Maria (Potter) Tonge (bef. 1820 - 1888)

Born before 15 Sep 1820 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Died 1888 after age 67 in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Maria, daughter of Henry (Ormond Street, Labourer) & Mary, was baptised on 15 September 1820 in Liverpool, St Peter, Lancashire, England.^[1]

Maria (age Minor), daughter of Henry Por[t]ter, Porter, married Charles Johnson, mariner, son of Charles Johnson, ship broker, on 24 June 1838 in Liverpool, St Peter, Lancashire, England.^[2]

Charles (age 22) died on 4 February 1839 and was buried on 8 February 1839 in Liverpool, St John, Lancashire, England. No children have been found from this marriage.^[3]

Maria (age Minor), daughter of Henry Potter, porter, married Thomas Kelshaw of Bispham Street on 13 July 1840 in Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England.^[4]

In the 1841 census Mary (age 20) was on Bispham Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^[5]

1. John Kelshaw M 75 Lancashire, England
2. Ellen Kelshaw F 20 Lancashire, England
3. Mary Kelshaw F 20 Lancashire, England

In the 1851 census Maria (age 30) was the wife of Thomas Kelshaw in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^[6]

1. Thomas Kelshaw Head M 37 Lpool, Lancashire, England
2. Maria Kelshaw Wife F 30 Lpool, Lancashire, England
3. John Darlin M 1 Lpool, Lancashire, England

In the 1861 census Maria (age 40) was the wife of Thomas Kelshaw in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^[7]

1. Thomas Kelshaw Head M 47 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
2. Maria Kelshaw Wife F 40 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
3. Maria Kelshaw Daughter F 7 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria (full age), daughter of Henry Potter, Brewer, married Thomas Tonge on 6 October 1862 in Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England.^[8][9]

In the 1871 census Maria (age 50), Housekeeper, was the head of household on Howe Street, Everton, West Derby, Lancashire, England.^[10]

1. Maria Tonge Head F 50 Housekeeper Liverpool, Lancashire, England
2. Martha Tonge Daughter F 18 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
3. Thomas Potter Brother M 54 Cotton porter Liverpool, Lancashire, England
4. Samuel Tonge Nephew M 20 Painter Liverpool, Lancashire, England
5. Sarah Potter Niece F 10 Servant Liverpool, Lancashire, England

In the 1881 census Marion (age 62), Housekeeper, was the widowed head of household at 53, Howe Street, Everton, West Derby, Lancashire, England.^[11]

