Person:Mary Palmer (133)

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Mary Palmer
chr.7 Sep 1834 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, England
bur.10 Aug 1896 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Dec 1823
  1. John Palmer1825 -
  2. Henry Palmer1827 -
  3. Louisa Palmer1830 -
  4. Mary Palmer1834 - 1896
  5. Jane Palmer1840 -
  6. Charles Henry Palmer1841 -
  7. Isabella Palmer1845 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 31 Jan 1853
  1. Mary Anne Berridge1854 -
  2. John Berridge1855 -
  3. Sarah Jane Berridge1857 -
  4. George Berridge1859 - 1861
  5. Eliza Berridge1862 - 1950
  6. Ruth Berridge1864 - 1941
  7. Eli Berridge1866 -
  8. George Berridge1869 - 1869
  9. Edna Berridge1870 - 1939
  10. Levi Berridge1875 - 1955
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Facts and Events
Name Mary Palmer
Gender Female
Christening[1] 7 Sep 1834 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, England
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, England
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, EnglandWashpit House
Marriage 31 Jan 1853 Benefield, Northamptonshire, Englandto John Berridge
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Census[5] 2 Apr 1871 Benefield, Northamptonshire, EnglandUpper Benefield
Census[6] 3 Apr 1881 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, England
Census[7] 5 Apr 1891 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, EnglandVillage Street
Burial[9] 10 Aug 1896 Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, England

Mary Palmer was baptised on 7th September 1834 at Glapthorn in Northamptonshire, daughter of Rainey Palmer, formerly Smith, and her husband Daniel Palmer, an agricultural labourer and sawyer. Mary’s mother had been brought up in a Gypsy family. The 1841 census finds Mary living with her parents and siblings in Glapthorn, with several of her mother’s relatives listed at the same house. In 1851 Mary and her parents and siblings were still living in Glapthorn, with their address given as “Washpit House”.

Mary and John
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Mary and John
On 31st January 1853, aged 18, Mary married John Berridge, a carpenter, who was from the neighbouring parish of Benefield, which is where they married. Mary and John went on to have ten children at Benefield between 1854 and 1875, although two died young. The 1861 and 1871 censuses both find Mary, John and their children living in Benefield, with the 1871 census noting that they lived at Upper Benefield.

Back in Glapthorn, Mary’s mother died in 1860, and her father died in 1876.

Some time between 1875 and 1881 Mary and John moved from Benefield back to Glapthorn. The 1881 and 1891 censuses each find Mary and John living in Glapthorn with some of their children, and their grandson Albert (their daughter Ruth’s son) whom they raised.

Mary died on 7th August 1896, aged about 62 years old. John survived her by nearly seven years.

References
  1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Glapthorn Parish Registers, 1538-1957. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire County Record Office).
    BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Glapthorn in the County of Northampton in the Year 1834
    No.When BaptizedChild's Christian NameParents' NameAbodeQuality, Trade, or ProfessionBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    ChristianSurname
    296Sept[embe]r 7thMary Daughter ofDaniel

    Rainey    		PalmerGlapthornLabourerA. Macdonald
    Vicar

    This baptism has been linked to the Mary Palmer who married John Berridge on the basis that their marriage certificate gives her father's name as Daniel Palmer, sawyer, and in the censuses after her marriage, Mary consistently claimed to have been born around 1834 in Glapthorn. Moreover, one of the witnesses to Mary and John's marriage was a Louisa Palmer, and the Mary baptised in 1834 had a sister called Louisa.

  2. ↑ 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 812; Book 7; Folio 5; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    Daniel Palmer, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
    Meraney Palmer, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
    John Palmer, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
    Sussanah [sic] Palmer, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
    Mary Palmer, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
    Jane Palmer, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
    ~
    John Ward, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
    ~
    Robert Smith, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
    Rhoda Smith, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
    Tho[ma]s Smith, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county
    Trinity Smith, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
    Joseph Smith, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
    Mary Smith, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
    Vashti Smith, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county
    Rob[er]t Smith, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
    ~
    N.K. Palmer, female, 1 week [1841], born in county

    These 16 people appear to be all in the one house (separated by double dashes and with a "1" to indicate an inhabited house) but subdivided into four households, indicated by the single dashes - here represented as "~".

  3. ↑ 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 1746; Folio 481; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: Washpit House [listed between Crown Cottage and Upper Street], Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    Daniel Palmer, head, married, male, 51 [1799/1800], Agr[icultural] Labourer, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    Meriam Palmer, wife, married, female, 51 [1799/1800], b. Holdenby, Northamptonshire
    Louisa Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1829/30], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    Mary Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    Jane Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    Charles Henry Palmer, son, male, 9 [1841/2], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    Isabella Palmer, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire

  4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 962; Folio 68; Page 11, 7 Apr 1861.

    Address: Benefield, Northamptonshire
    John Berridge, head, married, male, 29 [1831/2], Wood Lab[ourer], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Mary Berridge, wife, married, female, 27 [1833/4], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
    Mary Ann Berridge, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    John Berridge, son, male, 5 [1855/6], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Sarah Jane Berridge, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    George Berridge, son, male, 1 [1859/60], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire

  5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG10; Piece 1512; Folio 68; Page 12, 2 Apr 1871.

    Address: Upper Benefield, Benefield, Northamptonshire
    John Berridge, head, married, male, 37 [1833/4], Laborer, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Mary Berridge, wife, married, female, 38 [1832/3], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
    John Berridge, son, male, 15 [1855/6], Laborer, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Sarah J. Berridge, daughter, female, 14 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Eliza Berridge, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Ruth Berridge, daughter, female, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Eli Berridge, son, male, 4 [1866/7], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
    Edna Berridge, daughter, female, 6mo [1870], b. Benefield, Northamptonshire

  6. ↑ 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

  7. ↑ 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

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

    d. Mary BERRIDGE, September Quarter 1896, Oundle Registration District, Volume 3b, page 112, age 63 [1832/3]

  9. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Glapthorn Parish Registers, 1538-1957. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire County Record Office).
    BURIALS in the Parish of Glapthorn in the County of Northampton in the Year 1896
    No.NameAbodeWhen buriedAgeBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    551Mary BerridgeGlapthornAugust 10th63 y[ea]rs [1832/3]Francis Buttanshaw, Vicar
  10.   Monumental Inscription (Glapthorn Churchyard).

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF
    MARY
    THE BELOVED WIFE OF
    JOHN BERRIDGE
    WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
    August 7th 1896
    AGED 63 YEARS
    SHE IS NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH
    ALSO
    JOHN BERRIDGE
    WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
    JULY 12th 1903
    AGED 70 YEARS

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