CFHS code : AL202
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Remembrance of HENRY GIFFORD d Oct 2nd 1890 aged 59 also of HARRIET SARAH wife of the above d June 19th 1894 aged 72 also of ELIZABETH ISON the beloved sister of the above d June 27 1896 aged 78
Monument : Headstone/Kerb stones
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
This headstone stands against the east north wall that borders the small industrial estate off Gwydir St. It is a few metres east of the corner. The carved inscription is very clear. This area is now often overgrown
Inscription
IHS
In Loving Remembrance of HENRY GIFFORD who died Oct. 2. 1890. Aged 59 years.
Jesus alone from sin can save.
And give us victory o’re the grave.
His end was peace.
Also of HARRIET SARAH wife of the above who died June 19. 1894 aged 72 years.
The Lord knoweth them that are His.
Also of ELIZABETH ISON the beloved sister of the above who died June 27. 1896 aged 78 yeas.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
Relationship: Husband, wife and husband’s sister.
Henry Glfford (1830 – 2 October 1890)
Henry was born in Foxton, the son of William and Sarah Gifford and was baptised at the Non-Conformist Meeting House in Foulmere in October 1830. His father was a farmer and lime burner, and in 1851 Henry was assisting his father on the farm. He later worked as a general dealer, and in 1861 was living at 22 Paradise Street, Cambridge with his widowed sister Elizabeth. Henry married Harriet Bowman in 1866 and they lived at 194 East Road. In 1871/1881 he was documented as a fruiter, and it is believed he had a fruit stall on the market. He died at home aged 59 years old.
Harriet Sarah Gifford (née Bowman) (1822 – 19 June 1894)
Harriet was born in Fowlmere and in 1861 was lodging at 22 South Street, working as a dressmaker. After she was widowed she continued to live at 194 East Road with servant Elizabeth Mott (1891). She died at home and her funeral was held on 22 June.
Elizabeth Ison (née Gifford) (c.1818 – 27 June 1896)
Elizabeth was also born in Foxton, and baptised there on 25 January 1818. She married bricklayer William Ison (1812-1859) in 1844 and they had at least five children: Charles Gifford (1846-1930), Elizabeth (1847-), Emma (1850-1918), William (1853-) and Henry (1856-). The family lived at 17 Albert Street (1851) and Adam and Eve Row. William Ison died in August 1859 and was buried at Mill Road Cemetery, although it is not known if he was buried in this grave plot. Elizabeth then lived at 22 Paradise Street where she ran a grocery shop (1861) and later worked as a dressmaker (1871). Elizabeth died at home and her funeral was held on 2 July.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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