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1.WilliamBURRIDGE.Baptized31/3/1793inSandridge,Hertfordshire,Williamdied1/7/1849inStAlbans,ageabout56.HewasthesonofWilliamBurridgeandElizabethCordwell.Apartfromtheir marriage on 6/10/1792 in Sandridge, nothing further is known about them.Williamservedinthe2ndBattalion,73rdRegimentofLightInfantry(Foot)attheBattleofWaterlooon 18/6/1815wherehewaswounded.HewasamemberofCaptainH.B.Lynch'sCompany.TheRoyalHospital Chelsea,RegimentalRegistersofPensioners,inanentryrelatedtoWilliam’sadmissionon3/5/1816,describes hisinjuryas“woundedrighthipatWaterloo”andgaveatotallengthofserviceas7years.Heappearsinthe BritishArmyMusterRollsandPayListsbetween25/2/1815and24/3/1815servinginthe85thRegimentatarate of6d.perday-totalpaid£25s.(£2.25-wortharound£171today).Thereisa“ReasonforAbsence”columnthat hastheentry“Muster1-OnboardGoldenFleece”,atrooptransportvesselofthetime.Therearenofurther detailsaboutwhyandwhereWilliamwasbeingtransported.Hemayhavebeenonhiswaytofightinthe Waterloo campaign that started in June.On1/2/1817,whenWilliamwasageabout23,hemarriedMaryPERKINSinStPeter,StAlbans.Marywas baptized22/1/1792inStPeter,StAlbanswiththebaptismregisternotedthatshewas“baseborn”or illegitimate (no father was named). Mary died in 1873, age about 81.They had the following children, all baptized in St Peter, St Albans:(1)Joseph,baptized2/5/1819.(2)MaryAnn,baptized25/3/1821.(3)Harriett[2].(4)Esther,baptized6/8/1826 anddied1894inBarnet,age68.In1855,whenEstherwasageabout28,shemarriedLewisROSE(1822-1912) inLuton,Bedfordshire.(5)EdmundEdward[3].(6)Thomas,baptized14/8/1831anddiedDecember1849inSt Albans,age18.Hewasburied30/12/1849inStPeter'sChurch. (7)ElizabethHannah,baptized3/1/1836and died September 1839 in St Albans, age 4. She was buried 29/9/1839 in St Peter's Church.
2.HarriettBURRIDGE[Parents].Baptized19/10/1823atStPeter,StAlbans,Harriettdied1893inStAlbans, age 69.Harrietthadthefollowingchildren,thefather(s)ofwhomarenotnamedinthebaptismregister.All were baptized in St Albans Abbey:(1)SydneyEdwardPerkins[4].(2)MaryAnnElizabeth,born1848inStAlbansandbaptized29/6/1862.Mary diedin1926inStAlbans,age78.On6/10/1873,whenMarywasage25,shemarriedEdwardASHWELL(1843-1915)inStGeorge,EastStonehouse,Devon.Theyhadthreechildren.(3)CatherineAnnMatilda,born1852in StAlbansandbaptized29/6/1862.(4)EstherRose,born1856inStAlbansandbaptized29/6/1862anddied 31/1/1921inStAlbans,ageabout66.ShewasburiedinHatfieldRoadCemetery,StAlbans.On18/5/1882,when EstherRosewasageabout20,shemarriedFrederickGeorgeHARRIS,sonofThomasHARRISandEliza HEATHFIELD, in St James Parish Church, Kensington, Surrey.On14/7/1861,whenHarriettwasageabout37,shemarriedWilliamGROVERinStAlbans.Williamwasborn 24/11/1813inSarrattandbaptized23/12/1813inAldenham.Hediedsometimebetweenthe1881and1891 census but the exact date is unknown.They had the following children:(1)ThomasWilliam[5].(2)HarrietHelena,baptized11/6/1867inStPeter,StAlbansanddiedJune1870,also inStAlbans,ageabout3.(3)GeorgeWilliam,baptized31/7/1870inStAlbansAbbeyanddied1874,alsoinSt Albans, age about 4.3.EdmundEdwardBURRIDGE[Parents].Baptized21/9/1828inStPeter,StAlbans,EdmundwasknownasEdwardduringhislifetime.Thiswasthenamerecordedincensuses(except1841)and used for his death registration in 1885 in Paddington, where he died age 57.On 13/3/1850,whenEdmundwasage21,hemarriedElizaTARBOXinStPeter,StAlbans.Elizawasbornabout 1826 in Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. It is not known when she died.They had the following children:(1)HoraceWilliam[6].(2)ThomasWilliam[7].(3)Arthur,born3/4/1856inStPancras,Middlesexand baptizedthere17/4/1856.Arthurdiedin1858,ageabout2.(4)HerbertEdward[8].(5)HarrietElizabeth,born 7/12/1860inStPancrasandbaptized30/12/1860inHolyTrinityChurch,StMarylebone.Harrietdiedin1862, ageabout18months.(6)JosephWilliam,born24/10/1862in12MortimerMarket,StPancrasandbaptized 20/9/1868inStGeorge,Bloomsbury,London.It’snotknownwhenhedied.(7)Edward,born12/1/1864inSt Pancras and baptized 20/9/1868 in St George, Bloomsbury, London. It’s not known when he died.
