Person:Mary Culverhouse (2)

Mary Ann Culverhouse claimed to have been born around 1807 at Clipstone, a farm in the hamlet of Eggington in the parish of Leighton Buzzard. No baptism for her as an infant has been found, although it is possible that she was the Mary Ann daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Culverhouse baptised in 1825 in the neighbouring parish of Stanbridge, but who was said to be from Eggington. Certainly Mary's father was a farmer called Thomas, as he lived with her after her marriage.

Mary was married in 1827 at Leighton Buzzard to James Kempson, an agricultural labourer from the nearby village of Totternhoe. After their marriage they settled in Eggington, where they appear to have had seven daughters between about 1828 and 1849. Each census from 1841 to 1861 finds Mary and James living in Eggington with some of their children. Mary was described in both 1851 and 1861 as a straw plaiter. By 1871 all their children had left home.

James died in 1878, aged 80.

The 1881 census finds Mary living with her granddaughter Jane Dudley in Eggington. Mary was described as a pauper at this time. Ten years later Mary was living with her widowed daughter Elizabeth Dudley and two Dudley grandchildren, including the Jane she had been living with ten years earlier.

Mary died on 6th March 1895 at Eggington. She was about 87 years old.

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

   ch. 28 Jun 1825, Stanbridge, Bedfordshire: Mary Anne / Thomas & Elizabeth / Culverhouse

   Bedfordshire Surname Index says abode given as Eggington - possibly a non-infant baptism? Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Record Office.

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 5; Book 23; Folio 10; Page 15, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Kemson, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Mary Ann Kemson, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Elizabeth Kemson, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Ann Kemson, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Mary Kemson, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Sarah Kemson, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Martha Kemson, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Thomas Culverhouse, male, 60 [1776-81], not born in county

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 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 1756; Folio 32; Page 19, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Kempson, head, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Kempson, wife, married, female, 43 [1807/8], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Kempson, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1833/4], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Kempson, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Martha Kempson, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Straw Platter School, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Emma Kempson, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Straw Platter School, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Kempson, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Culverhouse, father in law, widower, male, 72 [1778/9], Parish Relief Formerly Farmer, b. Wing, Buckinghamshire

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 1005; Folio 25; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Kempson, head, married, male, 60 [1800/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Kempson, wife, married, female, 53 [1807/8], Straw Plaiter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Emma Kempson, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Kempson, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], Straw Plaiter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire

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 1560; Folio 81; Page 13, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Eggington, Bedfordshire
   James Kempson, head, married, male, 71 [1799/1800], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Kempson, wife, married, female, 63 [1807/8], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 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 1640; Folio 19; Page 8, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Kempson, head, widow, female, 72 [1808/9], Pauper, b. Egginton Clipston
   Jane Dudley, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 30 [1850/1], Straw Plaiter, b. Egginton

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 1264; Folio 15; Page 4, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Cottage, Egginton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Elizabeth Dudley, head, widow, female, 62 [1828/9], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Dudley, daughter, single, female, 40 [1850/1], Straw Plaiter, employed, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Maryann Kempson, mother, widow, female, 82 [1808/9], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   George Brown, lodger, single, male, 22 [1868/9], Labourer, employed, b. Shefford, Berkshire
   Richard Dudley, son, single, male, 22 [1868/9], Railway Labourer, employed, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire

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

   d. Mary KEMPSON, March Quarter 1895, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 290, aged 87 [1807/8]

9. ↑ Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   12 Mar 1895.

   DEATHS.
   KEMPSON.-On the 6th inst., at Eggington, Mary Kempson, aged 87 years.