bob Beard, son, 37, college servant, King’s College, b. Cambridge

Edith and Percy worked for Eaden Lilley on Market Street.

Joseph and Susan Beard are buried in Mill Road Cemetery.

Source: 1881–1921 Census