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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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