Background
Edward was born on May 10, 1861 in Kingston, Canada.
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Edward was born on May 10, 1861 in Kingston, Canada.
He graduated around 1880, it is unknown exactly in which faculty he enrolled, probably a scientific one, because he was later a member of the "Royal Society of Chemistry.".
Little is known about his childhood, we know only that he returned to London still as a child. The bank prospered, but Berry decided to become an agent for the travel agency "Thomas Cook"son" In 1892 Edward created a service agency for the British residents, which took care of buying and selling homes, lease, freight or luggage, et cetera Probably the two knew each other for a long time since Margaret had come for the first time in Bordighera already in 1886.
The couple had no children and created a very profound relationship with Clarence Bicknell, much admired and appreciated by both.
The Berry collaborated and helped Bicknell in all its initiatives such as the creation of Bicknell Museum, the botanical and archaeological research on Mount Bego, the construction of the Fontanalba house et cetera Their home, Villa Monte Verde, built in 1904, became the cultural core of Bordighera, as was Villa Rosa in the days of Bicknell.
The Villa Monte Verde still exists and is located in Via Mostaccini, but unfortunately has been converted into an apartment building. There she lived for another twenty-two years, and died in 1957 at the venerable age of 90.
The advancing years and the arrival of fascism led to the sale of Villa Monte Verde and her move to Taplow, in the county of Buckinghamshire where lived her sister Caroline Packe.