Cambridge High and Latin School

William J. Toomey “Bill”

Class of 1925, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: William J. Toomey (“Bill”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Harvard; activities listed: Track and Room Committee; lived at 158 River Street. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 134.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 23 more named Toomey

Full name: William J. Toomey
Known as: Bill
Born: June 29, 1908
Lived at: 158 River Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: Webster Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Bill Toomey; William Toomey; Billy Toomey; Toomey, William.

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Household 1
Group photos 3
Neighbours 27
Same surname 21
Classmates 423
Same schools 283

In context

This site lists 424 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925; sorted by surname, William comes 393rd. William is printed on page 134 of the scan, near the end of the 29-to-137 run of portrait pages. In this class William is the third most common first name, carried by 12 people. “Harvard” is William's plan after graduation; 164 of 365 classmates with a printed plan (45%) named a college or university. Murphy (7) was the most common surname in the class of 1925, and Sullivan (6) in the class of 1926.

On the same scan page	Walter L. Ussher, Henry Waitzkin, William F. Wallace
Same earlier school	Webster Grammar School: 46 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 164 of 365 classmates with a plan (45%)
Same first name	William: 11 other people in the class

At home, 158 River Street

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

John F. ToomeyCambridge 1922

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

John J Toomey (wife Margaret F), foreman st dept householderpage

The Toomey household is listed here in 1920, 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

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

Cross Country1924

In the same photographs:

What William did at school

Cross Country, ’23, ’24
Track
Glee Club ’25
Room Committee
Post Graduate

Also grew up on River Street

The class of 1925

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Others named Toomey

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

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Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 134. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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