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Cambridgeshire / Re: Robert Bush and Sophia Bush
« on: Monday 01 April 24 11:27 BST (UK)  »
Public Houses were recorded in the press if they were :- For Sale, To Let, licensing problems, inquests, meetings, thefts, fights, births, deaths, marriages, etc. .... and often very scant on detail.

So, any info at all is helpful.

At the other end of the difficult scale, some entries in the 1851 census gave the persons name, occupation, the street .... AND if a publican or Inn Keeper, the name of the Public House. Not too many of those ...

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Cambridgeshire / Re: Robert Bush and Sophia Bush
« on: Monday 01 April 24 10:29 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for looking.

From the 1851 census I'm attempting to identify the residents of Fitzroy Street with the public houses on the same street. To assist this I have the Trade Directories of that period, the 1851 census and references to the public houses, location and landlords in the local press of the time.

for example. The Ancient Druids - Thomas Holden.
The 1851 census records Thomas Houlden, Publican, Fitzroy Street.
Trade Directory lists Druids Arms, Thomas Hoalden, Fitzroy Street
Press report 7 Sept 1850, Ancient Druids, Thomas Holden, Fitzroy Street
So, I am reasonably confident that in 1851 Thomas Holden was the Landlord of the Ancient Druids.

Whereas, The Old English Gentleman, Fitzroy Street.
Trade Directory lists Old English Gentleman, Sophia Bush, Fitzroy Street
Press report 21 Sept, Old English Gentleman, Sophia Bush, Fitzroy Street
BUT, Sophia Bush is not recorded in the 1851 census

AND Robert Bush can't be found anywhere except the 1851 census, recorded as a publican.

Also a press report dated 17 Jan 1852 indicates that a George Wing was landlord of OEG for the previous 6 months, There is a George Wing recorded living in Chesterton in 1851.


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Cambridgeshire / Robert Bush and Sophia Bush
« on: Monday 01 April 24 07:27 BST (UK)  »
Dec 1850 (14 29) Robert Bush married Mary Willson - Cambridge
Mar 1851 (14 10) Anna Maria Wilson Bush - Birth
1851 Census Cambridge, 14 Fitzroy St. Cambridge
Robert Bush [41] , Cordwainer and Victualler, born Cambridge
Mary Bush [38], born Duxford Cambs
Elizabeth Bush [15] born Cambridge
William Bush [3] born Lynn, Norfolk
Maria Bush
  • born Cambridge


In 1861 the family is living in Doyley St, Chelsea. Roberts occ. Boot maker.

Cambridge newspaper  7 Sept 1850 reports Sophia Bush publican, Old English Gentleman, Fitzroy St.
Dec 1850 (14 9) Sophia Bush married Arthur Allen. - Cambridge

1851 Census Cambridge, Sophia Allen (born Thriplow Cambs) living 47 Fitzroy Street - Arthurs occ. Carpenter

Can anyone see a connection between Robert Bush and Sophia Bush?

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Cambridgeshire / Re: Thomas Prior 1812
« on: Tuesday 30 January 24 23:09 GMT (UK)  »
Just got home. Lots of info, thank you.

Interesting that his father, Joseph , was also a Baker. and Thomas had just a sister, Sarah 1814, and lots of half siblings.




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Cambridgeshire / Thomas Prior 1812
« on: Tuesday 30 January 24 13:41 GMT (UK)  »
The census records (Histon 1851) show that Thomas Prior was born in Eynesbury in 1812. A news cutting Aug 1846 records his father's ,Joseph, death and gives a reference to Thomas Prior of Histon.


Can anyone see baptism details for Thomas and any brother or sisters? And his mother?
 

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Cambridgeshire / Re: William Willson c1858
« on: Monday 18 December 23 13:38 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you. 14 children, gosh. It's interesting that William's occupation changed from Green Grocer in rural Cambridgeshire to working at a coal mine in Durham.

In 1901 Hannah Maria Foster was in hospital in Cambridge, I'm not sure which one. They married in Cambridge, so you do wonder why they moved all the way to Durham when there was plenty of work in and around Cottenham. (Chivers of Histon for example) Maybe Hannah needed to be near her parents.

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Cambridgeshire / William Willson c1858
« on: Monday 18 December 23 11:34 GMT (UK)  »
In 1901 William Willson, a widower, was living in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, with six children, occ.
Green Grocer.

1n 1911 William is living in Esh Winning, Durham, married, with four children born Cottenham and two children born in Esh Winning. He now works at a coal mine.
He married his second wife, Hannah Maria Foster, in Cambridge 1902 and had five children, three which died.

Can anyone see a record of the births of the children.


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Cambridgeshire / Re: Mary Johnson
« on: Wednesday 23 August 23 17:01 BST (UK)  »
William Orpen's first marriage was in 1798 to Elizabeth Traves. They had just a daughter Mary 1800 ..... as far as I can see.

When William married Mary Johnson he was well into his sixties. They had three children. William was  94 years of age when he died.

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Cambridgeshire / Re: Mary Johnson
« on: Wednesday 23 August 23 14:05 BST (UK)  »
That certainly makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

Interesting that everything about the marriage record is correct and as you would expect, but where does the name Hawkins comes from ?

Did you see when John Hazel died?

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