18 Aug 2023
Wife: Mabel Rebecca Richford
Born: 14 Jan 1876 in Cambridge 1 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 1) Resided: 1930 - 1950 at Rosslyn, 8 Hauxton Road, Trumpington 2 Died: 1950 Buried: 31 Oct 1950 in Trumpington (see note 2) Father: Mother:
Husband: Matthew Bent Brewster Married: 1901 in Cambridge 3 (see note 3)
Born: 28 Dec 1874 in Liddington, Rutland 1 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 4) Occupation: 1911 Grocery Assistant and University Lodging House Keeper Occupation: 1930 Florist 4 Resided: 1930 - 1950 at Rosslyn, 8 Hauxton Road, Trumpington 2 Occupation: 1939 Florist & Fruiterer 1 Resided: 1950 - 1956 at 34 Shelford Road, Trumpington 2 Died: 1957 in Cambridge 5 (see note 5) Buried: 1957 in Trumpington Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Winifred Florence Brewster Born: 1 Feb 1903 in Cambridge 1 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 6) Resided: 1930 at Rosslyn, 8 Hauxton Road, Trumpington 2 Occupation: 1930 Shop Assistant Resided: 1931 - 1970 at 34 Shelford Road, Trumpington 2 Member: 1955 Trumpington Horticultural Society 6 (see note 7) Died: 2001 5 (see note 8) Husband: Lewis Alfred Shanks b. 11 Dec 1904 d. 1982 Also known as: Alfred Shanks 7 Married: 23 Oct 1930 in Trumpington (see note 9)
F Child 2: Norah Gladys Brewster Born: 21 Dec 1914 in Cambridge 3,1 (see note 10) Resided: 1937 - 1946 at Rosslyn, 8 Hauxton Road, Trumpington 2 Occupation: 1939 Shop Assistant (Florist & Fruiterer) 1 Died: 2011 in Cheshire 5 (see note 11) Husband: Robert Leslie Fair b. 1909 d. 1965 Married: 1947 in Cambridge 3 (see note 12)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) Electoral Register. (3) FreeBMD website. (4) Marriage record of child. (5) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (6) Trumpington Horticultural Society Trophy Winners. (7) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2)
Event Notes Note (1) Age 35, born Cambridge, with husband Matthew Brewster and daughter Note (2) Oct 31 BREWSTER Mabel Rebekah of 8 Hauxton Rd 74 Note (3) Sep 1901 Cambridge 3b 1087 Note (4) Age 35, born Liddington. Grocery Assistant and University Lodging House Keeper, with wife Mabel and daughter Winifred Note (5) Jun 1957 Cambridge 4a 204 age 82 Note (6) Age 8, born Cambridge, with parents Note (7) Won the Ladies Cup in 1955 Note (8) Feb 2001 Cambridge born 1 Feb 1903 Note (9) Oct 23 SHANKS Lewis Alfred 26 bac plumber & fitter of Cambridge son of Arthur machinist BREWSTER Winifred Florence 27 sp shop assistant otp dau of Matthew Bent florist wits: A SHANKS, M B BREWSTER Note (10) Mar 1915 Cambridge 3b 793 mothers surname Richford Note (11) 7 Dec 2011 Birkenhead CH41 age 96 Note (12) Mar 1947 Cambridge 4a 498 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index