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Facts and Events
Joseph Perry was baptised on 22nd September 1793 at Eversholt in Bedfordshire, son of Ann Perry, formerly Alce, and her husband John Perry.
On 8th June 1814 Joseph married Martha Munday, who was originally from Marston Moretaine, a few miles to the north. They married and settled in Eversholt, having six children baptised there between 1815 and 1830.
Joseph's father died in 1820.
The 1841 census finds Joseph and Martha, some of their children and Martha's sister Hannah living at Froxfield in Eversholt. Joseph was working as an agricultural labourer. Joseph's mother died in 1844. Joseph and Martha were still at Froxfield in 1851, with Joseph described as an under gardener, whilst Martha was a laundress.
Joseph died in 1854, aged 60. Martha survived him by about ten years.
References
- ↑ Bedfordshire Family History Society. Eversholt Parish Register Transcript. (Bedford).
1793 / Sep 22 Jos s Jn & Ann Perry
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 5; Book 13; Folio 10; Page 15, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Froxfield, Eversholt, Bedfordshire
Joseph Perry, male, 45 [1791-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Martha Perry, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
Joseph Perry, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
Rachel Perry, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
Betsy Perry, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
Hannah Munday, female, 40 [1796-1801], Lacemaker, born in county
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 1755; Folio 217; Page 10, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Froxfield, Eversholt, Bedfordshire
Joseph Perry, head, married, male, 56 [1794/5], Under Gardner, b. Eversholt, Bedfordshire
Martha Perry, wife, married, female, 57 [1793/4], Laundress, b. Marston, Bedfordshire
Betsy Monday Perry, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1829/30], Dress Maker, b. Eversholt, Bedfordshire
Hannah Monday, sister, unmarried, male, 53 [1797/8], Lace Maker, b. Marston, Bedfordshire
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Joseph PERRY, September Quarter 1854, Woburn Registration District, Volume 3b, page 213, aged 60 [1793/4]
An alternative may be this one, albeit less likely on basis of age:
d. Joseph PERRY, March Quarter 1855, Woburn Registration District, Volume 3b, page 304, aged 56 [1798/9]
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