Family of John BURGE and Eleanor SELDON

Husband: John BURGE (1816-1870)
Wife: Eleanor SELDON (1813-1897)
Children: Mary Eleanor BURGE (1836-1920)
Elizabeth Jane BURGE (1840- )
Eleanor BURGE (1842-1910)
William BURGE (1844- )
Charles Henry BURGE (1846-1921)
Amelia Bertha BURGE (1849-1891)
Marriage 3 Feb 1836 Heanton Punchardon, Devon, England

Husband: John BURGE

Name: John BURGE
Sex: Male
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1816 Barnstaple, Devon, England
Occupation Excise Official
Occupation 1861 (age 44-45) Inland Revenue Officer; Southampton, Hampshire, England
8 Canton Place
Death 1870 (age 53-54) Southampton, Hampshire, England
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 55) Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England1
The Parsonage
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 54-55) Inland Revenue Officer; Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England1

Wife: Eleanor SELDON

Name: Eleanor SELDON
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 22 Jan 1813 Barnstaple, Devon, England
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 57) Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England1
The Parsonage
Death 4 Dec 1897 (age 84) Barnstaple, Devon, England

Child 1: Mary Eleanor BURGE

Name: Mary Eleanor BURGE2
Sex: Female
Spouse: William Boddy BERRY (1838-1907)
Birth 20 Nov 1836 Barnstaple, Devon, England
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 34) Crediton , Devon, England3
Union Road
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 44) Crediton , Devon, England4
Church Street, Crediton
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 54) Crediton , Devon, England5
Church Street
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 64) Crediton , Devon, England6
Elmfield, Fordton
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 74) Crediton , Devon, England7
Arden, Union Road, Crediton
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 74) private means; Crediton , Devon, England7
Death 20 Aug 1920 (age 83) Crediton , Devon, England8

Child 2: Elizabeth Jane BURGE

Name: Elizabeth Jane BURGE
Sex: Female
Birth 1840 Barnstaple, Devon, England
Occupation Milliner

Child 3: Eleanor BURGE

Name: Eleanor BURGE
Sex: Female
Birth 1842 Barnstaple, Devon, England
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 29) Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England1
The Parsonage
Death 1910 (age 67-68) Exeter, Devon, England

Child 4: William BURGE

Name: William BURGE
Sex: Male
Birth 1844 Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Child 5: Charles Henry BURGE

Name: Charles Henry BURGE
Sex: Male
Birth 1846 Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
Death 21 Dec 1921 (age 74-75) Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England

Child 6: Amelia Bertha BURGE

Name: Amelia Bertha BURGE
Sex: Female
Spouse: Samuel Hurford SPARKES (1843-1933)
Birth 1849 Totnes, Devon, England
Death 25 Feb 1891 (age 41-42) Wellington, Somerset, England

Note on Husband: John BURGE

Relic of John buried with Eleanor in Crediton, according to her MI.

 

Desribed as "late of the Inland Revenue"

 

In 1861 the family are in Southampton.

Sources

1Text From Source: Census England 1871
Address: The Parsonage
Place: Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
John Burge,Head,Mar,M,55,Inland Revenue Officer,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
Eleanor Burge,Wife,Wid,F,57,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
Eleanor Burge,Daughter,Unm,F,29,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
2www.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
3Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William Boddy Berry,Head,Mar,M,32,Builder employing 12 men 3 boys,Crediton, Devon, England,
Mary Eleanor Berry,Wife,Mar,F,34,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
William John Berry,Son,Unm,M,4,Scholar,Crediton, Devon, England,
Samuel Charles Berry,Son,Unm,M,2,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Hubert Berry,Son,Unm,M,1,,Crediton, Devon, England,
4Text From Source: Census England 1881
Address: Church Street, Crediton
Place: Crediton, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William B Berry,Head,Mar,M,41,Building contractor employing 24 men 2 boys,Crediton, Devon, England,
Mary Elenor Berry,Wife,Mar,F,44,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
William J Berry,Son,Unm,M,14,Scholar,Crediton, Devon, England,
Hubert Berry,Son,Unm,M,10,Scholar,Crediton, Devon, England,
Arthur Berry,Son,Unm,M,6,Scholar,Crediton, Devon, England,
Charles H Berry,Son,Unm,M,4,Scholar,Crediton, Devon, England,
Bessie Hodge, 18, from Sandford, was a live-in general servant
5Text From Source: Census England 1891
Address: Church Street
Place: Crediton, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity
William Boddy Berry,Head,M,M,52,Building contractor,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Mary Eleanor Berry,Wife,M,F,54,,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
William John Berry,Son,M,M,24,builders assistant,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Hubert Berry,Son,M,M,20,draughtsman,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Eleanor Burge,Mother-in-law,W,F,78,living on her own means,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
Winifred Bertha Sparkes,Niece,S,F,6,,,Wellington, Somerset, England,
They had a servant, Mary Knill, 23, living with hem.
6Text From Source: Census England 1901
Address: Elmfield, Fordton
Place: Crediton, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity
William B Berry,Head,M,M,62,Building contractor,,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Mary E Berry,Wife,M,F,64,,,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,
Sarah Coles, 23, a general domestic servant was living with them.
7Text From Source: Census England 1911
Address: Arden, Union Road, Crediton
Place: Crediton, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity
Mary Eleanor Berry,Head,F,74,W,47,7,3,4,private means,,,,Barnstaple, Devon, England,,
Bessie Webber, 26, was a live in general servant
8Graveyard, Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton.