Built 1828
1841
Alexander Watford, 58, land surveyor
Sarah, 62
Caroline Richardson, 25,
James Bryan, 35, servant
Frances Willis, 20, servant
Mary Kemp, 30
James Field, 60
Charlotte, 60
Sarah Reynard, 35, servant
Samuel Hayes, 40, bookseller
Samuel, 11
Cecilia, 39
Cecilia, 18
Margaret, 20
Jane, 16,
Pauline, 14
Humphrey Hall, 2
Ambrose, 7 mos
Catherine Brown, 24, servant
Sarah Watson, 15, servant
Susan Rolph, 23, servant
Samuel Webster, 20
Mary, 25
Sarah, 25,
Ann Davies, 20, servant
Mary Ablett, 15, servant
W J Purchas, 49, navy
Jane, 45
Frances, 45
Elizabeth, 13
John, 15
Sarah Brooks, 35, servant
Sarah Cowley, 25, servant
William Desborough [sic], 25, servant
William Jardine Purchas was born in Cambridge. He had been a captain in the Royal Navy and mayor of Cambridge in 1828.
1851 Parkers Piece
Jane Purchas, widow
John, 29, curate of Elsworth, b Cambridge
Elizabeth, 26
Sarah M Cowley, 34, housemaid, b Cambridge
Sarah Brooks, 42, cook, b Norfolk
William Disbury, 34, footman, b Cambridge
1861 Gonville Place
Jane Purchas, widow, fundholder shareholder, b London
Elizabeth, 36, b Cambridge
Emma Best, visitor, 44, mortgagee, b Kent
William Disbury, 44, footman, b Cambridge
[Elizabeth Purchas married William Henry Drosier in 1862. They lived at Gonville Place]
William Bacon, widower, 65, cigar merchant, b Norfolk
Frederick R, 29, assistant, b Cambridge
Sophia H, 21, b Cambridge
Marian, 19, b Cambridge
William S, 17, b Cambridge
Julia Barnes, 18, cook, b Essex
Emma Crowson, 17, housemaid, b Cambridge
John R Mann, 67, auctioneer and landagent, b Norfolk
Sarah Ann, 39, b Norfolk
Ruth Coe, sister, 27, b Norfolk
Kate R Mann, 4, b Cambridge
Harry R Mann, 1, b Cambridge
Ann Samm, servant, 18, b Linton
1871 Gonville Place
(1)
William Henry Drozier, 59, physician of Cambridge university, b Cambridge
Elizabeth Francis, 46, b London
Jane Purchas, mother in law, 79, income from interest and dividends, b Cambridge
Lydia Dockerd, 22, cook, b Sawston
Harry Wright, 22, footman, b Suffolk
(2)
Frederick R Bacon, 39, tobacconist, b Cambridge
Mariam Rutledge Bacon, sister, 29, b Cambridge
Julia Buys, visitor, 28, b Hants
Ann Wakefield, widow, 78, house keeper,
Mary Ann Scotter, servant, 18, b Norfolk
Mary Catherine Osborne, wife, 27, b Stapleford
N D Arcy G Osborn, 10, b Whittlesford
Charlotte M G, 7, b Whittlesford
Mary E Baldock, 21, cook, b Hertford
James Field Fetch,39, farmer, b Cambridge
Sophia, 39, b Norfolk
Matilda C, 7, b Trumpington
Lubbock Field Fetch, 5, b Cambridge
Ernest Edward, 4, b Cambridge
Florence Edith, 3, b Cambridge
Herbert Henry, 1, b Cambridge
Constance Jane, 6 mos, b Cambridge
Emily Sparrow, 18, cook, b Littleport
Elizabeth Smith, 18, b Suffolk
Frances Root, 14, housemaid, b Fulbourn
Eliza A Mitchell, widow, 43, house and land, b Witchford
Alice, 13, b Cambridge
Spencer, 10, b Cambridge
Clement, 9, b Cambridge
Henry, 7, b Cambridge
Elenor, 5, b Cambridge
Algernon, 3, b Cambridge
Emily Culver, 23, visitor, b March
Ellen Camp, 20, housemaid, b Hants
Elizabeth Pate, 54, b Cambs
1888
Elizabeth Droiser née Purchas died in 1880. William Henry Drosier died at home in 1889.
Cambridge New 15/5/1889:
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A FELLOW OF CAIUS COLLEGE THE INQUEST,
The borough coroner (Mr. H. Gotobed) held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of William Henry Drosier, doctor of medicine, and senior fellow of Cains College, residing in Gonvile Place, Parker’s Piece. The inquiry was held at the private residence of the deceased. The first witness called was Thomas William Parr, the deceased’s butler. He said on Friday, May 3rd, about quarter to two he met the deceased in the garden bleeding from the nose. He told witness he had fallen from the steps. He said he had forgotten to put the irons up. Witness saw him on the steps at a quarter to one. They were very good steps indeed, and were the deceased’s own contrivance. Dr. Carver was sent for immediately. Dr. Carver said he was called in see the deceased on the 3rd of May, about two o’clock. He found him in his back kitchen washing his face with cold water. Witness examined him, and found that there were injuries to his nose, a great bruise over the right shin, and a deep cut over the muscles of the other leg. He also complained of a pain in his back. Witness directed him to go to bed, and he dressed his wounds. He went on very well for the first day or two, and then inflammation in the wound on the left leg. The inflammation spread, and a few days later the wound began to mortify, and the mortification gradually extended. He was very delirious, and on one occasion he was violent. On Saturday night his nose bled to an alarming extent. He sank from the exhaustion from the loss of blood, and died on Monday evening a quarter to eight. The cause of death was exhaustion from bleeding, consequent upon the accident. The jury returned verdict of Accidental death.
1939
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