Cambridge High and Latin School

James Francis Madigan “Spike”

James Francis Madigan (“Spike”) appears in the 1930 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 20 Ellsworth Avenue. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 15 more named Madigan

Full name: James Francis Madigan
Known as: Spike
Lived at: 20 Ellsworth Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: St. Paul’s Grammar School
Headed for: West Point

Also searched as: Spike Madigan; Jim Madigan; James Madigan; James F. Madigan.

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Group photos 2
Neighbours 20
Same surname 12
Classmates 482
Same schools 10

In context

483 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 appear on this site, and Madigan puts James 286th among them. The entry is on page 78 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 21 to page 118. 9 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 are called James. Of the 371 plans printed for the class of 1930 that name a kind of next step, 206 (56%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring class has 56% in 1929.

On the same scan page	Janice Elizabeth Mackey, James Joseph Macklin, Margaret Mary Magee, Josephine Mahady
Same first name	James: 8 other people in the class

At home, 20 Ellsworth Avenue

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Madigan at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Michael J Madigan (wife Nellie), laborer householderpage
Joseph L Madigan, hipr lived herepage
Walter J Madigan, clerk lived herepage

The Madigan household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against James's senior portrait.

Pin Committee1930

In the same photographs:

What James did at school

Cross Country
Track
Pin Committee
Room Committee, 1927-29

What the yearbook said

SPIKE” “4 gallant knight is he

A gallant knight is he.

Also grew up on Ellsworth Avenue

The class of 1930

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Others named Madigan

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from St. Paul’s Grammar School

Also headed for West Point

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 78. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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