Person:Mary Grant (71)

Mary Ann Grant was baptised on 27th January 1822 at Baldock in Hertfordshire, daughter of George and Ann Grant. The 1841 census finds Mary living with her father and siblings in Baldock.

Later that year, Mary married Abraham Newland. They appear to have had at least two children together. Abraham died in 1849, aged 31. The 1851 census finds Mary living at Norton End, on the edge of Baldock but then in the neighbouring parish of Norton. She was living with her two children and her brother, and she was described as being in receipt of poor relief.

In 1853 Mary married Joseph Pratt, an agricultural labourer whose first wife had died in 1846. Mary and Joseph went on to have a daughter in 1853, but she died at the age of one. They then had a son in 1855. However, during 1856 first Joseph died, aged 43, then their young son died a few months later.

In 1857, Mary married for a third time. Her third husband was William Studman, who was over twenty years her senior. They appear to have had one daughter together. The 1861 and 1871 censuses each find Mary living with William and her children in the Norton Street area of Baldock, and working as a straw plaiter.

Mary died on 18th January 1874, aged 52. William survived her by about fifteen years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Baldock Parish Registers, 1558-1910. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Baldock in the County of Hertford in the Year 1822
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   438	1822 Jan[uar]y 27	Mary Ann D[aughte]r of	George & Ann	Grant	Norton Street	Labourer	Edward Irish, 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 436; Book 4; Folio 51; Page 17, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Baldock, Hertfordshire
   George Grant, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer]
   Mary Grant, female, 20 [1816-21]
   William Grant, male, 18 [1822/3]
   George Grant, male, 14 [1826/7]
   Charles Grant, male, 8 [1832/3]
   John Grant, male, 6 [1834/5]
   Catherine Grant, male, 4 [1836/7]
   Kezia Grant, female, 2 [1838/9]
   Joseph Ellis, male, 60 [1776-81]

   Column which was supposed to indicate whether born in same county or not left blank for this whole page.

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 1709; Folio 23; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address; Norton End, Norton, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Newland, head, widow, female, 29 [1821/2], receipt of Parish relief, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   John Newland, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   Jane Newland, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   John Grant, brother, unmarried, male, 15 [1835/6], Labourer, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire

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 816; Folio 30; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Norton Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire
   William Studman, head, married, male, 62 [1798/9], Ag[ricultural] Laborer, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Mary A. Studman, wife, married, female, 40 [1820/1], Straw Plaiter, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Caroline Studman, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/6], House Servant, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   John Newell, son in law, male, 13 [1847/8], Ag[ricultural] Laborer, b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   Jane Newell, daughter in law, female, 12 [1848/9], Straw Plaiter, b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   Mary A. Studman, daughter, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Baldock, Hertfordshire

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 1364; Folio 49; Page 25, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Victoria Cottages, Norton Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire
   William Studman, head, married, male, 73 [1797/8], Formerly Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Mary Studman, wife, married, female, 49 [1821/2], Plaiter, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   John Newlan, son in law, unmarried, male, 23 [1847/8], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   Jane Newlan, daughter in law, unmarried, female, 21 [1849/50], Plaiter, b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   Mary A. Studman, daughter, female, 12 [1858/9], Plaiter, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Mary Ann STUDMAN, March Quarter 1874, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 216, aged 52 [1821/2]

7. ↑ Findagrave.

   St Mary, Baldock:
   In Memory of / MARY / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / WILLIAM SUTDMAN / WHO DIED JANUARY 18TH 1874 / AGED 52 YEARS / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD