CFHS code : HT167
Parish : Holy Trinity
Inscription : In Ever Loving Memory of our dear son GORDON FREDERICK B HAGGIS d April 1 1928 aged 18 also FRANCES ELSIE HAGGIS d September 8 1959 aged 78 a devoted wife and mother and her beloved husband FREDERICK WILLIAM HAGGIS d February 2nd 1969 aged 87
Monument : Headstone/Kerb stones
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
This headstone, located in the south east corner of the parish of Holy Trinity, stands 6 rows from the east wall and a few metres from the south wall. All the stones are in place and the metal letters of the inscription in good order.
Inscription
In Ever Loving Memory of our dear son GORDON FREDERICK B HAGGIS died April 1. 1928, aged 18 years
Also FRANCES ELSIE HAGGIS died September 8. 1959, aged 78 years.
A devoted wife and mother
And her beloved husband FREDERICK WILLIAM HAGGIS died February 2nd 1969, aged 87 years
Gordon Frederick Bernard Haggis (1909 – 1 April 1928)
Gordon was the eldest son of Frederick and Frances and died at 8 Shelley Row aged 18 years old.
Frances Elizabeth Elsie Haggis (née Squires) (21 August 1881 – 8 September 1959)
Frances was the youngest daughter of Henry and Harriett (née Smith) and grew up at 66 Sturton Street. Her father was a french polisher and aged 19 Frances was living at home and working as a domestic servant. She married Frederick Haggis in 1907 and they had at least two sons: Gordon Frederick Bernard and Herbert Arthur (1910-1982). Frederick worked as a college handyman and they lived at 11 Greens Road (1911) and then 8 Shelley Row (at least 1914 onwards). She died at home aged 78 years old.
Frederick William Haggis (25 June 1881 – 2 February 1969)
Frederick is believed to have been the son of Frederick and Matilda and was raised at 1 Doric Street. His father was a draper’s porter and aged 19 Frederick was working as a domestic gardener. He died at Shelley Row in 1969.
Sources:
Ancestry
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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