CFHS code : AL13
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Memory of ANNIE BERRY the beloved wife of AARON BERRY who entered into rest Dec 21 1900 aged 57 also of AARON BERRY who passed away Jan 5 1908 aged 67
Monument : Headstone/Kerb stones
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon: 52.204189, 0.13803013 – click here for location
Monument
This headstone stands a few metres south of the north wall in the far north of the parish of Andrew the Less. It is easiest to find by turning left after entering by the north gate and walking towards the east wall. It’s position in open ground has not prevented it from being covered in ivy. We only have a partial picture of the inscription which is of metal letters that appears to be intact. It was intended to get a better image but lockdown prevented a return to the site.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of ANNIE BERRY the beloved wife of AARON BERRY who entered into rest Dec 21 1900 aged 57
Also of AARON BERRY who passed away Jan 5 1908 aged 67
Ann (Annie) Berry (née Thorpe) (1843 – 21 December 1900)
Annie was the daughter of carpenter Esau Thorpe and was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Aged 8 she was an inmate at the Basingstoke Workhouse and in 1861 was working as a servant in Clapham. She married Aaron Berry on 4 November 1862 at Holy Trinity Church, Clapham and they had at least ten children: Edwin Joseph (1867-1867), Frank (1868-1870), Leah Annie (1870-1870), Adelaide (1871-1950), Frederick (1872-1956), Eleanor Elizabeth (1874-1875), Lois (1875-1947), Bertha (1878-1950), Ada Jessie (1880-) and Daisy Annie (1883-1961). At least 8 of the children were baptised at the Cambridge Castle St Methodist chapel.
Aaron was a shoemaker, baker and grocer when they first married and they lived at 9 New Street (1871). He was later a furniture dealer and they lived at 172 East Road (at least 1881 until at least 1891) before moving to Loisvale, 71 Hartington Grove. Annie died at home ‘after a brief illness’ and her funeral took place on Boxing Day 1900.
Aaron Berry (c.September 1840 – 5 January 1908)
Aaron was the son of shoemaker George Berry and Mary Ann (née Catermole). He grew up at 51 New Street (1851) and 31 Wellington Street (1861). In 1901 he was living at Loisvale with daughters Bertha and Daisy and was documented as being a builder. He died at Melbourn Villa, Blinco Grove in 1908.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
by Claire Martinsen
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