CFHS code : ML79
Parish : St Mary the Less
Inscription : SUSAN FRISBY d July 31st 1882 aged 60 FREDERICK JAMES FRISBY d Oct [1881] aged 33 also of DAVID FRISBY d Nov 20th 1909 aged [91]
Monument : Headstone
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.202690, 0.13740204 – click here for location
Monument
This headstone, located in the parish area of St Mary the Less, stands in the south of the centre circle roughly 3 rows from the path. At the top of the monument there is decorative carving that has suffered some erosion but the carved inscription is mostly still legible in sunlight.. The picture is dated from 2022 before the stone was cleaned to remove graffiti had been sprayed on it.
We know from the grave register that Davids brother Octavius and sister Cecilia are also buried in this grave. It is possible that there was once an inscription on the east face of this monument but nothing can be seen now.
Inscription
SUSAN FRISBY d July 31st 1882 aged 60
FREDERICK JAMES FRISBY d Oct [1881] aged 33 years
Also of DAVID FRISBY died Nov 20th 1909 aged 91 years
Octavius Frisby (15 February1830 -1880)
He was the 11th child of James and Amy Frisby and became a shoemaker. He did not marry and in 1851 was lodging with his elder brother John, who was also a shoemaker.
Octavius died at Little St Mary’s Lane aged 50
Cecilia Frisby (1833 – 1883)
Cecilia was the 12th child of James and Amy Frisby. She was brough uo with her many siblings in a small house on Little St Mary’s Lane. Her father was the parish clerk. iIn 1871 she was working as a housekeeper for John Massey, curator at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Susan Frisby (née Read) (c.1821 – 31 July 1882)
Susan was born in Fowlmere and married David Frisby on 24 February 1845 at St. Mary the Less Church. The couple lived at 29 Little St. Mary’s Lane, and David worked as a shoemaker, Susan as a launderess. They had two sons: Israel John (1846-1923) and Frederick James (1848-1881). By 1881 David had become the sexton of Little St. Mary’s Church and Susan died at home aged 60 years old.
Frederick James Frisby (1848 – October 1881)
Known by his middle name of James, he lived at Little St. Mary’s Lane and worked as a servant. James died aged 33 years old.
David Frisby (1818 – 20 November 1909)
David was the 5th child of James and Amelia/Amy and worked as shoemaker before becoming parish sexton. In 1891 he was living at 27 Little St. Mary’s Lane, but by 1901 was lodging at 26 Gothic Street where he died aged 91 years old.
His brother Noah was assistant curator at the Fitzwilliam Museum another relative, Cecilia, was a servant to John Massey curator of the museum.
We know that David’s parents James and Amelia (also listed as Amy on many documents) are also buried in this parish and as there is no surviving monument we have created a post for them HERE.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
by Claire Martinsen
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