CFHS code : PL221a
Parish : St Paul
Inscription : In Loving Memory of ANN FINKLE METSON b ——– 1872 remainder illegible
Monument : Stone cross
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
Located close to the lodge roughly 6 rows from the west path and 11 plots from the south path. Some of the inscription on this stone cross in the parish area of St Paul, although weathered, is still legible.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of ANN FINKLE METSON born ——– 1872 remainder illegible
Ann Finkle Metson (née Masters) (1872 – 31 May 1916)
Ann was born in Guilden Morden, a village lying 16 miles south west of Cambridge, and 5 miles west of Royston. Her parents were Thomas and Agnes (née Oliver) Masters, and she was known as Annie throughout her life. Thomas Masters was a grocer in the village, but died when Annie was 7 years old. Agnes then took over the running of the business, whilst raising Annie and her sister Emily Maud (1869-). Annie started working as a milliner and in 1891 was living as a lodger in Royston. By 1901 she was working as a draper’s assistant at Robert Sayle’s shop on St Andrew Street and was living there also. Also working as a draper’s assistant and living above the store was Herbert Harry Metson (1869-1936), who Annie went on to marry in 1904.
The couple lived at Glencaple, 101 Cherry Hinton Road after their marriage. They had one son: Jack Clifford (1905-1987). In 1911 Annie’s mother Agnes was living with them at their home, and she was to live with them until her death in December 1915. Annie died five months after her mother aged 44 years old. She died at home on Cherry Hinton Road.
Herbert Metson lived in Cambridge until at least 1930. He then moved to Birmingham, which is where his son Jack lived He died in Birmingham in April 1936 aged 66 years old.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
by Claire Martinsen
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