Mary Ann Ellis (1788?- )

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Ellis1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1788 (est)

  • Whitechapel, Middlesex1 2

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  • The evidence for her existence comes from the Banns of Marriage between her and William Thornton which were published in St Mary's Church, Whitechapel in December 1807. As she was a spinster and 'of this parish' is assumed that she was born in Whitechapel and was much the same age as William who was born in 1788.

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • William Thornton (1788- )

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 16 Dec 1807 (age 18-19)

  • St Mary's Church1

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  • Address: Whitechapel, Middlesex

    William and Mary would have been present but who else was there is not known. The majority of the entries have the date of the marriage written in the margin. However, there is no marriage date given for William & Mary. Whether this signifies that they were not subsequently married or that they married in another parish is not known. A search for the marriage drew a blank. There are two possibilities as to why they didn't marry - one of them changed their mind which seems unlikely or one of them died. A search for their deaths which at that time would have been burial register entries in Whitechapel was negative. Also no events after 1807 such as the 1841 and 1851 Censuses which would indicate that they had been married could be found.

Sources

1.

Rev. Edward Robson & Rev. D Mathias, Banns of Marriage Between William Thornton and Mary Ann Ellis, St Mary, Whitechapel, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Banns 1807, Page 18, No. 87; Parish WhitechapelBride's NameMary Ann EllisBride's ConditionSpinsterBride's ParishThis Parish. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: Parish Registers.

2.

Church of England, Register Entry for Baptism of William Thornton. St. Mary's Church, Whitechapel, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1784; Full Name William ThorntonResidence Thomas's StreetDate of Baptism30 July 1788. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P93/MRY1/003, 005, 071-08.