18 Aug 2023
Wife: Mary Kemis
Born: ABT 1795 in Cambridge Census: 1841 in High Street, Trumpington (see note 1) Census: 1851 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 2) Occupation: 1851 House Servant Census: 1861 in Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 3) Occupation: 1861 Laundress Census: 1871 in Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 4) Died: 1878 Buried: 2 Jun 1878 in Trumpington (see note 5) Father: Mother:
Husband: James Darnell Married: 10 Oct 1818 in Trumpington (see note 6)
Born: ABT 1785 Occupation: 1821 - 1841 Labourer 1 Census: 1841 in High Street, Trumpington (see note 7) Died: 1849 Buried: 20 Feb 1849 in Trumpington (see note 8) Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Anne Darnell Born: ABT 1821 Christened: 13 May 1821 in Trumpington (see note 9) Died: 15 Mar 1828 in Trumpington 2 (see note 10) Buried: 18 Mar 1828 in Trumpington (see note 11)
M Child 2: William Darnell Born: ABT 1823 Christened: 18 May 1823 in Trumpington (see note 12) Died: 1840 Buried: 17 Nov 1840 in Trumpington (see note 13)
F Child 3: Elizabeth Darnell Born: ABT 1826 Christened: 6 Aug 1826 in Trumpington (see note 14) Occupation: 1844 Servant Died: 1849 in Cambridgeshire 3,4 (see note 15) Husband: Armon Greeves b. ABT 1816 d. 1847 Married: 10 Feb 1844 in Trumpington (see note 16) Husband: William Prime b. ABT 1828 Married: 1849 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 5,3 (see note 17)
F Child 4: Emma Darnell Born: ABT 1829 in Trumpington Christened: 4 Sep 1831 in Trumpington (see note 18) Census: 1841 in High Street, Trumpington (see note 19) Census: 1851 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 20) Occupation: 1851 Laundress Census: 1861 in Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 21) Census: 1871 in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire (see note 22) Census: 1891 in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire (see note 23) Died: 1901 in Cambridgeshire 3 (see note 24) Husband: Frederick King Stearn b. ABT 1828 d. 1910 Married: 4 Jan 1849 in Trumpington (see note 25)
F Child 5: Martha Darnell Born: ABT 1831 Christened: 4 Sep 1831 in Trumpington (see note 26)
M Child 6: Robert Darnell Born: 1834 in Trumpington Christened: 28 Dec 1834 in Trumpington (see note 27) Census: 1841 in High Street, Trumpington (see note 28) Census: 1851 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 29) Occupation: 1851 Ag Lab Census: 1861 in Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 30) Occupation: 1861 Labourer Died: 1869 Buried: 23 Oct 1869 in Trumpington (see note 31) Wife: Mary Ann January b. ABT 1837 d. 1884 Married: 1857 in Cambridgeshire 3 (see note 32)
M Child 7: James Darnell Born: 1837 in Trumpington Christened: 25 Jun 1837 in Trumpington (see note 33) Census: 1841 in High Street, Trumpington (see note 34) Census: 1851 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 35) Occupation: 1851 Ag Lab Census: 1861 in School Lane, Trumpington (see note 36) Occupation: 1861 - 1863 Labourer 1 Died: 1863 Buried: 29 Nov 1863 in Trumpington (see note 37) Partner: Avery Harradine b. 1837 d. 1924 Not married: (see note 38) Wife: Sarah Coleman b. 1835 d. 1872 Married: 10 Jul 1858 in Trumpington (see note 39)
