Mary Ann Waters. Born Waverley Hants

[hillgorilla]

Hi,
I'm trying to find out information about my Great Great Grandmother. She was a Mary Ann Waters (married name Weeks). She was born in Waverley, Hants in about 1857. She died in Wandsworth 1887. I'm trying to find out about her family.

[CaroleW]

Do you have a copy of her marriage cert showing her fathers name?

There is a Mary Ann Waters aged 3 on the 1861 census but her birthplace is Farnborough - parents were Peter & Sarah both b Ireland.  Peter was a warder in the  District Divisional Military Prison North Camp Aldershot

[CaroleW]

Did she marry Frederick William Weeks in 1880 in Wandsworth?  If so - this is the marriage entry

16.9.1880 St Paul, Clapham - Frederick William weeks 22 occ farmer - father Shadrach Weeks occ smithy - deceased

Mary Waters 24 spinster - father George Waters occ gamekeeper

Witnesses were George Edward Weeks and a Hannah whose surname is indecipherable

Mary's address was 13 Portsdale Rd which is where they were living in 1881

[hillgorilla]

Hi,
Thank you for your replies. Yes she is the Mary Waters who married Frederick William Weeks, where do you search to find out the details about the witnesses?

[CaroleW]

The witnesses were just names on the marriage cert although George Edward Weeks was probably Frederick's brother

There is no census entry for Mary with a father George occ gamekeeper nor is there a George Waters occ gamekeeper - 1861 or 1871

[Annette7]

Transcription of 1881 Census I looked at incorrectly states born Waverley, Hants.

If you look at the original it actually states Mary was born Waresley, Hunts (i.e. Huntingdonshire).

1871 Census - Waresley, Hunts.

George Waters   Marr.   42   Farm Labr.       b. Waresley, Hunts.
Joseph Waters    son     20      ditto                       ditto
Mary Ann Waters  dau.  14    Scholar                      ditto
William Waters    son     9         ditto                       ditto

(George shown married but wife not with family)

Ref. RG10 - 1534 (or 1834) - 120 - 4

1861 Census - Waresley, Hunts.

George Waters    38     Labourer      b. Waresley
Mary Waters       32                             ditto
Joseph Waters    10     Carter              ditto
Hannah Waters    6      Scholar             ditto
Mary Ann Waters  4       ditto                ditto

Ref. RG9 - 982 - 97 - 5.

In 1881 George and Mary are living in Croxton, Cambridgeshire - George shown as a Game Keeper. Ref. RG11 - 1654 - 58 - 1

Annette   

[hillgorilla]

Hi Annette,
Thank you for your information, it has helped to answer another question why my great grandmother has hannah as a second name - it point to her being named after her aunt.