Cambridge High and Latin School

William Alfred Perry “Al”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed William Alfred Perry (“Al”) among 416 graduates in the class of 1928. The entry gives: came from Ellis Grammar School; lived at 39 Montgomery Street; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 109.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 147 more named Perry

Full name: William Alfred Perry
Known as: Al
Lived at: 39 Montgomery Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Ellis Grammar School

Also searched as: Al Perry; Bill Perry; William Perry; William A. Perry.

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Household 3
Neighbours 4
Same surname 124
Classmates 415
Same schools 44

In context

William Alfred Perry is number 321 of 416 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 on this site. In the scan, William appears on page 109, in the last third of the run of 416 portraits read for this site (pages 27 to 134). The first name William appears 102 times in the 16 Cambridge High and Latin School classes read for this site (1914 to 1930), most often in 1928 (14). 24 other classmates came from Ellis Grammar School, the school William is listed as coming from. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1928 has 416 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Virginia Ethel Perkins, Bertha M. Perrault, Eunice Carolyn Peterson
Same earlier school	Ellis Grammar School: 24 other classmates
Same first name	William: 13 other people in the class

At home, 39 Montgomery Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Perry at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Wm A Perry (wife Nannie E), carpenter householderpage
Thelma P Perry, nurse lived herepage
Wm A Perry, student lived herepage

The Perry household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

Of quiet and studious aspect is he.

Also grew up on Montgomery Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Perry

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

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Also came from Ellis Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 109. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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