Henry Crawford BERRY

[mointhehage]

My grandfather. Henry Crawfor BERRY? Born in Aberdeenshire, Fyvie, Scotland, in 1867. Looking for his birth certificate which will indicate his parents.

Grandmother Helen Ramsay Whitfield. She was born in Surrey, England, about 1880's. Her and my grandfather got married in Johannesburg, South Africa. Also looking for Helen's birth certificate with her parents names.

Help!

[ciderdrinker]

Hello and welcome to Rootschat
There's an entry on Family search for Henry Crawford Berry

Henry Crawford Berry
Gender:   Male
Birth Date:   27 Aug 1867
Birth Place:   Fyvie,Aberdeen,Scotland
Father:   George Berry
Mother:   Margaret Gillespie

Siblings Mary and Agnes 14.3.1866,
Earlier William 22.6.1855 Old Machar ,Alexander and James Berry 11.2.1857 Old Machar ,Jessie Ann 4.11.1858 St Nicholas Aberdeen,John  Ferrier 26.1.1860,Helen Cruckshank Young Berry 7.8.1861 at St Nicholas Aderdeen  ,Isabella Crawford 30.4.1863 at Auchterless,Rbert Niven 26.10.1864 Auchterless.


His parents had married at St Nicholas 1.10.1852 at St Nicholas Aberdeen.

The 1871 gives them at Spa St Aberdeen George 39 coachman born Aberdeen ,Margaret 29 from Old Machar .There is an elder son  George 7 .

Ciderdrinker

[Forfarian]

You can view and download Henry's original birth certificate, and those of his siblings, at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk at modest cost.

Helen is a bit more elusive.  According to FreeBMD here is no Helen, Hellen, Elen or Ellen Whitfield born in Surrey in the 1880s, even without a middle name.

[GR2]

FreeCEN shows the family at 26 Spa Street, Aberdeen, in 1861:

George Berry, 30, coachman (domestic servant), b. Aberdeenshire, St. Nicholas
Margaret Berry, 29, b. Abdnsh. Old Machar
George Berry, 7, at school, b. Abdnsh. Old Machar
William Berry, 5, at school, b. Abdnsh. Old Machar
Alexander Berry, 3, at school (sic), b. Abdnsh. Old Machar
Jessie A. Berry, 2, b. Abdnsh. St. Nicholas
John Berry, 1, b. Abdnsh. St. Nicholas

In 1871 they are at 7a Upper Leadside, Aberdeen:

Margaret Berry, 39, widow, b. Old Machar
William Berry, 15, bleacher, b. Old Machar
Isabella Berry, 8, at school, b. Abdnsh. Auchterless
Robert Berry, 6, at school, b. Abdnsh. Auchterless
Mary Berry, 4. at school (sic), b. Abdnsh. Fyvie
Augnis (sic) Berry, 4, at school (sic), b. Abdnsh. Fyvie
Hendry Berry, 3, b. Abdnsh. Fyvie

[mointhehage]

Thank you for the info. Its all starting to unfold after 20 plus years of searching. Moyra

[flst]

There is a death of a George Berry, aged 44, on scotlandspeople. It was registered in Fyvie. The index shows his mother's maiden name. If you download the certificate, it should give details of his parents.If you click on this link you'll get info on how to use the website;
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=562668.0
Hope this helps,
flst.