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Morning all!
Has anyone got the index for Essex 1851?
I`m looking for a family of Perrys , probably in Shenfield , which is where they were all born and are also later to be found.
In 1861 they are all at somewhere called Joy House , High Street , Billericay.
Frances ...mother
Samuel...son born c 1819
Arthur... son born c 1833
and all other family members , which should be quite a few.It was a big family ,loads of daughters.
Related to this family is the NOBLE family , ( Ann and her son William)
I think they may be in Essex too , probably in the same vicinity.
Grateful for any help
Rebel
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Have you got them in 1841
HO 107/322/028 - Shenfield
Sch. 8, Page 10
Cottage
PERRY
Samuel, aged 50yrs - schoolmaster
Frances, aged 40yrs
Samuel, aged 20yrs - usher
Francis, aged 20yrs - usher
Eliza, aged 15yrs
Alfred, aged 15yrs
Charles, aged 10yrs
Julia, aged 10yrs
Adelaide, aged 10yrs
Arthur, aged 5yrs
Emma, aged 5yrs
Ellen, aged 4yrs
Jane, aged 2yrs
Frances, aged 1yr
Edward, aged 10months
from
Sue
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I'm no help - this just caught my eye because i live in Shenfield - but did this family REALLY have twins, twins, triplets, twins, then 4 more children!!!!!!
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If I can be of any help with local knowledge etc, though, dont hesitate to ask.
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No PERRY found, Shenfield, 1851 !?
Here Shenfield, 1861, apparently 3 households (?)
Surname Forename Age
PERRY GEORGE H 37
PERRY ALFRED 35
PERRY ANNE 44
PERRY SAMUEL G 42
PERRY ADELAIDE 30
PERRY ARTHUR 28
PERRY MARGARET 28
PERRY EMMA 26
PERRY JANE 23
PERRY FANNY 22
Regards CP
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First,thanks a lot for all the info.Just a case of sorting it out!
All those names and same ages from 1841 are very confusing, but it`s deinitely the right family.They don`t turn up on the IGI.
I think perhaps there maybe grandchildren mixed in there,or perhaps nephews and nieces.
As the head of family is listed as schoolmaster,maybe it`s possible they were sunday school children?? ( grasping at straws here)
And does anybody know what an usher is?
Is it anything clerical? At least 2 sons go on to become vicars....
As always , the more you find out , the less you know!
Thanks all
Rebel
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Ah,I think I`ve been blinded by the early spring sun!!
Of course ,In the 1841 census , the ages were rounded up or down ,can`t remember which , to the next five years.That would explain all those triplets!
By the way ,did the 1841 census say for the parents born in Essex?
Cockney rebel
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> the ages were rounded up or down ,can`t remember which , to the next five years.
Appears to be the case.
Instructions say ages over 15 to be rounded. (down)
Comparing other pages, this enumerator seems to have rounded all ages over 5.
ALL born Essex.
Regards CP
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I too had forgotten about age rounding!!
Unless proved to the contrary, i would take this as a straight family of mum dad and children. There are no repeats of names that you might expect if there were nephews or grandchildren involved.
It was not unusual to have big families, even this big!! And the mum would have been between about 20 and 40 when she had then - so all quite possible.
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1861 Joy House, High Road, Shenfield .(registr Distr Billericay)
Samuel 42, bn Shenfield
Ann 44 wife bn Lancashire
Eliza Newman 40 sister bn Shenfield
Arthur 28 brother, bn Shenfield
Margaret 28 sisterin law bn Cardiff
Julia Blundy 32 widow bn Shinfield, Essex
Adelaide Perry 30 unmarried, sister bn Shinfield
Emma Perry 26 unm sister bn Shinfield
Jane 23 unm sister bn Shinfield
Elizabeth Newman dtr 8 bn London Canada???
