1 Cambridge Trades Directories
1875 Isaac Strange Fort St George & Boat Builder Midsummer Commons
1865 Morgans Directory
Isaac Strange 4 Fishers Lane Boat Builder
1875 No STRANGE
1887 Spaldings Directory:
Isaac Strange Alpha Rd/Chesterton Rd Boat building workshops
Isaac Strange 29 Chesterton Rd Yacht and Boat Builder also Strange Villas
John C I Strange 1 Stranges Cottages Boat building workshops
John C I Strange 29 Chesterton Rd
(Note 29 Chesterton Rd and 1 Stranges Cottages are probably the same, it still exists and it is still an Off Licence)
(Note The Stranges Cottages or Villas were on the land behind 29 Chesterton Rd on Alpha Road and have long since
been demolished.A modern monstrosity stands in their place.)
1900
Sydney Strange 87 Gwydir St Cow Keeper
And in Chesterton:
John Strange, boat builder & beer retailer, Chesterton Road.
(See Russell Ellwood's family below for John Cottage Ireland STRANGE)
1907 Spaldings Directory
Stranges Boatbuilding Workshops 1 Stranges Cottages
Stranges The Freshmans Boathouse between 12 & 14 Chesterton Rd
Jack Strange 54 Victoria Rd
1908 Mrs Mary Strange 87 Gwydir St Beer Retailer
1908 No STRANGE
1917 Spaldings Directory
J C I Strange Riverside Chesterton Rd Boat Builders Yard
1930 Spaldings Directory:
A K Strange 9 Fair St
Mrs F Strange 17 Botolph Lane
Percival Strange 6 St Edwards Passage
John C I Strange Riverside Chesterton Rd Boat Builders
1940 Spaldings Directory:
J Strange (D P Strange) 1 Riverside Chesterton Rd Boat Builders
1953 Stranges Boat Builders still there but gone by 1955
2. Parish Registers
Most of the following information came to me from Sheila STRANGE 
in various forms. The surname is that of her husband
and it follows on to Essex :
Bartlow Baptisms: 1813 Susannah d William and Amey, 6w (or 6m?) 1815 Mary d William & Amey, 2m Bartlow Baptism: 1813 Susannah STRANGE d of William & Amey 6 months Burial: 1815 Mary STRANGE inf Cambridge St Clements Baptisms: 1665 William STRANGE 1904 Madge Jesaline STRANGE 1904 Rose STRANGE Witness STRANGE Banns: 1839 Hannah STRANGE Marriage: 1839 Hannah STRANGE 1903 Laura Ann STRANGE Cambridge St Mary's Baptisms: 1806 Robert base born of Mary 1809 Sara Mary Castle Camps Marriage: 1760 John STRANGE & Susan STUBBING Foxton Baptisms: 1803 Sarah d Thomas & Sarah 1806 Thomas s Thomas & Sarah (See 1861 Census, Middlesex) 1813 Hannah d Thomas & Sarah Ickleton Marriage: 1742 George STRANGE & Elizabeth SIMONS Burial: 1824 George STRANGE 78 From James Peto-Gundersen: John Hill-Yeoman Of Ickleton, Cambridge(born 1746-Lambourn, Berkshire, died 1839-Ickleton, Cambridge) His will mentions property of my late Uncle Edward Hedden(1702-1785-Will/Ely) + 1742 Amy Swan, IGI (Swan's where a wealthy Yeoman family in Ickleton. They had no issue and Edward in his will names his Nephew John Hill as his heir). John Hill's will also mentions land which belonged to the late George Strange (born1746, Buried 1824 at Ickleton). According to the IGI There is a George Strange who married a Simmonds at Ickleton (above). Linton (Anglican)
