Notes for: Martin Slater
Cambridge Independent Press 4 Sep 1869: Trinity College Farm fire
TRINITY COLLEGE FARM, TRUMPINGTON, - A most disastrous fire occurred on this farm on Monday last, which resulted in an extensive destruction of property. The farm, which is situate in the parish of Trumpington, between Hills-road and Trumpington-road, is the property of Trinity College, Cambridge, and is in the occupation of Mr. James Field Fetch, who resides in Gonville-place, Parker's-piece, Cambridge. . . .
Mr. Fetch's own labourers, as well as those of Messrs. Emson, Marsters, Bland, Witt, Slater, and Hudson, rendered efficient service in this work. . . .
The fire smouldered for several days after. We understand that the value of the agricultural produce destroyed is between £1,500 and £1,600. The buildings destroyed and damaged will probably entail a loss of about £500 or more, so that the total cost of the property destroyed may be put down something over £2,000.
In the 1881 census at Slater's Farm were two servants but no farmer. Slater's Farm was John Maris's farm, i.e. Church Farm.
From the Bury and Norwich Post, 28 Aug 1883: Trumpington, near Cambridge.
To be sold by auction, by Mr J Carter Jonas,
On Monday September 24th 1883, by direction of Mr Martin Slater, who is leaving, all the excellent live & dead farming stock, including 10 capital working cart horses, 16 cross-bred Shorthorn and Ayreshire cows, noted as the best milking breed; a capital bred pedigree Shorthorn bull; 10 sows and pigs, and all the agricultural implements for working the farm of 340 acres.