Agnes Victoria (Berry) Lay (1860)

Born 1860 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Lay — married 18 Sep 1882 in Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.

Birth

Agnes was born in 1860 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[1]. She was the daughter of Richard Berry and Anne Tallot. Her baptism took place in Hanborough on 3rd February 1861^[2]. Her father stated on the register that he was a labourer.

Marriage

Walter Lay and Agnes Berry were married in Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire on 18th September 1882^[3]. They were bachelor and spinster and both living in Hanborough at the time. Walter was 25, a labourer and the son of George Lay who was a mason. Agnes was 22, a gloveress and the daughter of Richard Berry who was a labourer. Walter signed his own name on the register whilst Agnes could only make her mark with a cross^[4].

Censuses

1861 Residence: Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[5]

Richard Berry, head, mar, 40, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Ann Berry, wife, mar, 36, glover, leather, born in Handborough, Oxon

George Berry, son, unm, 16, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Richard Berry, son, 14, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

James Berry, son, 12, born in Handborough, Oxon

Charles Berry, son, 10, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Henry Berry, son, 8, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Frank Berry, son, 6, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Ann Berry, dau, 4, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Harriett Berry, dau, 2, born in Handborough, Oxon

Agnes Berry, dau, 4 mo, born in Handborough, Oxon

1871 Residence: 2 Bridge's Row, Long Handborough, Oxfordshire^[6]

Richard Berry, head, mar, 51, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Ann Berry, wife, mar, 46, gloveress (leather), born in Handborough, Oxon

Charles Berry, son, unm, 20, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Henry Berry, son, 18, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Francis Berry, son, 16, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Ann Berry, dau, 14, gloveress leather, born in Handborough, Oxon

Agnes Berry, dau, 11, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

William Berry, son, 7, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Edwin Berry, son, 1, born in Handborough, Oxon

1881 Residence: Long Handborough, Oxfordshire^[7]

Ann Berry, wife, mar, 56, gloveress - leather, born in Handborough, Oxon

Agnes Berry, dau, unm, 20, gloveress - leather, born in Handborough, Oxon

William Berry, son, unm, 17, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Edwin Berry, son, 11, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Florence Berry, gd dau, 4, born in Handborough, Oxon

1891 Residence: Freeland Lane, Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[8]

Walter Lay, head, mar, 34, gentleman's gardiner, born in Freeland, Oxon

Agnes V Lay, wife, mar, 30, gloveress, born in Handborough, Oxon

Harry Lay, son, 8, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Kate Lay, dau, 5, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Emily A Lay, dau, 3, born in Handborough, Oxon

Notes

Her birth was registered as Victoria but she was baptised as Agnes Victoria.

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 536 Mother's maiden name: Taylor https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ Hanborough Baptism Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R2/2 Sharing Link to Baptism Register image on Ancestry
3. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1882 S Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 1142 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
4. ↑ Church Hanborough Marriage Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R3/4 Sharing Link to Marriage Register image on Ancestry
5. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 5b Class: Rg 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 78; Page: 23; GSU roll: 542719 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry and Sharing Link to second census image on Ancestry
6. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 4 Class: RG10; Piece: 1450; Folio: 67; Page: 13; GSU roll: 828789 Link to census image on Ancestry
7. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 4 Class: RG11; Piece: 1513; Folio: 61; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1341365 Link to census image on Ancestry
8. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 5 Class: RG12; Piece: 1174; Folio: 67; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6096284 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry and FamilySearch Record: 4G31-TN2 (accessed 28 August 2023) and FindMyPast Image