The Warry Family of Merriott
Note: Stephen Berry is happy to field questions about the Warrys: email Stephen at: stephen.berry@tesco.net Stephen can email the Journal of Warry Family History to interested persons.
Stephen has said:
Earliest Mention in the Merriott Records
Two marriages announced the arrival of WARRYs in Merriott, late in the 18th century:
28 May 1793 Richard Warry m Ann Daw
24 December 1793 Robert Warry m Elizabeth Ham or Hann
Richard & Robert were brothers, possibly twins, both baptised on 10 December 1768 in Cricketmalherbie, sons of Robert Warry & Grace Pope. Richard was a farmer, and Robert was engaged in the occupation which the Warrys are well known – blacksmithing.
Estate Duty Wills at the Somerset Record Office
From the Somerset Record Office Website:
WARRY Grace 1914 Cricket Malherbie [probably nee Grace Pope, mother of Robert & Richard]
WARRY Robert 1819 Broadway [not sure who this is]
WARRY Richard 1843 Hinton St George [ most likely Richard mentioned below ]
A pedigree can be found on the Family Search site : https://familysearch.org but much of the pre- 1768 information is unverified.
Thus the two first families to baptise children in Merriott were:
| Richard (a Farmer) & Ann (nee Daw) Warry | 30 August 1795 Richard 1 April 1798 Frederick 6 April 1800 Harriett 22 May 1803 Grace |
26 May 1805 Sarah 27 December 1807 Ann 9 May 1812 Francis [moved to Hinton St George and later Australia] 27 May 1816 Simon |
| Robert (a Blacksmith) & Elizabeth (nee Ham or Hann) Warry |
21 September 1794 Mary 9 March 1796 Robert 22 October 1797 George 6 April 1800 Eliel 1 June 1802 Charles |
17 May 1807 Richard 17 May 1807 John 15 May 1809 Ann 13 September 1811 Elizabeth 25 December 1813 Jesse |
Robert was noted as being a pauper at the time of the baptism of Mary in 1794.
There were two burials in this early period, which may or may not have been children of the above marriages:
Burial 22 August 1794 Susanna Warry
Burial 10 March 1797 Richard Warry
Francis Warry, son of Richard & Ann, moved to Hinton St George, and later emigrated to Australia.
George Warry, son of Robert & Elizabeth, moved to East Coker. His first wife was Hannah Bartlett Masters; they had three children – George, born about 1831; Samuel born about 1838, and John born about 1839. He appears in the 1851 census for East Coker as a Millwright. In 1849 (30th September) George, a
widower, married a widow, Mary Withey, nee Langdon. At this time his occupation was noted as a Carpenter.
UPDATE (Feb 2004): Contact from Mike Warry, of Queensland, Australia was received regarding another son of George & Hannah – John, born 22 January
1839 at Stoford, Somerset. John emigrated to Queensland in 1858 on the same vessel as Samuel Osborne of Merriott and his family – the Alfred. Read more about this family on this page.
WARRYs in Merriott in the 19th Century
MARRIAGES pre 1837 (less detail)
| MALES | FEMALES |
| 27 December 1819 Robert Warry m Hannah England 30 November 1824 Eliel Warry m Hannah Rousell 6 October 1825 Onesiphorus Warry m Thirza Patch 14 May 1829 Frederic Warry (Hinton St George) m Mary Dancey 7 September 1833 Richard Warry m Anna Rousell – Family headstone Here. |
2 March 1813 Mary Warry m John Wills 14 May 1829 Harriet Warry m Edward Pattemore 10 November 1831 Ann Warry m Thomas Mitchell 22 September 1836 Ann Warry m William Rousell |
MARRIAGES post 1837 (extra detail)
|
Date |
Year |
Forename |
Surname |
Spouse |
Age |
Condition |
Signed? |
Abode |
Occupation |
Father |
Father’s Occ |
Witness |
|
13-Oct |
1842 |
Richard |
Stone |
Elizabeth Warry |
27 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Sherrimore Hill |
Farm gardener |
Reginald Stone |
Farm Gardener |
Heather? Warry |
|
13-Oct |
1842 |
Elizabeth |
Warry |
Richard Stone |
31 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Higher St |
Mantua maker |
Robert Warry |
Blacksmith |
Jesse Warry |
|
20-Dec |
1853 |
Mary |
Osborne |
John Warry |
23 |
Spinster |
No |
Lower St |
Glove sewer |
Richard Osborne |
Malter |
Eliza England |
|
20-Dec |
1853 |
John |
Warry |
Mary Osborne |
23 |
Bachelor |
No |
Lower St |
Factory fireman |
John Warry |
Shoemaker |
John Osborne |
|
4-Jul |
1861 |
William |
Osborne |
Eliza Warry |
26 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Gardener |
Samuel Osborne |
Gardener |
William Mitchell |
|
4-Jul |
1861 |
Eliza |
Warry |
William Osborne |
25 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Richard Warry |
Blacksmith |
Louisa Mitchell |
Of these, Robert & Hannah Warry moved to Barrington, Somerset, where Robert worked as a Blacksmith. Five children are noted on the 1841 census: Elizabeth (b abt 1821), Robert (b about 1826), Harriett (b about 1831), Eliel (b about 1833), and Mary Ann (b about 1836). Robert & Hannah and their three youngest children are
noted on the 1851 census for Barrington.
