41 Kingston Street, Cambridge

A Carpenter & a Toll Collector

1881

Head of household is George Shaw, a 29 year old builder, who was born in Burwell. He is married to Dorothy, also 29, from Exning, Suffolk.  They have a seven year old daughter, Dorothy, who attends school.  Dorothy’s sister, Ruth Footer, lives with the Shaw family.  She is 27 and a milliner.

1891

In 1891, 41 Kingston Street was home to the large Betts family. Mary Betts, aged 35 from Berkshire, is married to a 40 year old Carpenter from Essex, William Betts. They have six children: Lilian, aged 12; Ernest, aged 10; Herbert, aged 8; Jessie, aged 6; Leonard, aged 4; and Reginald, aged 1. They have a Sick nurse living with them, 42 year old Mary Ann Nunn.

1901

By 1901, 41 Kingston Street is home to the Moody family. Charles Moody, aged 55, from Needingworth, works as a Toll Collector for the borough council. He lives with his son, W J W Moody, a 23 year old Warehouseman’s clerk, and three daughters: Amy, aged 19; Frederick Edith, aged 17, working as a domestic servant; and Olive, aged 13.

1911

In 1911, 41 Kingston Street was home to the Finbow family. Annie Finbow, a 32 year old from Netherton in Worcestershire, is married to William Robert Finbow, a 29 year old from Bedingfield in Suffolk, working as a Cab Driver. They have three children: Harold William, aged 6, in school; Herbert Charles, aged 4; and Cyril Stanley, aged 3.

The Finbow family subsequently moved to 6 Hooper Street, where William and Annie are listed in the electoral register from 1920. Their son Herbert founded a furniture removals business there.

Sources: 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 UK Census