1854 - Edward Erridge working as a Mariner.
GRO reference 2a 888, September quarter, 1854. Parish register U3/19/ entry 434, Erridge, Wiiliam & Atwell, Sarah - Marriage Record - Parish of St. Laurence, Thanet in the County of Kent, England, (1854>Marriage solemnized at The Parish Church in the Parish of St. Laurence, Thanet in the County of Kent.), "...... August 27, 1854: William Erridge, full, bachelor, Mariner, St. Lawrence, (FATHER) Edward Erridge, Mariner ......"E-mail from Trina Willis to Vicky L. Williams Winfield
I received the 1851 census microfiche for Deal last week which I had ordered for my friend Linda who is researching the Spain family in Deal. I was hoping for a few Atwells ( Deal is a few miles round the coast from Ramsgate) but there were none. There were a few Erridges though so here they are , you might find your Erridges came from Deal. Marriage certificate has not arrived yet. I have since found out that if I had taken the application directly to the registrars office at Ramsgate,it would only have taken a few days, oh well we live and learn.
1851 census for Deal.
Ref.838.37
Copper Street : Hannah Dawes (head) 62 mariners widow born Deal
Mary Erridge (sister) 53 House servant born Deal
794.46
Oak Street : Edward Erridge (head) 57 unmarried Mariner, born Deal
Ann Erridge (sister) 65 Unmarried Housekeeper born. Deal
Alfred Square : Margaret Erridge (head) 59 unmarried greengrocer. born. Deal
755.16
Union Row : Hannah Mumbray (head) 49 unmarried .Born Deal
Nicholas Erridge (visitor) 57 unmarried.Pauper mariner.Born Deal
639.7
Part of Wellington House
Mill road : William Huskinson (head) retired silk mercer.Born.Sedgebrook,Lincs
Elizabeth Erridge (servant) 62 ,unmarried. Born Deal
851.19
Beach Street : Ann Erridge (head) 70 Widow Lodging House keeper.born Exeter,Devon
John Erridge (son ) 31 Born.Deal
Eliza Norris (dau.) 24 married. born Deal
Elizabeth Norris (grand/dau) 1.5 yrs b.Deal
Thomas Norris (grand/son) 3 b.Deal
David Smith (visitor) 29 Mariner. Born Spalding,Lincs
Hope they turn out to be 'yours' Trina
---------------------------------------------------------E-mail from May Newman dated Saturday, February 09, 2002 1:05 PM
Just to set the picture:
1 Gen: At the end of the 1600's there was a Robert Erridge who married an Elizabeth,
2 Gen: then a Robert who married a Mary. This latter family had nine children, one of whom was an Edward, who is my direct ancestor. He married a Mary Reynolds 1762.
3 Gen: Another son, Robert, who married a Mary Estes in 1754, is your direct ancestor. Your Robert was ch 04 Feb 1727 at Ringwould and married Mary Estes 21Jan 1754 at Deal.
4 Gen: Their second son, Nicholas, ch 23 Mar 1757m married a Mary Packer 06 Jan 1784 at Deal.
5 Gen: Their second son, Edward, ch 16 Nov 1798 married a Mary Ann Jarman 22 Jul 1823.
6 Gen: Their son, William Thomas, ch 10 Jan 1834, Deal married Sarah West Atwell, 27 Aug 1854 at Deal.
I realize this is not the correct way to go about a "tree" but it gives you something immediately to look at. The Erridge men were for the most part mariners, living as they did on the east coast, in Deal and Ringwould. They also manned lifeboats, a very dangerous task, so if they weren't drowned while on their own tasks, they were likely to drown while assisting others. If you are interested in this aspect of their lives, I have a number of pages taken from The Heroes of Goodwin Sands which were sent to me by one of the researchers with whom I am in contact. I will gladly photocopy the sheets and send them by snail mail if you give me your address.
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E-mail from Trina Willis date 2 March 2002 3:53 pm
I also have JARMANs in another branch of my mum's family tree. It is a very common Kentish name, mine came from Margate.
