CFHS code : AL285
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Memory of FREDERICK ALBERT PILGRIM d Nov 17 1887 also SOPHIA his beloved wife d Nov 21 1950
Monument : Kerb stones/Flowerholder
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
This set of kerbstones is located in the parish of Andrew the Less but has not yet been found by MRC History Group. CFHS placed it 2 rows west of the east path just as it curves to become the north path. This location close to a large tree is often left unmown.
Inscription (We have not been able to check this inscription)
In Loving Memory of FREDERICK ALBERT PILGRIM d Nov 17 1887
Also SOPHIA his beloved wife d Nov 21 1950
Frederick Albert Pilgrim (1864 – 17 November 1887)
Frederick was the youngest son of Valentine Robert Pilgrim (1820-1895) and Susan ( Goss) (1824-1882), brother of Sarah. His father was a blacksmith and boiler maker, and his mother was a dressmaker. The family lived at Gwydir Street (1871) and 61 Sturton Street (1887). Frederick married Sophia Porter in 1886 and they had one son: Frederick John Henry (1886-1954). He died at Norfolk Street aged 23 years old and his funeral was held on 20 November.
His sister Susan Unwin is buried 1 row to the east.
Sophia Pilgrim (née Porter) (10 October 1869 – 21 November 1950)
Sophia was the daughter of Robert and Sarah (née Trudgett) Porter and grew up at 36 Thompson’s Lane. Her father was a warehouseman and her mother a straw bonnet maker. She was widowed aged 18 years old and in 1891 was working as a general servant for Thomas and Selina Bennett who lived at 16 Maid’s Causeway. She then lived at 4 Salmon Lane with son Frederick and in 1901 was working as a ‘plain needleworker’ and her son was a compositor’s apprentice. Frederick (jnr) worked for the University Press and the pair lived at 17 Corona Road, Chesterton (at least 1911-1924) and 91 Shelford Road (at least 1930-1949). She died aged 81 years old.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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