CFHS code : AL509
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Memory of JAMES JOHNSON d April 24 1857 aged 43 also of EMMA daughter of the above d April 21 1866 aged 13 and of SUSAN AYRES d Aug 1 1889 aged 85
Monument : Headstone/Ground slab
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
Inscription
Relationship; Father, daughter and sister in law
James Johnson (1813 – 24 April 1857)
John was born in Cambridge and married Elizabeth Ayres (1815-) in 1847. They lived at 21 South Street and had at least three children: John (1848-), Joseph (1850-) and Emma (1852-1866). John worked as a journeyman brewer and died at home aged 43 years old. His funeral was held on 29 April.
Emma Johnson (1852 – 21 April 1866)
In 1861 Emma was living with her widowed mother, aunt Susan and brothers at South Street where Elizabeth Johnson worked as a laundress. Emma died at South Street aged 13 and was buried at Mill Road Cemetery on 23 April.
Susan Ayres (1804 – 1 August 1889)
Susan was the daughter of John and Susannah (née Webb) Ayres, sister of Elizabeth Johnson. She was born in Bottisham and did not marry. She lived with her sister from at least 1851 to 1881, and worked as a domestic servant at some point. She died at the Chesterton Union Workhouse/infirmary and her funeral was held on 5 August.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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