Eliel & Hannah Warry moved to Mosterton, Dorset, where Eliel worked as a Blacksmith. The family is noted at Mosterton for the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses. In the 1881 census Eliel appears in Yeovil, but was buried in Mosterton in 1884.
Onesiphorus Warry was born in Haselbury, according to census information. Whether he was somehow related to the Merriott Warrys is not known. Onesiphorus married Thurza Patch in Merriott on 6th October 1825.
Frederic & Mary Warry were not mentioned in Merriott records after their marriage. NOTE: The family can be found in Jersey, Channel Islands by the time of the 1841 and 1851 censuses. By 1861 Frederic(k) is back in Merriott as a widower, living with Robert & Jane Trask.
Richard & Anna/Hannah Warry remained in Merriott. Richard worked as a Blacksmith, and was later a Dairyman/Farmer and landholder (mentioned in the 1892 Electoral Roll as owning Freehold land at Brimsmoor). Richard died in 1899 aged 94 years, and was buried at All Saints, Merriott. Hannah died in 1884 aged 73 years and is also buried at All Saints.
John Warry, born Chard, Somerset, son of John Warry, a shoemaker, was not mentioned in the Merriott records prior to his marriage in 1853 to local girl Mary Osborne. John worked in various positions at the Sail Cloth Factory. John & Mary appear on the 1891 census for Merriott, but I don’t have any burial data for them.
BAPTISMS 1801 to early 1876
| Eliel (a Blacksmith) & Hannah (nee Rousell) Warry | 20 January 1833 Ann 28 June 1835 Sarah 16 May 1825 George |
1 June 1828 Henry 29 August 1830 Robert |
| Richard (a Blacksmith) & Hannah/Anna (nee Rousell) Warry | 12 January 1834 Sarah 9 August 1835 Eliza 11 March 1838 Robert Rousell 24 February 1840 Sarah Ann 3 July 1842 Elizabeth |
5 May 1844 Benjamin 20 January 1846 Catharine 21 March 1847 Samuel 3 October 1852 Ann |
| Onesiphorus (a Twine Manufacturer) & Thirza (nee Patch) Warry | 14 March 1840 William | |
| Simon (a Blacksmith) & Maria (nee Warren, of Bridgwater, Somerset) Warry | 1 January 1843 Frederick | Note: Simon worked as a Blacksmith at Hinton St George. Four other children were born at Hinton St George. |
| John (a Factory Fireman/ Engine Driver/ Warper of Sail Cloth) & Mary (nee Osborne) Warry | 5 November 1854 Elizabeth 16 June 1855 George 13 December 1857 Ann |
22 September 1862 Louisa 10 July 1864 Ann 11 August 1867 Thomas |
Note: Somerset Record Office has Photographic Albums with occasional notes and negatives of Eliel & Anna Warry of Merriott and Mosterton and one volume of their offspring, 19th & 20th Centuries. Accession No: S/1740; G/1764 Catalogue Mark: DD/WRY. Other Warry families from places such as Stoke sub Hamdon are also included.
