Person:Mary Hadey (1)

Mary Hadey was baptised on 29th February 1756 at Cottered in Hertfordshire, daughter of a farmer called George Hadey and his wife Martha.

On 26th October 1775, aged 29, Mary married George Males at Cottered. Mary's brother James was one of the witnesses to their marriage.

Mary and George went on to have a son called James baptised at Cottered in 1777. They then had twins, John and George, the following year. Mary died shortly after giving birth to the twins. The twins were baptised on 5th December 1778, and Mary was buried seven days later, on 12th December 1778. She was 22 years old. One of the twins, John, died shortly afterwards, being buried on 21st December.

George survived Mary by over sixty years and would marry again in 1780.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Cottered. Parish registers, 1558-1977. (Hertford: Security Microfilms, 1975-1989).

   1756 / Hady / Mary Daug[hte]r of George Hady Jun[io]r Farmer & Martha his wife (born [blank]) Feb[ruary] 29

   This baptism has been linked to the Mary Hadey who married George Males in 1775 on the basis that it is in the same parish in which she married and at a plausible time, and one of the witnesses to the marriage was a James Hadey, and the Mary baptised in 1756 had a brother called James, who was baptised at Cottered in 1754.

2. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Cottered. Parish registers, 1558-1977. (Hertford: Security Microfilms, 1975-1989).

   Buried 1778 / Mailes {Mary wife of George Mailes Dec[ember] 12