Parish of Wimpole, 1939 England and Wales Wartime Register, Pages Five and Six

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England and Wales Register, September 1939
Pages Five and Six - Parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wartime Register for the Parish of Wimpole (and a little bit of Orwell).


Page Five	Page Six

NOTES:

The 1939 Register provides a snapshot of the civilian population of England and Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War. As the 1931 census for England and Wales was destroyed by fire during the Second World War and no census was taken in 1941, the Register provides the most complete survey of the population of England and Wales between 1921 and 1951, making it an invaluable resource for family, social and local historians.

The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September 1939. The information was used to produce identity cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to issue ration books. Information in the Register was also used to administer conscription and the direction of labour, and to monitor and control the movement of the population caused by military mobilisation and mass evacuation.

The Register has a number of blacked-out lines [= Record Closed], indicating that the record is unavailable because the individual may still be alive. The 1939 national register is constantly being updated and entries 'opened', either under the 100-year rule or against evidence of death.

There are eight pages in the 1939 Register relating all or in part to the modern-day Parish of Wimpole, each listing 44 individuals per page. Pages Five and Page Six are below.

The columns shown below are (left to right):
- Address.
- Name.
- Gender (Male, Female).
- Date of Birth. (DD/MM/YYYY format)
- Marital Status (Married, Widow, Widowed, Single).
- Occupation.
Any other information/comments additional to the Register are shown using [italic text within square brackets] mostly in the Occupation column.

Modern-day addresses (where different and identifiable) are added in [red text within brackets] in the Occupation column.

The full set:

Page One: Orwell, Cambridge Road ('Fox and Hounds' to Rose Cottages)
Page Two: Orwell, Cambridge Road (Rose Cottages to Hillside)

Page Three: Wimpole, Cambridge Road (Wimpole Lodge to River Cam Farm)
Page Four: Wimpole, Cambridge Road (Cambridge Road Farm to New Wimpole Village)

Page Five: Wimpole, Cambridge Road (New Wimpole Village)
Page Six: Orwell, then the Wimpole Estate (Stables, Woodyard, Cobbs Wood etc)

Page Seven: Wimpole Estate (Little End, Manor Farm, The Gardens, Brick End)
Page Eight: Wimpole Estate (Coombe Grove, Eight Elms, and Thornberry Hill Farms)

England and Wales Register, Page Five
September 1939, Cambridge Road, Parish of Wimpole

**This register page of 44 line entries covers part of the Parish of Wimpole and one property in the [then] Parish of Orwell.

Addresses given below run west to east along the north side of Cambridge Road (A603), and mainly list the Estate Cottages at New Wimpole.

Children tagged with '[photo]' link are named in an October 1938 School Photograph.

Continued from Page Four

New Wimpole (continued) " (2/4) 46R	Annie Baulk	F	01/07/1908	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties Housewife [46 Cambridge Rd (rear)]
" (3/4)	Dennis Baulk	M	18/11/1936	S	Under School Age
" (4/4)	Ellen Skinner	F	13/02/1865	W
New Wimpole " (1/4) 44	James Hinton	M	29/03/1875	M	Unpaid DS Old Age Pensioner, Labourer Ministry of Transport [44 Cambridge Road]
" (2/4)	Annie Hinton	F	23/04/1877	M	Housewife Unpaid
" (3/4)	Kathleen W Thorne	F	05/09/1905	M	Housewife Unpaid
" (4/4)	Kathleen M Thorne	F	06/09/1933	S	At School
New Wimpole " (1/2) 42	Emily Wilkins	F	21/01/1867	W	Unpaid Domestic Duties [42 Cambridge Road]
" (2/2)	Ralph Wilkins	M	18/08/1878	S	Asbestos Works, Labourer
New Wimpole " (1/5) 38	Arthur J Skinner	M	27/04/1900	M	General Farm Labourer [38 Cambridge Road]
" (2/5)	Kathleen A Skinner	F	10/04/1899	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties, Housewife
" (3/5)	[Janet Skinner?] [photo]	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (4/5)	[Michael Skinner?]	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (5/5)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
New Wimpole " (1/2) 40R	Frederick S Waldock	M	26/09/1874	W	Farm Labourer Heavy Work [40 Cambridge Rd (Rear)]
" (2/2)	Maurice S Waldock	M	07/04/1907	S	Cement Labourer, Heavy Worker
New Wimpole " (1/4) 36	Henry G Wilder	M	15/06/1875	M	Postman Retired [Air Raid Warden] [36 Cambridge Road]
" (2/4)	Eleanor A Wilder	F	15/03/1884	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties
" (3/4)	Edith Graham	F	24/01/1927	S	Single At School
" (4/4)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
-	-	-	-	-	[Blank Line]
New Wimpole " (1/7) 34	George Parmenter	M	07/04/1872	M	Farm Labourer [34 Cambridge Road]
" (2/7)	Mary Parmenter	F	15/01/1862	M	Houseduties
" (3/7)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (4/7)	Sidney V Parmenter	M	18/02/1921	S	Farm Worker
" (5/7)	Harold Parmenter	M	15/02/1925	S	Asbestos Worker
" (6/7)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (7/7)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
Old School House " (1/2)	Susan Bullen	F	06/08/1874	W	Unpaid Domestic, Home Duties [Demolished] [Now site of 30 Cambridge Road]
" (2/2)	Roy Bullen	M	15/07/1907	S	General Labourer, Builder, Houseduties [British Red Cross]
School House " (1/12) 22	David Bullen	M	30/01/1888	M	Farm Worker [22 Cambridge Road]
" (2/12)	Kitty Bullen	F	15/02/1891	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties
" (3/12)	Clifford D Bullen	M	11/07/1920	M	Bricklayer
" (4/12)	[Keith Bullen?] [photo]	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (5/12)	[Peggy Bullen?] [photo]	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (6/12)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (7/12)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (8/12)	Bernard J Harrison	M	13/08/1930	S	At School
" (9/12)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (10/12)	Alexander McKernon	M	23/06/1931	S	At School
" (11/12)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (12/12)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
Wayside [Orwell] " (1/4) 20	William G Newell	M	08/10/1875	M	Cycle/Motor Agent [March House, 20 Cambridge Road]
" (2/4)	Katherine E Newell	F	01/08/1886	M	School Mistress, Head
[Note: (3/4) and (4/4) entries at last address above are first two entries on Page Six]