Baptisms: 1779 Sep 10 Mary STRANGE d William & Susanna (Note: nee CARTWRIGHT) 1781 Feb 25 James STRANGE s William & Susanna (ditto) (Note: married 1812 Oct 14) Not sure of the origin of records 1784 to 1790 inclusive - are these really from Linton? 1784 Feb 22 Frances STRANGE d William & Susanna (ditto), born 8 Feb 1786 Apr 05 Susanna STRANGE d William & Susanna (ditto), born Mar 10 1788 Feb 24 Rachel STRANGE d William & Susanna (ditto), born Feb 22 1790 Nov 28 John STRANGE s William & Susanna (ditto), born 1789 Nov 22 1792 Oct 21 Susan STRANGE d William & Susan, born Oct 15 (ditto) 1797 Apr 17 Thomas STRANGE s William & Susanna, born Apr 17 (ditto)
1813 Sep 05 John STRANGE s James & Susanh lab, born Aug 18 (Note: nee SEAMAN)
(See Penny STRANGE's family below) 1815 Mar 27 Mary Anne d James & Susan, lab, born Mar 4 (ditto) 1817 Jun 22 William STRANGE s William & Susannah lab, born Jun 7 (ditto) (married as James)
Emigrated to Australia in 1841 with his father and sister Jane
1818 Jul 19 Martha STRANGE d John & Mary lab, born May 4 1819 Sep 05 James STRANGE s James & Sussannah lab, born Aug 25 (nee SEAMAN)(father b 1781) 1825 Aug 28 Thomas STRANGE s James & Susan lab, born Aug 9 (ditto) 1828 Aug 17 Anna Maria STRANGE d James & Sussanh lab born Jul 29 (ditto) 1839 May 19 Jane STRANGE d William & Mary Ann, born Apr 23 (From IGI) 1847 Feb 17 Maria STRANGE 1848 Sep 21 Elizabeth STRANGE 1849 Jun 24 John STRANGE 1851 Jun 29 Mary STRANGE 1851 Aug 28 Susanna STRANGE 1853 Jul 31 Martha STRANGE 1855 Apr 29 James STRANGE of Thomas STRANGE & Sarah 1856 Jun 16 Isaac STRANGE (possibly in 1901 census for Linton, House Painter, 45) 1858 Dec 25 Maria STRANGE 1859 Jul 31 Emma STRANGE 1863 Jul 26 Mary Ann STRANGE 1866 Jan 01 Emily STRANGE 1875 May 08 William STRANGE Marriages: 1778 Oct 20 William STRANGE (x) bac & Sussanna CARTWRIGHT (x) sp. botp Wits Henry CLAYDON & Robert GLASSCOCK (Note Susanna was baptised 1755 Jul 27, Linton to James CARTWRIGGHT & Rose (nee PLUCKROSE) See Barry Dean's family 1812 Oct 14 James STRANGE (x) bac & Sussannah SEAMAN (x) sp botp Wits Edward GILSON & Joseph GLASSCOCK There is an inconsistency in the next two entries, one appears in one transcripton and the other in two sets of notes. 1816 Dec 17 John STRANGE (x) bac & Mary SEARLE sp botp (also shown as 1817 in a note) Wits William WEATHERALL and Joseph GLASCOCK 1817 Dec 17 John STRANGE (x) bac & Mary CASBOLT (x) sp botp 1833 Feb 09 Thomas COCK (x) bac & Mary Anne STRANGE (x) sp botp Wits James WAKELING & James GLASSCOCK 1837 Dec Susannah STRANGE (not shown in transcription but is in a set of notes) 1838 Jul 29 James STRANGE (born William) (x) full age bac s of James lab & Mary Ann BROWN (x) full age sp d of James dead Wits John WIFFIN and William SMITH 1842 Apr 09 John