Person:Mary Lichfield (1)

Mary Ann Lichfield was baptised on 30th March 1823 at Aspley Guise in Bedfordshire, daughter of a labourer called James Lichfield and his wife Sarah.

On 24th September 1839, aged 16, Mary married John Cook at Husborne Crawley, just east of Aspley Guise. They went on to have thirteen children between 1839 and 1868, although at least eight of them died before reaching adulthood. The first four children were born at Husborne Crawley, where the 1841 census finds them living on Crow Lane. Between 1844 and 1846 they returned to Aspley Guise where the other nine children were born.

The 1851 and 1861 censuses find the family living at New Town in Aspley Guise. John worked as an agricultural labourer, whilst Mary was working as a lace maker in 1851 and a dressmaker in 1861. In 1871 and 1881 they were living at Station Road in Aspley Guise, with John working as a gardener. The station referred to in the street name will be Woburn Sands station, which had opened in 1846.^[9] By 1891 they were living on West Street in Aspley Guise.

Mary died in 1898, aged 75. John survived her by two years.

1. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 30 Mar 1823, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire: Mary Ann daughter of James & Sarah Lichfield

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 5; Book 20; Folio 13; Page 20, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Crow Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   John Cook, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Mary Cook, female, 15 [1821-26], born in county
   Louisa Cook, female, 6 months [1840/1], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1755; Folio 56; Page 31, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: New Town, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   John Cook, Head, married, male, 31 [1819/20], Ag[ricultural] Laborer, b. H. Crawley, Beds
   Mary Ann Cook, Wife, married, female, 29 [1831/2], Lace Maker, b. Aspley, Beds
   Louise Cook, Daur, female, 10 [1840/1], At home, b. H. Crawley, Beds
   Charles Cook, Son, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. H. Crawley, Beds
   Elizabeth Cook, Daur, female, 5 [1845/6], At home, b. Aspley, Beds
   Maria Cook, Daur, female, 2 [1848/9], At home, b. Aspley, Beds

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1003; Folio 37; Page 26, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: New Town, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   John Cook, head, married, male, 40 [1820/1], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Cook, wife, married, female, 38 [1822/3], Dress Maker, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Maria Cook, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Cook, son, male, 9 [1851/2], b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Cook, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], b. Aspley, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1557; Folio 8; Page 10, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Station Road, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   John Cook, head, married, male, 50 [1820/1], Gardener, b. Husborn Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Cook, wife, married, female, 48 [1822/3], Gardener Wife, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Mariah Cook, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1849/50], Servant, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Cook, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1852/3], Labourer, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Julia Cook, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Annie Cook, daughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Albert Cook, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1637; Folio 8; Page 9, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Station Road, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   John Cook, head, married, male, 60 [1820/1], Gardener, b. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Cook, wife, married, female, 58 [1822/3], b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Alfred L. Juckes, lodger, unmarried, male, 22 [1858/9], Printer, b. Ledbury, Herefordshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1262; Folio 24; Page 15, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: West Street, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Four rooms occupied
   John Cook, head, married, male, 70 [1820/1], Jobbing Gardener, employed, b. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Cook, wife, married, female, 68 [1822/3], b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Mary Ann COOK, June Quarter 1898, Woburn Registration District, Volume 3b, page 220, aged 76 [1821/2]

9. ↑ Aspley Guise station did not open until 1905.