CFHS code : AL428
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : side 1 In Memory of SARAH the beloved wife of ROBERT VINTER d March 30 18[3]9 aged 61 also ROBERT VINTER d Nov 2[5] [1872] side 2 In Memory of ELLEN widow of ROBERT VINTER d Jany 9th 1883 aged 89
Monument : Headstone
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
This headstone fell some time ago and most of the inscription has eroded. It is located on the 1st row to the east of the centre path half way between the south boundary marker and the north path
Inscription
side 1 In Memory of SARAH the beloved wife of ROBERT VINTER d March 30 1859 aged 64
Also ROBERT VINTER d Nov 2[5] 1872
side 2 In Memory of ELLEN widow of ROBERT VINTER d Jany 9th 1883 aged 89
Sarah Vinter (née Stocker) (c.1795 – 28 November 1859)
Sarah married tailor Robert Vinter in Cambridge on 8 January 1818 and they had one child: Alfred (1818-1837). The family lived at 9 Eden Walk (at least 1830-1841) and 30 Fitzroy Street (at least 1853 onwards). Sarah died at home aged 64 years old.
Robert Vinter (c.1795 – 28 November 1872)
Robert was born in Godmanchester, and after he was widowed married Ellen Moule on 26 April 1860 at St. Mary the Less Church. The couple continued to live at Fitzroy Street, and by 1871 he had retired from work. He died at home and his funeral was held on 4 December.
Ellen Vinter (née Moule) (1794 – 9 January 1883)
Ellen was born in Cherry Hinton, and was a 66 year old spinster when she married Robert Vinter. After his death lived at 6 Russell Street, and later went to live with her niece Ellen Matheson and her family at 21 Emery Street. Ellen died at home and was buried at Mill Road Cemetery on 12 January.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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