See also

Emily BERRY (1850- )

Name: Emily BERRY1
Sex: Female
Father: Thomas BERRY (c. 1814- )
Mother: Mary BLATCHFORD (1810- )

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth 1 Mar 1850 Greenwich, London, England
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 1) Greenwich, London, England2
9 North Place, Geenwich West
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 11) Bow, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England3
75 Driffield Road, Old Ford
Baptism 15 Dec 1861 (age 11) Bow, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England
Old Ford, Bow
Adopted Name 15 Dec 1861 (age 11) Emily Berry Wood; Bow, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England
Old Ford, Bow
Emily was given the name Wood when she was baptisd to reflect the cohabitation of her mother with William Wood.

Sources

1www.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(HO107/1586; Folio: 227; Page: 37).
Text From Source: Census England 1851
Address: 9 North Place, Geenwich West
Place: Greenwich, London, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William Wood,Head,Wid,M,46,brazier and manager of gas works,Halifax, Yorkshire, England,
Mary Wood,Daughter,Unm,F,19,,London, Middlesex, England,
Mary Blatchford,sister.visitor,Mar,F,40,stone mason's wife,Crediton, Devon, England,
Martha Berry,Visitor,Unm,F,16,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Emily Berry,Visitor,Unm,F,1,,East Greenwich, Kent, England,
Mary, Martha and Emily were visiting William Wood aged 46 - Widower, Brazier and Manager of Gas Works and his daughter Mary . "Sister" was written in above the word Visitor. William Wood was from Halifax, Yorkshire. Mary from Crediton. Thebirth certificate for Emily, b.1850 who was with Mary at this census clearly indicated her maiden name was Blatchford, and the presence of Martha in this census, the name and occupation of Emily's father on the birth certificate, and the description of Mary as a Stone Mason's Wife in this census all pointed to this being the family of Thomas Berry. Where was is Thomas? How was Mary related to a Brazier from Halifax? The 1861 census throws some light on some of these puzzles.
3(RG9/304; Folio: 71; Page: 9).
Text From Source: Census England 1861
Address: 75 Driffield Road, Old Ford
Place: Bow, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Abraham Lunn,Head,Mar,M,36,Foreman of main sewer,Bilston, Staffordshire, England,
Martha Lunn,Wife,Mar,F,26,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Rachael Lunn,Daughter,Unm,F,4,,France,
Lucy Lunn,Daughter,Unm,F,1,,Gillingham, Dorset, England,
William Wood,Father-in-law,Mar,M,57,brazier,Leeds, Yorkshire, England,
Mary Wood,Mother-in-law,Mar,F,50,,Greenwich, Kent, England,
Emily Berry,Sister-in-law,Unm,F,11,,Greenwich, Kent, England,
We see that Mary Blatchford has taken William Wood's surname, and given an incorrect place of birth.