Name:
Mary Ann Downer1
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
1805 (cal)
Winchester, Hampshire2
Occupation:
frm 1828 to 1875 (age 22-70)
milk vender2
In the 1851 Census she is shown a milk vender. This is the only census where Mary is shown as having an occupation. In the same census her husband William is shown as a gardener but there is no indication as to whether he worked a jobbing gardener for other people or had a market garden growing vegetables to sell. In documents which give his occupation he is variously referred to as a gardener or a cow keeper so perhaps as well as being a market gardener he also kept cows and Mary helped by selling their milk.
The dates are based on William's first record as cow keeper (the baptism of their first child William) to William's death. In the 1871 Census (the last Census before William died) he is shown as a dairyman.
Parent:
14 Sep 1828 (age 22-23)
Baptism of son William Medway
Parent:
25 Dec 1829 (age 23-24)
Baptism of son Charles Thomas
Parent:
27 Jul 1834 (age 28-29)
Baptism of son Tanjore Abraham
Parent:
27 Jul 1834 (age 28-29)
Baptism of son Emerson
Parent:
26 Feb 1837 (age 31-32)
Baptism of daughter Phobe Ann
Parent:
19 Sep 1841 (age 35-36)
Baptism of son Walter John
Son's marriage:
25 Nov 1850 (age 44-45)
Marriage of son William to Maria Earnshaw
Daughter's marriage:
2 Sep 1865 (age 59-60)
Marriage of daughter Phobe to Isaac Finch
Son's marriage:
7 Sep 1865 (age 59-60)
Marriage of son Walter to Anne Bennett
spouse:
1875 (age 69-70)
Death of spouse William
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 76)
Tottenham, Middlesex3
Address: 4 Cottage Place, Tottenham Hale
The household consisted of Mary who is now a widow, her son-in-law William Shaw, William's wife Sarah who is Mary's daughter and their children William, Amelia and Albert. Mary has lived in the cottage for over 30 years and after the death of her husband has taken in her daughter's family.
1827, Register Entry for Marriage of William Ward and Mary Ann Downer
1841, 1841 Census for Household of William Ward in Tottenham, Middlesex
1851, 1851 Census for Household of William Ward in Tottenham, Middlesex
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
20 Nov 1827 (age 21-22)
Christ Church4
Address: Spitalfields, Middlesex
Robert Root and/or J D Ruffy witnessed all the marriages at that time. They were almost certainly church officers such as the Clerk. Who else was at the service is not known.
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 35-36)
Tottenham, Middlesex5
Address: Chapel Place, Tottenham Hale
The household consisted of William, his wife Mary, and their children William (age 13), Charles (age 12), Panjore (age 10), Emerson (age 8), Phoebe (age 5) and Olivia (age 2).
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 45-46)
Edmonton, Middlesex2
Address: 4 Cottage Place, The Hale
The household consisted of William, his wife Mary, and their children Charles (age 21), Tunjore (age 18), Olivia (age 12), Walter (age 9), Joseph (age 7), Agnes (age 5) and Sarah (age 1). They had the cottage to themselves but the size is unknown.
Census for household:
7 Apr 1861 (age 55-56)
Tottenham, Middlesex6
Address: 4 Cottage Place, The Hale Brook Place
The household consisted of William, His wife Mary, and their children Emerson (age 26), Olivia (age 22), Walter (age 19), Joseph (age 17) and Sarah (age 11). Olivia is shown as an invalid but it does not say what her disability was or whether it was due to illness or an accident.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1871 (age 65-66)
Tottenham, Middlesex7
Address: The Hale
The household consisted of William, his wife Mary and their children Agnes (age 24), Alice (age 33) and Sarah (age 21). Alice has not appeared as living with William and Mary in any of their previous censuses.
Parish Register for Baptism of Charles Thomas Ward, All Hallows, Tottenham, Middlesex, 25 December 1829.
1851 United Kingdom census, 4 Cottage Place, The Hale, Edmonton, Middlesex, HO107/1702, Foplio 276, Page 21, Schedule 96, head of household: William Ward, National Archives.
1881 England, Wales & Scotland census, 4 Cottage Place, Tottenham Hale, Tottenham, Middlesex, head of household: Mary Ann Ward, National Archives.
Parish Register for Marriage of William Ward and Mary Ann Downer, Christ Church, Spitalfields, Middlesex, 20 November 1827, London Metropolitan Archives.
1841 United Kingdom census, Chapel Place, Tottenham Hale, Tottenham, Middlesex, HO107/654, Book 21, Page 15, Schedule 840, head of household: William Ward, National Archives.
1861 United Kingdom census, 4 Cottage Place, The Hale Brook Place, Tottenham, Middlesex, RG9/793, Folio 35, Page 29, Schedule 148, head of household: William Ward, National Archives.
1871 England, Wales & Scotland census, The Hale, Tottenham, Middlesex, RG10/1338, Folio 45, Page 29, Schedule 116, head of household: William Ward, National Archives.