Mary Eliza (Rashleigh) Williams (1848 - 1925)

Born May 1848 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick Collings — married 1 Sep 1869 in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Henry Williams — married 24 Dec 1873 in Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Feb 1925 at age 76 in Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

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Mary was born in about May 1848 in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK. ^[1]. She was the daughter of Philip George Rashleigh and Elizabeth Jane Mappin. She was baptised on the 5th November 1848 in Camden, London, England ^[2]. She grew up with her parents and siblings in north London ^[3].

Mary married Frederick Collins on the 1st September 1869 in St. George, Mildmay Grove, Islington, London, England ^[4]. She was aged 21 years 3 months. They set up home in Islington, north London and there had a daughter ^[5]. Sadly Frederick died shortly thereafter.

Mary married again on the 24th December 1873 to William Henry Williams in St. Saviour, Southwark, London, England. ^[6]. She was aged 25 years 7 months. They set up home in Camberwell, south London and there started their family ^[7]. They later moved a few miles east to Greenwich, Kent (London) ^[8][9] and then to nearby Lewisham, Kent (London) ^[10][11].

Mary died in about February 1925 in Lewisham, London. She was aged 76 years 9 months. ^[12].

Census Data

Census for England and Wales - 7 Apr 1861 ^[3]

Philip G Rashleigh, Head, Married, Male, 37, 1824, Solicitor general clerk, Wickham, Hampshire

Eliza Rashleigh, Wife, Married, Female, 30, 1831, -, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Mary Eliza Rashleigh, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 12, 1849, Scholar, Maidstone, Kent,

Clara Rashleigh, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 11, 1850, Scholar, Maidstone, Kent,

George S Rashleigh, Son, Unmarried, Male, 8, 1853, Scholar, Kingsland, ,

Charles H Rashleigh, Son, Unmarried, Male, 7, 1854, Scholar, Kingsland, ,

Arthur Rashleigh, Son, Unmarried, Male, 2, 1859, -, Kingsland, ,

Eliza Rashleigh, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 0, 1861, -, Kingsland, ,

Lucia Russell, Visitor, Unmarried, Female, 9, 1852, Scholar, Clerkenwell, Middlesex

Samuel Russell, Visitor, Unmarried, Male, 8, 1853, Scholar, Clerkenwell, Middlesex

Address: 5, Enfield Road, Hackney, London

Census for England and Wales – 2 Apr 1871 ^[5]

Frederick Collins, Head, -, Male, 23, 1848, Merchants Clerk, London, Middlesex

Mary E Collins, Wife, -, Female, 22, 1849, -, Maidstone Kent

Clara E Collins, Daughter, -, Female, 1, 1870, -, Islington Middlesex

Address: Mayville Street, Islington, London

Census for England and Wales – 3 Apr 1881 ^[7]

William H Williams, Head, Married, Male, 30, 1851, Pipe Layer Gas Worker, Windsor, Berkshire

Mary A Williams, Wife, Married, Female, 32, 1849, -, Maidstone, Kent

Clara Collins, Daughter In Law, Single, Female, 11, 1870, -, Stoke Newington, Middlesex

Amy Williams, Daughter, Single, Female, 6, 1875, -, Peckham, Surrey

Henry S Williams, Son, Single, Male, 5, 1876, -, Peckham, Surrey

Mary B Williams, Daughter, Single, Female, 1, 1880, -, Peckham, Surrey

Phillip R Williams, Son, Single, Male, 0, 1881, -, Peckham, Surrey

Address: 36, Arthur Street, Camberwell, London

Census for England and Wales – 5 Apr 1891 ^[8]

William H Williams, Head, Married, Male, 40, 1851, Time Keeper In A Sharps, Windsor, Berkshire

Mary E Williams, Wife, Married, Female, 42, 1849, -, Maidstone, Kent

Clara Williams, Daughter, Single, Female, 21, 1870, -, London, Middlesex

Amy Williams, Daughter, Single, Female, 16, 1875, -, Peckham, Surrey

Harry Williams, Son, Single, Male, 15, 1876, Scholar, London, Middlesex

Philip Williams, Son, -, Male, 10, 1881, Scholar, London, Middlesex

May Williams, Daughter, -, Female, 12, 1879, Scholar, London

Percy Williams, Son, -, Male, 8, 1883, Scholar, London, Middlesex

Ernest Williams, Son, -, Male, 7, 1884, Scholar, London, Middlesex

Daisey Williams, Daughter, -, Female, 5, 1886, Scholar, London, Middlesex

Nelly Williams, Daughter, -, Female, 3, 1888, Scholar, London, Middlesex

Vernon Williams, Son, -, Male, 0, 1891, -, London, Middlesex

Address: Park Row, Greenwich, London & Kent

Census for England and Wales – 31 Mar 1901 ^[9]