Continued on Page Six below...

England and Wales Register, Page Six
September 1939, Cambridge Road, Parish of Wimpole

**This register page of 44 line entries covers two properties in the [then] Parish of Orwell and before moving into the Wimpole Estate in the Parish of Wimpole.

Children tagged with '[photo]' link are named in an October 1938 School Photograph.

Continued from Page Five above...

Wayside [con] [Orwell] " (3/4)	Catherine Price	F	30/06/1852	W	Private Means [March House, 20 Cambridge Road]
" (4/4)	Oliver R Newell	M	04/08/1878	W	Master Blacksmith, Heavy Worker
The Cottage [Orwell] " (1/2)	Frank Horsfield	M	24/03/1869	M	Elementary School Master, Retired [16 Cambridge Road, next to Garage]
" (2/2)	Edith E Horsfield	F	04/06/1874	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties, Housewife
Southern Lodge [Estate] " (1/1)	William J Whetstone	M	22/11/1887	M	Painter
" (2/2)	Mary Whetstone	F	25/06/1858	W	Incapitated, Old Age Pensioner
North Lodge [Estate] " (1/4)	Harry Stone	M	31/07/1883	M	Retired Estate Manager [Building Demolished] [Building Image]
" (2/4)	Violette J Stone	F	28/08/1887	M	Unpaid Domestic House Duties
" (3/4)	Rowland Stone	M	11/01/1916	S	[Illegible] Clerk, Jesus College, Cambridge [British Red Cross Soc.]
" (4/4)	Richard Stone	M	16/03/1918	S	Legal Clerk, Great Ouse Catchment Board [British Red Cross Soc.]
Hall Stables [Estate] " (1/1)	Emma Gadd	F	13/10/1876	W	Houseduties Unpaid [Stable Block (non-residential)]
Hall Stables [Estate] " (1/7)	Gerald C Jacobs	M	12/05/1907	M	Gamekeeper [Stable Block (non-residential)]
" (2/7)	Daisy M Jacobs	F	27/02/1904	M	Housewife
" (3/7)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (4/7)	Catherine O'Reilly	F	28/01/1904	M	Housewife
" (5/7)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (6/7)	James O'Reilly	M	04/10/1929	S	At School
" (7/7)	David O'Reilly	M	28/02/1930	S	At School
Hall Stables [Estate] " (1/5)	Frank Howard	M	18/08/1879	M	Butler, Domestic [Stable Block (non-residential)]
" (2/5)	Kate Howard	F	20/03/1882	M	Household Duties [British Red Cross Soc]
" (3/5)	William G Howard	M	30/10/1914	S	Farm Labourer [British Red Cross Soc]
" (4/5)	Frank L Howard	M	13/11/1915	S	Farm Horsekeeper
" (5/5)	Kathleen Howard	F	27/08/1920	S	Domestic Household Duties [British Red Cross Soc]
Wimpole Vicarage [Estate] " (1/6)	Rev Edgar Lancaster	M	07/04/1870	M	Clerk In Holy Orders [National Trust 'Rectory Restaurant']
" (2/6)	Constance M Lancaster	F	26/11/1866	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties
" (3/6)	Phoebe J Cheesman	F	21/05/1897	M	Cook
" (4/6)	Honor P Cheesman	F	21/03/1928	S	At School
" (5/6)	Bertha Lancaster	F	15/11/1866	S	Nurse
" (6/6)	Edith M Lancaster	F	06/04/1878	S	Unpaid Secretary
Woodyard [Estate] " (1/5)	Albert N[eaves] Mayo	M	31/03/1902	M	Sawyer, Heavy Worker [Observation Corps]
" (2/5)	Mary J[ane] Mayo	F	06/01/1898	M	Household Duties
" (3/5)	[Joan Mayo?] [photo]	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (4/5)	David Mayo [photo]	M	27/03/1932	S	At School
" (5/5)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
Woodyard [Estate] " (1/3)	George A Mayo	M	16/04/1911	M	General Farm Work
" (2/3)	Elvina A Mayo	F	20/09/1913	M	Household Duties
" (3/3)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
Cobbs Wood Farm [Estate] " (1/4)	Alfred R Course	M	15/09/1912	M	Agricultural Steam Ploughman, Machinist
" (2/4)	Elizabeth J Course	F	19/02/1916	M	Housewife
" (3/4)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
" (4/4)	John F Collins	M	19/09/1928	S	At School
Cobbs Wood Farm [Estate] " (1/5)	Sidney O Flack	M	13/05/1907	M	Farmer, Agricultural Engineer
" (2/5)	Florence M Flack	F	27/03/1909	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties
" (3/5)	-	-	-	-	[Record Closed]
[Note: (4/5) and (5/5) at last address above are first two entries on Page Seven]

Continued on Page Seven

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