History of 179 Gwydir Street
See History of Gwydir Street and Buildings in Gwydir Street.
Christopher Morley lived in 179 Gwydir St in 1904 (see Spalding's Directory).
George Hawkes, brewer, lived here in 1913 (see Spalding's Directory).
From Capturing Cambridge:
HISTORY OF 179 GWYDIR STREET
1881:
Samuel Ellis, head, 41, clerk civil service
Sophia, wife, 42, b Witcham
Sophia, daughter, 12, scholar, b Cambridge
CIP 20.12.1884
In 1884 Samuel Ellis, clerk to the Cambridge Post Office, gave evidence in the prosecution of William Holloway, dyer, of Chesterton, for embezzlement.
1891:
Samuel Ellis, head, 52, post office controller, b Melbourn
Sophie, wife, 53, b Witcham
Sophia J, daughter, 22, b Cambridge
1901:
S Julia Ellis, 32, living on own means, b Cambridge
Emmeline Hattersley, visitor, 65, b Yorks
1911:
George Munns Hawkes, 32, brewer and manager, b Girton
Florence Ada, b Papworth St Agnes
1913:
George Hawkes, brewer
1962:
Whitbread and Co, Dales brewery
1970:
Mid Anglia Constabulary Traffic Dept and Traffic Wardens
Main index - Buildings and houses in Gwydir Street.