BURIALS
| MALES | FEMALES |
14 December 1816 Charles Warry 67 5 June 1874 Jesse Warry 60 19 December 1868 Onesiphorus Warry 69 27 May 1843 Richard Warry 74 2 May 1899 Richard Warry 94 (Photo of Headstone below) 9 August 1858 Robert Warry 89 |
13 March 1851 Ann Warry 80 16 July 1884 Anna Warry 73 (Photo of Headstone below) 27 January 1846 Catharine Warry 6 w (see Photo) 8 February 1858 Elizabeth Warry 82 25 January 1863 Louisa Warry 1 9 October 1834 Sarah Warry 1 (See Photo) 26 June 1838 Sarah Warry 34 17 November 1842 Sarah Ann Warry 3 (See Photo) 31 July 1884 Thirza Warry 81 |
Photo of Anna & Richard Warry & their Childrens’
Headstone, courtesy of Adrian Wills.
CENSUSES (Excluding 1881)
The surname WARRY accounted for about 1% of the population of Merriott at the time of the censuses, ranking 18th most common surname.
| YEAR | REF | ABODE | NAME, AGE, (ETC) OCCUPATION, AND WHERE BORN (Y = Born Somerset) | |
| 1841 | 5 | Called the Knob | Warry Richard 35 Smith Y Warry Anna 30 Y Warry Eliza 6 Y |
Warry Robert 3 Y Warry Sarah 1 Y |
| 1841 | 5 | Called the Knob | Warry Onesiphorus 40 Twine Manufacturer Y Warry Thirza 35 Shop Keeper Y |
Warry Elizabeth 10 Y Warry Ellen 5 Y Warry William 1 Y |
| 1841 | 12 | Templeman’s Lane | Templeman John 39 M Solicitor Y Templeman Prudence 73 F Ind Y Warry Ann 55 F Female Servant Y |
Cox Emma 30 F Female Servant N Cave? Charles 29 M Male Servant N |
| 1841 | 28 | Higher Street | Bailey Hannah 45 F Y | Warry? Mary 20 F Y |
| 1841 | 28 | Higher Street | Warry Robt. 70 Blacksmith Y Warry Elizabeth 65 Y |
Warry Elizabeth 30 Y Warry Jesse 25 Blacksmith Y |
| 1841 | 46 | Broadway | Warry William 30 Ind Y Warry Sarah 35 Y |
Warry Henry? 1 Y |
| 1851 | 315 026 | Lower Street | Warry Richard Head M 47 Blacksmith/ Dairyman Som, Merriott Warry Anna Wife M 39 Wife Som, Merriott Warry Eliza Dau U 15 Scholar Som, Merriott |
Warry Robert Son U 13 Scholar Som, Merriott Warry Elizabeth Dau U 9 Scholar Som, Merriott Warry Benjamin Son U 7 Som, Merriott Warry Samuel Son U 4 Som, Merriott |
| 1851 | 313 010 | Lower Street | Warry Onisephorus Head M 50 Ropemaker Som, Haselbury Warry Thyrza Wife M 47 Wife Som, Merriott |
Warry Elizabeth Dau U 19 Som, Haselbury Warry Ellen Dau U 16 Som, Haselbury Warry William Son U 11 Som, Merriott |
| 1851 | 330 008 | Higher Street | Warry Robert Head M 81 Blacksmith Som, North Cricket? Warry Elizabeth Wife M 75 Dorset, Bridport Warry Jesse Son U 37 Blacksmith Som, Merriott |
|
| 1851 | NOT MERRIOTT | Barrington, Somerset | WARRY, Robert 55 Blacksmith, born Merriott WARRY, Hannah 54, born Merriott WARRY, Harriet 20, Dressmaker, born Barrington, Somerset WARRY, Elile 17, Son, born Barrington, Somerset WARRY, Mary, 15, Daughter, Glover, born Barrington, Somerset |
|
| 1861 | 36 100 | Lower Street | Warry Onesipherus Head M 60 Twine Manufacturer Som, Haselbury Warry Thirza Wife M 56 Som, Merriott Warry Ellen Dau U 25 School mistress Som, Haselbury Warry William Son U 21 Som, Merriott |
|
| 1861 | 39 123 | Lower Street | Warry John Head M 32 Warper of Sail Cloth Som, Chard Warry Mary Wife M 32 Glover Som, Merriott Warry Samuel Son U 11 Som, Merriott Warry Mary E Dau U 7 Som, Merriott Warry George Son U 5 Som, Merriott Warry Richard Son U 9 m Som, Lopen Osborne Richard Boarder U 35 M Ag. Lab, [brother of Mary] Som, Merriott |
|
| 1861 | 43 158 | Lower Street | Warry Richard Head M 56 Blacksmith Merriott Warry Anna Wife M 49 Som, Merriott Warry Eliza Dau U 25 Dressmaker Som, Merriott Warry Robert R Son U 23 Shepherd Som, Merriott |