Ellen Perry dtr 8 bn Dartford Kent
Louisa Preston servant 14 bn London
Looks like eldest son of the 1841 family has taken on all his unmarried sisters, and at least one widowed, (Julia and possibly Eliza)
does show they werent all twins and triplets though, as gives ages!!!!!! silly me on that one - I took one look at the 1841 didnt engage brain before sending post!!!
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I'm sure some kind soul can now provide you with the 1851 details...........
but it's an old one! are they still required
and then it can be tucked in and put to bed
Happy Christmas
Bryant
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1851 Tottington, Lancs HO107 2212 303 p17
Parsonage House
Samuel G F Perry, head, mar, 32, Incumbent of Tottington, b. Shenfield, Essex
Anne Perry, wife, mar, 36, b. Preston, Lancs
Margaret E Perry, dau, 2 mo, b. Bury, Lancs
Margaret Sanders, sister in law, wid, 41, b. Preston, Lancs
Anne Adelaide Perry, sister, unm, 20, b. Shenfield, Essex
Mary Durad, serv, unm, 32, General Servant, b. Welford, Northampton
Ellen Cartwright, serv, unm, 18, General Servant, b. Wimbourn, Stafford
Enoch Cartwright, serv, unm, 29, General Servant, b. Wimbourn, Stafford
1861 Shenfield RG9 1075 99 p8
High Road
Samuel G F Perry, head, mar, 42, Incumbent of Tottington, b. Shenfield, Essex
Ann Perry, wife, mar, 44, b. Preston, Lancs
Eliza Norman, sister, mar, 40, b. Shenfield
Arthur Perry, brother, mar, 28, Clerk to Engineer, b. Shenfield
Margaret Perry, sister in law, 28, b. Cardiff, Glamorgan
Julia Blundy, sister, wid, 32, b. Shenfield
Adelaide A Perry, sister, unm, 32, b. Shenfield
Emma Perry, sister, unm, 26, b. Shenfield
Jane Perry, sister, unm, 23, b. Shenfield
Fanny Perry, sister, unm, 22, b. Shenfield
Elizabeth Norman, niece, 8, b. London, Canada
Ellen Perry, niece, 2, b. Dartford, Kent
Louisa Waterson, serv, unm, 14, b. London
Regards CP
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1851 Mile End Old Town HO107 1553 216 p19
27 Cottage Grove
Ann North, head, wid, 44, Shareholder, Iron Works, b. Breconshire
William G North, son, unm, 21, Theological Student, b. Glamorganshire
Arthur Perry, visitor, mar, 19, Engineers Cl, b. Shenfield, Essex
Margaret A Perry, visitor, mar, 19, b. Glamorganshire
Margaret Joyce, serv, unm, 18, House Servant, b. Ireland
George Preston, visitor, unm, 21, Engineers Cl, b. Sawbridgeworth, Herts
Noble, Margaret Anne 1850 December Marriages Stepney
Perry, Arthur 1850 December Marriages Stepney
Vol 2 p 549
1851 Chalgrave, Bedfordshire HO107 1755 388 p11
William Foll (Fall?, Fell?), head, mar, 38, Farmer, 540 ac, b. Drayton Parslow, Bucks
Susannah Foll, wife, mar, 38, b. Edlesborough, Bucks
Priscilla B Foll, dau, 10, b. Chalgrave
Richard W Foll, son, 9, b. Chalgrave
Louisa Victoria Foll, dau, 7, b. Chalgrave
John Albert Foll, son, 6, b. Chalgrave
Hattill? Foll, son, 3, b. Chalgrave
Julia Sophia Perry, visitor, 22, b. Shenfield, Essex
Elizabeth Shelton, serv, unm, 21, House Servant, b. NK, Middlesex
Eliza James, serv, unm, 21, House Servant, b. Bletchley, Bucks
James Tomkins, serv, unm, 22, Farm Servant, b. Toddington, Beds
Charles Denton, serv, unm, 22, Farm Servant, b. Toddington, Beds
1851 Paddington HO107 1466 225 p32-33
Westbourne Place
Frances Perry, head, wid, 54, Annuitant, b. Virley, Essex
Eliza Perry, dau, unm, 20, Governess, b. Shenfield
Emma Perry, dau, unm, 16, Governess, b. Shenfield
Jane Perry, dau, 13, Scholar, b. Shenfield
Frances C Perry, dau, 12, Scholar, b. Shenfield
Eleanor Hickey, serv, unm, 27, Servant, b. Oxford St, London
Mary Slade, boarder, unm, 31, Annuitant, b. Sedgeberrow, Worcs
Ann Slade, boarder, wid, 55, Annuitant, b. Kingsbury, Middx
Regards CP
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Excellent stuff!
