William Farrington mentions many people in his diary 1858 – 1862 who lived in the villages of southern Cambridgeshire.
1861 census Shingay, Shingay lane private house:
William Ilott, 42, carter, b Shingay
Emma, 42, b Abington
William, 10, b Shingay
Agnes Jane, 3, b Shingay
James Bysouth, visitor, 45, woodman, b Herts.
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