1. Marion Tonge Head Widowed F 62 Housekeeper Liverpool, Lancashire, England
2. Thomas Potter Boarder Unmarried M 64 Cotton porter Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria's death (age 70) was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1888 in the West Derby district.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Lancashire Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), Place Liverpool, St Peter, Last name Potter, Register type Baptisms, First name(s) Maria, Father's occupation Labourer, Father's first name(s) Henry, Register year range 1820-1821, Country England, County Lancashire, Description St Peter, Mother's first name(s) Mary, Diocese Liverpool, Baptism date 15 Sep 1820, Denomination Church Of England, Residence Ormond Street; citing Archive Liverpool Record Office, Reference 283-PET-2-7, Page 92.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 2197 #5415715 : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), Father Henry Porter, Gender Female, Marriage Place Liverpool, St Peter, Lancashire, England, Spouse Charles Johnson, Marriage Date 24 Jun 1838, Event Type Marriage, Marriage Age Minor, Name Maria Porter; citing Liverpool Record Office, Liverpool, England, Reference Number 283 PET/3/23.
3. ↑ Burial: "Lancashire Burials," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 30 April 2024), Place Liverpool, St John, Last name Johnson, Register type Burials, First name(s) Charles, Burial date 08 Feb 1839, Death date 04 Feb 1839, Birth year 1817, Register year range 1834-1843, Country England, County Lancashire, Description St John, Diocese Liverpool, Age 22, Denomination Church Of England, Residence Thurlow ST; citing Archive Liverpool Record Office, Reference 283-JOH-4-8.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 2197 #4734192 : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), Father Henry Potter, Gender Female, Marriage Place Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England, Spouse Thomas Kelshaw, Marriage Date 13 Jul 1840, Event Type Marriage, Marriage Age Minor, Name Maria Johnson [Maria Potter]; citing Liverpool Record Office, Liverpool, England, Reference Number 283 NIC/3/23.
5. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), Birth place other England, Parish or township Liverpool, Family member last name Brennan, Ward, Kelshaw, Murray, Downey, Street Bispham Street, Family member first name(s) Mary, John, James, Sarah, Ellean, Maria, Emma, Thomas, Margaret, Jane, Ann, Full address Bispham Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Last name Kelshaw, Birth county Lancashire, First name(s) Mary, Sex Female, City or borough Liverpool, Birth year 1821, Registration district Liverpool, County Lancashire, Country England, Book number 3, Folio number 14, Birth county as transcribed LANCASHIRE, Age 20, Sub district Dale Street; citing Reference HO107, Piece number 555, Page 20, Schedule 449.
6. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 8860 #11454279 : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), County/Island Lancashire, Estimated Birth Year abt 1821, Ecclesiastical parish All Saints, Civil parish Liverpool, Name Maria Kelshaw, Spouse's Name Thomas Kelshaw, Where born Lpool, Lancashire, England, Relation Wife, , Registration district Liverpool, Gender Female, Sub-registration district St Martin, Age 30, Country England; citing Class HO107, Piece 2176, Folio 89, Page 53, GSU roll 87169-87171, ED, institution, or vessel 1c, Household schedule number 186.
7. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 8767 #11365353 : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), County/Island Lancashire, Estimated Birth Year 1821, Ecclesiastical parish St Alban, Civil parish Liverpool, Name Maria Kelshaw, Spouse's Name Thomas Kelshaw, Where born Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Relation Wife, , Registration district Liverpool, Gender Female, Sub-registration district St Martin, Age 40, Country England; citing Class Rg 9, Piece 2652, Folio 144, Page 27, GSU roll 543006, ED, institution, or vessel 23, Household schedule number 151.
8. ↑ Marriage: "Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 2197 #5022894 : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), Father Henry Potter, Gender Female, Marriage Place Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England, Spouse Thomas Tonge, Marriage Date 6 Oct 1862, Event Type Marriage, Marriage Age Full Age, Name Maria Kelshaw [Maria Potter]; citing Liverpool Record Office, Liverpool, England, Reference Number 283 NIC/3/60.
9. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973," database, (Ancestry Record 9852 #7853263 : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), Reference ID item 3 p 43, Spouse Thomas Tonge, Gender Female, Marriage Place Everton, Lancashire, England, Marriage Date 15 Jun 1862, Name Maria Kelshaw; citing Original data England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013, FHL Film Number 1656015.
10. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 29 April 2024), Sub-district Everton, Country England, Birth town Liverpool, Parish Everton, City Liverpool, Census year 1871, Birth year 1821, Town Liverpool, Sex Female, Birth country England, First name(s) Maria, Parliamentary borough or division Liverpool, Full address Howe Street, Everton, West Derby, Lancashire, England, Birth place Liverpool Lancashire England, Last name Tonge, Municipal borough or ward Everton, Birth county Lancashire, Occupation Housekeeper, Enumeration district 37, Registration district West Derby, Birth county as transcribed LANCASHIRE, Age 50, County Lancashire, Relationship Head, Street Howe Street; citing Series RG10, Piece number 3815, Folio 13, Page 17, Schedule 97.
11. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 30 April 2024), Marital status Widow, Street Howe Street, Birth town as transcribed LPOOL, Full address 53, Howe Street, Everton, West Derby, Lancashire, England, Last name Tonge, Birth county Lancashire, First name(s) Marion, Sex Female, Occupation Housekeeper, Relationship Head, House number 53, Age as transcribed 62, Birth town Liverpool, Registration district West Derby, Birth year 1819, Country England, County Lancashire, Birth place England, Parish Everton, Birth county as transcribed LANCASHIRE, Age 62, Sub district Everton; citing Reference RG11, Piece number 3661, Folio 9, Page 11, Schedule 52.
12. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 30 April 2024), Sex Female, Country England, Age 70, County Lancashire, Death year 1888, District West Derby, Last name Tongue, Birth year 1818, Death quarter 3, First name(s) Maria, Volume 8B; citing Volume 8B, Page 310.