Rootschat never ceases to amaze...
Many thanks,this has cleared all this lot up
Rebel
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There is a book about the Perry family of Essex during this period. It makes for a really interesting social history. My own branch of the Perry family were from that area, but moved into London for work. My paternal grandfather (George Perry) worked at the railway engineering works at Stratford, London and lived in a rented house (now demolished) in Salway Road, Stratford. His wife was Ellen (who was born just within the reign of Queen Victoria) and his only son, George Arthur Perry. George married Iris Lilian Curtis (They were both born in 1927) and they had two children and adopted one, myself. They lived in Barking, Essex and in the 1980s moved to the village of Ingrave, close to Brentwood (of which Shenfield forms a part) in Essex.
We discovered that there is a 'Perry's field' not far from there. Our neighbour came across the book and I'm trying to locate the title online, but just keep getting stuff about Sarah Perry's famous novel 'The Essex Serpent' - now an Apple TV series. She's from further out in Essex and I don't know if that's her married name or if she's any relation - will have to ask her. I've read three of her books.
The Perry family seem to have had a tradition of calling the oldest son George. We moved to Brentwood because my mum was evacuated there during the war and liked it and one day she took the wrong turning coming home from work and ended up there and got the idea of moving there. My older sisters are still there in Shenfield and Rayleigh, but I moved to Bath. Not sure if all this is any help - I'm not good at dates. See also, https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/Result_Details.aspx?DocID=40654. The Perrys came over at the Norman Conquest and were given land in Hampshire and spread out from there, some going to Ireland.
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Hallo Rachel and thankyou for your response to my original post....although as you may have noticed it was dated back in 2005 !
My ancestor (Margaret Ann Noble) married into the family in 1850 so that was my original source of interest.
However, her husband Arthur Perry b 1832 Shenfield also published a book of his family history (1895?) in which I was lucky enough to find photos of his wife and children, so it's always worth going sideways in your research!
The link you provided to your book of interest says that only 8 copies were printed, so you'd have to be very luck to find one! But if your sisters live fairly close by, is it not possible for one of them to approach Essex Archives and request to make a photocopy, or you yourself via email? Archive people seem to be on the whole very friendly!
Good luck with your research
Rebel
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Hi, thanks for replying. i hadn't noticed the date because it was late at night and I'm a bit number-blind anyway. What was the name of the book your ancestor wrote, please? I'm wondering if that was the book I was lent, rather than the one I located online because I'd forgotten the title. I think that may have been a thinner book or booklet. The one I read didn't actually mention my direct branch of the family, as it ended or diverged before that. It was a really interesting book though and I was a bit miffed when our neighbour asked for it back after just a couple of days. I'd like to get hold of it if I can.
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Hi Rachel
Sadly, I don't own a copy of the book and have not been able to locate a copy online or for sale. Arthur Perry and his family were later based in Dartford, Kent where he not only printed his own books but also picture postcards. Again, it is possible that Kent Archives or a library in Dartford may have a copy. Do let me know if they have!
Here a pic of the frontispiece, the book is from 1910 and not published by the arthur Perry b 1832 (the one who married ny ancestor) but by their grandson Arthur Vivian Perry, solicitor, b 1891
Ah Have just found out that I can't add an image to a look up board! Sorry!
Rebel