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Walter Pickles Berry (MF)
mother's father
Name Walter Pickles Berry Date and place of birth 16 January 1875 Sutton-in-Craven, Yorkshire (West Riding) (have cert.) Names of parents James Berry and Emma Berry formerly Pickles Details of each of his or her marriages - if any - and any divorces 26 April 1900 to Elizabeth Spence ("Lily"), spinster, school teacher residing at Harding Houses, Cross Hills/Crosshills (Kildwick, Yorkshire); in Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel, Upper Town Street, Leeds, by certificate witnesses Ethel M. Spence (Lily's sister) and C.W. Burgon (Charlie, Lily's brother in law, husband of her half sister Blanche née Wilson) (have cert.) Occupation(s) - if any Organ builder Military service - if any none Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on, if applicable. census 1881, Sutton-in-Craven with father, mother and sister James BERRY Head M Male 26 Sutton, York, England Coal Agentcensus 1891, Sutton-in-Craven with father Registration district: Keighley8 Alfred Place, Camp Rd., Leeds (letter from future mother-in-law 13 June 1899) 1 Waxbury? Place, Leeds (marriage cert., 26 April 1900) census 1901, Leeds with wife Lily and daughter Hilda Walter D Berry 26 Elizabeth Berry 26 Hilda Berry 2/12 They were a little hard to find on the 1901. Walter is mistranscribed as Walter D rather than Walter P, and Lily is recorded as Elizabeth. Piece: 4230 Folio: 69 Page Number: 16 Household schedule number: 116 10 Lomond Street, Leeds (birth cert. of 2nd daughter May, 25 Sept. 1904) census 1911 - traveling for work but based in Edinburgh Lily, Hilda, May and Amy are in Edinburgh. I don't know where Walter is, but he traveled constantly for his work. That may be him who turns up on the ScotlandsPeople search in Glasgow on the 1911 census but I don't want to spend the credits to find out just now. 5 Shandon Place 3 rooms Lily Berry Wife 36 Mar. 11 yrs. Children born 3 living 3 Hilda Berry Daur 10 May Berry Daur 5 Amy Berry Daur 4 5 Shandon Place, Edinburgh, Scotland (1905-1912, post card from Walter's mother) Walter emigrated to the U.S. in 1912, sailing aboard the S.S. Columbia. He probably departed from Glasgow. There is a post card with postmark Londonderry, 27 April 1912. This may have been an intermediate stop. Lily, Hilda, May and Amy followed on the S.S. Campania, arriving New York 11 August 1912. Bryant Street, North Tonawanda, New York, USA (from memory; there are post cards but I have to find them) 178 Schenck Street, North Tonawanda, New York, USA (post cards and letters) 103 Rumbold Ave, North Tonawanda, New York, USA (family correspondence and personal knowledge) Have now found: census 1915, North Tonawanda 1915 NY State census Walter Berry 40 Lily Berry 40 Hilda Berry 14 May Berry 10 Anny Berry 8 [Amy - I submitted correction] census 1920, North Tonawanda 1920 US census Walter Berry 44 Lily Berry 44 Hilda Berry 18 May Berry 15 Amy Berry 13 Elenor Frances Banks 2 [2 10/12] Ethel May Spence 42 census 1925, North Tonawanda 1925 NY State census Walter Berry 50 Lily Berry 50 Hilda Berry 24 Mary Berry 20 [May - I submitted correction to Ancestry] Amy Berry 18 Eleanor F Banks 08 census 1930, North Tonawanda 1930 US census Walter Berry 55 Lily Berry 55 May Berry 25 Amy Berry 23 census 1940, North Tonawanda 1940 US census Walter Berry 65 Lily Berry 65 May Berry 35 Date, place and cause of death 7 March 1955, North Tonawanda (church records in my possession) cause unknown Date and place of burial / cremation. unknown Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable unknown Memorial inscription - if any unknown Last edited by Janet; 10-05-16 at 04:53. Reason: add photo; add census 1915-1940 |
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Have updated post #1 in purple.
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That's a lovely photo of him, Janet.
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