CFHS code : AL217
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : Sacred to the Memory of our beloved parents and grandparents ALFRED WARREN d Nov 2 1914 aged 57 AGNES P WARREN d May 24 1929 aged 78 reunited JAMES BEAMISS d May 29 1920 aged 52 LOUISA LILY TYRRELL d Aug 7 1938 aged 69
Monument : Kerb stones
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
Inscription
Relationship: Husband, wife, step daughter, son in law
Alfred Warren (1855 – 2 November 1914)
Alfred was born in Fowlmere, the third son of James and Sarah Warren. His father was a farm labourer and aged 15 (1871) Alfred was working as the same. He reportedly served as a soldier and fought in the Egyptian War ‘for which he received the medal and two bars. He was with the colours for 12 years’ (this information was printed in the Cambridge Independent Press when he died and does not completely tie up time wise). In October 1875 he was living in Thriplow and was charged with ‘unlawfully using a dog for the purpose of searching for game at Newton’ and fined 15s and 9d with costs. Alfred had moved to Cambridge by 1878 and was charged by George Scarr with assaulting him with a whip, and by P.C. Brand of using obscene language and resisting arrest. The two men had passed each other on St. Andrew’s Street whilst both driving horse and waggons. Alfred had then stopped and whipped George Scarr across the back three times. He was found guilty and sentenced to a total of 10s, 6d for the three offences.
By 1881 he was married to Agnes Hayden, although no record of the marriage has been found. Agnes had a daughter Lily who lived with them at 4 Barber’s Passage, off King Street and he worked as a general labourer (1881). In August 1891 Alfred was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Beamiss, the mother in law of his step daughter Lily. He was found guilty and fined 2s, 6d plus 11s and 6d costs. At the same time Elizabeth Beamiss was charged with using obscene language, and was fined 1s, 9d plus costs. Elizabeth was additionally charged with assaulting Lily Beamiss (née Hayden) and was fined 2s, 6d with costs remitted for this offence.
Alfred and Agnes moved to 23 Newmarket Road (1891) and 2 Leeke Street (at least 1901 onwards). Alfred worked as a carter, but in 1911 was documented as being unable to work, whilst Agnes was a charwoman. Alfred died at home ‘after a very short illness’ and his funeral was held on 8 November. His age was recorded as 57 years on the brass plaque on his coffin, but it is believed he was 58 or 59 years old.
Agnes Priscilla Warren (née Hayden) (1850 – 24 May 1929)
Agnes was the daughter of David and Louisa (née Anderson) and was born and raised in Thriplow. David was an agricultural labourer and Agnes had an illegitimate daughter: Louisa Lily (known as Lily). In 1871 Agnes was working as a servant in Grantchester, and Lily was living with her grandparents in Thriplow. After she ‘married’ (no marriage certificate) Alfred Warren, the three of them lived together. After his death Agnes lived at Leeke Street until at least 1921 but is believed to have died in Thriplow.
James Beamiss (1866 – 29 May 1920)
James grew up at 222 Newmarket Road, the eldest son of brewers labourer Henry Beamiss and Elizabeth (née Parkinson). He was baptised on 13 March 1866 and aged was working as an errand boy. He married Lily Hayden in 1889 and they had six children: Elsie Harriet (1890-1967), Ethel (1892-1983), Agnes Louise (1898-1970), Nellie Rebecca (1901-1993), Dorothy Lily (1902-1992) and one more child who died as an infant. James worked as a brewer’s labourer and the family lived at 226 Newmarket Road (1891), 11 Henley Road (1901) and 18 Leeke Street (at least 1906 onwards). In February 1906 he attempted suicide after a quarrel with his wife. After the argument he had left the house, and Lily found him in an outhouse with a razor in his hand and some bleeding to his body. He was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital and was reported to have been in ‘a very serious condition for some days’ but then covered. In 1911 he was recorded as being unable to work and Lily was working as a charwoman.
James died at Leeke Street ‘after a short illness’ and his funeral was held on 3 June. The Cambridge Independent Press ran a short obituary which reported ‘he was very well known and respected, having lived all his life in the neighbourhood. He was a member of the Court Excelsior A.O.F. (Ancient Order of Foresters) for 32 years. There were several Foresters at the graveside to pay their last respects. Deceased worked as a gardener for Mr. A. Macintosh, who sent a beautiful wreath’. His age was given as 52 years, but it is believed he was 54 years old when he died (based on early census records and his baptism date.
Louisa Lily (Lily) Tyrell (née Hayden, formerly Beamiss) (1869 – 7 August 1938)
Lily was the illegitimate daughter of Agnes Hayden and grew up with her mother and stepfather Alfred Warren. After she was widowed, she married labourer George William Tyrell (1873-1955) in 1922 and they continued to live at 18 Leeke Street. She died at home aged 69 years old.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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