Mary Ann Walker (abt. 1835 - 1879)

Born about 1835 in Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Foss — married 12 Sep 1856 in Thorpe Lubenham, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1879 at about age 44 in Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, England

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Biography

1841 Census Mary Walker Gender Female Birth Circa 1835 Leicestershire, England Residence 1841 Main Street, South Side, Newton Linford, Leicestershire, England Age 6 Father (implied) William Walker Mother (implied) Dorothy Walker Siblings (implied) Elizabeth Walker Thomas Walker Samuel Walker Harriet Walker Ann Walker Head (implied) William Walker 35 - 39 Wife (implied) Dorothy Walker 30 - 34 Daughter (implied) Elizabeth Walker 12 Son (implied) Thomas Walker 10 Son (implied) Samuel Walker 8 Daughter (implied) Mary Walker 6 Daughter (implied) Harriet Walker 3 Daughter (implied) Ann Walker 6 months 1851 Census Mary Ann Walker Gender Female Birth Circa 1834 Newton Linfor, Leicestershire, England Residence 1851 Forest Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Age 17 Marital status Single Occupation House Servant Head James Bolesworth 49 Wife Joseph Bolesworth 22 Son James J Bolesworth 5 Daughter Elizabeth Bolesworth 2 Daughter Eliza Ann Bolesworth 8 months Niece Elizabeth Shepford 20 Visitor Thomas Barger 49 Visitor Mary Ann Walker 17 Servant William Spener 28

Marriage Sep 12 1856 Lubenham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Husband William Foss Wife Mary Ann Walker

age 26 on 1861 census birth year about 1835

Died 26 Feb 1879. Woodhouse Eaves. Cause: Heart attack after running up stairs.

Buried Woodhouse Eaves

Note: #NI156.

Notes

Dad said that she moved with family to Woodhouse Eves near Loughborough, after the death of husband. After she died Grandfather Walker raised the children.

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYV-B5C : 6 March 2021), Mary Walker in household of William Walker, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-H6S4 : 6 June 2018), William Foss and Mary Ann Walker, 12 Sep 1856; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Lubenham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 41, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.

• "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP44-X27Q : 6 June 2018), William Foss and Mary Ann Walker, 3 Aug 1856; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage Banns, Lubenham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 32, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.

Media: Records Source Leicester records DE 1604/4 page 58