18 Aug 2023
Wife: Amelia Rose
Born: 5 Jan 1874 in Cambridge 1 Census: 1901 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 1) Census: 1911 in Trumpington Road, Trumpington (see note 2) Resided: 1920 - 1939 at Post Office, High Street, Trumpington 2,1 Census: 1921 at Post Office, London Road, Trumpington (see note 3) Occupation: 1921 Assistant in Post Office Resided: 1945 - 1950 in High Street, Trumpington 2 Died: 1950 Buried: 27 Feb 1950 in Trumpington (see note 4) Father: Mother:
Husband: Henry James Saunders Married: 1899 in Cambridge 3 (see note 5)
Born: 1 Aug 1871 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 3 Sep 1871 in Trumpington (see note 6) Census: 1881 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 7) Census: 1891 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 8) Occupation: 1891 Baker Census: 1901 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 9) Occupation: 1901 Baker Postmaster Census: 1911 in Trumpington Road, Trumpington (see note 10) Occupation: 1911 - 1939 Sub Postmaster 4 Resided: 1913 - 1915 in London Road, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1920 - 1939 at Post Office, High Street, Trumpington 2 Census: 1921 at Post Office, London Road, Trumpington (see note 11) Resided: 1943 in High Street, Trumpington Died: 1943 Buried: 6 Dec 1943 in Trumpington (see note 12) Father: William Saunders (1829 - 1897) Mother: Susan Careless (1830 - 1884) Notes
M Child 1: Geoffrey Guy Saunders Born: 13 May 1904 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 28 Aug 1904 in Trumpington (see note 13) Census: 1911 in Trumpington Road, Trumpington (see note 14) Census: 1921 at Post Office, London Road, Trumpington (see note 15) Occupation: 1921 Instrument Maker, Scientific Instrument Co, Cambridge Resided: 1926 - 1928 at Post Office, High Street, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1939 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire 1 Occupation: 1939 Radio Machine Tool Maker Died: 1995 in Cambridge 5 (see note 16) Wife: Rose Darling b. 28 Dec 1908 d. 1989 Also known as: Rosina Darling 6 Married: 1929 in Cambridgeshire 3 (see note 17)
F Child 2: Dorothy Irene Saunders Born: 8 Dec 1907 in Trumpington Christened: 1 Mar 1908 in Trumpington (see note 18) Census: 1911 in Trumpington Road, Trumpington (see note 19) Census: 1921 at Post Office, London Road, Trumpington (see note 20) Resided: 1930 - 1931 at Post Office, High Street, Trumpington Occupation: 1933 Clerk Died: 2006 in Cambridge 5 (see note 21) Husband: Thomas John Chapman b. 24 Oct 1904 d. 1984 Married: 28 Jun 1933 in Trumpington (see note 22)
F Child 3: Kathleen Phyllis Saunders Born: 1 Mar 1911 in Trumpington 1 Census: 1911 in Trumpington Road, Trumpington (see note 23) Christened: 16 Jul 1911 in Trumpington (see note 24) Census: 1921 at Post Office, London Road, Trumpington (see note 25) Resided: 1939 in London Occupation: 1939 Telephonist Civil Service 1 Died: 1972 in London 5 (see note 26) Husband: Robert Leonard South b. 17 Sep 1909 d. 2001 Married: 4 Oct 1941 in Trumpington (see note 27)
M Child 4: Dennis Roland Saunders Born: 7 May 1913 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 6 Jul 1913 in Trumpington (see note 28) Census: 1921 at Post Office, London Road, Trumpington (see note 29) Resided: 1935 at Post Office, High Street, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1939 in Lincolnshire 1 Occupation: 1939 Chef 1 Resided: 1950 at 36 High Street, Trumpington 2 Died: 1993 in Cambridge 5 (see note 30) Wife: Ivy Kathleen Smalley b. 14 Mar 1912 d. 2003 Also known as: Kathleen Smalley Married: 1937 in Lincolnshire 5 (see note 31)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) Electoral Register. (3) FreeBMD website. (4) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (5) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (6) Marriage record.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 27, born Cambridge, with husband Henry J Saunders Note (2) Age 36, born Cambridge, with husband Henry James Saunders and children Note (3) Age 47, born Cambridge, with husband Henry James Saunders and four children. Assistant in Post Office Note (4) Feb 27 SAUNDERS Amelia of High St, Trumpington 75 Note (5) Sep 1899 Cambridge 3b 1105 Note (6) Sep 3 SAUNDERS Henry James of William & Susan otp butcher Note (7) Age 9, born Trumpington, with family Note (8) Age 19, born Trumpington, with father and family. Baker Note (9) Age 29, born Trumpington. Baker Postmaster, with wife Amelia Note (10) Age 39, born Trumpington. Sub Postmaster, with wife Amelia and children Note (11) Age 49, born Trumpington. Postmaster, with wife Amelia and four children Note (12) Dec 6 SAUNDERS Henry James of High St 72 Note (13) Aug 28 SAUNDERS Geoffrey Guy son of Henry James & Amelia otp postmaster Note (14) Age 6, born Trumpington, with family Note (15) Age 17, born Trumpington, with family. Instrument Maker, Scientific Instrument Co, Cambridge Note (16) May 1995 Cambridge born 13 May 1904 Note (17) Sep 1929 Chesterton 3b 1281 bride Rosina Darling Note (18) Mar 1 SAUNDERS Dorothy Irene of Henry James & Amelia otp postmaster Note (19) Age 3, born Trumpington, with family Note (20) Age 13, born Trumpington, with family Note (21) Mar 2006 Cambridge born 8 Dec 1907 Note (22) Jun 28 CHAPMAN Thomas John 28 bac motor salesman of Chesterton son of Henry Thomas bus body builder SAUNDERS Dorothy Irene 25 sp clerk otp dau of Henry James postmaster wits: W T CHAPMAN, Henry James SAUNDERS Note (23) Evelyn Phylliss Saunders: age 1 month, born Trumpington, with family Note (24) Jul 16 SAUNDERS Kathleen Phyllis of Henry James & Amelia of London Rd, Trumpington postmaster Note (25) Age 10, born Trumpington, with family Note (26) Jun 1972 Haringey 5b 2015 born 1 Mar 1911 Note (27) Oct 4 SOUTH Robert Leonard 31 bac civil servant of Tollesbury son of Edward retired SAUNDERS Kathleen Phyllis 30 sp [blank] otp dau of Henry James retired wits: H J SAUNDERS, Thomas J CHAPMAN Note (28) Jul 6 SAUNDERS Denis Roland of Henry James & Amelia of London Rd, Trumpington postmaster Note (29) Age 8, born Trumpington, with family Note (30) Sep 1993 Cambridge born 7 May 1913 Note (31) Mar 1937 Boston 7a 891 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index