Warry Betsy Dau U 17 Scholar Som, Merriott Warry Benjamin Son U 16 Scholar Merriott Warry Samuel Son U 14 Scholar Som, Merriott Warry Ann Dau U 8 Scholar Som, Merriott |
| 1861 | 49 025 | High Street | Trask Robert Head M 26 M Ag. Laborer Merriott Trask Jane Wife M 23 F Ag. Laborer Som, Merriott Trask Samuel Son U 3 M Scholar Som, Merriott |
Trask Mary Dau U 1 F Som, Merriott Warry (first name illegible) Widower W 63 M Ag. Laborer Som, Merriott |
| 1871 | 12 075 | Bow Mills | Warry Henry Serv U 13 Servant Boy Dorset, Mosterton | |
| 1871 | 24 014 | Hinton St.George | Warry Frederick Head M 28 Blacksmith Merriott Warry Susan Wife M 30 Som, Misterton |
Warry Anne Dau U 1 Som, Hinton St. George Warry Laura Dau U 1m Som, Hinton St. George |
| 1871 | 29 079 | Hinton St.George | Warry Simon Head M 57 Blacksmith Som, Merriott Warry Maria Wife M 57 Som, Bridgwater Warry Benjamin Son U 20 Shepherd Som, Hinton St. George |
|
| 1871 | 45 098 | Crewkerne | Warry Charles Head M 68 Blacksmith Som, Merriott Warry Hesther Wife M 69 Wife Som, Hinton St. George Warry Frank Grandson U 13 Blacksmith Apprentice Som, Wayford |
|
| 1871 | 61 011 | Lower Street | Warry Richard Head M 63 Blacksmith Merriott Warry Anna Wife M 59 Som, Merriott Warry Robert Son U 33 Gardener Som, Merriott |
Warry Elizabeth Dau U 28 Milliner Som, Merriott Warry Benjamin Son U 27 Butcher Som, Merriott Warry Samuel Son U 24 Butcher Som, Merriott Warry Ann Dau U 18 Maidservant Som, Merriott |
| 1871 | 61 017 | Lower Street | Wills Mary Head W 76 F Kneedlewoman Merriott | Warry Jessie Brother U 56 Blacksmith Merriott |
| 1871 | 65 051 | Lower Street | Warry Francis Head M 40 Blacksmith Som, Hinton St. George Warry William Walter Son U 12 Ploughboy Dorset, Broadwinsor Warry Samuel Charles Son U 8 Ag. Labourer Dorset, Broadwinsor Warry Thomas Son U 6 Scholar Dorset, Broadwinsor Warry Daniel Robert Son U 4 Scholar Dorset, Stocklinch |
|
| 1871 | 66 058 | Lower Street, P.O. | Warry Thirza Head W 67 Post Mistress Merriott Warry Ellen Dau U 35 Post Mistress Som, Haselbury Warry William Son U 31 Twine Manufacturer Merriott Shutler Susan Niece U 6 F Visitor Dorset, Drimpton |
|
| 1891 | 12 147 075 | Lower Street | Warry Richard Head W 86 Farmer Merriott Warry Robert Son S 51 Farmer Merriott Warry Ann Dau S 37 Housekeeper Merriott |
Warry George Grandson S 18 Assistant on Farm Merriott Wills Arthur Grandson S 12 Scholar Merriott |
| 1891 | 21 38 145 | Middle Path, Crewkerne | Warry John Head M 63 Flax Warper Chard, Somerset Warry Mary Wife M 63 Merriott Warry William Son S 19 Sail Cloth Weaver Canvas Crewkerne, Somerset Warry John Son S 12 Errand Boy Crewkerne, Somerset Burridge Alice B Granddau 8 Scholar Crewkerne, Somerset Deacon? George S G Son 2 Crewkerne, Somerset |
|
| 1891 | 20 119 113 | Cottage, Hinton St George | Warry Frederick Head M 48 Blacksmith Merriott Warry Emily Wife M 29 Monmouthshire Warry Laura Dau S 18 Hinton St George, Som |
Warry Francis Son S 15 Blacksmith Hinton St George Warry Flora Dau S 15 Scholar Hinton St George |
| 1891 | 11 147 069 | Post Office | Warry William Head S 48 Twine Manufacturer Merriott Warry Ellen Sister S 50 Som, Haselbury |
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| 1901 | 15 62 116 | Rectory Farm | Warry Robert Rousell Head S 62 Farmer Merriott Warry Ann S Sister S 48 House Keeper Merriott Warry Elizabeth Ann Niece S 25 Assistant Chiselborough, Somerset Wills Arthur Robert Nephew S 22 Farm Assistant Crewkerne |
