Perry

It's always exciting to get a lead on a new branch of the family and this goes for the Perry's as well. My first known Perry ancestor was Ellen and she was the second wife of Edward Joyce of Congleton. This was Ellen's second marriage also as she was previously married to John Wild, a draper, who died on the 15 Mar 1849 aged 34 years and is buried in Ellen's parents family plot - Gravestone # 77 St Peter's Church, Congleton. He left a will which I'm able to order on-line.

I'm not too sure how many children were born to them, but Ann Jane Wild was living with her new Joyce family in the 1861 cencus. She is absent from the 1851 cencus, however, that has Ellen a widow aged 32 living with her widowed sister, Hannah Broadhead, and her nephew, Samuel Broadhead, in Victoria Street, Congleton. She is obviously still operating as a draper at this time with the assistance of Samuel, aged 23 years. ( Hannah was the illigitimate daughter of Ann Walley, Ellen's mother, before she married John Perry. Hannah was working as a saddler at the time of the 1851 census ).

Now have a copy of John Perry's will which I shall attempt to transcribe in the next week or two.

Memorial Inscriptions & Pew Records

St. Peter's Church, Congleton

Microfiche - Cheshire Family History Society

Gravestone # 75

Here lies the body of John Perry who died the 3rd of March 17** aged 41 years also Pheby his wife who died Novr 1st 1793 aged 48 years also Sarah the wife of William Perry who died March 27th 1824 aged 54 years also the aforesaid William Perry who died Septr 10th 1825 aged 58 years also Hannah their daughter who died May 17th 1831 aged 33 years.

Gravestone # 76

Sacred to the memory of Thomas Parry son of Thomas and Ann Parry of Macclesfield who departed this life Feby 12 1824 aged 20 years. My plant did flourish fair, Like a rose in June, But death with its cold hand, Has cropt my tender bloom.

Gravestone # 77

In memory of John son of John and Ann Perry who died Decr 22nd 1820 aged 5 months. Also Elizabeth their daughter who died March the 8th 1821 aged 4 years. Also Sarah their daughter who died April 28th 1822 aged 13 years. Affliction sore long time I bore. Physicians were in vain. Till God did please to give me ease and free me from my pain. And of John Wild son in law to the above who departed this life March 15th 1849 aged 34 years. Also the aforesaid John Perry who died June 7th 1850 aged 64 years. Also Ann their daughter wife of Joseph Barnett who died Dec 27th 1860 aged 46 years. Also Ann relict of the aforesaid John Perry who died June 26th 1871 aged 88 years. Also Ann wife of James Perry who died October 27th 1890 aged 69 years. A light is from our household gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant at our hearth, which never can be filled. Also Doris Jackson grand daughter of the above who died May 7th 1891 aged 5 months. Also Mabel daughter of C.W. and A. Jackson who died December 27th 1894 aged 5 months.

(You'll see a discrepancy between the burial and death dates of John Wild. The burial register puts him in the ground on March 8th but the memorial inscription has his death date as March 15th. If the inscription was hard to read, I wonder if he died March 5th instead of the 15th?)

Gravestone # 77u (upright)

In loving memory of James Perry who died March 28th 1899 aged 76 years also Ann wife of the above who died Oct 26th 1890 aged 69 years.

Slater's Directory, 1848 - Congleton

Butcher: John Perry, High street.

Slater's Directory, 1869 - Congleton

Butcher: James Perry, 48 High street.

Kelly's Directory, 1892 - Congleton

James Perry, butcher, 48 High street

All christened and buried St. Peter's, Congleton unless otherwise stated.

All the underlined fellas were butchers. All the blue folk never had offspring.

Michael Perry m. Hannah

all born Congleton

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Hannah Sarah Joseph Hannah Alicia

30 Oct 1715 10 Nov 1717 20 Jun 1720 13 Oct 1723 26 Sep 1725

Astbury Astbury Astbury Astbury Astbury

m. 6 Oct 1742 m. 2 Feb 1745

Coppenhall/Crewe Astbury

Sarah Baddeley Ephraim Booth

1721

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John Mary

b. 1747 20 Jul 1755

Congleton

d. 3 Mar 1793

Congleton

m. 12 Aug 1767

St. Marys Astbury

Phebe Pool

b. abt. 1745

Leek, Staffordshire

d. 1 Nov 1793

Astbury

bur. 4 Nov Congleton

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William Thomas Sarah Charles George James John

b.1767/8 b. 1770 b. 1773 b. 1775/6 b. 1778 b. 1782 b. 1785

c. 27 Jan c. 10 Oct 12 Apr 1773 c. 1 Jan 1776 c. 21 Oct c.1 May c. 11 Dec

d. 10 Sept 1825 ? d 4Q 1840 d. 7 Jun 1850

Astbury

bur. 11 Jun 1850

Congleton

m. Sarah m. 21 Feb 1808

b. abt. 1770 Ann Walley

d. 27 Mar 1824 b. 1782

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Thomas Mary James Hannah Phebe Lydia d. 26 Jun 1871

