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According
to Camden Fire Department records, William Jeffreys was living at
426 Walnut
Street during his time with the Fire Department. Available
records as to who William Jeffreys was are inconclusive. The 1878
Camden City Directory lists a William Jefferis, who worked as a
"gold beater", at 534 South
5th Street. He lived at 408 Cherry
Street, and at 441 Kaighn
Avenue when the 1880 Census was taken. His father, John V.
Jefferis, was a hatter. William Jefferis was 26 at the time of the
census, therefore, he was the right age, about 22 in April of
1876, and living near enough to the Engine Company
1 firehouse at 409 Pine
Street in 1878, 1879, and 1880 for one to conclude that he may
well have been the "William Jeffreys" who served with
the Fire Department. It is a matter of fact that there were
several spelling inconsistencies in the names recorded of Fire
Department personnel in the years 1869 through 1890. The
1883-1884 Camden City Directory states that William Jefferis was
living at 422 Liberty
Street and working as a gold beater in Philadelphia. The
1884-1885 edition shows him at 435 Liberty
Street, still working as a gold beater in Philadelphia. He is
not listed in the 1885 City Directory, however the 1887-1888
Directory shows Kate Jeffries "seamstress, widow of
William" at 446 Kaighn
Avenue.
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