Maria Laskey from Norwich

[jesgardner]

A Maria Laskey married William Gardner in October 1831 at St Georges Hanover Square. The witnesses were the next couple to get married.
She was born in Norwich according to at least 2 censuses. I am trying to find out if she was the one baptised 15 March 1808 in Costessey or the one baptised 13 Sept 1811 at Aylsham. I had thought she was the first but there appears to be a burial for a 14 year old Maria in Eaton in 1822.
The age given for Maria fluctuates between censuses. She is shown as 25 in 1841, 40 in 1851, 52 in 1861 and 64 in 1871 (when she was in the workhouse)
Any suggestions which is the right set of parents for this Maria?
 

[Pennines]

Maybe if you check the names of her children -- she MAY have named her eldest daughter after her mother.

[jesgardner]

That probably suggests she was the 1811 Maria whose mother was Mary Ann. My Maria's first daughter was  Ann Maria. The other Maria had a Susannah as her mother. Thank you for the suggestion.

[Pennines]

As long as your Maria didn't have another daughter named Susannah also! That could cause a quandary.

[chempat]

'25 in 1841, 40 in 1851, 52 in 1861 and 64 in 1871'

1841 - age rounded down, so say born 1812 - 1816
1851   born 1811
1861   born 1809
1871  - in workhouse, and getting old, so dubious.

1811 baptism from those 2 you have found.

[jesgardner]

Yes.  I think you are both right. I had originally thought it was the Costessey Maria because Costessey is much closer to Norwich and I had not spotted the burial. It is possible the Costessey Maria was an Aunt to the younger one, looking at the names on their trees. Thanks for the advice.