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1.WilliamBURRIDGE.Baptized31/3/1793inSandridge, Hertfordshire,Williamdied1/7/1849inStAlbans,age about56.HewasthesonofWilliamBurridgeand ElizabethCordwell.Apartfromtheirmarriageon6/10/1792in Sandridge, nothing further is known about them.Williamservedinthe2ndBattalion,73rdRegimentofLightInfantry(Foot)attheBattleofWaterlooon18/6/1815wherehewas wounded.HewasamemberofCaptainH.B.Lynch'sCompany.The RoyalHospitalChelsea,RegimentalRegistersofPensioners,inan entryrelatedtoWilliam’sadmissionon3/5/1816,describeshisinjury as“woundedrighthipatWaterloo”andgaveatotallengthofservice as7years.HeappearsintheBritishArmyMusterRollsandPayLists between25/2/1815and24/3/1815servinginthe85thRegimentata rateof6d.perday-totalpaid£25s.(£2.25-wortharound£171 today).Thereisa“ReasonforAbsence”columnthathastheentry “Muster1-OnboardGoldenFleece”,atrooptransportvesselofthe time.TherearenofurtherdetailsaboutwhyandwhereWilliamwas beingtransported.Hemayhavebeenonhiswaytofightinthe Waterloo campaign that started in June.On1/2/1817,whenWilliamwasageabout23,hemarriedMary PERKINSinStPeter,StAlbans.Marywasbaptized22/1/1792inSt Peter,StAlbanswiththebaptismregisternotedthatshewas“base born”orillegitimate(nofatherwasnamed).Marydiedin1873,age about 81.They had the following children, all baptized in St Peter, St Albans:(1)Joseph,baptized2/5/1819.(2)MaryAnn,baptized25/3/1821.(3) Harriett[2].(4)Esther,baptized6/8/1826anddied1894inBarnet, age68.In1855,whenEstherwasageabout28,shemarriedLewis ROSE(1822-1912)inLuton,Bedfordshire.(5)EdmundEdward[3]. (6)Thomas,baptized14/8/1831anddiedDecember1849inSt Albans,age18.Hewasburied30/12/1849inStPeter'sChurch. (7) ElizabethHannah,baptized3/1/1836anddiedSeptember1839in St Albans, age 4. She was buried 29/9/1839 in St Peter's Church.
2.HarriettBURRIDGE[Parents].Baptized19/10/1823at St Peter, St Albans, Harriett died 1893 in St Albans, age 69.Harrietthadthefollowingchildren,thefather(s)ofwhom arenotnamedinthebaptismregister.AllwerebaptizedinStAlbans Abbey:(1)SydneyEdwardPerkins[4].(2)MaryAnnElizabeth,born1848 inStAlbansandbaptized29/6/1862.Marydiedin1926inStAlbans, age78.On6/10/1873,whenMarywasage25,shemarriedEdward ASHWELL(1843-1915)inStGeorge,EastStonehouse,Devon.They hadthreechildren.(3)CatherineAnnMatilda,born1852inSt Albansandbaptized29/6/1862.(4)EstherRose,born1856inSt Albansandbaptized29/6/1862anddied31/1/1921inStAlbans,age about66.ShewasburiedinHatfieldRoadCemetery,StAlbans.On 18/5/1882,whenEstherRosewasageabout20,shemarried FrederickGeorgeHARRIS,sonofThomasHARRISandEliza HEATHFIELD, in St James Parish Church, Kensington, Surrey.On14/7/1861,whenHarriettwasageabout37,shemarriedWilliam GROVERinStAlbans.Williamwasborn24/11/1813inSarrattand baptized23/12/1813inAldenham.Hediedsometimebetweenthe 1881 and 1891 census but the exact date is unknown.They had the following children:(1)ThomasWilliam[5].(2)HarrietHelena,baptized11/6/1867inSt Peter,StAlbansanddiedJune1870,alsoinStAlbans,ageabout3. (3)GeorgeWilliam,baptized31/7/1870inStAlbansAbbeyanddied 1874, also in St Albans, age about 4.3.EdmundEdwardBURRIDGE[Parents].Baptized 21/9/1828inStPeter,StAlbans,Edmundwasknownas Edwardduringhislifetime.Thiswasthenamerecordedin censuses(except1841)andusedforhisdeathregistrationin1885in Paddington, where he died age 57.On 13/3/1850,whenEdmundwasage21,hemarriedElizaTARBOXinStPeter,StAlbans.Elizawasbornabout1826inGreat Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. It is not known when she died.They had the following children:(1)HoraceWilliam[6].(2)ThomasWilliam[7].(3)Arthur,born 3/4/1856inStPancras,Middlesexandbaptizedthere17/4/1856. Arthurdiedin1858,ageabout2.(4)HerbertEdward[8].(5)Harriet Elizabeth,born7/12/1860inStPancrasandbaptized30/12/1860in HolyTrinityChurch,StMarylebone.Harrietdiedin1862,ageabout 18months.(6)JosephWilliam,born24/10/1862in12Mortimer Market,StPancrasandbaptized20/9/1868inStGeorge, Bloomsbury,London.It’snotknownwhenhedied.(7)Edward,born 12/1/1864inStPancrasandbaptized20/9/1868inStGeorge, Bloomsbury, London. It’s not known when he died.