27 Dec 1789 26 Feb 1794 7 Feb 1796 28 Jan 1798 7 Jul 1799 20 May 1805

d. 1802 d. 17 May 1831 d. 1817 I

bur. 4 Nov bur. 3 Jan I

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Hannah Walley Sarah Mary Martha Ann Elizabeth John Ellen James John

b. 1806 b. 1809 b. 1811 b. 1812 b. 1814 b. 1817 b. 1820 b. 1820 b. abt. 1823

c.12 Oct c. 28 Dec c. 20 Feb c. 20 Sep c. 27 Nov both c. 6 Aug c. 26 Mar 1831 c. 25 Mar 1831

d. 28 Apr d. 27 Dec d. 8 Mar d. 22 Dec d. 28 Mar

1822 1860 1821 1820 1899

m. m. m.

Joseph John Wild Ann

Barnett abt 1821

Smallwood

d. 15 Mar 1849 d. 26 Oct 1890

Edward Joyce I

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Ann Jane Sarah Elizabeth Edward John Annie James

Wild Joyce Joyce b. 21 Nov 1854 1857 3Q 1859

c. 21 Nov c. 8 Apr

m. 2Q 1882

Charles W

Jackson

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Doris Mabel

d. 7 May 1891 27 Dec 1894

5 months 5 months

NOTES:

ANN 1814: 1851 - 36 yrs dwelling Duck St with husband Joseph, a shoemaker. Died aged 46 yrs.

ANNIE 1857: 1861 - 4 yrs residing with family. 1871 - 14 yrs residing with family. 1881 - 24 yrs, with parents and younger brother.

ELIZABETH 1817: Died aged 4 yrs.

HANNAH 1723:

Husband EPHRAIM BOOTH 1721: Son of Joseph and LydiaDaniel.

JAMES abt 1823: 1841 - 18 yrs living with parents. 1851 - 28 yrs and dwelling High St. His widowed mother also living with him as is 10 yrs old niece, Mary Brown. 1861 - 38 yrs, butcher dwelling High St Astbury, with wife and three children. 1871 - 48 yrs, butcher dwelling 48 High St, with wife and three children. 1881 - 59 yrs, butcher dwelling 48 High St., Congleton, with wife and 2 adult children plus one domestic servant. Died aged 76 yrs.

Wife ANN abt 1821: 1861 - 38 yrs, farmer. 1871 - 48 yrs. 1881 - 60 yrs. Died aged 69 yrs.

JAMES 1859: 1861 - 1 yr residing with family. 1871 - 11 yrs residing with family. 1881 - 21 yrs, assistant to father living with family.

JOHN 1747: Marriage Bonds - 9 Aug 1766 - 21 yrs, batchelor dwelling Congleton. Died aged 41 yrs.

Wife PHEBE abt 1745: Marriage Bonds - 9 Aug 1766 - 21 yrs,spinster dwelling Leek, Staffordshire Lichfield! Died aged 48 yrs.

JOHN 1785: 1841 - 50 yrs butcher dwelling High St Astbury with wife and son James. Died aged 64 yrs.

Wife ANN WALLEY abt 1783: ? c. 20 Jan 1782 Church Lawton, daughter of Ralph and Anne. 1841 - 55 yrs. 1851 - 68 yrs, retired widow dwelling with son James. 1861 - 79 yrs, Proprietor of houses, dwelling Russell Place with granddaughter Mary Brown aged 20 yrs. 1871 - 88 yrs, b. Church Lawton, dwelling Conglelton with umarried granddaughter Mary Brown aged 27 yrs. Died aged 88 yrs.

JOHN 1820: Died aged 5 mths.

JOHN 1854: 1861 - 6 yrs residing with family. 1871 - 16 yrs residing with family.

JOSEPH 1720: Marriage Bonds same day as marriage. In maggiage register say of Coppenhall Parish.

Wife SARAH BADDELEY: In marriage register say of Coppenhall Parish, but in bonds says of Smallwood.

MARTHA 1812:

SARAH 1809: Died aged 13 yrs.

WILLIAM 1767/8: Residing Astbury at time of children's baptisms (with exception of James when residing Congleton)