CFHS code : AS257
Parish : All Saints
Inscription : CLARA EMMA HEADDEY b 31 Dec 1856 d 3 July 1865 also WILLIAM WATSON HEADDEY father of the above b 18 Aug 1819 d 4 Sept 1901
Monument : Headstone (fallen)
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.20339, 0.137304
Monument
One of a pair of family headstones that are now barely legible. They are located roughly seven rows south of the north path, midway between the central path and the west path.
Inscription
CLARA EMMA HEADDEY born 31 Dec 1856 died 3 July 1865
Also WILLIAM WATSON HEADDEY father of the above born 18 Aug 1819 died 4 Sept 1901
Clara Emma Headdey (1856-1865)
Clara was the fourth child born to William and Emma Headdey. She was born in London and died in St George’s Terrace aged 9.
William Watson Headdey (1819-1901). In Many records the family name is spelled Headdy, Headly or Headley
William was the eldest child of William and Elizabeth Headdey. William senior was butler at Clare Hall and William also joined the staff at Clare Hall.
He married Emma Rogers In 1849. They had at least six children: William Watson Robert( or Rogers) (1851- 1892), Frederick J (1852 – 1901), Arthur G (1855-1911), Clara Emma (1856-1865), Charles R (1858-1936) and Robert Thomas (1860-1898).
In 1871 the family were living on Chesterton Road Cambridge and William had retired at the early age of 51. By 1881 he and Emma were living in Edmonton with son WWR who was an insurance agent. Emma died there in 1895 and by 1901 William had returned to Cambridge and was staying with his brother Thomas on Hills Road. He died later that year at 1 Brandon Place aged 82.
Related monuments – brother – Thomas Headley Headdey
Louisa Greef Elizabeth Fuller
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Sources:
CFHS Transcripts of parish records
by Mary Naylor