18 Aug 2023
Wife: Sarah Dobson
Born: 1828 in Trumpington Christened: 25 May 1828 in Trumpington (see note 1) Census: 1841 in Trumpington (see note 2) Census: 1851 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 3) Occupation: 1851 Governess Census: 1861 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 4) Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 5) Census: 1881 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 6) Census: 1891 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 7) Died: 1893 Buried: 26 Apr 1893 in Trumpington (see note 8) Father: William Dobson (1802 - 1877) Mother: Rosamund Casey (1801 - 1873)
Husband: Thomas Cambridge Married: 3 Feb 1853 in Trumpington (see note 9)
Born: ABT 1822 in Trumpington Christened: 29 Sep 1822 in Trumpington (see note 10) Census: 1851 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 11) Occupation: 1851 - 1871 Post Office Messenger Census: 1861 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 12) Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 13) Census: 1881 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 14) Occupation: 1881 - 1887 Postman Census: 1891 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 15) Died: 1899 Buried: 11 Nov 1899 in Trumpington (see note 16) Father: William Cambridge (1776 - 1835) Mother: Sarah Flitton (1797 - 1838) Notes
F Child 1: Elizabeth Cambridge Born: ABT 1854 Christened: 26 Feb 1854 in Trumpington (see note 17) Died: 1857 Buried: 19 Mar 1857 in Trumpington (see note 18)
M Child 2: Harry Cambridge Born: 1858 Christened: 14 Feb 1858 in Trumpington (see note 19) Died: 1858 Buried: 17 Aug 1858 in Trumpington (see note 20)
M Child 3: Thomas Cambridge Born: ABT 1860 in Trumpington Christened: 26 Feb 1860 in Trumpington (see note 21) Census: 1861 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 22) Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 23) Census: 1881 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 24) Occupation: 1881 Bricklayers Labourer Occupation: 1888 - 1901 Rural Postman Census: 1891 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 25) Census: 1901 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 26) Census: 1911 at 20 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 27) Occupation: 1911 Jobbing Gardener Resided: 1913 - 1915 in Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Resided: 1919 at 20 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington Died: 22 Mar 1919 Buried: 27 Mar 1919 in Trumpington (see note 28) Wife: Emily Kefford b. 1862 d. 1930 Married: 28 Jul 1888 in Trumpington (see note 29)
F Child 4: Sarah Cambridge Born: 3 Nov 1862 in Trumpington 2 Christened: 25 Jan 1863 in Trumpington (see note 30) Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 31) Census: 1881 in Cambridge (see note 32) Occupation: 1881 Kitchen Maid Census: 1901 in Cambridge (see note 33) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 34) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 2 Died: 1949 in Cambridge 3 (see note 35) Husband: Samuel Flack b. 1857 d. 1919 Married: 1893 in Cambridge 4 (see note 36)
M Child 5: William Dobson Cambridge Born: 16 Aug 1864 in Trumpington 2 Christened: 11 Sep 1864 in Trumpington (see note 37) Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 38) Census: 1881 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 39) Occupation: 1881 Apprentice Saddle & Harness Maker Census: 1891 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 40) Occupation: 1891 Saddle & Harness Maker Census: 1901 in Trumpington Hall (see note 41) Occupation: 1901 Saddler Resided: 1903 at 2 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 5 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 42) Occupation: 1911 Harness Maker Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 2 Died: 1939 Buried: 24 Oct 1939 in Trumpington (see note 43) Wife: Annie Mutlow b. ABT 1862 d. 1911 Married: 3 Jan 1900 in Trumpington (see note 44)
F Child 6: Eliza Dobson Cambridge Born: 1868 in Trumpington Christened: 26 Jul 1868 in Trumpington (see note 45) Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 46) Census: 1881 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 47) Census: 1911 at Upwater Lodge, Chaucer Road, Trumpington (see note 48) Occupation: 1911 Housemaid Died: 1937 in Cambridge 4 (see note 49)
Sources: (1) Electoral Register. (2) 1939 Register. (3) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (4) FreeBMD website. (5) Baptism records of children.
