Person:Mary Grant (72)

Mary Ann Grant was baptised on 28th October 1821 at Sidlesham in Sussex, daughter of Mary Ann Grant, formerly Chaffer, and her husband Charles Grant, a labourer. She appears in the 1841 census working as a servant at an inn in the nearby city of Chichester. In 1845 she married a Daniel King at Chichester. By 1851 they were living at Hove, where Daniel was working as a brickmaker's labourer and had four children.

By 1861 they had moved back to Chichester, where both Daniel and Mary were working for the railways: Daniel as a porter and Mary as a gate keeper. They had nine children living with them. They were still in Chichester come 1871, when Daniel was working as a signalman. In total, Mary and Daniel appear to have had twelve children together.

Some time between 1871 and 1881 they left Chichester and moved to Brighton, where they appear in both the 1881 and 1891 censuses. Daniel worked again as an outside porter for the railway. Mary appears to have died some time between 1891 and 1901, as Daniel appears as a widower in the 1901 census. The most likely candidate for her death is in the Westhampnett district of Sussex (covering the Sidlesham area where she'd been born) in 1900, aged 78.

1. ↑ Sidlesham (St Mary) baptisms, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 340
   When baptised: 28 Oct 1821
   Name: Mary Anne
   Parents: Charles & Mary
   Surname: Grant
   Abode: Mill
   Father's occupation: Labourer
   By whom the ceremony was performed: T. Valentine

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 1119; Book 11; Folio 4; Page 13, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: West Street, Chichester (Subdeanery), Sussex
   William Ballard, male, 35 [1801-6], Innkeeper, not born in county
   Maria Ballard, female, 35 [1801-6], not born in county
   Hannah Ballard, female, 9 [1831/2], not born in county
   George Ballard, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Mary Ballard, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Osborn Ballard, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Adolphus Ballard, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   ~
   Ruth Tucker, female, 25 [1811-16], F[emale] S[ervant], not born in county
   Mary Whitehead, female, 25 [1811-16], F[emale] S[ervant], not born in county
   Margaret Corfield, female, 45 [1791-6], F[emale] S[ervant], not born in county
   Mary Grant, female, 20 [1816-21], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   Elizabeth Smith, female, 30 [1806-11], F[emale] S[ervant], not born in county
   Jane Barns, female, 20 [1816-21], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   Ann Gilding, female, 20 [1816-21], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   Charles Tyrrell, male, 20 [1816-21], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   Charles Ayling, male, 15 [1821-6], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   ~
   Richard Moorson, male, 55 [1781-6], Ind[ependent], not born in county
   Richard Smith, male, 30 [1806-11], Clergyman, not born in county
   John Watkins, male, 20 [1816-21], Clergyman, not born in county
   Richard Moorson, male, 20 [1816-21], Clerk, not born in county
   James Dunn, male, 30 [1806-11], Clerk, born in county
   John Mutton, male, 35 [1801-6], Commercial Traveller, born in county
   Charles Ward, male, 60 [1776-81], Coach Ironmonger, not born in county
   Benjamin Green, male, 25 [1811-16], Nail Ironmonger, not born in county
   Thomas Dorville, male, 20 [1816-21], Clerk, not born in county
   George Fraser, male, 30 [1806-11], Clerk, not born in county
   Francis Sewell, male, 25 [1811-16], Clerk, not born in county
   A. Brown, male, 30 [1806-11], Army, not born in county
   John Baker, male, 20 [1816-21], Commission Agent, not born in county
   David King, male, 20 [1816-21], Laceman, not born in county
   William Wallinger, male, 45 [1791-6], Clergyman, not born in county
   Thomas Bingley, male, 40 [1796-1801], Stationer, not born in county
   William Dadds, male, 30 [1806-11], Ind[ependent], not born in county
   Henry DuPre, male, 30 [1806-11], Clerk, not born in county
   Samuel Cooper, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ind[ependent], not born in county

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 1647; Folio 117; Page 33, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: 17 Hove Street, Hove, Brighton, Sussex
   Daniel King, head, married, male, 26 [1824/5], Brickmakers Lab, b. Brighton, Sussex
   Mary A. King, wife, married, female, 30 [1820/1], b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Daniel King, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Southwick, Sussex
   James King, son, male, 4 [1846/7], Scholar, b. Hove, Sussex
   George King, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Hove, Sussex
   Mary A. King, daughter, female, 3mo [1850/1], b. Hove, Sussex
   Joseph King, visitor, married, male, 24 [1826/7], Ag Lab, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Samuel Eastwell, visitor, unmarried, male, 22 [1828/9], Ag Lab, b. Finchley, Middlesex
   William Penikell, visitor, unmarried, male, 21 [1829/30], Ag Lab, b. Chichester, Sussex

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 623; Folio 57; Page 32, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Basin Road, Chichester (Subdeanery), Sussex
   Daniel King, head, married, male, 36 [1824/5], Railway Porter, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Mary Ann King, wife, married, female, 40 [1820/1], Gate Keeper, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Daniell King, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Engine Driver, b. Hove, Sussex
   James King, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1847/8], Errand Boy, b. Hove, Sussex
   George King, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1849/50], Errand Boy, b. Hove, Sussex
   Mary Ann King, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Hove, Sussex
   Charles King, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Hove, Sussex
   William King, son, unmarried, male, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Hove, Sussex
   Moses H. King, son, unmarried, male, 4 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Mark King, son, unmarried, male, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Thomas King, son, unmarried, male, 2 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex

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 1117; Folio 17; Page 25, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Bath House, Chichester (St Bartholomew), Sussex
   Daniel King, head, married, male, 46 [1824/5], Signalman, b. Brighton, Sussex
   Mary Ann King, wife, married, female, 49 [1821/2], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Charles King, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1851/2], Engine Driver, b. Brighton, Sussex
   Henry King, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1855/6], Bakers Boy, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Mark King, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1856/7], Printers Boy, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Thomas King, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex
   John King, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Fanny King, daughter, unmarried, female, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Ellen King, daughter, unmarried, female, 3 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex

6. ↑ 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 1087; Folio 67; Page 30, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 10 Queen Street, Brighton, Sussex
   Danial King, head, married, male, 55 [1825/6], Porter outside Railway, b. Brighton, Sussex
   Mary A. King, wife, married, female, 60 [1820/1], Wife no occupation, b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Ellen King, daughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Scholar, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Colin Jackson, lodger, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Fireman locomotive, b. West Dean, Sussex
   Edward Peel, lodger, unmarried, male, 26 [1854/5], Railway Guard, b. London, Middlesex

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 811; Folio 49; Page 40, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 13 Terminus Street, Brighton, Sussex
   Three rooms occupied
   Daniel King, head, married, male, 66 [1824/5], Outside Railway Porter, employed, b. Brighton, Sussex
   Mary Ann King, wife, married, female, 71 [1819/20], b. Siddlesham, Sussex

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

   d. Mary Ann KING, March Quarter 1900, Westhampnett Registration District, Vol. 2b, page 237, aged 79 [1820/1]