George Thomas TERRY, CANTERBURY

~ GEORGE THOMAS TERRY ~

CANTERBURY

George Thomas was baptised on August 19, 1847, at St. Alphege church. I would like to think he was named after his little brother who passed away, and Eliza Terry’s father, Thomas Howard.

George isn’t listed on the 1861 Census with his family at 9 Black Friars North. He was going to the Blue Coat School* (no. 4 Stour Street, Poor Priests Hospital), the schoolmaster at the time was John Alchin, along with his wife Emma as the matron and his sister Fanny as a schoolmistress. The following boys of Canterbury were at school with him...John HAYWARD, James ELLS, Frederick ROBINSON, Charles A. CALLOW, William JORDAN, Henry PETERS, William BRADSHAW, Richard STROUD, Robert WILKINSON, James FIELD, Robert J. CLOKE? and Frederick HAWKS.

George and his bride Amelia Bennett were married on the 16th of May, 1869, at the Register Office in Canterbury. George would have been 22 at the time, and Amelia 25. George was working as a Carpenter, and living in Black Friars, he had probably just finished an apprenticeship within the last year. Amelia was living on St. Margarets street, I assumed she might have been working, but there is no profession listed for her on the wedding certificate. The 1861 Census though lists her occupation as a House Servant, so maybe she was working. And, maybe, just maybe she knew Eliza Terry who might have been working for the Warr family as a Domestic Servant on Mercery Lane before 1871. Amelia’s father, George Bennett was a General Dealer (Marine Store Dealer) in Canterbury, and I wonder if he might have been acquainted with George’s grandfather, John Terry (Hannah’s husband), as John was also listed as a General Dealer in the 1855 Directory of Kent.

In 1871 George and Amelia were lodging with Amelia’s parents at in Ivy Lane in St. Pauls, Northgate, Canterbury. The couple had no children. George was working as a Carpenter, following in his fathers footsteps. We know Amelia had at least 2 older brothers, as there was a “grandson” living with the family, a William W. Bennett, born in Canterbury, who was 15 (he had been living with the family since at least the age of 5). He was working as a Saddler’s Apprentice. Amelia’s mother, Emma Bennett was working as a Monthly Nurse (she attends to women after childbirth), she was 67.

1871 Ivy Lane

George BENNETT, age 66, General Dealer, born Canterbury

Amelia BENNETT, age 67, Monthly Nurse, born Canterbury

William W. BENNETT, grandson, age 15, Saddlers Apprentice, born Canterbury

George TERRY, lodger, age 23, Carpenter, born Canterbury

Amelia TERRY (nee BENNETT), age 27, born Canterbury

1861 Ivy Lane, George (Marine Store Dealer) and Emma BENNETT with children Joseph, Emile and William

1851 Ivy Lane with daughters, Ann Maria age 18, Rosetta Matilda age 14, Amelia age 9 and sons Richard age 11, George age 7 and Joseph age 4. Also George's sister Rosetta Mercy Bennett age 22.

Death of a George BENNETT 1873

In the Spring of 1881 George and Amelia were living alone at 96 Broad Street in St. Paul, Canterbury. They did not have any children, and George was working as a Carpenter.

In 1889 the couple were living at Farley Cottages, 3 Love Lane in St. Pauls Civil Parish, Northgate, Canterbury.

In the Spring of 1891, the couple had a boarder Catherine Church who was 12 and going to school, as well as two lodgers....A Harriett Elliott who was 85 and a widow, and a Mr. John Warman, who was working as a Prison Warden, he was 27 and single. There were 4 other Carpenters living on this street.

Chantry Lane

By the winter of 1891 George and Amelia had moved to 5 Chantery Lane in Canterbury. Amelia was present at the death of her father-inlaw, John Terry in December of 1891.

In 1901 they were living at 101 Broad Street in St. Paul, Canterbury. George was now 59, and still continuing to work as a Carpenter. Amelia was 53. They also had living with them, a little girl, Helen A. Giles, a nurse child who is 1 year old. I have a feeling that they might have been “Foster Parents”, as I assume from all of the census records that I have seen, they didn’t have any children of their own.

