CFHS code : AS207
Parish : All Saints
Inscription : Sacred to the Memory of an affectionate mother MARY wife of the late THOMAS SARGENT d Feb 1 1869 aged 92 also MARY BURGESS SARGENT daughter of the above d Nov 16 1900 aged 90 also CAROLINE SARGENT youngest daughter of the above d Sept 11 1907 in her 87th year
Monument : Headstone
Above information amended from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.20323, 0.137369
Monument
This headstone, located in the parish of All Saints stands on the southern border of the parish about 8 rows west of the central path. The carved inscription was reasonably clear until the stone fell forward in 2022. Now only the very eroded inscription for William can be seen.
Inscription
east face
Sacred to the Memory of an affectionate mother MARY wife of the late THOMAS SARGENT
Who died Feb 2 1869 aged 92.
Also MARY BURGESS SARGENT daughter of the above died Nov 16 1900 aged 90 years
Also CAROLINE SARGENT youngest daughter of the above died Sept 11 1907 in her 87th year
Her end was peace
west face
In loving Memory of WILLIAM EDWARD SARGENT Died Feb 21st 1919
In various records the surname has been recorded as Sergeant or Sargeant.
relationships – Mother, 2 daughters and grandson
Mary Sargent née Burgess (c.1777 – 1 February 1869)
A Mary Burgess married a Thomas Sergeant in Ely, at Holy Trinity on June 1st 1803. and had at least three children: Thomas, Mary Burgess(1810-1900) and Caroline (1821-1907). In 1851 she was lodging at King Street with Caroline and grandson William. In 1861 she was still living with Caroline and William on King Street and was documented as being a launderess. She died aged 92 years old.
Mary Burgess Sargent (1810 – 16 November 1900)
Mary was born in Ely and baptised at Trinity Church on 27 August 1810. In 1841 she was living with her sister Caroline in Elm St and working as a straw bonnet maker. In 1851 she was living at 1 Eden Street (1851/1861) and working as a housekeeper, as well as raising niece Mary Burgess Sargent. In 1871 she was living at Clarendon House, 19 Clarendon Street and was housekeeper to retired baker Edward Freeman. She continued to live at the house and in 1891 was there with servant John Allen and documented as ‘living on her own means’. She died at Clarendon House in 1900.
Caroline Sargent (1821 – 11 September 1907)
Caroline was baptised at All Saints’ Church on 15 July 1821. in 1841 she was living with her sister Mary in Elm St. Caroline may have worked in Balsham as she had one illegitimate son: William Edward (1848-1919) who was born in Balsham. In 1851 she was lodging with her mother & 2 year old William in King St where she worked as a dress maker.. After her mother’s death she moved to Headley’s Court, King Street and in 1871 was documented as being a chapel keeper. William worked as a tailor’s clerk/accountant and Caroline lived with him at 11 Victoria Street (1891) and then 20 Earl Street (1901).
William Edward Sargent (1848-1919)
William was the only son of Caroline Sargent. We learn from the report of his burial in the Cambridge Daily News that he worked for Mr Roper, tailor of Kings Parade. When he died he was living at 5 Batmen St and his funeral took place at St Paul’s church Hills Road before the interment here in the family grave.
Source:
Ancestry
British Newspaper Archives Online
CFHS transcripts of parish records
by Claire Martinsen
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