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| 1901 | 20 64 141 | Post Office, Lower Street | Warry William Head S 59 Twine & Rope Manufacturer Merriott Warry Ellen Sister S 61 Merriott |
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1911 Census:
| Ref | No of Rooms | Abode | Persons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 8 | Rectory House | WARRY Robert R Head 73 S Small holder on own account At Home born Merriott GUY Emma Relative 48 W Dressmaker on own account At Home born Merriott WILLS Elizabeth Apartments 68 W Hearth Rug Maker on own account At Home born Merriott WILLS Violet Visitor 1 born Merriott |
| 24 | 6 | Knapp House | WARRY William Head 69 M Retired Rope & Twine Manufacturer born Merriott WARRY Anne Wife 48 Married under 1 year, no children, born Bow MIDDLESEX |
| 275 | 9 | Broadway | WARRY Benjamin Head 60 M Grocer, Draper & Dealer on Own Account At Home born Hinton St George SOM WARRY Mary Anna Wife 52 Married 27 years 3 children born alive 3 still living; Assisting in the Business born Hinton St George SOM WARRY Grace Edith Dau 26 S born Hinton St George SOM WARRY Rhesa Gilbert Son 21 S Clerk Solicitors; born Hinton St George SOM WARRY Leonard Benjamin Son 19 S Assistant Grocer Shop; born Hinton St George SOM |
| 253 | 5 | 16 Vivian Road, Newport MONMOUTHSHIRE | WARRY Benjamin Head 68 M Night Watchman at Works, Worker born Merriott WARRY Lucy Wife 59 Married 45 years [actually 40 years] 17 children born alive 11 still living; born Mosterton DORSET WARRY Lilly Dau 19 S General Domestic Outworker born Newport MONMOUTHSHIRE WARRY Fredrick Son 18 S Butcher at J Duckham, Worker born Newport MONMOUTHSHIRE |
WARRYs in Merriott in the 20th Century
There were no marriages recorded at All Saints Church 1901 – 1924; and only five burials 1901 – 1924.
For more information, please email sue@merriottfamiliesgenealogy.net
WARRY Information at the Somerset Record Office
Listed under Accession Number: S/1740; G/1764 Catalogue Mark: DD/WRY are Warry and associated families records. This is a summary of information available on the Somerset Archive & Record Service Website. http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/
1. Photographic albums with occasional notes and negatives. (Including Eliel & Hannah Warry’s family)
2. Index of Warry Family Society Members.
3. Family Bibles – Frederick & Mary Maria Warry; Mary Maria Gingell (1867 – 1924)
4. 8 mm cine film and tapes of Sherborne Fair and Mere Carnival – features also local family members and some ‘travelling folk’
5. Letters, papers and sundry parish notes referring to Warry & associated families in Somerset & Dorset
6. Minute book of Warry Family Society 1981.
7. Gingell family tree 1640 – 1971
8. M. Warry, Warry Family detailing English & Australian family links
9. Alphabetical file of papers and correspondence relating to Warry, Gingell, Daubeney etc families c 1970 – 1985.
10.Correspondence concerning the Warry arms, including transcripts of Warry family wills, 16th & 17th century.
11.Correspondence and papers concerning Warry family genealogy including wills going back to 1582.
12. Photographs of Philip Brown of Newbury, Berks, lute maker
13. Coachman’s livery button used by Warry family at Shapwick House, c 1880.
14. Copies of Warries Downunder – the Journal of the Warry Family Society 1986 – 88
15. Photographs of arms and armorial seals of the Warry and related family.
16. Photographs from portraits of members of the Warry family of Shapwick.
Quite a lot of interesting detail for Warry researchers!
Some Warrys moved to Hinton St George, and then to New South Wales, Australia