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17 Gwydir Street

History of 17 Gwydir Street

1881

John Clarke, head, 64, coach maker, b Suffolk

Susan, wife, 57, b Litlington

Arthur, son, 16, telegraph messenger, b Cambridge

William, son, 14, errand boy, b Cambridge

The family had previously lived in Adam and Eve Row.[Not no. 72 in 1851 as noted elsewhere]

1890 10.3.1890 death of John Clarke, aged 73. (CC&J 14.3.1890)

1891

(17)

Arthur Cook, head, 45, greengrocer, b Suffolk

Mahala, wife, 43, b Suffolk

Maria, daughter, 22, b Suffolk

Julia, daughter, 19, hat sewer, b Suffolk

Ellen, daughter, 15, dressmaker, b Cambridge

Arthur, son, 13, errand boy, b Cambridge

Emma Elizabeth, daughter, 12, scholar, b Cambridge

Herbert William, son, 5, scholar, b Cambridge

Louisa Pepper, lodger, 37, dressmaker, b Cambridge

(17a)

Elliott Lyon, head, 38, carpenter, b Elsworth

Elizabeth, wife, 39, b Newmarket

Alfred, son, 14, errand boy, b Cambridge

Harry, son, 12, scholar, b Cambridge

Ernest, son, 7, scholar, b Cambridge

Frederick, son, 3, b Cambridge

Beatrice, daughter, 1, b Cambridge

1901

(17)

James Hartley, 39, fishmonger, b Suffolk

Christina, 25, b Hants

Elsie M, 2, b Beds

Eddie, 1 mos, b Cambridge

Emma Beaumont, sister in law, 23, b Exeter

(17a)

Frederick W Shadbolt, 29, printer and compositor, b Cambridge

Winifred, 6, b Cambridge

Elsie, 4, b Cambridge

Sarah A, sister, 34, b Cambridge

1908 CIP 29.5.1908: Fire in Gwydir Street. Outbreak of fire at number 17. Mr D Legge occupied ground floor and Mrs Sainty the upper rooms. Fire started in Mrs Sainty’s bedroom where the bedding and window frames were on fire. Damage of £10, uninsured.

1911

(17)

William Thomas Leavens, 27, shoe smith, b Cambridge

Rose Hannah, 27, b Cambridge

William Thomas, 4, b Cambridge

Arthur Sidney, 1, b Cambridge

(17a)

George Pledger Benstead, 41, domestic gardener, b Fen Ditton

Alice, 60,  b London

Henry Robert, 30, b Cambridge

1913

(17a) George Pledger Benstead

(17) Dennis Legge, fried fish dealer

George Newstead, brewer’s labourer

1916

CIP 3.11.1916: Ernest George Sharpe (31), married of 17a Gwydir Street compositor in the employ of Messrs Fabb and Tyler, applied for exemption on the grounds of ill-health. Applicant had been passed for general service and no exemption was granted.

1937

Leslie Langdon, fried fish shop

1962

(17a) Mrs Larter

(17) Leslie Langdon

1970

(17a) vacant

(17) Leslie Langdon

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