Dorothy Amelia Berry

24 April 1894 - 26 October 1946

Her parents were John Alfred Berry (1 January 1849 - 19 April 1937) and Elizabeth Brown (15 July 1862 - 17 November 1929), married 26 July 1881 at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Nottingham.

Dorothy was born on Tuesday 24 April 1894 at 141 Clare Street, Northampton.

Birth: Dorothy Amelia Berry			Quarter: Jun 1894		District: Northampton		Volume: 3b	Page: 65
	REGISTRATION DISTRICT			Northampton
1894	BIRTH in the Sub-district of			St. Giles		in the	County of Northampton
No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
110	Twenty-fourth April 1894 141 Clare Street Northampton U. S. D.	Dorothy Amelia	Girl	John Alfred Berry	Elizabeth Berry formerly Brown	Shoe Manufacturer	E. Berry Mother 141 Clare Street Northampton	Fourth June 1894	E.S. Robinson Registrar

On Thursday 4 May 1922 Dorothy married Harold Tyler Peacock at the Parish Church, Abington, Northampton.

Marriage: Dorothy A. Berry		Quarter: Jun 1922		District: Northampton		Volume: 3b	Page: 99	Spouse: Peacock
1922	Marriage solemnized at		the Parish Church			in the	Parish
	of	Abington			in the County of		Northampton
No.	When Married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the Time of Marriage	Father's Name and Surname	Rank or Profession of Father
289	May 4th 1922	Harold Tyler Peacock	27	Bachelor	Bank Cashier	11 Colwyn Rd	John Peacock	(deceased)
289	May 4th 1922	Dorothy Amelia Berry	28	Spinster	-	46 Albany Rd	John Alfred Berry	Retired Shoe Manufacturer
Married in the	Parish Church	according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the			Established Church	~~by or~~ after	banns	by me,
This Marriage was solemnized between us,		H.T. Peacock		in the Presence of us,	Daniel A. Berry	H.R. Watson		W.E. Weighill Vicar of Christ Church Northampton
This Marriage was solemnized between us,		Dorothy A. Berry		in the Presence of us,	Elizabeth Berry	F.E. Peacock

On Monday 16 February 1925 their son John Desmond was born in Northampton.

Birth: John D. Peacock			Quarter: Mar 1925		District: Northampton		Volume: 3b	Page: 102	Mother: Berry
	REGISTRATION DISTRICT			Northampton & Hardingstone
1925	BIRTH in the Sub-district of			All Saints Northampton		in the	County of Northampton
No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar	Name entered after registration
333	Sixteenth February 1925 50 Clarence Avenue U. D.	John	Boy	Harold Tyler Peacock	Dorothy Amelia Peacock formerly Berry	Bank Cashier	H. T. Peacock Father 50 Clarence Avenue Northampton	Thirteenth March 1925	Sydney A Alford Registrar	John Desmond

She died on Saturday 26th October 1946 at Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire. Details appeared in the local newspapers during the following week.

Death: Dorothy A. Peacock			Quarter: Dec 1946		District: Kettering		Volume: 3b	Page: 442	Age: 52
	REGISTRATION DISTRICT			Kettering
1946	DEATH in the Sub-district of			Kettering		in the	County of Northampton
No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
497	Twenty sixth October 1946 15 Ridgway Road Barton Seagrave U. D.	Dorothy Amelia Peacock	Female	52 years	The wife of Harold Tyler Peacock Bank accountant	Suicide by hanging herself at Barton Seagrave on the 26th October 1946 and that she was not responsible for her at the time actions ^ of so doing No P.M.	Certificate received from J S Parker ~Coroner for East Northants Inquest held 28th October 1946	Thirty first October 1946	A Southwell INTERIM Registrar

		NORTHAMPTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Monday 28 October 1946 Page 8<	Inquest at Kettering The East Northants Coroner (Capt. J. S. Parker) will hold an inquest at 15, Ridgeway-road, Barton Seagrave, at 5.30 this evening (Monday) on Mrs. Dorothy Amelia Peacock, who was found dead at her home.

		NORTHAMPTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Tuesday 29 October 1946 Page 4	DEATHS PEACOCK.-On October 26th, at 15, Ridgeway-road, Barton Seagrave (suddenly) DOROTHY, the dearly beloved Wife of HAROLD PEACOCK. Cremation Wednesday, 12 noon. No flowers by request.

		KETTERING LEADER and GUARDIAN AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ADVERTISER Friday 1 November 1946 Page 4	Feared a Breakdown A verdict of suicide at a time when she was not responsible for her actions was returned by the East Northants Coroner (Capt. J. S. Parker) at an inquest at Barton Seagrave on Monday. The inquiry was into the death of Mrs. Dorothy Amelia Peacock (52), of 15, Ridgeway-road, Barton Seagrave, who was found dead on Saturday morning. Dr. J W. Notley, Kettering, said that Mrs. Peacock was dead when he examined her. There were marks on her neck to suggest that a rope had been twice round it. He had been attending her for two or three weeks, and she had been depressed and anxious. Twenty years ago she had had a nervous breakdown and was fearing another. Harold Tyler Peacock, husband, bank accountant, said that he left home at 10.30 on Saturday, when his wife was engaged in household duties. When he returned an hour later he found her hanging by a rope from the banisters. He sent for help and cut her down. Giving the verdict, Capt. Parker said that there was no doubt that Mrs. Peacock dreaded another breakdown. Supt. A J. Chapman was present on behalf of the police.