Bertha Mary Westpfahl
Bertha was born on February 22nd, 1883 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
Aged 8 in 1891
Aged 25 in 1911
WESTPFAHL, MARY BERTHA DUNKAR
GRO Reference: 1883 M Quarter in LIVERPOOL
Volume 08B Page 50
Born at 75 Bevington Hill, U.S.D.
Mary Bertha, Girl.
Father Christian Westpfahl, Pork Butcher
Mother, Sophia Westpfahl, formerly Kunkar
Informant: Sophia Westpfahl, Mother, 20 Linton St.
Birth rigistered: 6 March 1993 in sub-district of St Martin.
Bertha's father was
Christian Friedrich Westpfahl and her mother was
Anna Catharina Soffea Dunkacke. Her paternal grandparents were
Heinrich Christian Frederick Westpfahl and
Metha (Margaretha) Sophie Albertine Düssmann; her maternal grandparents were
Hermann Heinrich Dunkacke and
Margarethe Elisabeth Engelmann. She had a sister named
Merri or Maria. She was the older of the two children. She had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named
Christian,
Wilhelmine,
Freda and
Elise.
General Notes
"Westphall" used for Sidney and Herbert's birth registrations
There are no recorded adult deaths for a Westpfahl between 1885 and 1888 in the NW, so Mary Bertha and Marie Frederica must have been born to mother Sophie Dunkacke before she married Christian Friederich.
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Whereabouts
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Bertha lived on a temporary basis at
89 Opic Street for four years from 1891 to about 1895.
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Occupancy/Contact Notes
Henry Dittmer was a Lodger with Christian and Sophie Westphahl and daughters Bertha and Merri in 1891
Bertha and
Edwin were married in a civil ceremony in June 1909 in
West Derby.
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Marriage/Union Notes
Marriages Jun 1909 (>99%)
KIDD Edwin W. Derby 8b 751
WESTPFAHL Bertha Mary W.Derby 8b 751
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1909
KIDD Edwin WESTPFAHL Bertha M West Derby, Register Office or Registrar Attended REG_WD/255/32
They had two sons and a daughter, named
Sydney,
Herbert and
Bertha. There are no more children.
Family Notes
WESTPFAHL Bertha M KIDD Edwin West Derby, Register Office or Registrar Attended Liverpool REG_WD/255/32
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Children
Bertha Marion Kidd
Bertha was born on May 30th, 1909 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
Name: Bertha Marion Kidd
Year of Registration: 1909
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 482
Births Sep 1909 (>99%)
KIDD Bertha Marion W. Derby 8b 482
She died at the age of 88 in April 1998 in
Keighley.
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Death Notes
Name: Bertha Marion Kidd
Birth Date: 30 May 1909
Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 1998
Age at death (estimated): 88
Registration district: Keighley
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Register number: A34C
District and Subdistrict: 0821A
Entry number: 7
Sydney Kidd
Sydney was born in September 1911 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
Name: Sydney Kidd
Year of Registration: 1911
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's Maiden Name: Westphall
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 874
Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
KIDD Sydney Westphall W. Derby 8b 874
Herbert Kidd
Herbert was born in March 1915 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
Name: Herbert Kidd
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's Maiden Name: Westphall
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 1037