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Richard James Avery 1851 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1851

Birth Location: Sommerstown, Reading, Berkshire

Death Date: 31 May 1904

Death Location: Broadway, No. 120, Bexley Heath, Kent

Father: Joseph Avery

Mother: Sarah (Avery)

Spouse(s): Rebecca Stacey

Children(s): William Avery, Minnie Avery, Augusta Avery, Bessie Avery

The story of Richard James Avery began in 1851 in Sommerstown, Reading, Berkshire. In 1851, Richard James Avery resided in Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England. Richard James Avery married Rebecca Stacey, and had children including William Richard Arthur Avery, Minnie Mary Ann Avery, Augusta Avery, Bessie Rebecca Avery. Richard James Avery passed away in 1904 in Broadway, No. 120, Bexley Heath, Kent.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard James Avery began in 1851 in Sommerstown, Reading, Berkshire.
  • In 1851, Richard James Avery resided in Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England.
  • Richard James Avery married Rebecca Stacey, and had children including William Richard Arthur Avery, Minnie Mary Ann Avery, Augusta Avery, Bessie Rebecca Avery.
  • Richard James Avery passed away in 1904 in Broadway, No. 120, Bexley Heath, Kent.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Avery
1821 – 1910
Birth Location: Tadley, Westheath, Hampshire, England
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Sarah (Avery)
1821 – 1889
Birth Location: Newbury, England
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Stacey
1852 – 1939
Birth Location: Shallow Corner, Tilehurst, Berkshire
RS

Children(s)

William Avery
1877 – 1964
Birth Location: 79 cranham road rotherhithe london england
WA
Minnie Avery
1879 – 1961
Birth Location: St. Olave Bermondsey, London, England
MA
Augusta Avery
1882 –
Birth Location: Euston, London, England
AA
Bessie Avery
1884 – 1959
Birth Location: Camberwell, London, England
BA

Richard Avery's Ancestors

Self
Richard Avery
1851 – 1904
Birth Place: Sommerstown, Reading, Berkshire
Parents
Joseph Avery
1821 – 1910
Tadley, Westheath, Hampshire, England
Sarah (Foster) (Avery)
1821 – 1889
Newbury, England
Grandparents
Richard Avery
1800 – 1875
READING Berkshire England
Margaret Griffiths
1797 – 1841
Brecon, Wales
James Foster
1791 – 1848
Kingsclere, Hampshire, England
Francis Chubb
1786 – 1844
Newbury Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Avery
1766 – 1841
Catherine Norket
1770 – 1799
Samuel Griffiths
Ann Griffiths
James Foster
1753 – 1849
Elizabeth Fuse
1757 – 1795
Thomas Chubb
1748 – 1816
Elizabeth Marchant
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Avery
1745 – 1775
Sarah Gumry
1738 – 1776
Robert Norkett
1742 –
Ann Quince
1742 –
Thomas Foster
1712 – 1807
Joanna Smith
1712 – 1784

