71 Ainsworth Street, Cambridge

71 Ainsworth Street

Number 71 is one of a pair of terraced houses on the west side of Ainsworth Street.

1881 census

John Lander, head, 35, college porter, b. Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire
Ann Lander, wife, 29, b. Norwich, Norfolk
Arthur S Lander, son, 4, b. Cambridge
Gertrude A Lander, daughter, 2, b. Cambridge
John A Lander, son, 3 mo, b. Cambridge
Caroline E Madling, niece, 15, b. Housbourn Crawley, Bedfordshire

1891 census

John Lander, head, 45, college servant Sidney, b. Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire
Ann Lander, wife, 36, b. Norwich
Arthur S Lander, son, 14, shop boy, b. Cambridge
Gertrude A Lander, daughter, 12, b. Cambridge
John A S Lander, son, 10, scholar, b. Cambridge
Florence L Lander, daughter, 7, scholar, b. Cambridge
George Lander, son, 1, b. Cambridge

John Lander’s occupation tells us that he was a servant at Sidney Sussex College. His eldest son Arthur was a shop boy, possibly at the grocery shop at no. 70. Another hand has written ‘port’ next to his occupation, possibly indicating that he was a delivery boy.

1901 census

Lucy Rayner, wife, 50, b. Chrishall, Essex
Ernest C Rayner, son, 21, house painter, b. Cambridge
George H Rayner, son, 17, tailor’s apprentice, b. Cambridge
Albert Rayner, son, 12, b. Cambridge
Ethel Rayner, daughter, 8, b. Cambridge

1911 census

John William Fuller, head, 37, builder’s plumber, b. Kensington, London
Edith Miriam Fuller, wife, 31, b. Brettenham, Norfolk
John William Fuller, son, 6, b. Cambridge

John and Edith Fuller had been married for nine years and had one child.

1921 census

Edith Fuller, head, widow, 41, home duties, b. Brettenham, Norfolk
Lilian Fuller, daughter, 7, b. Cambridge

Source: 1881–1921 UK Census