COTTAGE full age wdr lab s of John lab & Martha STRANGE full age sp d of John lab Wits Stephen COTTAGE and Jemima COTTAGE 1845 Dec 25 Thomas STRANGE s James STRANGE & Sarah LLOYD 1845 Jul 30 Joseph STRANGE s Joseph STRANGE & Rebecca HILL 1853 Jun Martha STRANGE (needs to be investigated) 1872 May 25 Martha STRANGE d Joseph STRANGE & Charles STOCK 1876 Feb 27 Thomas STRANGE s James STRANGE & Mary Ann SWANN 1876 Mar 18 Susannah STRANGE d Thomas STRANGE & Thomas COOK 1878 Oct 20 William STRANGE (x) bach & Susanna CARTWRIGHT (x) sp botp Wits Harvey CLAYDON & Robert GLASSCOCK Burials: 1786 Aug 06 Frances STRANGE 1787 Dec 30 Susanna STRANGE 1793 Nov 20 Sussanah STRANGE d William & Susannah, age 1 year 1821 Jul 08 Joseph STRANGE s John & Mary, infant 1821 Jul 25 James STRANGE s James & Sush, infant 1833 May 15 William STRANGE, age 80 (relict Susanna CARTWRIGHT 1839 May 26 Sussanah STRANGE, wid (of William STRANGE) age 84 1841 Dec 27 James STRANGE age 76 Linton (Congregational) Baptisms: 1818 Martha STRANGE (See Anglican record) 1820 Sep 17 Joseph STRANGE s John & Mary 1822 Jul 14 Joseph STRANGE s Jno. & Mary 1824 Nov 14 Sarah STRANGE d John & Mary 1826 May 25 Isaac STRANGE s Jno. & Mary 1828 Aug 28 Elizabeth STRANGE d John & Mary 1830 Sep 26 Isaac STRANGE s John & Mary Isaac probably married Mary COTTAGE and had children: John Cottage Ireland STRANGE Roaslie Ellen STRANGE who married Frank ELLWOOD in 1889 Mary Josoline STRANGE Lydia A. STRANGE 1832 Jun 17 Jabez STRANGE s Jno. & Mary 1837 Aug 20 Frederick STRANGE s John & Mary Linton Meeting House Burials: 1826 Sarah STRANGE inf 1827 Isaac STRANGE 1832 Jabez James STRANGE s John & Mary inf 1860 Mar 09 John STRANGE Little Shelford Burial: 1821 Elizabeth STRANGE 68 Royston Baptisms: 1829 John s Thomas & Susan 1833 Mary d Thomas & Susan 1835 Susan d Thomas & Susan
3. Census
1841 Cambridge
Parish of the Holy Sepulchre
Globe/Glebe Passage
Rachel Ireland H 65 Bedmaker b Linton
Sarah Ireland D 21 At Home b Cambridge
Isaac Strange 21 Errand/Carrier b Linton
at Coffee House
Linton (H0107/66/9, F 13B) - Y/N born in County about the date shown Market Lane John STRANGE 50 Ag Lab Y 1791 Mary STRANGE 45 N 1796 Isaac STRANGE 12 Y 1829 Frederick STRANGE 4 Y 1837 (1837 Aug 20) Linton High Street (H0107/66/10, F 18B) James STRANGE 60 Lab Y 1781 Susan STRANGE 60 Y 1781 (nee SEAMAN) Thomas STRANGE 15 Y 1826 Ann STRANGE 12 Y 1829 She also lists a family of COTTAGE and I have seen references to Cottage STRANGE so I
guess this may be a connection as well as there being a STRANGE in the household. Bull Yard (H0107/66/9, F 16B) John COTTAGE 30 Ag Lab Y 1811 Mary COTTAGE 10 Y 1831 Rebecca COTTAGE 8 Y 1833 Sarah COTTAGE 6 Y 1835 Martha STRANGE 20 Housekeeper Y 1821 Bartlow Parish HO107/66/4/5 Linton village William STRANGE 60 ag/lab born in CAM no Amey STRANGE 50 " " Amelia STRANGE 35 cottager " " Mary STRANGE " yes Louise STRANGE " " Amelia STRANGE " " 1851 Linton 208a and 228a The Allotments Joseph STRANGE H M 28 Ag Lab Linton 1823 Reb STRANGE W M ?? ?? ???? Maria STRANGE D 4 Linton 1847 Elizabeth STRANGE D 2 Linton 1849 Mary STRANGE D 1 mo Linton 1851 Market Lane John STRANGE H M 60 Ag Lab Linton 1791 Mary STRANGE W M 56 ESS Newport 1795 Frederick STRANGE S U 14 Linton 1837 John MARSH Lg M 20 Ag Lab Linton 1831 High Street Thomas STRANGE H M 25 Farm Lab Linton 1826 Sarah STRANGE W M 26 Linton 1825 John STRANGE S 2 Linton 1849
1881
Cambridge
Chesterton Rd Chesterton Cambridge
Isaac Strange H 51 Head Master Boat Builder Linton CAM
Mary Strange W 50 Linton
John C I Strange S 18 Boat Builder Cambridge
Rosalie E Strange D 17 Scholar Cambridge
Annie R Strange D 16 Scholar Cambridge
Mary J Strange D 14 Scholar Cambridge
Claudine S Strange D 10 Scholar Cambridge
Lydia A Strange D 9 Cambridge
1891
Cambridge
Parish of St Lukes
29 Chesterton Rd
John C I Strange H 28 Boat Builder Cambridge
Louisa A Strange W 23 Cambridge
Mary J Strange Sister 23 Cambridge
Lydia A Strange Sister 19 Cambridge
24 Trafalgar St
Frederick W Strange H 31 College Servant Cambridge
Alice Strange W 31 Longstanton
Harry Frederick Strange S 5 Chesterton
Hetty Ethel Strange D 3 Chesterton
William Henry Strange D 1 Chesterton
Parish of Chesterton
17 Albert St
John Samuel Strange H 29 Boat Person ( University Servant )
Emma Strange W 22
Rosalie Ellen Strange D 5
John Lewis Strange S 1
1901
Linton RG13 / 1535 Folio 33 page 10
Ecclesiastical& Parish Linton
Hadstock road, Long Lane Linton
Isaac STRANGE Head M 45 House painter Linton
Ellen STRANGE Wife M 47 Linton
Isaac STRANGE Son S 18 Ag Lab Linton
Joseph STRANGE Son S 15 Ag Lab Linton
George STRANGE Son 11 Linton
Richard STRANGE Son 9 Linton
Reuben STRANGE Son 7 Linton
4. Families
From Russell W Ellwood
I am the great great grandson of Isaac STRANGE of Linton/Chesterton in Cambridge. Also reerenced here is John Cottage Ireland STRANGE he took over his boatyard (Stranges Boatyard) in Cambridge and it operated from 1850 to 1950 approximately; hiring out punts to students etc. I have a photo of the boatyard. His daughter, Roslaie Ellen STRANGE married my great-grandfather Frank ELLWOOD. When Rosalie became pregnant with my grandfather she went to stay in Tottenham, London; presumably there was a branch of the family there. My grandfather was registered as William ELLWOOD STRANGE in 1888. Rosalie married Frank ELLWOOD a year later.
From Susan Broadhurst
in Aug 2004
My interest
is mainly the Cottage family........have traced them back to Jeffrey Cottey
(Cottage) b.1628 at blasham, Cambs. We branch off on 5.11.1859 when Lydia
Cottage (b.10.7.1842) in Linton married Robert Dennis b.1840 in Fordham. Lydia
and Robert are my g. grandparents. Lydia Cottage was the daughter of John
Cottage (b.1811) and Martha STRANGE b.1818 (John's second wife). I know
martha back to William b Circa 1760 and susannah Cartwright.
