Person:Mary Turner (199)

Mary Turner was baptised on 2nd August 1818 at Heckington in Lincolnshire, daughter of Sarah Turner, formerly Allen, and her husband John Turner, a farmer. John died in 1839, when Mary was 21 years old. The 1841 census finds Mary living with her mother and some of her siblings at North Street in Heckington.

Mary was married at Heckington on 26th July 1843, aged about 25, to Whitaker Dring, a saddler who was originally from Heckington, but who was living in the nearby village of South Kyme when they married.

Mary and Whitaker settled in South Kyme for the first few years after their marriage, having five children born there between 1844 and 1854, although one died young in 1851. They also appear at South Kyme in the 1851 census, with Whitaker described as a master saddler employing one man. Also in 1851, Mary's mother died back in Heckington.

In the mid-1850s Mary and Whitaker moved from South Kyme to the nearby village of Billinghay, where they had another three children between 1856 and 1861. The 1861 census finds the family living on King Street in Billinghay.

Whitaker died at Billinghay on 19th June 1862, aged 43. He was buried back in Heckington. Mary was left with their seven surviving children to raise, the youngest of whom was less than a year old.

After Whitaker's death, Mary supported herself working as a harness maker. Each census from 1871 to 1891 finds her living in Billinghay with some of her children and working as a harness maker. She also had a granddaughter staying with her at the time of the 1891 census.

Mary died on 3rd May 1891 at Billinghay, aged 72. She was buried back at Heckington.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Heckington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1559-1968. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Heckington in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1818
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   313	1818 August 2nd	Mary daughter of	John and Sarah	Turner	Heckington	Farmer	Henry B. Benson, Curate

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 619; Book 13; Folio 18; page 28, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: North Street, Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Turner, female, 60 [1776-81], Ind[ependent], born in county
   John Turner, male, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Elizabeth Turner, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Mary Turner, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Joseph Vacey, male, 15 [1821-6], Servant, 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 2101; Folio 139; Page 15, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Whitacker Dring, head, married, male, 32 [1818/19], Saddler Master [employing] One Man, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Mary Dring, wife, married, female, 32 [1818/19], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   John T. Dring, son, male, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Sarah T. Dring, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth G. Dring, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire

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 2341; Folio 12; Page 18, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: King Street, Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Whitaker Dring, head, married, male, 42 [1818/19], Saddler, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Mary Dring, wife, married, female, 42 [1818/19], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Dring, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1846/7], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Catherine Dring, daughter, female, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Richard Dring, son, male, 7 [1853/4], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Dring, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Anthony Dring, son, male, 2 [1858/9], b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Emmerson Blackbourn, apprentice, unmarried, male, 16 [1844/5], Saddler, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire

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 3347; Folio 19; Page 32, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Billinghay Village, Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Mary Dring, head,widow, female, 52 [1818/19], Harness Maker, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Dring, daughter, unmarried, female, 24 [1846/7], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Catherine Dring, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1851/2], Dressmaker, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Anthony Dring, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Edward W. Dring, son, male, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire

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 3221; Folio 13; Page 20, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Mary Dring, head, widow, female, 62 [1818/19], Harnessmaker, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Dring, daughter, unmarried, female, 34 [1846/7], Servant at Home, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 24 [1856/7], Dressmaker, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Anthony D[itt]o, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1858/9], Harnessmaker, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Edward Whitacker, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1861/2], Harnessmaker, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire

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 2577; Folio 11; Page 13, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Mary Dring, head, widow, female, 72 [1818/19], Harness Maker, employer, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah T. Dring, daughter, single, female, 44 [1846/7], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth F. [sic] Dring, daughter, single, female, 34 [1856/7], Dressmaker, employer, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Anthony Dring, son, single, male, 31 [1859/60], Harness Maker, employed, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Edward W. Dring, son, single, male, 29 [1861/2], Harness Maker, employed, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Mary J. Maplethorpe, granddaughter, single, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Billinghay Fen, Lincolnshire
   William Audiss, boarder, single, male, 20 [1870/1], Harness Makers Apprentice, employed, b. Laceby, Lincolnshire

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

   d. Mary DRING, June Quarter 1891, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 394, aged 72 [1818/19]

9. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1891
   DRING Mary.
   Personal Estate £146 7s. 3d.
   13 June. Administration (with the Will) of the Personal Estate of Mary Dring late of Billinghay in the County of Lincoln Widow who died 3 May 1891 at Billinghay was granted at Lincoln to John Dring of Billinghay Butcher the Son one of the Residuary Legatees.

10. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Heckington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1559-1968. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

    BURIALS in the Parish of Heckington in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1891
    No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
    616	Mary Dring	Billinghay	May 7th	72	G.T. Cameron, Vicar

11. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 4, 15 May 1891.

    Deaths.
    BILLINGHAY.-May 3, Mary widow of Whitacker Dring, aged 72.