Born 1816 in Allhallows Barking, London, England. Clerk/ gun merchant. Died 1853 in London, England.
BIRTH
We are grateful that the baptism record for George Verry includes both his birth date of 1 January 1816 and his baptism date of 25 January 1816. This also reports that George Verry is the son of John Verry & Frances Collett.
Children of John and Frances Verry:
John Verry b 10 September 1807/ bpt 4 October 1807
Gustavus Zachariah Verry b 16 July 1809/ bpt 9 August 1809
William Verry b 11 December 1811/ bpt 19 December 1811
Frances Sarah Verry b 25 November 1813/ bpt 14 December 1813
George Verry b 1 or 7 January 1816/ bpt 25 January 1816 DIRECT LINE ANCESTOR
BAPTISM
Parents John Verry & Frances Collett scheduled their son George Verry’s baptism for 25 January 1816 at parish for Allhallows Barking by the Tower of London. The record notes birth date of 1 or 7 January 1816.
Record No. 127 for George lists that parents John and Frances Verry are living on Seething Lane. John is a hairdresser.
Baptism record for George Verry
SOURCE: Parish registers for Allhallows Barking by the Tower, 1558-1900 (London); Baptisms, 1778-1798; burials, 1752-1812 Baptisms, 1799-1868; film 1952114; FamilySearch
MARRIAGE
George Verry married Mary Ward 27 February 1839 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
Groom: George Verry of Full Age, Clerk, Hutley Street, Father: John Verry, Hair Dresser
Bride: Mary Ward of Full Age, Spinster, Kingston Road, Father: William Ward, Gentleman
Witnesses: John Witton and Ellen Jane Ward [sister of bride]
Marriage of George Verry and Mary Ward
SOURCE: Copy of certificate of marriage
ONLY CHILD
George Verry and Mary Ward had one child, George Ward Verry
Baptism: England, County of Middlesex, Bloomsbury, Parish of Saint George: 1840, bottom of page 54;
Born 27 Nov 1839; Baptized 2 Feb 1840; George Ward Verry;
Parents George & Mary Verry; Abode Huntley Street; Occupation Clerk
Source: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Camden, St George, Bloomsbury, 1840
from Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906 and Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906,
London Metropolitan Archives, London; Ancestry.com.
CENSUS 1841
In the England Census of 1841 we find George and Mary Verry with toddler George Ward living with the Jonathan Smith family in the London area. Father George is again listed as a Clerk.
The location is in civil parish: St George Bloomsbury, registration district: St Giles in the Fields, and county of Middlesex, England.
Household Members:
Jonathan Smith 80 Tailor
Jonathan Smith 50 Tailor
Ann Smith 50 Lace Maker
Hannah Smith 25 Lace Maker
George Varey 25 Clerk (s/b Verry)
Mary Varey 35
George Varey 18 Mo
Elizabeth Allison 15
1841 England Census: England; County of Middlesex; Hundred: Ossulstone (Holborn Division);
Civil parish: St George Bloomsbury; Registration district: St Giles in the Fields;
Left column, Unit 6 Row Southampton;
George Varey (25) Clerk; Mary Varey (35); child: George Varey (18 mo);
Note: Varey s/b Verry; Living in household of Smith family. Researching how related.
Source: 1841 England Census Class: HO107; Piece: 672; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St George
Bloomsbury; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 14; Page: 21; Line: 13;
GSU roll: 438787 from The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Ancestry.com
CENSUS 1851
George and Mary Verry and son George Ward Verry are still in the London area in 1851, but are now living on their own. George Ward is 11 and in school. Note that George has changed occupations and is now listed as a Gun Maker.
Their location is more central London at: Unit 8 at 7 Ridgemount in Borough of Marylebone, Parish of Saint Pancras.
George Verry 35 b Barking, All Hallows, Middlesex; Gun Maker
Mary Verry 38 b St Martins
George Verry 11 b St Pancras
1851 England Census: England; Borough of Marylebone; Parish of Saint Pancras; Unit 8 at 7 Ridgemount;
Geo Verry, Head, married, 35, Gun maker, born Middlesex, Barking, All Hallows;
Mary Verry, Wife, 38, born St Martins;
Geo Ward Verry, Son, 11, Scholar, born St Pancras
Source: 1851 England Census Class: HO107; Piece: 1496; Folio: 468; Page: 3; GSU roll:
87828-87829 from Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851:
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Ancestry.com
DEATH
George Verry died 2 December 1853 after a three year bout with pulmonary tuberculosis. He was only 37 years old.
Death of George Verry
SOURCE: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915; FreeBMD
The GRO death registration form:
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Saint Pancras
Registrar’s District: Somers Town
1853 DEATHS in the District of Somers Town in the County of Middlesex
No. 395
When Died: Second December 1853 7 Ridgmount Place
Name and Surname: George Verry
Sex: Male
Age: 37 years
Rank or Profession: Master Gun Maker
Cause of Death: Phthisis 3 years certified
Signature, Description, and Residence of Informant: Mary Verry present at the death 7 Ridgmount Place Ampthill Square
When Registered: Ninth December 1853
Signature of Registrar: William Henry Matthews Registrar
Death Registration for George Verry 9 December 1853
SOURCE: Purchased November 2017 from General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales
BURIAL
George Verry was buried 9 Dec 1853 in Highgate Cemetery in St James, St Pancras, Camden, Middlesex, England. Record No. 9901. Highgate Cemetery was opened in 1839 and became one of the capital’s most fashionable cemeteries.
George Verry burial
SOURCE: London, England, Deaths and Burials 1813-1890; Ancestry.com
WIFE OUTLIVED GEORGE
George Verry’s widow, Mary Ward Verry, remarried in 1862 to Robert Michael Letchford, the widower husband of her sister, Elizabeth Ward Letchford, who died in 1860. Mary outlived Robert, dying in 1898.
ADDRESSES
Seething Lane, Allhallows Barking by the Tower of London, England
Hurley Street, Islington, Middlesex
Huntley Street, Saint George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex
St George Bloomsbury, St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex
Unit 8 at 7 Ridgemount, Marylebone, Saint Pancras, London
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Determine relationship between Smith family and Verry family in 1841
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