CFHS code : AL440
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Memory of JAMES HODSON d May 25th 1907 aged 68 REBECCA HODSON d Jan 24 1925 aged 84 also ALICE MAUD HODSON d Feb 16th 1902 aged 23 erected by NELLIE & FELICE
Monument : Kerb stones
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey. Felice is perhaps a misrecording of the name Frank?
Monument
This set of kerbstones lie under a large bush roughly 10 rows from the central path. We have not yet be able to see the monument.
Inscription
James Hodson (1838 – 25 May 1907)
James was born in Cambridge, the son of James and Eliza, and brother of Caroline. He was baptised at St. Andrew the Less on 30 May 1838. He grew up at Caroline Place, and his father worked as a labourer. James also worked as a labourer and in 1861 was living at 14 Gloucester Place with wife Rebecca, who he married in 1858. The couple had at least four children: Harriet Elizabeth (1862-1940), Richard Frank (1864-1924), Ellen (1866-1867), Ellen Alice (Nellie) (1869-1951) and Alice Maud (1879-1902). James later worked as a lamplighter, and the family lived at 32 Wellington Street (1871), 25 Wellington Street (1881), 77 Newmarket Road (1891) and 43 Fitzroy Street (1901). In October 1874 James was charged with assaulting Annie Few, at the Crown pub, Wellington Street. The assault was said to have been ‘slight’ and James pleaded guilty at court, saying he had done it on his wife’s behalf. He was fined 1s plus 9s costs. James died at home and his funeral was held on 29 May 1907.
Rebecca Hodson (née Jarman) (1839 – 24 January 1925)
Rebecca was born in Cambridge and was baptised at St Andrew the Less on 20 December 1840. She was the daughter of labourer Richard and his wife Ann. Rebecca later ran a green grocer’s whilst the family lived at Newmarket Road. In 1911 she was living at 8 Leader’s Row with fellow widow Emily Martin and both women were documented as being retired charwomen. In 1921 she was living at 63 Norfolk Street with companion Susan Carter.
Alice Maud Hodson (1879 – 16 February 1902)
Alice lived with her parents, and in 1901 was working as a domestic servant. She died at Fitzroy Street and was buried at Mill Road Cemetery on 20 February 1902.
Rebecca’s parents and some of her siblings are also buried at Mill Road Cemetery – their graves have not yet been identified.
Richard Jarman (c.1812 – May 1891)
Richard was born in Cambridge and married Ann Peak on 2 February 1835 at St. Andrew’s Church. Richard worked as a labourer, Ann as a charwoman and the couple had at least eleven children: Mary Ann (1837-), Rebecca, Harriett Elizabeth (1840-), Mary Ann (1843-), Emily Frances (1845-1885), Catherine (1847-1937), Amelia (1848-), Richard (1849-1849), Walter (1851-1854), Alice (1854-1888) and Annie (1856-1922). The family lived at Sun Street, Wellington Passage (1861), 2 Crown Court (at least 1871-onwards). By 1891 both Richard and Ann were documented as being paupers. He died at home and was buried in the St. Andrew the Less area of the Cemetery on 15 May. Documentation gives his age as 76 years when he died, which is inconsistent with previous age documentation. It is believed he died aged 79 years old.
Ann Jarman (née Peak) (c.1814 – 3 December 1899)
Ann is believed to have been the daughter of John and Ann Peak. She died at the Cambridge Workhouse aged 85 years old and was buried on 8 December 1899.
Richard Jarman (April 1849 – December 1849)
Ricahrd was baptised at St. Benet’s Church on 3 June 1849 and died at Sun Street aged 8 months old. He was buried in the St. Benet’s area of the Cemetery on 1 January 1850.
Walter Jarman (1851 – May 1854)
Walter was baptised at St. Benet’s Church on 12 October 1851. He died at Sun Street aged 2 years and 7 months old and was buried in the St. Benet’s area of the Cemetery on 15 May 1854.
Emily Frances Northrupt (née Jarman) (1845 – April 1885)
Emily was the daughter of Richard and Ann and married Isaac Northrupt (1845-1924) in 1869 . The couple lived at 1 Hark Passage (1871) and Isaac worked as a labourer at the brickfields. They had at least five children: Isaac (1871-1901), Walter Willie (1876-1958), Frederick (1879-1881), Emily (1880-1933) and Alice (c.1885-). By 1881 the family were living at 3 Crown Court, next door to Emily’s parents and Isaac was working as a brewer’s labourer. They later moved to Wellington Street, where Emily died aged 40 years old. She was buried in the St. Andrew the Less area of the Cemetery on 18 April 1885.
Two of Emily and Isaac’s sons are also buried in the same part of the Cemetery:
Frederick Northrupt died aged 2 years old at Wellington Street and was buried on 10 September 1881. Isaac Northrupt (jnr) died at Addenbrooke’s Hospital on 8 June 1901 aged 26 years old and was buried five days later. He was married with a young son: Private Isaac Henry (1898-1918)
Annie Freeman (née Jarman) (October 1856 – October 1922)
Annie was the youngest daughter of Richard and Ann Jarman and was baptised at St. Benet’s Church on 2 November 1856. She married William Thomas Freeman (1856-1920) on 10 October 1876 at St. Matthew’s Church and they had at least four children: Albert Edward (1877-), William Thomas (1878-1955), Annie Elizabeth (1880-1956) and Lily Edith (1890-1982). William worked as a solicitor’s general clerk and the family lived at 4 Emery Street (1881), 17 Abbey Road (1891), 28 St. Mary’s Street (1901) and James Street. She died at King Street aged 65 years old and was buried in the St. Andrew the Great area of the Cemetery on 11 October 1922.
William Thomas Freeman (c.1855 – February 1920)
William was the only son of William (1808-1893) and Elizabeth (Betsy) (née Wheaton) (1814-1886). His father was a labourer, and he grew up at 7 Norfolk Street. William was baptised as a teenager on 7 October 1870 at St. Matthew’s Church where he also married Annie Jarman six years later. He died at James Street aged 64 years and was buried in the St.Andrew the Great area of the Cemetery on 23 February 1920
William Freeman’s parents William and Betsy are buried in the St. Andrew the Less area of the Cemetery, as are his sisters Azubah (1850-1872) and Elizabeth (1858-1887). His sister Emma (1843 – November 1903) and brother in law Thomas Maurice Juffs (1838 – October 1910) are also buried in the St. Andrew the Less area of the Cemetery. None of the graves have yet been found, and are now believed to be unidentifiable.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
by Claire Martinsen
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