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Wife: Sarah Pearson
Born: 30 Dec 1873 in Horseheath, Cambridgeshire 1 Census: 1911 in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire (see note 1) Resided: 1938 at Elm Cottage, 14 Church Lane, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Resided: 1948 - 1954 at 19 Paget Close, Trumpington 2 Died: 1955 in Cambridge 3 (see note 2) Buried: 1955 in Trumpington Father: Mother:
Husband: George William Short Married: 1901 in Cambridgeshire 4 (see note 3)
Born: 26 Jul 1877 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 28 Oct 1877 in Trumpington (see note 4) Census: 1881 at 1 Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 5) Census: 1901 at 10 North Cottages, Trumpington (see note 6) Occupation: 1901 Railway Plate Layer Census: 1911 in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire (see note 7) Occupation: 1911 Ag Lab Resided: 1938 at Elm Cottage, 14 Church Lane, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Occupation: 1939 Night Watchman Home Office A R P 1 Resided: 1948 - 1954 at 19 Paget Close, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1955 - 1957 at 166 Foster Road, Trumpington 2 Member: 1955 - 1958 Trumpington Friendship Club 5 Died: 6 Mar 1958 in Cambridge 5 (see note 8) Father: George Short (1840 - 1914) Mother: Ellen Shildrick Lloyd (1844 - 1917)
M Child 1: Harry James Short Born: 9 Jun 1902 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 27 Jul 1902 in Trumpington (see note 9) Census: 1911 in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire (see note 10) Occupation: 1939 - 1942 Locomotive Fireman (Railway) 1,6 Resided: 1939 - 1948 in Church Street, Trumpington 2 Died: 1991 in Cambridge 3 (see note 11) Wife: Margaret Alice Bushnell b. 29 Sep 1902 d. 1960 Married: 1927 in Cambridge 3 (see note 12)
M Child 2: George William Short Born: 3 Aug 1903 in Trumpington 4,3,1 (see note 13) Christened: 25 Oct 1903 in Trumpington (see note 14) Census: 1911 in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire (see note 15) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Occupation: 1939 LNER Signal & Telegraph Maintenance 1 Died: 1982 in Cambridge 3 (see note 16) Wife: Gladys May Banyard b. 1 Aug 1906 d. 1987 Married: 1931 in Cambridge 4 (see note 17)
M Child 3: Frederick Arthur Short Born: 2 Jun 1910 in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire 1 Census: 1911 in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire (see note 18) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Occupation: 1939 Flats - Porter 1 Resided: 1947 - 1962 at 60 Foster Road, Trumpington 2 Member: 1947 - 1950 Trumpington Allotment Society 7 Occupation: 1947 College Servant 7 Member: 1960 - 1962 Trumpington Allotment Society 7 Died: 1990 in Cambridge 3 (see note 19) Wife: Ivy Winifred Sandfield b. 18 Nov 1909 d. 1998 Married: 1930 in Cambridge 4 (see note 20)
M Child 4: Thomas Walter Short Born: 6 Mar 1912 near Royston, Hertfordshire 4,1 (see note 21) Resided: 1938 at Elm Cottage, 14 Church Lane, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Occupation: 1939 Omnibus Cleaner 1 Died: 1983 in Norfolk 3 (see note 22) Wife: Kate Freeman Dearsley b. 23 Feb 1914 Birth name: Katie Freeman Dearsley Married: 1937 in Cambridge 4 (see note 23)
M Child 5: Robert Lloyd Short Born: 1914 near Royston, Hertfordshire 4 (see note 24) Resided: 1938 at Elm Cottage, 14 Church Lane, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1940 in Cambridge 6 Occupation: 1940 Royal Engineers 6 Wife: Edna Lilian Gray b. 1917 d. 1962 Married: 1938 in Cambridge 4 (see note 25)
F Child 6: Lilian Alice Short Born: 11 Aug 1921 in Cambridge 4,1 (see note 26) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 (see note 27) Resided: 1948 - 1950 at 87 Foster Road, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1951 - 1970 at 166 Foster Road, Trumpington 2 Died: 2000 in Cambridge 3 (see note 28) Husband: Harold John Newell b. 31 Jul 1921 d. 2002 Married: 23 Oct 1941 in Trumpington (see note 29)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) Electoral Register. (3) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (4) FreeBMD website. (5) Trumpington Friendship Club records. (6) Baptism records of children. (7) Trumpington Allotment Society records.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 36, born Horseheath, with husband George William Short and children Note (2) Sep 1955 Cambridge 4a 175 age 82 Note (3) Dec 1901 Linton 3b 1134 Note (4) Oct 28 SHORT George William of George & Ellen Shildrick otp blacksmith born 26 Jul [1877] Note (5) Age 3, born Trumpington, with family Note (6) Age 23, born Trumpington. Railway Platelayer, with sister Agnes Peters and her family. Address probably wrong; should be 9 North Cottages Note (7) Age 33, born Trumpington. Ag Lab, with wife Sarah and 5 children Note (8) Mar 1958 Cambridge 4a 268 age 80 Note (9) Jul 27 SHORT Harry James of George William & Sarah of London Road Trumpington lab Note (10) Age 8, born Trumpington, with family Note (11) Feb 1991 Cambridge 9 899 born 9 Jun 1902 Note (12) Jun 1927 Cambridge 3b 1202 Note (13) Sep 1903 Chesterton 3b 460 Note (14) Oct 25 SHORT George William of George William & Sarah of London Road Trumpington lab Note (15) Age 7, born Trumpington, with family Note (16) Mar 1982 Cambridge 9 0733 born 3 Aug 1903 Note (17) Sep 1931 Cambridge 3b 1273 Note (18) Age 10 months, with family Note (19) Nov 1990 Cambridge 9 623 born 2 Jun 1910 Note (20) Dec 1930 Cambridge 3b 1165 Note (21) Jun 1912 Royston 3a 1505 mothers surname Pearson Note (22) Dec 1983 Kings Lynn 10 1387 born 6 Mar 1912 Note (23) Sep 1937 Cambridge 3b 1469 Note (24) Jun 1912 Royston 3a 1441 mothers surname Pearson Note (25) Sep 1938 Cambridge 3b 1487 Note (26) Sep 1921 Cambridge 3b 782 mothers surname Pearson Note (27) With parents Note (28) Dec 2000 Cambridge born 11 Aug 1921 Note (29) Oct 23 NEWELL Harold John 20 bac army otp son of Henry James war reserve police SHORT Lilian Alice 20 sp [blank] of Fen Ditton dau of George William night watchman wits: G W SHORT, W H GORDON Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index