CFHS code : AL378
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Memory of JESSIE beloved wife of CHARLES KERRIDGE d 6 Sept 1880 aged 31 also of [F]OOTER WILLIAM KERRIDGE eldest son of the above d 10 Oct [1880] aged 5 years 10 months
Monument : Headstone
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
This simple limestone headstone, in St Andrew the Less parish area, has suffered considerable damage over the years.
Inscription
‘In loving memory of Jessie
the beloved wife of Charles Kerridge
who died Sept 6 1880 aged 31 years
“With Christ, which is far better”
also of
Footer William Kerridge
eldest son of the above
who died Oct 10 1880
aged 5 years 10 months
“Of such is the kingdom of Heaven”’
Jessie Kerridge (née Footer) (1849 – 6 September 1880) – see Charles Kerridge Life Story page
Jessie was the son of James and Susan Footer and was born in in Exning, near Newmarket. James was a bricklayer and Susan ran a shop in the village. Aged 21, Jessie was working as a parlour maid at Exning Vicarage, and her sister Ruth was working as a housemaid in the same house. Jessie married builder Charles Kerridge (1848-1927) on 4 June 1872 in Exning and they had at least three children: Ada Jessie (1872-1964), Footer William (1875-1880) and Charles (1878-1949). Jessie died at Kingston Street, Cambridge and her funeral was held on 10 September.
Footer William Kerridge (1875 – 10 October 1880)
Footer died at Kingston Street a few weeks after his mother and was buried on 13 October.
After he was widowed Charles Kerridge, married Jessie’s younger sister Ruth. He ran a company called Kerridge and Shaw and the family lived at Hills Avenue, Cambridge. Charles and Jessie’s grandson was Kelsey Kerridge.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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