CFHS code : AL357
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Memory of FANNY BROWN d Jan 31 1931 aged 74 also JAMES BROWN husband of above d May 15 1931 aged 76
Monument : Headstone/Kerb stones
Above information amended from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
This headstone stands roughly 18 rows east of the central path and about 5 plots north of the path that runs east from the central circle. It is very well hidden in ivy and bramble but the inscription of metal letters appears to be intact.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of FANNY BROWN Who died January 31st 1931 aged 74 years
Also JAMES BROWN husband of above Who died May 15th 1931 aged 76 years
Fanny Brown (née Hurry)(1856 – 31 January 1931)
Fanny was the daughter of Wiliam (1804-1877) and Keziah (née Morley) (1813-1875) Brown and was born and grew up at Coldham’s Lane (1861) before later moving to 84 Newmarket Road (1871). Her father was a labourer and she married James Brown in 1874. They had eight children: Fanny (1876-), Florence Emily (1880-1883), Sidney James (1883-), Harry (1886-), Lily (1890-), Florence (1892-1973) and a further two children who died as infants. James was a general dealer and the family lived at 51 Staffordshire Street (1881). In 1891 he was running the Brittania Inn, Brittania Place, East Road. James later worked once again as a general dealer and from at least 1911 onwards the family lived at 7 Brittania Place. Fanny died at home aged 74 years old.
James Brown (c.1855 – 15 May 1931)
James was born at 51 Staffordshire Street, the eldest son of James and Eliza (née Pink). His father had a number of jobs including trading earthenware (1861), butcher (1871) and also ran the Brittania Inn (1881). James married Eliza and died at Mill Road Infirmary.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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