Mary Ann (Hankin) Earl (1846)

Born 1846 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Ayers Earl — married 24 Jun 1867 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Mary Ann was born in 1846.

She married William Ayers Earl on 24 June 1867 in Hertford, Hertfordshire. ^[1]

When the census was carried out in 1871, William and Mary Ann were living in Bengeo, Hertford. ^[2] The occupants on the day of the census were:

- head William A Earl, age 25, journeyman butcher, born in Earith, Huntingdonshire

- wife Mary A Earl, age 24, born in Royston, Cambridgeshire

- son William A Earl, age 0, born in Hertford

- sister Elizabeth Earl, age 14, born in Hertford

At the 1881 census the family was living on George Street, Bengeo. The family members were: ^[3]

- head William A Earle, age 35, butcher, born in Ely, Huntingdonshire

- wife Mary A Earle, age 34, born in Royston, Hertfordshire

- daughter Elizabeth Earle, age 12, born in Hertford

- son William A Earle, age 10, born in Hertford

- daughter Rosa E Earle, age 7, born in Hertford

- son Ernest E Earle, age 5, born in Hertford

- daughter Gertrude A Earle, age 3, born in Hertford

- son Edgar Earle, age 0, born in Hertford

The 1901 census shows that quite a few of their children were still living with them on Elton Road, Hertford: ^[4]

- head William A Earl, age 55, butcher, born in Earith

- wife Mary A Earl, age 54, born in Royston

- daughter Flora E Earl, age 27, born in Hertford

- daughter Gertrude A Earl, age 23, school teacher, born in Hertford

- son Edgar A Earl, age 20, butcher, born in Hertford

- daughter Edith A Earl, age 16, dressmaker, born in Hertford

- visitor Elizabeth A Hawkin, widow, age 61, living on own means, born in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVHJ-19Q : 13 March 2020), William Ayers Earl, 1867.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF6F-F9M : 25 June 2022), William A Earl, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Z-LL4Y : 13 December 2017), Elizabeth Earle in household of William A Earle, Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, Piece/Folio 1423/76, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,598.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS48-N1Z : 20 May 2019), William A Earl, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hertford subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVHJ-19Q : 13 March 2020), William Ayers Earl, 1867.