Cambridge High and Latin School

William Edward Tansey “Bill”

William Edward Tansey (“Bill”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Harvard Grammar School; lived at 3 Fainwood Circle; born in 1905.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 6 more named Tansey

Full name: William Edward Tansey
Known as: Bill
Born: October 5, 1905
Lived at: 3 Fainwood Circle, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Harvard Grammar School

Also searched as: Bill Tansey; William Tansey; William E. Tansey; Billy Tansey.

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Household 1
Neighbours 8
Same surname 4
Classmates 318
Same schools 62

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 from A to Z by surname, William is the 293rd of 319 names on this site. Turning the scan to page 112 shows William; the portraits we read from this book run from page 39 to page 119. 6 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 are called William. 33 other seniors came from Harvard Grammar School, the school William is listed as coming from. Among first names, the class of 1923 favours Mary (21), John (13) and Anna (10); the class of 1922 had Mary (19), Helen (10) and John (10).

On the same scan page	Thomas E. Sullivan, Robert Swezey, John Tanenholtz
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
Same first name	William: 5 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 3 Fainwood Circle

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Ethel Irene TanseyCambridge 1920

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Tansey at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Joseph F Tansey (wife Julia A), police sta householderpage
Ethel I Tansey, teacher lived herepage

The Tansey household is listed here in 1916, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

HE HAS AN APPLE ON EACH CHEEK, AND WEARS A SMILE BELOW HIS BEAK

He has an apple on each cheek, and wears a smile below his beak.

Also grew up on Fainwood Circle

The class of 1923

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Others named Tansey

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

Also came from Harvard Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 112. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1923unse).

Published 1923, 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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