Death of George Thomas TERRY, Canterbury, July - Sept 1905 age 59 vol 2a pg 492

Death of an Amelia TERRY, Canterbury, Oct-Dec 1922 age 81 vol 2a page 1088

*"The Blue Coat School was founded by the mayor and commonalty out of a gift by Queen Elizabeth of an hospital with the lands belonging to it. In it 16 boys are clothed, maintained, and instructed in reading, writing, and arithmetic, and on leaving school, apprenticed with premiums. They are nominated by the mayor and commonalty." Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

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. ~ GEORGE THOMAS TERRY ~ CANTERBURY George Thomas was baptised on August 19, 1847, at St. Alphege church. I would like to think he was named after his little brother who passed away, and Eliza Terry’s father, Thomas Howard. __ George isn’t listed on the 1861 Census with his family at 9 Black Friars North. He was going to the Blue Coat School* (no. 4 Stour Street, Poor Priests Hospital), the schoolmaster at the time was John Alchin, along with his wife Emma as the matron and his sister Fanny as a schoolmistress. The following boys of Canterbury were at school with him...John HAYWARD, James ELLS, Frederick ROBINSON, Charles A. CALLOW, William JORDAN, Henry PETERS, William BRADSHAW, Richard STROUD, Robert WILKINSON, James FIELD, Robert J. CLOKE? and Frederick HAWKS. George and his bride Amelia Bennett were married on the 16th of May, 1869, at the Register Office in Canterbury. George would have been 22 at the time, and Amelia 25. George was working as a Carpenter, and living in Black Friars, he had probably just finished an apprenticeship within the last year. Amelia was living on St. Margarets street, I assumed she might have been working, but there is no profession listed for her on the wedding certificate. The 1861 Census though lists her occupation as a House Servant, so maybe she was working. And, maybe, just maybe she knew Eliza Terry who might have been working for the Warr family as a Domestic Servant on Mercery Lane before 1871. Amelia’s father, George Bennett was a General Dealer (Marine Store Dealer) in Canterbury, and I wonder if he might have been acquainted with George’s grandfather, John Terry (Hannah’s husband), as John was also listed as a General Dealer in the 1855 Directory of Kent. In 1871 George and Amelia were lodging with Amelia’s parents at in Ivy Lane in St. Pauls, Northgate, Canterbury. The couple had no children. George was working as a Carpenter, following in his fathers footsteps. We know Amelia had at least 2 older brothers, as there was a “grandson” living with the family, a William W. Bennett, born in Canterbury, who was 15 (he had been living with the family since at least the age of 5). He was working as a Saddler’s Apprentice. Amelia’s mother, Emma Bennett was working as a Monthly Nurse (she attends to women after childbirth), she was 67. 1871 Ivy Lane George BENNETT, age 66, General Dealer, born Canterbury Amelia BENNETT, age 67, Monthly Nurse, born Canterbury William W. BENNETT, grandson, age 15, Saddlers Apprentice, born Canterbury George TERRY, lodger, age 23, Carpenter, born Canterbury Amelia TERRY (nee BENNETT), age 27, born Canterbury 1861 Ivy Lane, George (Marine Store Dealer) and Emma BENNETT with children Joseph, Emile and William 1851 Ivy Lane with daughters, Ann Maria age 18, Rosetta Matilda age 14, Amelia age 9 and sons Richard age 11, George age 7 and Joseph age 4. Also George's sister Rosetta Mercy Bennett age 22. Death of a George BENNETT 1873 In the Spring of 1881 George and Amelia were living alone at 96 Broad Street in St. Paul, Canterbury. They did not have any children, and George was working as a Carpenter. In 1889 the couple were living at Farley Cottages, 3 Love Lane in St. Pauls Civil Parish, Northgate, Canterbury. __ In the Spring of 1891, the couple had a boarder Catherine Church who was 12 and going to school, as well as two lodgers....A Harriett Elliott who was 85 and a widow, and a Mr. John Warman, who was working as a Prison Warden, he was 27 and single. There were 4 other Carpenters living on this street. Chantry Lane By the winter of 1891 George and Amelia had moved to 5 Chantery Lane in Canterbury. Amelia was present at the death of her father-inlaw, John Terry in December of 1891. In 1901 they were living at 101 Broad Street in St. Paul, Canterbury. George was now 59, and still continuing to work as a Carpenter. Amelia was 53. They also had living with them, a little girl, Helen A. Giles, a nurse child who is 1 year old. I have a feeling that they might have been “Foster Parents”, as I assume from all of the census records that I have seen, they didn’t have any children of their own. Death of George Thomas TERRY, Canterbury, July - Sept 1905 age 59 vol 2a pg 492 Death of an Amelia TERRY, Canterbury, Oct-Dec 1922 age 81 vol 2a page 1088 "The Blue Coat School was founded by the mayor and commonalty out of a gift by Queen Elizabeth of an hospital with the lands belonging to it. In it 16 boys are clothed, maintained, and instructed in reading, writing, and arithmetic, and on leaving school, apprenticed with premiums. They are nominated by the mayor and commonalty." Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851 PLEASE CAN YOU* CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION TO SHARE ON THE FAMILY
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