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Facts and Events
| Name |
Mary Penny |
| Gender |
Female |
| Christening[1] |
2 Oct 1791 |
St. Pinnock, Cornwall, England |
| Marriage |
15 Nov 1837 |
Saltash, Cornwall, EnglandSt Stephen by Saltash
to Robert Harry |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Saltash, Cornwall, EnglandCulver House |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Saltash, Cornwall, EnglandCulver Park |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Saltash, Cornwall, EnglandFore Street |
| Death[5] |
5 Dec 1861 |
Saltash, Cornwall, EnglandFore Street |
Mary Penny was baptised on 2nd October 1791 at St Pinnock in Cornwall, daughter of a miller named William Penny and his wife Mary.
Mary worked as a domestic servant. She did not marry until she was 46 years old. Her husband was a widower named Robert Harry, who worked as a waterman. They married on 15th November 1837 at St Stephen by Saltash. The 1841 census finds Mary still working as a domestic servant at Culver Park in Saltash, whilst Robert was living at Tamar Street in the town on census night. The 1851 census finds them together at Culver Park, looking after Robert's granddaughter Sarah, whose mother (Robert's daughter Mary Ann) had died in 1843.
By 1861 they had left Culver Park and were living at Fore Street in Saltash.
Mary died on 5th December 1861 at Fore Street. She had been suffering with cancer of the womb for two years. Robert survived her by four years.
References
- ↑ Cornwall Family History Society. Cornwall Baptisms.
ch. 2 Oct 1791, St Pinnock: Mary daughter of William & Mary Peeny
This baptism has been linked to the Mary Penny who married Robert Harry in 1837 on the basis that in the 1851 and 1861 censuses she claimed to have been born around 1791 at St Pinnock, and her marriage certificate tells us that her father's name was William.
- ↑ 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 135; Book 13; Folio 32; Page 59, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Culver House, Saltash, Cornwall
Mary Richards, female, 65 [1771-6] Ind, born in county
Mary Harry, female, 50 [1786-91], F.S., born in county
Judith Sarkin, female, 20 [1816-21], F.S., born in county
- ↑ 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 1900; Folio 473; Page 78, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Culver Park, Saltash, Cornwall
Robert Harry, head, married, male, 64 [1786/7], Waterman, b. St Ive, Cornwall
Mary Harry, wife, married, female, 60 [1790/1], b. St Pinnock, Cornwall
Sarah Mary Watson, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Saltash, Cornwall
- ↑ 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 1525; Folio 92; Page 14, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall
Robert Harry, head, married, male, 73 [1787/8], Waterman, b. St Ive, Cornwall
Mary Harry, wife, married, female, 70 [1790/1], b. St Pinnock, Cornwall
- ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
| Registration District St Germans | | 1861 Death in the Sub-district of Saltash in the County of Cornwall | | No. | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar | | 490 | Fifth December 1861
Fore Street
Saltash | Mary Harry | female | 72 years [1788/9] | Wife of Robert Harry
Waterman | Schirrous Womb
2 years
certified | Mary Vickery
Present at the death
Fore Street
Saltash | Fifth December 1861 | William Spicer Porter
Registrar |
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