CFHS code : PL346
Parish : St Paul
Inscription : In Memory of JOHN SMITH d Sep 3 1875 aged 73 also of SOPHIA wife of the above d Nov 19 1875 aged 70
Monument : Headstone
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
This large headstone stands 1 row west of the central path and 13 plots north of the south path in the parish area of St Paul’s. Ivy has grown over the stone for many years but the carved inscription is still legible.
Inscription
In Memory of JOHN SMITH who died Sep. 3. 1875 aged 73 years
Also of SOPHIA wife of the above who died Nov, 19. 1875 aged 70 years
John Smith (1802 – 3 September 1875)
John was born in the village of Mulbarton, south west of Norwich. He married Sophia Reeve at St. Edward’s Church, Cambridge in 1828 and ran the Red Cow pub at Corn Exchange Street for many years. The couple lived at 10 Downing Terrace, and John was described variously as a ‘proprietor of houses’ (1851), a ‘gentleman’ (1861) and ‘retired publican’ (1871). He died at Downing Terrace and his funeral was held on 7 September.
Sophia Smith (née Reeve) (1805 – 19 November 1875)
Sophia was born in Great Shelford and baptised there on 10 July 1808. She was the daughter of John and Susanna (née Mansfield) and died at Downing Terrace a few weeks after her husband.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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