Sources: (1) Baptism records of children. (2) Cambridge Chronicle and Journal. (3) FreeBMD website. (4) GRO index. (5) Newspaper report.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 45, with husband James Darnell and children Note (2) Age 59, born Cambridge, widow. House Servant with William Elliott Note (3) Age 69, born Trumpington, with son Robert and his family. Laundress Note (4) Age 80, born Pampisford, with daughter in law Mary A Darnell and her children. Allowed by Parish Note (5) Jun 2 DARNELL Mary otp 82 Note (6) Oct 10 DARNELL James (x) singleman otp KEMIS Mary (x) singlewoman otp wits: Robert COLEMAN, Mary (x) DARNELL Note (7) Age 60, Labourer, with wife Mary and children. Not born Cambs Note (8) Feb 20 DARNELL James otp 63 Note (9) May 13 DARNELL Anne dau of James & Mary otp lab Note (10) From Cambridge Chronicle and Journal, 21 Mar 1828: On Saturday morning last, about seven o'clock, a young girl named Ann Darnell, of Trumpington, in the absence of her mother, was attempting to take the kettle off the fire, when her clothes caught the flames, and the poor girl was burnt in such a dreadful manner, that, after lingering about six hours, in great agony, she expired. Note (11) Mar 18 DARNELL Anne otp 6 Note (12) May 18 DARNELL William son of James & Mary otp lab Note (13) Nov 17 DARNELL William otp 17 Note (14) Aug 6 DARNELL Elizabeth dau of James & Mary otp lab. Also: Sep 24? 1826 DURNELD [BT DARNELL] Elizabeth of James & Mary otp lab [BT Sep 24] Note (15) Dec 1849 Chesterton 14 33 age 24 Note (16) Feb 10 GREEVES Armon full age widr lab otp son of Armon lab DARNELL Elizabeth (x) full age sp servant otp dau of James lab wits: Thomas GREEVES, Mary BARRETT Note (17) Mar 1849 Chesterton 14 63. From Cambridge Independent Press 06 January 1849: At Grantchester Church, on the 4th inst., (by the Rev. Ancock) Mr W. Prime, gardener, of Grantchester, to Mrs Elizabeth Greeves, widow of Mr H. (sic) Greeves, of Trumpington Note (18) Sep 4 DARNELL Emma dau of James & Mary otp lab Note (19) Age 10, with family Note (20) Age 21, born Trumpington, with husband Frederick Stearn and daughter Harriet, also her brothers Robert and James Darnell. Laundress Note (21) Age 32, born Trumpington, with husband Frederick Stearn and children Note (22) Age 41, born Trumpington, with husband Frederick K Stearn and children Note (23) Age 61, born Trumpington, with husband Frederick K Stearn and two children Note (24) Mar 1901 Chesterton 3b 294 age 70 Note (25) Jan 4 STEARN Frederick 20 bac tailor otp son of William tailor DARNELL Emma 20 sp [blank] otp dau of James lab wits: David STEARN, Ann STEARN Note (26) Sep 4 DARNELL Martha dau of James & Mary otp lab Note (27) Dec 28 DARNELL Robert son of James & Mary otp lab Note (28) Age 5, with family Note (29) Age 16, born Trumpington, with brother James, both lodgers with their sister Emma Stearn and her family. Ag Lab Note (30) Age 26, born Trumpington. Labourer, with wife Mary A and children, all with his mother Note (31) Oct 23 DARNELL Robert otp 37 Note (32) Jun 1857 Chesterton 3b 737 Note (33) Jun 25 DARNELL James son of James & Mary otp lab Note (34) Age 5, with family Note (35) Age 13, born Trumpington, with brother Robert, both lodgers with their sister Emma Stearn and her family. Ag Lab Note (36) Age 24, born Trumpington. Labourer, with wife Sarah and son William Note (37) Nov 29 DARNELL James otp 26 Note (38) From Cambridge Chronicle and Journal 22 March 1856: An order was made on James Darnell, of Trumpington, for twelve weeks' arrears, at 1s. 3d. a week, for the support of the illegitimate child of Avery Harradine, of the same place. Allowed a fortnight to pay Note (39) Jul 10 DARNELL James 22 bac lab otp son of James lab COLEMAN Sarah 22 sp [blank] otp dau of Robert lab wits: William CARELESS, Hannah COLEMAN Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index