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Thank you EC! My mother is the only child of Frederick George 1921-2014 and she was born in 1947 to him and my grandmother Edna nee Fryer 1926-1981. She married my Dad David Russell (b1944) and had two girls- me Victoria and my sister Emma. We both had girls- mine are Lauren b1998 and Roseanna b2000 hers are Anna b2005 and Megan b2009 . So my mum is your second cousin and I’m your second cousin once removed.
I got my information about the Verrier born in 1835 who supposedly died in 1910 from a ancestry site ( I’ve attached pics) which has fitted with my mums research - but I’m puzzled about the date of death for 1910 it gives.
You’ve seen the information I have going back from Ellen and FG’s dad along the Verrier line .
My mums done a bit of research as we know our mutual ancestor Cornelius came from Somerset and moved to London. Before him they were all from that part of the world. Beyond his father we have no more information. But there are still many Verriers in that area!
We also know, from history records that some male Verriers ( not sure of the actual connection to us) we’re involved in the Monmouth rebellion against the Catholic James II - my grandad said that our family were Huguenots so that makes sense! Definitely one was sent as a slave to the Americas and actually bought by a man along with others. I googled the name Verrier and Monmouth Rebellion and got the name of the ship and his master. Let’s hope he was freed at some point ( possible not long as the Protestant King William was on the throne quick soon!) and spread out the Verrier name into America!
Thank you for all your information- fascinating stuff!

Hi- I think I need to make a correction - all these George/Fredericks! I think that the GV who was on the 1871 census people have put on this thread as being 36 in 1871 is my great-great-great grandfather. He was the son of Cornelius
 ( b1796-1868) . I’m not sure when he died - possibly 1910 from what I read here? The FGV who was his son ( b1874) seems to have been in the services according to this thread and was still alive after 1916? My head’s spinning!

Hi- I’m trying to recall as many details as I can . My maternal grandfather was the Frederick George born in 1921. He didn’t like his name as he was named after a deceased brother. He had two sisters- May and Ellen ( Nell) and brothers William, John ( who was an Olympic swimming coach) and Alec the youngest one . My great grandad did indeed die in 1964- his wife was Anne Wood and her family came from Islington- her father was called Elvey Wood and her mother was Emma Day. I don’t know where they lived in London. In 1939 my grandad joined the RAF after he’d been working at Woolwich Arsenal since he was 14. I only met his mother in the 1980s when she lived at Dagenham. The only other bits I know, off the top of my head is that the Verrier family ( this branch) came from Somerset and one definite ancestor is a Cornelius Verrier who was imprisoned for debt in the early 1840s ( it stopped in 1844/5 I believe) . he was listed as a potato and egg dealer ( a costermonger) in Bind Street and Covent Garden . He was born in  1796 and married a Frederica Hiil ( b1797) His father was a John Verrier (b1757 ) and Cornelius died in 1868- July) I found that on aN ancestry website, but my mother also found these details on a census . He died in a workhouse of “liver” possibly drink?? According to the ancestry site - They had 5 kids- one  a George Frederick ( 1835-1910) then a Charles (1831-?) John 1852-1905 and Hannah (1834-?) and Samuel (1837). Seems like the GFV who died in 1910 was my great-great grandfather. I can’t recall his wife’s name, by can try to find out.

Sorry- Bond Street not Bind! If you Google his name it comes up with a fair bit, including court records!