William H Williams, Head, Married, Male, 50, 1851, Steam Pipe Fitter, Old Windsor, Berkshire

Mary E Williams, Wife, Married, Female, 53, 1848, -, Maidstone, Kent

Amy Dora Cottrell, Daughter, Married, Female, 26, 1875, -, Peckham, Surrey

Charles E Cottrell, Son-In-Law, Married, Male, 23, 1878, Clerk At Cotton Mills, Manchester, Lancashire

Clara Collins, Step Daughter, Single, Female, 29, 1872, -, Stoke Newington, Middlesex

Philip R Williams, Son, Single, Male, 20, 1881, Journeyman Plumber, Peckham, Surrey

Percy M Williams, Son, Single, Male, 18, 1883, Telegraph Co Factory Hand, Peckham, Surrey

Ernest E Williams, Son, Single, Male, 17, 1884, Telegraph Co Factory Hand, Peckham, Surrey

Daisy Williams, Daughter, Single, Female, 15, 1886, Domestic Serv, Peckham, Surrey

Ellen M Williams, Daughter, Single, Female, 13, 1888, -, Greenwich, Kent

Leslie C Walters, Grand Son, Single, Male, 4, 1897, -, Blackheath, Kent

Charles S R Gains, Grand Son, Single, Male, 2, 1899, -, Greenwich, Kent

Address: 9, Clarence Street, Greenwich, Kent

Census for England and Wales – 2 Apr 1911 ^[10]

William Henry Williams, Head, Married, Male, 60, 1851, Traveller In Self Stationer, Little Berk Windsor

Mary Eliza Williams, Wife, Married, Female, 64, 1847, -, Madestone Kent

Percy Montigue Williams, Son, Married, Male, 27, 1884, Labourer, Peckham

Florence Adelaine Williams, Wife, Married, Female, 27, 1884, Domestic Work, Walworth RD

Ernest Frederick Williams, Son, -, Male, 3, 1908, -, Greenwich

May Nellie Williams, Daughter, -, Male, 1, 1910, -, Greenwich

Leslie Collings, Grandson, -, Male, 14, 1897, School, Blackheath

Catherine Tighe, -, Widow, Female, 62, 1849, Assist In House, Woolwich

Address: 4 St Germans Villas, Silk Mills Path, Lewisham, Kent

Census for England and Wales – 19 Jun 1921 ^[11]

William H Williams, Head, Male, 1850, 70, Windsor, Berkshire, England, Pensioner (Old Age) Decorator Retired, H M Office Of Works,

Mary E Williams, Wife, Female, 1848, 73, Maidstone, Kent, England, Home Duties, -, ,

Clara E Collings, Step-daughter, Female, 1870, 51, Stoke Newington, London, England, Home Duties, -, ,

Leslie W Collings, Step-grandson, Male, 1897, 24, Blackheath, Kent, England, Temporary Clerk, Disposals & Liquidation Commission

Address: 4, St Germains Villas, Lewisham, London

Sources

1. ↑ Births: England and Wales BMD Index. AMJ Q2 Vol 5 Page 342. Maidstone. 1848.
2. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Cited in FindMyPast.co.uk
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1861 England, Wales and Scotland Census PRO RG09 piece 156, folio 76, page 25, Schedule 136
4. ↑ Marriage: England and Wales BMD Index. JAS Q3 Vol 1b Page 537. Islington. 1869
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1871 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG10 piece 306, folio 77, page 46. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
6. ↑ England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005. OND Q4 Vol 1d Page 163. St. Saviour Southwark. 1873.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1881 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG11 piece 692, folio 72, page 59. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} 1891 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG12 piece 511, folio 12, page 18. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG13 piece 539, folio 11, page 14. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG14 piece 2733, RG14PN2733 RG78PN94 RD29 SD2 ED4 SN4. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} 1921 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG15 piece 02858, schedule 330. RD 29 RS 2 ED 16. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
12. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007. JFM Q1 Vol 1d Page 1161. Lewisham. 1925

• Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England. The Clarence Volume.
• The Baronetage and Knightage of The British Empire for 1882

Acknowledgments:

• Jackie Wilson, personal communication