Edith Berry

Edith Berry

Born: 7 August 1881, Lincoln 

Father: William Frederick Berry (b. 1857)

Mother: Louisa Berry (b. 1858)

Brothers: Richard Francis Berry (b. 1883), Leonard Berry (b. 1896)

Sisters: Kathleen Berry (b. 1890)

Sister-in-law: Amelia Gascoigne Hawkridge (b. 1881) [LDTC 1903]

In 1891 – 

She is at Cheviot Street, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Machine Maker’. Edith, her mother and siblings, Richard and Kathleen, are unlisted. Gertrude Sibsey (b. 1875), a boarder, is listed as ‘Milliner’. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 24 Cheviot Street, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Canine Specialist’. Her mother and siblings, Kathleen and Leonard, are unlisted. Her brother, Richard, is listed as ‘Architect Assistant’. Edith is listed as ‘School Assistant’. 

In 10/01 – 

PT at St. Swithin's Lincoln Church. 

In 10/03 – 

Appointed to Sheffield Board. £70.

In 10/05 –

Appointed to St. Peter-at-Gowts, Lincoln. Assistant.

Address is 24 Cheviot Street, Lincoln. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 24 Cheviot Street, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Builder’. Her mother is unlisted. Her sister, Kathleen, is listed as ‘Milliner’. Edith is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 24 Cheviot Street, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Joiner’. Her mother is unlisted. Edith is listed as ‘School Teacher’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 17 Egerton Road, Lincoln. Edith is listed as ‘Certificated Teacher’. Her mother, Louisa, is an unlisted widow. 

d.         21 September 1959, Lincoln 

BERRY, Edith of 17 Egerton Road, Lincoln, spinster died 21 September 1959 at Cheviot House, Grantham Road, Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire. Probate Lincoln 09 December to The Midland Executor and Trustee Company Limited. Effects £3922, 16s and 3d.