The STRANGE family were tied in with the Cottages in another way. Martha's
brother Isaac b.1826 did not bother to look far afield when seeking a bride;
.he kept it in the family. He first married his first cousin Sarah Ireland
(daughter of his mother's sister Rachel and John Ireland). When Sarah
died he married Mary COTTAGE (b.1830) daughter of his brother inlaw John Cottage
and his FIRST wife Rebecca Myson. So......Isaac was first cousin to his first
wife and related by marriage to his second wife. My main areas of interest
are:
COTTAGE ancestors
Cottage married STRANGE....................Strange
ancestors
Cottage
married DENNIS........................Dennis
acestors (Fordham, Cambs
Dennis
married CACKETT.....................Cackett
ancestors (Gravesend, Kent)
Dennis
DIDN'T BETTESWORTH...........Bettesworth
ancestors
From Shaun Montgomery
We have a book "The Diaries of Whittlesford"
(Cambridgeshire), compiled and edited by Keith
A Strange. It was first published and printed in Great Britain in 2000 by Maynard + Strange Publishing. It was printed and
bound by Watkiss Studios Limited (Biggleswade) with the typeset by Russell Associates.
From Penny Strange
I have a John Strange b.18 Aug 1813 in Linton, Cambridgeshire (don't know when he died), first child of James Strange and Susannah Seaman, grandson of William Strange and Susannah Cartwright, all of Linton.John's siblings were William Strange, who went to Australia,Mary Ann Strange, James Strange, Thomas Strange and Anna Maria Strange. Full details are in an RTF file - click here - Penny says that much is from Rusell Ellwood's document so there will be duplicated information.
From Sheila Strange
I am seeking the birth of James Strange said to have been born Linton CAM c1811/12 in the 1841 Census in Waltham Cross, (ESS). She says, "I cant find any parents for him, nor can I find his wife Ann".
From Cambridgeshire Baptism Index 1801-1837
Year Surname Forenames Age Parents Parish
1803 STRANGE Sarah - d. of Thomas & Sarah Foxton
1806 STRANGE Thomas - s. of Thomas & Sarah Foxton
1809 STRANGE Sarah - d. of Mary Camb.St.Mary
1806 STRANGE Robert - bb. s. of Mary Camb.St.Mary
1813 STRANGE John 18d s. of James & Susanh. Linton
1813 STRANGE Hannah - d. of Thomas & Sarah Foxton
1813 STRANGE Susan 6w d. of William & Amey Bartlow
1815 STRANGE Mary A. 23d d. of James & Susan Linton
1815 STRANGE Mary 2m d. of William & Amey Bartlow
1817 STRANGE William 15d s. of William & Susannah Linton
1818 STRANGE Martha 2m d. of John & Mary Linton
1819 STRANGE James 11d s. of James & Susannah Linton
1820 STRANGE Joseph 1m s. of John & Mary Linton Congreg.
1822 STRANGE Joseph 2m s. of Jno. & Mary Linton Congreg.
1824 STRANGE Sarah 4m d. of John & Mary Linton Congreg.
1825 STRANGE Thomas 19d s. of James & Susan Linton
1826 STRANGE Isaac 1m s. of Jno. & Mary Linton Congreg.
1828 STRANGE Anna M. 19d d. of James & Susanh. Linton
1828 STRANGE Elizth. 5m d. of John & Mary Linton Congreg.
1829 STRANGE John - s. of Thomas & Susan Royston
1830 STRANGE Isaac 6m s. of John & Mary Linton Congreg.
1830 STRANGE Isaac 6m s. of John & Mary Linton Congreg.
1832 STRANGE Jabez 2m s. of Jno. & Mary Linton Congreg.
1833 STRANGE Mary - d. of Thomas & Susan Royston
1835 STRANGE Susan - d. of Thomas & Susan Royston
1837 STRANGE Frederick 2m s. of John & Mary Linton Congreg.
From Valerie Fairbrass 06 Apr 2005
I seem to have opened up a hornets
nest with my 1861 transcripton.The couple in question at 5 Palace Street (and
still resident there in the 1881) are Joseph Thurley (appearing as Humley in
my transcription but the whole entry was very difficult to read) and Mary(nee
Strange), They married June Q 1854 St Pancras 1b 147 While the 1881 only
gives Cambridge as place of birth I had a trawl through the IGI and see that
there are Thurley births at Abington Piggots, Cambridge and also at Bassingbourne,
Cambs (birthplace of Susan, wife of Thomas Strange in this same 1861 entry)