Mary (1781?-1864)

  • Name:

  • Mary1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1781 (cal)

  • Pill, Somerset2

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1800 to 1846 (age 18-65)

  • school mistress; the school in3

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  • Address: Pill, Somerset

    The only evidence that she was the school mistress comes from the 1841 Census. However, given the nature of communities such as Pill it is assumed that she started at an early age and retired when she was 65.

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 70)

  • Pill, Easton in Gordano, Somerset4

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  • The household consisted of Mary and her niece Charlotte Adams. Mary is shown as an annuitant and Charlotte as a nurse so presumably she was looking after Mary although the Census does not indicate that Mary was infirm. It would appear that they had the whole house or cottage to themselves. However the Census record gives no indication as to its size or where it was within the village.

  • Census 1861:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 79-80)

  • 18, Pill Street, Pill, Somerset5

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  • The houshold consisted of Mary and her niece Elizabeth (age 12). Whether the relationship was by blood or collateral is iunknown although given the difference in their ages Elizabeth is more likely to have been the great-niece of Mary.

  • Death:

  • Dec 1864 (age 82-83)

  • Beaminster, Somerset6

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • Thomas Press (1776?-1845)

  • Marriage:

  • 1805 (est) (age 23-24)

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  • Census 1841:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 59-60)

  • Pill Street, Pill, Somerset7

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  • The household consisted of Thomas and his wife Mary. Thomas is shown as being of independent means but it is not possible to determine its source. It is possible that he was living on his wife's income as a school mistress but given the fact that Pill was the home of many mariners he may well have had a successful trading career.

Sources

1.

1851 England Census for Household of Mary Press in Easton in Gordano, Somerset, (FMP website). Mary Press widow age 70 (i.e. born in 1781 in St George (Pill), Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1946.

2.

Ibid. Mary Press age 70 (i.e. born in 1781 in St George (Pill), Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1946.

3.

1841 England Census Pill, Somerset for Household of Thomas Press, Census Type: 1841 Census, Census Place: Pill, Somerset, Folio: 38, Page: 30. Mary Press School Mistress in Pill, Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: 38/30.

4.

1851 England Census for Household of Mary Press in Easton in Gordano, Somerset, (FMP website). Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1946.

5.

1881 England Census Pill, Somerset for Household of Mary Press, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Pill, Somerset, Folio: 53, Page: 15. 1861 Census for Mary Press (636)County:SomersetRegistration District: BedminsterSub-District: St GeorgeCivil Parish: St GeorgeEcclesiastical Parish: (St George)Address: 18, Pill Street, St GeorgeId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born626Mary PressHeadWidow80Pill, St George, SomersetElizabeth AdamsNiece 12ScholarPill, St George, SomersetNotes: They had the whole house or cottage to themselves. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1711.

6.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England &Wales) for Death of Mary Press, , (Period, Oct-Dec 1864). CRI(E&W) for Death of Mary Press (636)Quarter and Year Oct-Dec 1864Surname PressGiven Names MaryRegistration District Bedminster. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

7.

1841 England Census Pill, Somerset for Household of Thomas Press, Census Type: 1841 Census, Census Place: Pill, Somerset, Folio: 38, Page: 30. 1841 Census for Thomas Press (637)Registration District: BedminsterSub-District: Easton in Gordano or St GeorgeEcclesiastical Parish: (St George)Civil Parish: St George or Easton in GordanoAddress: Pill Street, Pill, Somerset Id NamesAgeEmploymentBorn in County?637Thomas Press65Independent meansYes636Mary Press60School MistressYes It is assumed that Thomas and Mary were husband and wife especially as the 1851 shows Mary living with her niece and described as a widow. National Archives. Call Number: 38/30.