Born in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Berry
and Caroline (Slatter) Berry
Sister of
Ann Berry, Sarah (Berry) Gessey, James Berry, Emily Berry, William Berry, Ellen Berry and Selina Berry
Wife of
Thomas Turfrey
— married
8 Apr 1860 in Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Turffrey) Turfrey, Ellen Turfrey, William Turfrey, George Turfrey, Edwin Turfrey, Lizzie Emily (Turfrey) Ireland, Jane Turfrey, Kate Turfrey, Caroline Turfrey and John Thomas Turfrey
Died
at about age 80
in Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.
Eliza was born in 1840 in Hanborough.[1] She was the daughter of Edward Berry and Caroline Slatter. Her baptism took place at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 6th September 1840 and her father gave his occupation on the baptism register as labourer.[2]
Marriage
Thomas Turfrey and Eliza Berry were married after banns at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 8th April 1860.[3] They were bachelor and spinster and both living in Hanborough at the time. Thomas was of full age, working as a labourer and the son of George Turfrey who was also a labourer. Eliza was 19, working as a gloveress and the daughter of Edward Berry who was a labourer. Eliza signed her own name on the register whilst Thomas could only make his mark with a cross. The witnesses to the marriage were George Turfrey and Emma Wiggins.[4]
Censuses
1841 Residence: George Street, Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire[5]
- Edward Berry, 25, ag lab, born in county
- Caroline Berry, 20, born in county
- Eliza Berry, 9 months, born in county
1851 Residence: Handborough, Oxfordshire[6]
- Edward Berry, head, mar, 37, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Caroline Berry, wife, mar, 32, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Eliza Berry, dau, 10, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Sarah Berry, dau, 6, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
- James Berry, son, 2, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
1861 Residence: Long Handborough, Oxfordshire[7]
- Thomas Turfrey, head, mar, 27, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Eliza Turfrey, wife, mar, 20, glover, leather, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Sarah Turfrey, dau, 6 mo, born in Handborough, Oxon
1871 Residence: Church Handborough, Oxfordshire[8]
- Thomas Turfrey, head, mar, 38, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Eliza Turfrey, wife, mar, 31, gloveress (leather), born in Handborough, Oxon
- William Turfrey, son, 8, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
- George Turfrey, son, 6, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Edwin Turfrey, son, 4, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Lizzie E Turfrey, dau, 2, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Jane Turfrey, dau, 3 mo, born in Handborough, Oxon
Emigration
Eliza (Berry) Turfrey migrated from England to New Zealand.
Thomas, along with his wife Eliza and children Sarah, William, George, Edwin, Lizzie, Jane and Kate emigrated on the "Winchester" which left the UK on 2nd May 1874. and arrived in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand on 27th July 1874.[9] The records show they came from Oxfordshire and that Thomas was a railway labourer.
Death
Eliza died in 1920 in Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.[10] She was buried at Petits Valley, OngaOnga on 24th August 1920.[11]
Sources
- ↑ Register of Births: GRO Reference: 1840 S Quarter in Witney Volume 16 Page 118
- ↑ Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Reference Number: PAR120/1/R2/1 Image
- ↑ Register of Marriages: GRO Reference: 1860 J Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 873
- ↑ St Peter and St Paul Church Hanborough marriage register, Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre.Reference Number: PAR120/1/R3/4 Image
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Class: HO107; Piece: 890; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Handborough; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 16; Page: 4; Line: 1; GSU roll: 474576 Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 1B Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 22; Page: 10; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 5B Class: RG 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 78; Page: 24; GSU roll: 542719 Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Class: RG10; Piece: 1450; Folio: 61; Page: 2; GSU roll: 828789 Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBM-H6L), Thos Turfrey, 27 Jul 1874; Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412148.
- ↑ New Zealand Death index Link to search on New Zealand Government website
- ↑ New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated. Ancestry Sharing Link
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