Event Notes Note (1) May 25 DOBSON Sarah dau of William & Rosamund otp bricklayer Note (2) Age 13, with family Note (3) Age 22, born Trumpington, with family. Governess Note (4) Age 32, born Trumpington, with husband Thomas Cambridge and son Thomas Note (5) Age 42, born Trumpington, with husband Thomas Cambridge and children Note (6) Age 52, born Trumpington, with husband Thomas Cambridge and children Note (7) Age 62, born Trumpington, with husband Thomas Cambridge and son William Note (8) Apr 26 CAMBRIDGE Sarah otp 66 Note (9) Feb 3 CAMBRIDGE Thomas full age bac postman otp son of William carrier DOBSON Sarah full age sp [blank] otp dau of William bricklayer wits: William DOBSON, Eliza DOBSON Note (10) Sep 29 CAMBRIDGE Thomas son of William & Sarah otp farmer Note (11) Age 28, born Trumpington. Post Office Messenger, with brothers William and James Note (12) Age 38, born Trumpington. Post Office Messenger, with wife Sarah and son Thomas Note (13) Age 48, born Trumpington. Post Office Messenger, with wife Sarah and children Note (14) Age 58, born Trumpington. Postman, with wife Sarah and children Note (15) Age 68, born Trumpington. Retired Postman, with wife Sarah and son William Note (16) Nov 11 CAMBRIDGE Thomas otp 77 Note (17) Feb 26 CAMBRIDGE Elizabeth of Thomas & Sarah otp postman Note (18) Mar 19 CAMBRIDGE Elizabeth otp 3 Note (19) Feb 14 CAMBRIDGE Harry of Thomas & Sarah otp postman Note (20) Aug 17 CAMBRIDGE Harry otp 7 mon Note (21) Feb 26 CAMBRIDGE Thomas of Thomas & Sarah otp postman Note (22) Age 1, born Trumpington, with parents Note (23) Age 11, born Trumpington, with family Note (24) Age 21, born Trumpington, with family. Bricklayers Labourer Note (25) Age 31, born Trumpington, Rural Postman, with wife Emily Note (26) Age 40, born Trumpington, Rural Postman, with wife Emily Note (27) Age 51, born Trumpington, Jobbing Gardner, with wife Emily Note (28) Mar 27 CAMBRIDGE Thomas of 20 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 59 died Mar 22, by Mr Walter CAMPBELL under the Burials Act Note (29) Jul 28 CAMBRIDGE Thomas 28 bac postman otp son of Thomas postman KEFFORD Emily 26 sp laundress otp dau of John lab wits: John KEFFORD, Sarah CAMBRIDGE Note (30) Jan 25 CAMBRIDGE Sarah of Thomas & Sarah otp postman Note (31) Age 8, born Trumpington, with family Note (32) Age 18, born Trumpington, Kitchen Maid Note (33) Age 38, born Trumpington, with husband Samuel Flack and daughter Note (34) Age 51, born Trumpington, with husband Samuel Flack and daughter Jessie, also her brother William Dobson Cambridge Note (35) Jun 1949 Cambridge 4a 172 age 86 Note (36) Dec 1893 Cambridge 3b 1019 Note (37) Sep 11 CAMBRIDGE William Dobson of Thomas & Sarah otp postman Note (38) Age 6, born Trumpington, with family Note (39) Age 16, born Trumpington, with family. Apprentice Saddle & Harness Maker Note (40) Age 25, born Trumpington, with parents. Saddle & Harness Maker Note (41) Age 36, born Trumpington. Saddler, with wife Annie Note (42) Age 45, born Trumpington. Harness Maker, widower, boarder with his sister Sarah Flack and her family Note (43) Oct 24 CAMBRIDGE William Dobson of 217 Coldhams Lane, Cambridge 75 Note (44) Jan 3 CAMBRIDGE William Dobson 35 bac saddler otp son of Thomas postman (dec) MUTLOW Annie 36 sp [blank] otp dau of Thomas steward wits: Thomas MUTLOW, Maria Elizabeth MUTLOW Note (45) Jul 26 CAMBRIDGE Eliza Dobson of Thomas & Sarah otp postman Note (46) Age 2, born Trumpington, with family Note (47) Age 12, born Trumpington, with family Note (48) Age 41, born Trumpington, Housemaid domestic Note (49) Jun 1937 Cambridge 3b 456 age 68 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index