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i cant seem to find anything about john berridge born abt 1869 old warden bedfordshire.he married kate sophia shelton abt 1895.any information would be great.many thanks

heres the marriage


Dec 1895

Ascham Charles William Biggleswade
Berridge John Biggleswade
Breed Ada Biggleswade
Shelton Kate Sophia Biggleswade

Biggleswade spans the boundaries of the counties of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

1901
Haynes

John Berridge,head,m,32,ordenary agriculture labourer,Bedfordshire,Old Warden
Kate ditto,wife,m,31,bedfordshire,Northill
Wm An John ditto,son,2m,ditto,Haynes

Possible 1871 census with parents?

Name: John Thomas Berridge
Age: 1 month
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Caroline
Gender: Male
Where born: Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England
Civil Parish: Cockayne Hatley
Ecclesiastical parish: Ely
Town: Cockayne Hatley
County/Island: Bedfordshire
Country: England

Registration district: Biggleswade
Sub registration district: Potton

Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Berridge 4
Caroline Berridge 29
Emma Berridge 25
John Thomas Berridge 1 month
Rose Ellen Berridge 3
Thomas Berridge 34
William Berridge 30
Emma Sowter 16

Let me know if you want a copy of the original.

Dominic - just up the road from where they used to live

JOHN THOMAS BERRIDGE
Birth: 02 MAR 1871
Christening: 09 APR 1871 Cockayne Hatley, Bedford,

THOMAS BERRIDGE
CAROLINE

1891
Old Warden
William Berridge,head,m,49,market gardener,Beds,Warden
Ann ditto,wife,48,ditto
John ditto,son,s,23,Under woodsman,ditto
Arthur ditto,son,s,18,ag lab,ditto
Elizabethd itto,dau,s,16,strawplaiter,ditto
Albert ditto,son,13,ag lab,ditto
Ada ditto,dau,8,scholar,ditto
Gerty ditto,dau,3,ditto


And child in 1901 census is likely
William Arthur J Berridge birth registered Mar qtr 1901 at Ampthill

1881 with grandparents - presumably mother's parents - at least one of his siblings in 1871 shows as born in Lincs.

Name: John T. Berridge
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relation: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Stamford, Lincoln, England

Civil Parish: Barnoldswick
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Occupation: Scholar

Household Members:
Name Age
John T. Berridge 10
Annie Rouch 17
Arthur Rouch 10
Fred. Rouch 56
Harry Rouch 2
Sarah Rouch 60
Sarah E. Rouch 14
Susan Rouch 20

I think I prefer this one

1881
Old Warden
William Burrage,head,m,38,gardener,Broom
Ann ditto,wife,m,38,Caldecote
George ditto,son,18,ag lab,ditto
Emma ditto,dau,14,scholar,ditto
John ditto,son,13,ag lab,Warden
Joseph ditto,son,11,scholar,ditto
Arthur ditto,son,8,scholar,ditto
Elizabeth ditto,dau,6,scholar,ditto
Albert ditto,son,4,scholar,ditto
Sarah ditto,dau,1,ditto

Hmm, that does look suspiciously like two distinct families. Shame, as the one I was looking at was quite well heeled

I never find anyone who is rich!

Is that how you say Berridge in deepest Cambridgeshire...Burrage?

I'm guessing back then the East Anglian dialect probably spread further across west, so they'd probably have had an accent like the fens these days. In which case, it'd probably sound like Burdge. Just drop half the letters and you'll end up with something about right

Deltaz are you still looking for info

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