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Elizabeth Jane BERRY
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Name Elizabeth Jane BERRY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 4 Sep 1873 Maine, USA
- From the 1880 census where shown as Elizabeth Jane, aged 7; shown as Jane E in the 1891 census where shown as aged 17.
Actual date from the 1939 register
Shown as 'Jennie Ellizabeth' when she married and subsequently.
Gender Female Education 1880 Attending School Residence 1899 Noel House, Newton Road, Faversham, Kent, England
- When daughter Doris was baptised
Residence 1900 24, Court Street, Faversham, Kent, England
- When son Percival baptised
Illness 1939 Incapacitated - Recorded in the 1939 regsiter
Also known as Jennie Elizabeth Residence 1939 Mount Kerya, Radfall Hill, Chestfield, Whitstable, Kent, England
- From the register
Died 11 May 1946 Mount Kerya, Radfall Hill, Chestfield, Whitstable, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Rudgard, Jennie E q2 1946 aged 72 Bridge RD 2a 1371; GRO online index shows middle name as Elizabeth
Actual date and place from probate calendar entry
Probate 30 Jul 1946 London, England
Calendar entry - "Rudgard Jennie Elizabeth of Mount Kerya Radfall Hill Chestfield Whitstable Kent (wife of Matthew Rudgard) died 11 May 1946 Probate London 30 July to the said Matthew Rudgard retired brewer. Effects £660 8s. 6d."
Siblings1 brother and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
William Holland BERRY, b. Dec Q 1846, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
, d. 19 Dec 1885, On board “Missouri”, en route USA to England, At Sea
(Age ~ 39 years) (Father) 
Martha, d. Yes, date unknown (4 x Great Grandmother)
Person ID I30770 All | The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds Last Modified 17 Mar 2020
Father William Holland BERRY, b. Dec Q 1846, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
, d. 19 Dec 1885, On board “Missouri”, en route USA to England, At Sea
(Age ~ 39 years) Mother Elizabeth Jane GOODHEW, b. Mar Q 1850, Bredgar, Kent, England
, d. Jun Q 1918, Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 68 years) Married 25 Apr 1871 Brighton, Essex Co., Vermont, USA
- From index card to Vermont marriages (image on New England HGS website, viewed 13 Apr 2016)
Shows bride as Elizabeth J Goodhue, resident Maine, aged 21, 1st marriage, born England, father James Goodhue and mother Maria Gotham.
Groom as W H Berry, resident Maine, aged 24, a Farmer, born England, father Thomas Berry, mother Elizabeth P.
Married by J C Houghton, Minister.
With Boughton under Blean, William's birthplace, not very far from Bredgar, where Elizabeth was from (c. 13 miles), it seems that William and Elizabeth must have known each other before emigrating.
Family ID F11812 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Matthew RUDGARD, b. 18 Mar 1871, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
, d. 20 May 1958, Mount Kerya, Radfall Hill, Chestfield, Whitstable, Kent, England
(Age 87 years) Married 13 Apr 1897 St. Mary’s Church, Stratford Bow, London, England
- From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 16 Mar 2020)
Shows Matthew Rudgard, aged 28, Bachelor, Brewer, resident Faversham Kent, father Edward William Rudgard Rudgard, Brewer
to
Jennie Elizabeth Berry, aged 23, Spinster, no occupation given, resident 44 Fairfield Road, father William Holland Berry (deceased), Gentleman
Both signed, witnesses Walter Wheeler Berry and Emily J White, both also signed.
The 1911 census shows that Matthew and Elizabeth had had 4 children, all still living. Searching the birth registration index (on FreeBMD) for Rudgards with a mother's maiden name of Berry suggests there were no more born after the census.
Children4 children Last Modified 17 Mar 2020 Family ID F11813 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1880 census where shown as Elizabeth Jane, aged 7; shown as Jane E in the 1891 census where shown as aged 17.


