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Facts and Events
| Name |
Mary Biggs |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1] |
14 Sep 1832 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England |
| Christening[1] |
16 Dec 1832 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandBowling |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, EnglandLea Street |
| Marriage |
5 Feb 1853 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, EnglandSt Mary
to Joseph Marshall |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England64 Albert Road |
| Census[5] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England54 Albert Road |
| Census[6] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England30 Albert Road |
| Census[7] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England16 Hitchin Road |
| Census[8] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England27 Park Road West |
| Death[9][10] |
3 Sep 1904 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England43 Park Road West |
Mary Ann Biggs was born on 14th September 1832 at Harpenden in Hertfordshire, daughter of William and Susan Biggs. The 1841 census finds Mary living in the Bowling Alley area of Harpenden (later renamed Southdown), living in the household of a farmer called William Weatherhead and working as a straw plaiter. By 1851 Mary had moved to the nearby town of Luton where she was working as a sewer and lodging on Lea Street. Two other lodgers in the same house were Sarah and Mary Marshall, who were aunt and niece to each other.
Mary was married at Luton on 5th February 1853, aged 20, to a straw hat blocker called Joseph Marshall, who was the nephew of the Sarah Marshall and brother of the Mary Marshall that Mary had been lodging with in the 1851 census. Between 1854 and 1872 Mary and Joseph appear to have had thirteen childen together. In both the 1861 and 1871 censuses the family was living on Albert Road in Luton. In 1861 they also had a lodger staying with them called Hannah Barker, who twenty years earlier had also been living with Mary in William Weatherhead's household in Harpenden.
Joseph died in 1880, aged 49. The following year's census finds Mary living at 30 Albert Road with five of her children and working as a straw hat manufacturer. By 1891 Mary was working as a nurse, and living with her daughter Ellen and her family at 16 Hitchin Road in Luton. By 1901 she was living at Park Road West.
Mary died on 3rd September 1904 at 43 Park Road West, just a few days short of what would have been her 72nd birthday.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Harpenden Parish Registers.
| BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Harpenden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1832 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parents' Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 1202 | Born 14th Sept[embe]r
Baptized 16th Dec[embe]r | Mary Anne Daughter of | William & Susan | Bigg | Harpenden | Malster | J.E. Johnson |
- ↑ 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 441; Book 4; Folio 7; Page 9, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Bowling, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
William Weatherhed, male, 65 [1771-6], Farmer, born in county
Hannah Barker, female, 40 [1796-1801], F[emale] S[ervant] born in county
William Shepard, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
Thomas Burgis, male, 20 [1816-21], B. Lab[ourer], born in county
Mary Newsom, female, 10 [1830/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Mary Bigg, female, 9 [1831/2], Pla[iter], 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 1757; Folio 658; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Lea Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
John Harris, head, married, male, 49 [1801/2], Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Phillis Harris, wife, married, female, 45 [1805/6], Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
John Harris, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Eleanor Haywood, granddaughter, female, 4 [1846/7], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Mary Biggs, lodger, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Sarah Marshall, lodger, unmarried, female, 29 [1821/2], Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Mary Marshall, lodger, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1012; Folio 123; Page 40, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 64 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
Joseph Marshall, head, married, male, 29 [1831/2], Straw plait manufacturer, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
Mary Marshall, wife, married, female, 29 [1831/2], Straw plait manufacturer, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Eliza Marshall, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
George Marshall, son, male, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
John Marshall, son, 6m [1860], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
George Marshall, brother, unmarried, male, 23 [1837/8], Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Hannah Barker, boarder, widow, female, 60 [1800/1], Platter, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Maria Biggs, boarder, female, 14 [1846/7], Bonnet sewer, b. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Rachel Leiney, boarder, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], Bonnet sewer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Charles Martin, boarder, unmarried, male, 17 [1843/4], Labourer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1573; Folio 23; Page 38, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: 54 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
Joseph Marshall, head, married, male, 39 [1831/2], Straw hat blocker, b. Herts Lawrence End Nr Luton
Mary A. Marshall, wife, married, female, 38 [1832/3], Straw hat sewer, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Lizzie Marshall, daughter, female, 15 [1855/6], Straw hat sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
George Marshall, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
John Marshall, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Albert Marshall, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Ellen Marshall, daughter, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1651; Folio 75; Page 14, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 30 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
Mary Marshall, head, widow, female, 49 [1831/2], Straw Hat Manufacturer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Lizzie Marshall, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1855/6], Staw Hat Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Albert Marshall, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], General Laborer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Ellen Marshall, daughter, female, 17 [1863/4], Straw Hat Machinist, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Jane Marshall, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Rose Marshall, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b.. Luton, Bedfordshire
Lucy Merwith, visitor, female, 3 [1877/8], b. St Pancras, Middlesex
George Burton, boarder, male, 16, General Laborer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1272; Folio 120; Page 28, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: Hairdresser's Shop, 16 Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
Nehemiah Barford, head, married, male, 32 [1858/9], Straw Hat Siffener, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Ellen Barford, wife, married, female, 27 [1863/4], Straw Hat Machinist, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Nellie Barford, daughter, female, 4 [1886/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Rix Barford, son, male, 13 days [1891], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Mary Marshall, mother in law, widow, female, 59 [1831/2], Nurse, employed, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
- ↑ 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 1516; Folio 148; Page 17, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: 27 Park Road West, Luton, Bedfordshire
4 rooms occupied
Charles Wiseman, head, married, male, 76 [1824/5], none [occupation], b. Watbridge, Bedfordshire
Susannah Wiseman, wife, married, female, 66 [1834/5], Straw Hat Sewer, worker - at home, b. Harlington, Bedfordshire
Mary Marshall, boarder, widow, female, 69 [1831/2], Nurse, worker, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Joseph Meredith, boarder, single, male, 17 [1883/4], Iron Moulder, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Mary MARSHALL, September Quarter 1904, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 240, aged 72 [1831/2]
- ↑ Luton Times and Advertiser
Page 8, 9 Sep 1904.
DEATHS.
Sept. 3, at 43, Park-road West, Luton, Mary Marshall, aged 73 years.
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