Person:Ann Epton (2)

Ann Epton was born on 27th December 1880 at Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, daughter of Mary Ann Epton, formerly Thornalley, and her husband John Epton, a coal porter. Ann appears in both the 1881 and 1891 censuses living with her parents and siblings on Wainfleet Road in Burgh le Marsh. By 1901 the family had moved to the neighbouring parish of Bratoft, where her father became a farmer. In the 1911 census Ann was described as doing dairy work on her father's farm at Bratoft.

On 4th February 1921, aged 40, Ann was married at Burgh le Marsh to married William Singleton, a widower who was 68 years old. They were married for four years; William died in March 1925.

By the outbreak of the Second World War, Ann had moved to the nearby seaside resort of Skegness, where she was working as a nurse. On 18th September 1940, aged 59, she married a widower called Charles Wilmot Birchall at Skegness.

Ann has yet to be traced after her second marriage. Charles died in 1954 in the Spilsby district (which included Skegness), but no plausible death for Ann in the area has been found.

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

   b. Ann EPTON, March Quarter 1881, Spilsby Registration District, Volume 7a, page 588, mother's maiden name Thornalley

2. ↑ 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 3257; Folio 5; Page 4, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Wainfleet Road, Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire
   John Epton, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Labourer at Coal Depot, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ann Epton, wife, married, female, 37 [1843/4], Labourers Wife, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   John Epton, son, male, 15 [1865/6], Labouring Boy, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ada Epton, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Alice Epton, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Rhoda Epton, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ellen Epton, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Edith Epton, daughter, female, 3 [1877/8], b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ernest Epton, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ann Epton, daughter, female, 3m [1880/1], b. Burgh, Lincolnshire

3. ↑ 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 2604; Folio 6; Page 3, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Wainfleet Road, Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire
   3 rooms occupied
   John Epton, head, married, male, 49 [1841/2], Coal Porter, employed, b. Thorpe, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ann Epton, wife, married, female, 46 [1844/5], b. Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
   Ada Epton, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ellen Epton, daughter, single, female, 14 [1876/7], b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Edith Epton, daughter, female, 13 [1877/8], b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ernest Epton, son, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ann Epton, daughter, female, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Robert Epton, son, male, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Epton, son, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Frank Epton, son, male, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Mary Maria Epton, daughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Anne Ada Epton, granddaughter, female, 2 [1888/9], b. Burgh, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 3077; Folio 43; Page 6, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Bratoft, Lincolnshire
   John Epton, head, male, 59 [1841/2], Farmer, employer, b. Thorpe, Lincolnshire
   Mary A. Epton, wife, married, female, 57 [1843/4], b. Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
   Edith Epton, daughter, single, female, 23 [1877/8], Shirtmaker, own a/c, at home, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ernest Epton, son, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Farmers Son, worker, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Ann Epton, daughter, single, female, 20 [1880/1], worker, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Robert Epton, son, male, 18 [1882/3], Grocer Shopkeeper, worker, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Frank Epton, son, single, male, 16 [1884/5], Grocer Shopkeeper, worker, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire
   Mary M. Epton, daughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], Dressmakers Apprentice, worker, b. Burgh, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 19861; Schedule 44, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Bratoft, Lincolnshire
   6 rooms occupied
   John Epton, head, male, 68 [1843/4], married, Farmer, employer, b. Thorpe St Peter, Lincolnshire
   Mary Epton, wife, female, 66 [1844/5], married 47 years, 15 children born alive, 12 children still living, b. Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
   Edith Epton, daughter, female, 33 [1877/8], single, b. Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire, Totally Cripple from Birth
   Ernest Epton, son, male, 31 [1879/80], Widower, Labourer on Farm, worker, at home, b. Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire
   Ann Epton, daughter, female, 30 [1880/1], single, Farmers daughter Dairy Work, worker, b. Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Epton, son, male, 27 [1883/4], single, Butcher Ass[istan]t, worker, b. Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire
   Frank Epton, son, male, 26 [1884/5], single, Grocer Ass[istan]t, worker, b. Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Skegness Urban District, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 37 Ida Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire
   Moody, William P. / male / b. 25 Sep 1852 / married / Grocer (Retired)
   Moody, Emily / female / b. 27 Apr 1853 / married / Household Duties unpaid
   Keir, Alice G. / female / b. 15 May 1876 / single / Domestic
   Singleton [later hand crossed out and replaced "Birchall"], Ann / female / b. 27 Dec 1881 / widow / Nurse