Person:Mary Cousins (12)

Mary Ann Cousins was baptised on 27th December 1840 at Hunston in Sussex, daughter of Lucy Cousins, formerly Grant, and her husband Ephraim Cousins, an agricultural labourer. Mary appears in the 1841 census living with her parents and siblings at Church Lane in Hunston.

In 1842, when Mary was about two years old, her father died. Just over three years later her mother married again, with her second husband being an agricultural labourer named George Harris, who thus became her stepfather.

Sadly Mary died at the age of ten, being buried at Hunston on 8th November 1850.

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

   ch. 27 Dec 1840, Hunston, Sussex: Mary Ann daughter of Ephraim & Lucy Cousens

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex 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 1100; Book 7; Folio 5; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Church Lane, Hunston, Sussex
   James Cosens, male, 65 [1771-6], Yeoman, born in county
   Martha Cosens, female, 50 [1786-91], Ind, born in county
   Charles Jupp, male, 15 [1821-6], M.S., born in county
   ~ next household ~
   Ephraim Cosens, male, 25 [1811-6], Ag Lab, born in county
   Lucy Cosens, female, 25 [1811-6], born in county
   Henry Cosens, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   John Cosens, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Ephraim Cosens, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Mary Cosens, female, 6 months [1840/1], born in county

3. ↑ England. National Burial Index.

   bur. 8 Nov 1850, St Leodegar, Hunston, Sussex: Mary Ann Cosens, aged 10 [1839/40]

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Archives.