Levi Packer (1827 - 1899)

Born 1827 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Clarke) Packer — married 1854 in Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1899 at about age 72 in Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

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Biography

Baptism

Levi Packer England Births and Christenings Name Levi Packer Gender Male Christening Date 07 Feb 1827 Christening Date (Original) 07 FEB 1827 Christening Place BERKELEY,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND Mother's Name Mary Packer (1)

Marriage

Levi Parker England and Wales Marriage Registration Index Name Levi Parker Event Type Marriage Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year 1854 Registration District Upton On Severn County Worcestershire Event Place Upton On Severn, Worcestershire, England Volume 6C Page 413 Line Number 31

Levi Parker probably married one of the following people Name Sarah Clark (2)

1841 Census

Levi Packer England and Wales Census, 1841 Name Levi Packer Event Type Census Event Date 1841 Event Place Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Residence Note Stone Mills Gender Male Age 15-19 Age (Original) 15 Birth Year (Estimated) 1822-1826 Birthplace Gloucestershire Registration District Thornbury Parish Berkeley County Gloucestershire Page Number 11 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 347/28 Affiliate Record Type Household Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Thomas Taylor M 35-39 Gloucestershire John Taylor M 3 Gloucestershire Hester Cordey F 30-34 Gloucestershire Ellen Pullin F 12 Gloucestershire Willm Hill M 22-26 Levi Packer M 15-19 (4)

1851 Census....Oops!

Levi Packer England and Wales Census, 1851 Name Levi Packer Event Type Census Event Date 1851 Event Place North Hamlet, Gloucestershire, England Registration District Gloucester Gender Male Age 26 Marital Status Unmarried Occupation Agricultural Labourer Institution County Jail**** Birth Year (Estimated) 1825 Birthplace Berkeley, Gloucestershire Page Number 9 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 1961 / 242 Affiliate Record Type Household (5)

1891 Census

Levi Packer England and Wales Census, 1891 Name Levi Packer Event Type Census Event Date 1891 County Gloucestershire Parish Winchcombe Ecclesiastical Parish WINCHCOMBE Registration District Winchcomb Residence Note Greet Gender Male Age 67 Marital Status Married Occupation General Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1824 Birthplace Berkley, Gloucestershire, England Page Number 3 Registration Number RG12 Piece/Folio 2039/ 119 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Levi Packer Head M 67 Berkley, Gloucestershire, England Sarah Packer Wife F 57 Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England Oswell Packer Son M 25 Worcestershire, Longdon Heath Alice Clarke Granddaughter F 16 Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England Leonora Cannon Granddaughter F 5 Gretton, Gloucestershire, England William Serwan Lodger M 30 Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England (6)

Prison Sentences

It seems that Levi was in gaol twice for short periods. Name: Levi Packer Birth Year: abt 1826 Age: 23 Committal Date: 29 Dec 1849 Residence Year: 1849 Residence Place: Iron Acton Occupation: Farm Labourer Reference Number: Q/Gc6/2

Year Surname Forename Gender Parish Reference Occupation Catalog 1849 packer levi U Iron Acton Q/Gc6/2 farm labourer Gaol Ordering Information 1850 packer levi U Iron Acton Q/Gc6/2 farm labourer Gaol Ordering Information (7)

Sources

• (1) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWDH-DM6 : 11 February 2018, Levi Packer, 07 Feb 1827); citing BERKELEY,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 855,613.
• (2) "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D39-YBM : 13 December 2014), Levi Parker, 1854; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1854, quarter 3, vol. 6C, p. 413, Upton On Severn, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• (4) "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MJ-LZV : 13 December 2017), Levi Packer in household of Thomas Taylor, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• (5) "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGK2-3NZ : 23 October 2017), Levi Packer, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire, England; citing North Hamlet, Gloucestershire, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• (6) "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W12F-1N2 : 11 December 2017), Levi Packer, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Gloucestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• (7) http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Results.aspx
• (8)

Possible parents

There appears to be family speculation that Levi was one of the illegitimate sons of William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge (26 December 1786 – 10 October 1857) Certainly Berkeley was a good candidate as it is written of him: Berkeley never married. He had several mistresses, and in 1821 John Waterhouse succeeded in an action for "criminal conversation" (adultery) against him, being awarded £1000 damages at Gloucester Assizes over Berkeley's affair with Mrs Waterhouse.[7] He died at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, in October 1857, aged 70. The barony of Segrave and earldom of FitzHardinge died with him. The FitzHardinge title was revived in 1861 when his younger brother Maurice Berkeley was created Baron FitzHardinge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Berkeley,_1st_Earl_FitzHardinge