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Family of John BAKER and Mary Susan Niner BERRY

Husband: John BAKER (c. 1834-1927)
Wife: Mary Susan Niner BERRY (c. 1830-1894)
Children: Edith M.Louise BAKER (c. 1871-1953)
Marriage Q1 1866 Crediton , Devon, England

Husband: John BAKER

Name: John BAKER1
Sex: Male
Father: Robert BAKER (1801-1871)
Mother: Esther HUNT? (1800-1835)
Birth c. 9 Jan 1834 Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation Chemist
Death 9 Nov 1927 (age 93) Romsey, Hampshire, England

Wife: Mary Susan Niner BERRY

Name: Mary Susan Niner BERRY1
Sex: Female
Father: William BERRY (1807-1874)
Mother: Susan(na)Thomas NINER (c. 1808-1832)
Birth c. 1830 Crediton , Devon, England
Baptism 21 Apr 1830 (age 0) Crediton , Devon, England
Occupation Governess and teacher
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 10) Crediton , Devon, England2
Park Street, Crediton
Mary is with her grandparents at the 1841 census
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 41) Crediton , Devon, England3
St Lawrence Green, Western Road, Crediton
In 1871 with her parents in Crediton
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 41) Chemists Wife; Crediton , Devon, England3
Death 22 Feb 1894 (age 63-64)

Child 1: Edith M.Louise BAKER

Name: Edith M.Louise BAKER1
Sex: Female
Spouse: William Anstice KNIGHT (c. 1870-1926)
Birth c. 29 Jan 1871 Romsey, Hampshire, England
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 2 mns) Crediton , Devon, England3
St Lawrence Green, Western Road, Crediton
In 1871 staying with her grandparents.
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 40) Knook, Wiltshire, England4
Knook Upton Lovel, Wilts
Death 13 Jan 1953 (age 81)

Note on Marriage

Mary Berry and half sister Eliza both married in Q1 1866. Was it a double wedding?

Note on Husband: John BAKER

In 1851 John is an apprentice with Druggist and Grocer Joseph Copeland, at High Street, March, Cambridgeshire.By 1861 he has qualified as a druggist, and is working for Joseph's widow, Elizabeth, now described as Chemist and Druggist, still in the High Street in March. In 1891 census John, Mary and daughter Edith are living at Abbotswood, 90 Cupernham Road, Romsey Hants. John is described as retired chemist living on own means.

Mary and half-sister Eliza marry on the same day.

Note on Wife: Mary Susan Niner BERRY

In 1851 Mary is a visitor at the house of Jane Hobbs, in Gloucester St Michael.. She is then a governess. In 1861 she is Mistress at the National School, the South Hamlet, Gloucester. Fellow teacher Emily Cook is a boarder in the School cottage with her. She is living with her stepmother under her married name at 1871 census, described as married, not widowed.

Sources

1"Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2"Census 1841Berry412".
Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
John Berry 60 Builder
Martha Berry 60
Mary Berry 25
Mary Susan Niner Berry 10 Scholar
Crediton ED 3 HO107/215 Book 6 Folio 16 Page 26. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
3"Census 1871 Berry".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William Berry Head Mar 64 Retired Builder Crediton , Devon
Susan Berry Wife Mar 57 Crediton , Devon
John Prawl Berry Son Unm 30 Builder employing 15 hands Crediton , Devon
Mary Susan Niner Baker Dau Unm 41 Chemists Wife Crediton , Devon
Edith M.Louise Baker Granddaughter Unm 2 mths Romsey, Hampshire
Susan Mary Hooker Granddaughter Unm 1 Folkestone, Kent
RG10/2161 Folio 14 Page 20 Crediton ED1. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4"Census 1911 Knook, Wiltshire, England RG14/12031 RG78/671 RD250 SD3 ED5 SN1 (William Knight)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William Anstice Knight Head Mar 40 Farmer Braishfield, Hampshire, England
Edith M.Louise Knight Wife Mar 40 Romsey, Hampshire, England
William James Knight Son Unm 14 Scholar Lockerley, Hampshire, England
Eleanor Edith Mary Knight Dau Unm 11 Scholar Lockerley, Hampshire, England
Doris Anstice Knight Dau Unm 7 Scholar Lockerley, Hampshire, England
Reginald Harold Knight Son Unm 5 Scholar Lockerley, Hampshire, England
Ronald Frank Knight Son Unm 1 Knook, Wiltshire, England
RG14/12031 RG78/671 RD250 SD3 ED5 SN1. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.