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Genealogy and Local History, East Cambridgeshire

William T. Doe
Carrara House
Stonemason & Monumental Sculptor
Clay Street

Carrara House in 2007, William T. Doe, Stonemason.

Many local residence of Soham will remember Doe's the stone masons and many people would have used Mr Doe and his expertise for their loved ones monuments, many of the stones in Soham Cemetery are made him. The earliest we can trace the Doe family in Soham is on the 1881 Census.
It appears that the family moved around quite a lot before finally settling in Soham, they can be found listed on the Trade Directories for Soham from 1883 onwards, so it is probable that the business was set up around this time.
William Doe carried on his business in Clay Street until he died in 1899 aged 57 years, he is

buried in Soham Cemetery with his wife Louisa, who had died previously in 1897 aged 54 years. His son William Thomas Doe carried on the business in Clay Street until he died in 1926 aged 58 years, he is also buried in Soham Cemetery along with his wife Ada who died the previous year in 1925, aged 55 years.

It is not clear at present how the business went after the death of William Thomas Doe in 1926, but we believe that it may have been carried on in Clay Street by his Son William for a short while, perhaps up until 1935 at least, we also think William may have been joined in the business by his brother Thomas, we do know that Carrara House was Leased for 21 years in 1935 to E. Leonard & Son, (Butchers of Soham), and put up for sale in 1952. William died in 1954 aged 59 years and was buried in the Soham Cemetery, later to be joined by his wife Alice Elizabeth who died in 1972 aged 66 years. After the death of William the business was certainly carried on by Thomas who by this time was running the business from premises in Fordham Road, he was well known as a conscientious tradesmen, who was often to be seen in the Cemetery taking care of his '' stones '' making sure they were all in good order and making any repairs that were needed. Thomas (Tom) Doe died in 1975 aged 63 years and is buried in the Soham Cemetery with his parents.

The plaque still existing on the wall with the remains of the Doe sign.

William Doe's in Clay Street c.1910.

W.T. Doe Munomental Sculptor
6 Fordham Road, Soham
Memorials in Granite, Marble and Stone
Designs on application
Telephone Soham 235

Advert dated 1953

The large white house next to the wooden cottage on the right is William T. Doe's in Clay Street c.1910, shown in the photo above left.

William T. Doe
Monumental Sculptor, Soham
Monuments, Headstones, Crosses etc, in Granite, Marble and Stone
A good stock of Headstones, Crosses, Memorial Globes, Wreaths etc.
Wreath Stands & Wire Foundations for making Natural Wreaths.
Show Room and Works, Clay Street.

Advert dated 1914

The Doe Family on the census.

1881 Census
Clay Street
William Doe, aged 38, Stone Mason, Employing 1 Man & 1 Boy, born Bramford Suffolk.
Louisa Doe, Wife, aged 36, born East Dereham Norfolk.
William T. Doe, Son, aged 12, Scholar, born Berden Essex.
Simon J. Doe, Son, aged 10, Scholar, born Sawston Cambridgeshire.
Louisa H. Doe, Daughter, aged 7, Scholar, born West Row Suffolk.
George F Doe, Son, aged 4, Scholar, born Bury

1891 census
Clay Street
William T. Doe, aged 22, Stonemason, born at Burden, Essex
Ada Doe, wife, aged 22, born in Soham
Lilley Doe, daughter, aged 2, born in Cambridge
Louisa Doe, daughter, aged 11 months, born in Soham

1891 census
Clay Street
William Doe, aged 49, Stonemason, born at Bramford, Suffolk
Louisa Doe, wife, aged 47, born at East Dereham, Norfolk
Louisa Doe, daughter, aged 17, Pupil Teacher, born at West Row, Suffolk
George F. Doe, son, aged 14, Scholar, born at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Francis W. Doe, nephew, aged 18, Bricklayer, born at Henlow, Bedfordshire

1901 Census
Clay Street
William Doe, aged 32, Monumental Sculptor, born Burden Essex.
Ada Doe, Wife, aged 31, born Soham.
William Doe, Son, aged 6, born Soham.
Hilda Doe, Daughter, aged 2, born Soham.
Violet Lily Doe, Daughter, aged 12, born Soham.
Louisa Doe, Daughter, aged 10, born Soham.

Children born after 1901
Frederick George Doe, Son, born 1904 in Soham. Died in 1918 aged 14 years.
Thomas Doe, Son, born 1912 in Soham.

Soham Cemetery Inscriptions.

This Record of the Monumental Inscriptions at the Fordham Road Cemetery, Soham, was made by Tim and Julie Webb of Soham between 2004 and 2010 as time permitted. This electronic version comprises the full text of the transcript, with the addition of photographs of the graves as well as purchase and burial details taken from the original purchase and burial registers.

Safe for all ages.

Quakers of Cambridgeshire
and the Isle of Ely.

This is a very interesting book that we have extracted the Cambridgeshire part from, the full title of the book is, A Collection of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers, and was published in 1753, but gives accounts as far back as 1653, has many names from this area and details of what became of them including their punishments because of their Faith, is an absolutely fascinating read.

Cambridgeshire and
Huntingdonshire Leaders.

A great resource for anyone with interest in the political and social history of both Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire

Cures for Beasts.

This is a little handwritten book dated 1817 in our possession, that once belonged to a local Live Stock Farmer, it is unique and is a book of recipes of old fashioned Cures for all manner of disorders in Cattle, Sheep and Horses, you can read how they cured these things with local ingredients, some sound pretty hair raising. Only available from us.

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