Emma was born in 1850 in South Molton, Devon, England.1 Emma's father was Thomas PERRY and her mother was Maria KINGDOM. Her maternal grandparents were John KINGDOM and Mary. She had two brothers and two sisters, named John, Frederick, Sarah and Frances. She was the second youngest of the five children. She died at the age of 21 in 1871 in Hampstead, Camden, Greater London, England.2