Mary (Man) Doodson (1758 - 1840)

Born 11 May 1758 in Lymm, Cheshire, England

Wife of Peter Doodson — married 5 Aug 1788 in Lymm, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1840 at age 82 in Thelwall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary (Man) Doodson was born in Lymm, Cheshire, England.

Mary (Man) Doodson is one of twins.

Mary was born to James and Mary (Charnock) on the 11 May 1752 and was baptised the following day at St Mary's church, Lymm.^[1] She married Peter Doodson at the same church on 5 August 1788.^[2]

"Mary Doodson (nee Man) (was from Lymm, she was a twin (to Esther). Also the first children Mary and Peter Doodson had were also twins Rachel and Ellen born in 1789. I think they were named after their respective Mothers: Peter's was called Rachel Doodson (nee Swift) and Mary's was called Ellen Man (nee Charnock)."^[3]

The couple lived in Thelwall and had 8 known children including Mary. They lived on land belonging to Henry Pickering and Land Tax Assessments show that Mary continued to pay rent to him after the death of her husband in 1820.^[4][5]

Mary died in 1840 and was laid to rest with her husband in Thelwall on 8 November 1840.^[6][7]

Burial Notes

The grave is to the south of the church in All Saints' Churchyard. The plot with the memorial stone is numbered 27 on the old burial plan^[8] and T73A in the Monumental Inscriptions book.^[9] It is situated to the south of the church.

Both plots 27 and 28 are assigned to Isaac Ashcroft on the old burial plan index.

Plot 27 appears to be a double plot. (See image below.)

Plot 28 is at the opposite end of the next row and the only marker near this plot is for Elizabeth Ellen Ravenscroft who died aged 4 and has no obvious connection to the family.

Plot no. 137 is allocated to Peter Doodson. The plot is shown adjoining the north east corner of the church and has no marker. Peter, his wife Mary and daughter Mary Ashcroft, were buried before the northern extension was added to the church and it is possible that they are buried in this plot, no longer with a marker but have been remembered on the gravestone on plot 27.

Family member Mary Ashcroft has no grave marker. There is no evidence that she ever lived in Thelwall and so it seems likely she is buried in the family plot since there was still room for her in that grave.

Ashcroft Family Plot (centre of image)

Monumental Inscription ^[9]

PETER DOODSON of Thelwall died Febry 28th 1820 aged57 years also MARY his wife died Nov 8th 1840 aged 82 years also MARY ASHCROFT their daughter died Jany 29th 1862 aged 69 years ISAAC ASHCROFT who died May 8th 1901 aged 78 years ALICE ALLEN his wife who died January 2nd 1891 aged 59 years WALTER ASHCROFT who died April 23rd 1901 aged 36 years

Sources

1. ↑ England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7YX-ZZG : 7 December 2017), Mary Man, 12 May 1758, Christening; citing , , Lymm, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,104,772
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCWT-TV8 : 10 December 2017), Peter Dootson and Mary Mann, 05 Aug 1788, Marriage; citing , Lymme, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,656,844.
3. ↑ Family recollection from Paul Doodson as described in an email to Gwyneth Taylor in 2020 for the Thelwall Memorials Project
4. ↑ England, Cheshire, Land Tax Assessments, 1778-1832, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP5V-3W5 : 8 December 2017), Marey Doodson, 1820; citing Thelwall, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,594,104.|Land Tax Assessments 1820
5. ↑ England, Cheshire, Land Tax Assessments, 1778-1832, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP5V-H2S : 8 December 2017), Mary Doodson, 1831; citing Thelwall, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,594,104.|Land Tax Assessments 1831
6. ↑ England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5F-NM7 : 20 February 2019), Mary Doodson, 8 Nov 1840; 8 Nov 1840, Burial; citing Thelwall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Church of England. Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 004202602.
7. ↑ Thelwall Parish Burial Register 1813 -1915 page 36 entry 283 (Cheshire Archives)
8. ↑ All Saints' Churchyard Burial Plan Drawn up and with an index compiled probably in the 1980s (contains some anomalies) and viewed by Gwyneth Taylor in 2021
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Graveyard Memorial Survey

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #124980521

Acknowledgements

This profile was created based on the research and documentation provided by Thelwall Memorials Project Team.