Richard Clarkson Berry (1857 - 1934)

Born 28 Feb 1857 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Dorothy (Reid) Berry — married 27 May 1878 in Durham, England

Died 26 Mar 1934 at age 77 in British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Birth

John's birth was registered in the Burnley district in the 1st quarter of 1857. The mother's maiden name was Clarkson. ^[1]

1861 Census

The Berry family was living at Stoops in the civil parish of Whalley. ^[2]

• BERRY Richard Head M M 39 Coal Miner Lancashire Roeburndale (or Roberingdale)
• BERRY Margaret Wife M F 39 Lancashire Roeburndale (or Roberingdale)
• BERRY John Son U M 11 Lab Pit Top Lancashire Roeburndale (or Roberingdale)
• BERRY Mary Jane Dau U F 8 Scholar Lancashire Roeburndale (or Roberingdale)
• BERRY Richard Son U M 4 Scholar Lancashire Roeburndale (or Roberingdale)
• BERRY Joseph Son U M 6m Lancashire Roeburndale (or Roberingdale)

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp (Richard Berry, first quarter 1857, Burnley district, (mother Clarkson) GRO Reference: 1857 M Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION Volume 08E Page 169.
2. ↑ "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59036d14e9379091b1bca01c : viewed 6 Oct 2023), Richard BERRY in household of Richard BERRY, Stoops, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3072, Folio 113, Page 11, Schedule 53, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• Burial

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