Richard Avery's Descendants

1.
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Richard (James) Avery (13 Mar 1851 – 31 May 1904) m. Rebecca Stacey (8 Mar 1852 – 20 Apr 1939)
  1. 1. William (Richard Arthur) Avery (10 Sep 1877 – 5 Jan 1964) m. Blanche (Eliza) Lucas (8 Nov 1877 – Mar 1919) m. Edith (May) Earwicker (29 AUG 1889 – 10 Dec 1965)
    1. 1. Hilda (Blanche) Avery (Sep 1903 – Dec 1921)
    2. 2. Edna (Beatrice) Avery (11 Jun 1905 – Jun 1949) m. John (E) Richards (17 Nov 1908 – )
    3. 3. Alma (Bessie Maud) Avery (22 Mar 1907 – 10 May 1988)
      1. 1. Doreen (E.Blanche) Coleman (20 July 1931 – Unknown) m. Edgar (John) HONEY (15 December 1930 – 22 Octber 1983)
        1. 1. Linda (Blanche) Honey (6 January 1954 – 29 Nov 1984)
    4. 4. Vera (Rebecca) Avery (3 Jul 1909 – 3 Feb 1989)
    5. 5. Richard (William) Avery (22 Dec 1910 – Dec 1991)
    6. 6. John Avery (Mar 1913 – Mar 1913)
    7. 7. Arthur Avery (between jul 1914 and Sep 1914 – between jul 1914 and Sep 1914)
    8. 8. Lena (Joan) Avery (20 Jun 1920 – 2008) m. Dennis Gibson (21 September 1919 – 1944)
    9. 9. Douglas (Charles W) Avery (14 JUN 1922 – 1992)
      1. 1. Private Avery
        1. 1. Jane Postgate
  2. 2. Minnie (Mary Ann) Avery (10 Jun 1879 – 16 Aug 1961) m. Allen (Thomas) Colyer (15 Mar 1881 – Sep 1949)
    1. 1. Kathleen (Marion) Colyer (24 Jul 1905 – 30 Jul 1988) m. Frederick (William) Manning (25 Nov 1902 – 9 Apr 1964)
    2. 2. Allen (Roy) Colyer (10 Oct 1909 – 30 Nov 2007) m. Marjorie Underhill (5 Nov 1909 – 17 Oct 1990) m. Joan Hazell m. Joan Hazell
      1. 1. David (Roy) Colyer (29 JUL 1937 – 15 Oct 2022) m. Margaret (A) West (8 Oct 1940 – ) m. Jennifer (M) Solomon (Jan 1939 – )
        1. 1. Caroline (Ann) Colyer (25 Jul 1961 – ) m. Charles (Richard James) Smith (16/08/1961 – )
        2. 2. Andrew (David Roy) Colyer (07/11/1962 – 08/11/1962)
        3. 3. Andrew (David Roy) Colyer (1 Oct 1964 – )
      2. 2. Wendy (A) Colyer (abt Feb 1943 – )
  3. 3. Augusta Avery (abt 1882 – )
  4. 4. Bessie (Rebecca) Avery (29 Jun 1884 – 1 Jul 1959) m. Charles (Frank) Baker (30 Jun 1882 – 21 Jan 1955)
    1. 1. Charles (William Richard) Baker (10 Mar 1906 – 23 Jan 1982) m. Evelyn Lock (abt 1906 – )
    2. 2. Richard (James Avery) Baker (21 Nov 1907 – Dec 1980)
    3. 3. Bessie (Katherine) Baker (16 SEP 1909 – 22 Sep 1966) m. Hedley (George) Morgans (2 Oct 1908 – 23 Feb 1979)
      1. 1. Maureen (Joy) Morgans (22 Mar 1933 – 15 Nov 1978) m. William (Lindsay) Hawkes
        1. 1. Steven (John) Fleck (15 SEP 1962 – 14 FEB 2009)
      2. 2. David (John) Morgans (1938 – 2019) m. Gwendoline (B) Hurst
    4. 4. Minnie (R) Baker (25 Jun 1911 – Mar 1993) m. Allan (Adair) Emery (1 Jun 1910 – )
      1. 1. Robert (A) Emery (7 Dec 1934 – )
      2. 2. Jill Emery (22 Jun 1937 – )
    5. 5. Frank (A) Baker (3 Mar 1914 – Apr 1948)
    6. 6. Victor (Nelson) Baker (30 Jun 1920 – 2008) m. Victor (N) Baker m. Sylvia (Lilian) Oliver (6 Nov 1923 – Mar 2001)
      1. 1. Rodney (Victor D) Baker (Sep 1941 – 1941)
    7. 7. Leslie (Edgar Gordon) Baker (15 Dec 1922 – 16 Dec 2014) m. Dorothy Cooper m. Doreen Slatter (Jan 1931 – )
    8. 8. Joy (Heather) Baker (11 Feb 1925 – 8 Jul 1925)
    9. 9. Roy (Ivan) Baker (7 Jan 1927 – 1 Jan 2006) m. Irene (Elsie) Sturgess (6 Jul 1928 – Aug 1999) m. Vockins
    10. 10. Dennis (John) Baker (26 July 1931 – April 2000) m. Jean (A) Russell m. Kathleen (R) Brunsdon m. ??
      1. 1. Shelley (Nanette) Baker (13 Aug 1962 – )
    11. 11. patricia baker
    12. 12. alma baker
    13. 13. hazel baker
    14. 14. george baker
    15. 15. harry baker

