CFHS code : AS345
Parish : All Saints
Inscription : WILLIAM WRIGHT remainder illegible
Monument : Headstone (fallen and broken)
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.20348, 0.137176
Monument
This fallen headstone in the parish area of All Saints lies 1 row to the south of the north path and roughly 18 rows west of the central path. It was once quite a tall headstone and most of the inscription may have been on the other side. We have a photo of the monuments in this area taken in the 1960’s which shows the monument before it fell (top centre).
Inscription
WILLIAM WRIGHT
The information here is for a William Wright who is known to be the only person of that name buried in this parish.
William Wright (June 18th 1816 – December 21st 1887)
William was born in Over to James and Sarah Wright. James was a gardener. It is not known when he came to Cambridge but the 1841 shows him living in Gifford Place off Green St with his older brother Charles. They were both working as cooks. There were other servants living at these premises which may have been a college property. William married Catherine Burling at St Clements church on December 28th 1846. He was listed as a college cook but his father’s name was unknown.
The couple had at least 4 children Charles (1848), George Burling (1852), Eliza (1857) and Drusella 1859)
Catherine Wright née Burling
Catherine was born in Waterbeach.
This post is being researched by Mary Naylor
Sources
CHFHS transcripts of parish records
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