Person:Levi Berridge (1)

Levi Berridge was born on 25th February 1875 at Benefield in Northamptonshire. He was the youngest child of Mary Berridge, formerly Palmer, and her husband John Berridge, a higgler and carpenter. When Levi was still quite small the family moved to the neighbouring parish of Glapthorn, where they appear in the 1881 and 1891 censuses. By 1891 Levi was working as an agricultural labourer.

In 1896, Levi's mother died.

By 1901 Levi had left Northamptonshire and moved to the London area. The 1901 census finds him living in Tottenham with his sister Edna and her family, and working as a general labourer.

Back in Glapthorn, Levi's father died in 1903.

On 2nd April 1904, aged 25, Levi married Ellen Mary Ann Field, who had worked as a dress machinist before their marriage. They married at Stoke Newington, and went on to have five children together between 1905 and 1915, all born in the inner northern suburbs of London. Their second child died aged four in 1911, but the other four children all lived to adulthood.

The 1911 census finds the family living in two rooms at 41 Alexander Road in Islington. Levi was working as a carman for a lead works at this time.

The family later moved out to Hendon in Middlesex. They were living there at 149 Farm Road at the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Levi was working as a gardener by this time. Their adult daughter Florence was also living with them.

Levi died in the Hendon area in 1955, aged 80. Ellen survived him by nearly eight years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Levi BERRIDGE, June Quarter 1875, Oundle Registration District, Volume 3b, page 202, mother's maiden name Palmer

2. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1587; Folio 93; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   John Berridge, head, married, male, 48 [1832/3], Higgler, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Mary Berridge, wife, married, female, 47 [1833/4], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   John Berridge, son, unmarried, male, 25 [1855/6], Higgler, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Eli Berridge, son, male, 14 [1866/7], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Edna Berridge, daughter, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Levi Berridge, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Albert E. Berridge, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire

3. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1224; Folio 83; Page 5, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Village Street, Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   John Berridge, head, married, male, 58 [1832/3], Carpenter, employed, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Mary Berridge, wife, married, female, 56 [1834/5], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Levi Berridge,son, male, 16 [1876/7], Agricultural laborer, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Albert Edward Berridge, grandson, male, 11 [1879/80], School boy, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 1255; Folio 113; Page 51, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 119 Tiverton Road, Tottenham, Middlesex
   Herbert Negus, head, married, male, 31 [1869/70], Wheelwright, worker, b. Warmington, Northamptonshire
   Edna Negus, wife, married, female, 30 [1870/1], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Sarah Negus, daughter, female, 8 [1892/3], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Levi Berridge, boarder, single, male, 25 [1875/6], General Labourer, worker, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Alfred Muggleton, boarder, single, male, 23 [1877/8], Carman, worker, b. Market Harborough, Leicestershire

5. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 814; Schedule 69, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 41 Alexander Road, Islington, London
   2 rooms occupied
   Levi Berridge, head, male, 36 [1874/5], married 7 years, 3 children born to marriage, 2 children still living, Carman - Lead Works, worker, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Ellen Mary Ann Berridge, wife, female, 32 [1878/9], married, b. Hoxton, London
   John Joseph Berridge, son, male, 5 [1905/6], b. Barnsbury, London
   Bertie Berridge, son, male, 2 [1908/9], b. Holloway, London

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Hendon Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 149 Farm Road, Hendon, Middlesex
   Berridge, Levi / male / 25 Feb 1875 / married / Gardener H[eav]y Worker
   Berridge, Ellen / female / 14 Apr 1878 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties
   Berridge, Flo / female / 27 Mar 1915 / single / P.O. Counter Clerk

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Levi BERRIDGE, June Quarter 1955, Hendon Registration District, Volume 5e, page 446, aged 80 [1874/5]