Richard Avery's Timeline

16 Records

1851
13 Mar 1851
Birth of Richard James Avery in Sommerstown, Reading, Berkshire
Sommerstown, Reading, Berkshire
1851
4 May 1851
Richard James Avery was baptized in Saint Mary,Reading,Berkshire,England
Saint Mary,Reading,Berkshire,England
1851
1851
Richard James Avery resided here in Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England
Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 10
Richard James Avery resided here in Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England
Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 20
Richard James Avery resided here in Berkshire, England
Berkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 30
Richard James Avery was employed
None
1881
1881
Age 30
Richard James Avery resided here in Camberwell, London, England
Camberwell, London, England
1891
1891
Age 40
Richard James Avery was employed in Camberwell, London & Surrey, England, Peckham, London, Surrey
Camberwell, London & Surrey, England, Peckham, London, Surrey
1891
1891
Age 40
Richard James Avery resided here in Camberwell, London, England
Camberwell, London, England
1893
1893
Age 42
Richard James Avery resided here in Peckham, England
Peckham, England
1901
1901
Age 50
Richard James Avery resided here in Camberwell, London, England
Camberwell, London, England
1903
1903
Age 52
Richard James Avery was employed in Broadway, Bexley Heath, Kent
Broadway, Bexley Heath, Kent
1903
1903
Age 52
Richard James Avery resided here in Bexley Heath, Kent, England
Bexley Heath, Kent, England
1904
31 May 1904
Age 53
Death of Richard James Avery in Broadway, No. 120, Bexley Heath, Kent
Broadway, No. 120, Bexley Heath, Kent
1904
4 Jun 1904
Age 53
Burial of Richard James Avery in Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Bexleyheath, Kent, England
1904
18 Jun 1904
Age 53
Richard James Avery - Probate in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Sommerstown, Reading, Berkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 475; Folio: 63; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6095585
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1279; Folio: 53; Page: 3; GSU roll: 827853
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 746; Folio: 14; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542694
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1692; Folio: 214; Page: 9; GSU roll: 193600
    [5] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 May 1851
    Event Place: Saint Mary,Reading,Berkshire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1692; Folio: 214; Page: 9; GSU roll: 193600

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 746; Folio: 14; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542694

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1279; Folio: 53; Page: 3; GSU roll: 827853

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1881
    Record Source: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 683; Folio: 82; Page: 2; Schedule: 759; HouseHoldID: 712278; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 683; Folio: 82; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341159

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Camberwell, London & Surrey, England, London, Surrey
    Record Source: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 683; Folio: 82; Page: 2; Schedule: 759; HouseHoldID: 712278; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Camberwell, London & Surrey, England, Peckham, London, Surrey

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 475; Folio: 63; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6095585

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Camberwell, London & Surrey, England, Peckham, London, Surrey
    Record Source: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 475; Folio: 63; Page: 1; Schedule: 6; HouseHoldID: 887354; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: Peckham, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 505; Folio: 151; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Broadway, Bexley Heath, Kent

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Bexley Heath, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bexley Heath
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1904
    Event Place: Broadway, No. 120, Bexley Heath, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Bexleyheath, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Bexley, Kent, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre; Bexleyheath, London, England; Bexley Parish Registers; Reference Number: PA23C/1/E/5

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1904
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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