Born 1828 in Kent, England. Marriage 1858 in London, 2 children. Died young 1870 in London, England.
BAPTISM OF CHARLOTTE WAKELING
Charlotte Wakeling is assumed born in 1828, as she was christened 6 April 1828 in Strood, Kent, England to parents William Wakeling and Margaret Skinner.
Children of William Wakeling and Margaret Skinner (Wakeling):
Margaret Wakeling Baptized 14 May 1826 Strood near Rochester, Kent
Charlotte Wakeling Baptized 6 April 1828 Strood, Kent DIRECT LINE ANCESTOR
William Wakeling Baptized 4 July 1830 Strood near Rochester, Kent
Eleanor Wakeling Baptized 31 March 1833 Strood near Rochester, Kent
James Wakeling Baptized 28 July 1835 Strood near Rochester, Kent
John Wakening Baptized 16 September 1838 Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London
Ann Wakeling 1841 [per 1841 census]
CENSUS 1841
Ossulstone (Tower Division), Middlesex, England
William Wakeling 35
Margaret Wakeling 35
Margaret Wakeling 15 b 1826
Charlotte Wakeling 13 b 1828
William Wakeling 10 b 1831
Eleanor Wakeling 7 b 1834
James Wakeling 4 b 1837
John Wakeling 2 b 1839
Ann Wakeling 2 mo b 1841
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William Wakeling family in 1841 England Census
SOURCE: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841; Class: HO107; Piece: 711; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Stepney; County:
Middlesex; Enumeration District: 15, 16, 17; Folio: 11; Page: 18; Line: 25; GSU roll: 438820; Ancestry.com
CENSUS 1851
St Matthias, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England
William Wakeling 67 b Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Shoe Maker (s/b 47 yrs)
Margaret Wakeling 47 b Maidstone, Kent, England
William Wakeling 20 Scale Board Cutter b Stroode, Kent, England
Charlotte Wakeling 21 Lucifer ____ Maker b Strode, Kent, England
Eleanor Wakeling 18 Lucifer ____ Maker b Strode, Kent, England
Unable to figure out middle word for occupation for Charlotte and Eleanor. Lucifer indicates that it probably has something to do with the Lucifer match making industry. It is very possible that brother William’s scale board cutter occupation might also be in the same industry, as in the 1861 census he is listed as Match Box Maker.
You might find this article about the Lucifer match manufacturing industry in old London interesting — Victorian London – Professions and Trades – Factory Manufacture / Making of – Matches from Dirty Old London by Lee Jackson
William Wakeling family in 1851 England Census.
SOURCE: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851; Class: HO107; Piece: 1542; Folio: 373; Page: 25; GSU roll: 174772; Ancestry.com
MARRIAGE
Charlotte Wakeling married George Ward Verry 5 December 1858 by banns in St Mary, Spital Square, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England.
Groom George Ward Verry, Bachelor age 23 Living at 7 Pelham St Warehouse Clerk
Bride Charlotte Wakeling, Spinster age 26 Living at 7 Pelham St
Father of groom George Verry, Commercial Clerk
Father of bride William Wakeling, Cordwainer (a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather)
Witnesses:
Eleanor Stockwell (by her mark) [believe married sister of bride]
Edmund Lucas
Marriage of Charlotte Wakeling and George Ward Verry
SOURCE: London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921; Ancestry.com
CHILDREN OF CHARLOTTE WAKENING AND GEORGE WARD VERRY
Son #1 – George Verry
According to his baptism registration, George Verry was born 4 May 1860 and baptized 23 December 1860 St Philip Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England.
The family was living at 40 Russell Street, Bethnal Green, an area of the greater London area where trades people lived. Father, George Ward Verry, was listed as a Warehouse Clerk.
Baptism: England; County of Middlesex; St Philip the Apostle, Stepney; 1860 near bottom of page 156;
Born 4 May 1860; Baptized 23 December 1860; George Verry;
Parents: George Ward Verry & Charlotte Verry;
Abode: 40 Russell, Bethnal Green; Occupation: Warehouse clerk
Source: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 from London Metropolitan Archives,
Stepney St Philip, Register of Baptism, p93/phi, Item 001, Board of Guardian Records,
1834-1906 and Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Ancestry.com
Son #2 – William Ward Verry
According to England Birth Registration records, William Ward Verry was born in July-August-September of 1862 in Whitechapel, London, England.
Birth registration for William Ward Verry
SOURCE: England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008; FamilySearch.org
MISSING 1861 CENSUS
Unable to locate George, Charlotte, and baby George Ward in the 1861 England Census. In 2015 experts at Salt Lake City Morman Library found mention in a reference book that some 1861 census pages are missing, including those for Russell Street in London, where the Verry family was living.
DEATH OF CHARLOTTE WAKELING VERRY
Tragically, Charlotte Wakeling Verry died young in 1870 at only age 42 years. The death index says died in April-May-June quarter in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.
Death of Charlotte Wakeling Verry
SOURCE: England Death Index; Ancestry.com
Her husband, George Ward Verry, went on to have two later wives and six more children. George Ward Verry lived to 1915 and age 76.
Of two children of Charlotte and George Ward Verry…
George Verry born 1860; married 1886 to Georgina Alexandria Moore; died 1942 (age 82)
William Ward Verry born 1862; died 1871 (age 9)
WILL OF CHARLOTTE WAKELING VERRY
Will for Charlotte Wakeling Verry was probated 5 July 1870. It reports that Charlotte died 14 May 1870 in Middlesex, England.
Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Charlotte Verry (Wife of George Ward Verry) (Formerly Wakeling, Spinster) late of 56 Metropolitan-buildings Mile End Old Town in the County of Middlesex deceased who died 14 May 1870 at 56 Metropolitan-buildings aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to the said George Ward Verry of Love-lane Shadwell in the county aforesaid Varnish manufacturer he having been first sworn.
Will for Charlotte Wakeling Verry
SOURCE: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966; Ancestry.com
ADDRESSES
- Stood near Rochester, Kent ~ 1828
- Mile End, New Tower, Ossulstone (Tower Division), Middlesex ~ 1841
- Bethnal Green, Town Hamlets, Middlesex ~ 1851
- 7 Pelham Street, Kensington, London ~ 1858
- Spital Square, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex ~ 1858
- Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex ~ 1860
- Whitechapel, London ~ 1862 and 1870
- 56 Metropolitan-buildings, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex ~ 1870
- Love-lane, Shadwell, London ~ 1870
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Determine cause of Charlotte’s death
- Locate burial site for Charlotte
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