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Mary Jane (Potts) Lowes (1834 - 1899)

Mary Jane Lowes formerly Potts
Born in Sunderland, County Durham, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 16 Oct 1853 (to 1899) in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at age 65 in Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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Mary (Potts) Lowes was born in County Durham, England.

Mary Jane was born on the 12 March 1834 at Low Street in the Port Town of Sunderland, at the mouth of the River Wear, in the County of Durham, in England[1]. Her parents were Shipwright, Edward (Potts) and Elizabeth (Phillips), who married on the 11 September 1825 at the Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels', 309 High Street West, in the Town of Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth Parish, Durham County, England[2].

Children of Edward and Elizabeth POTTS

  1. Ann (January 1827)
  2. Thomas (September 1830)
  3. Elizabeth (6 May 1832)
  4. Mary Jane (12 March 1834)
  5. Martha (27 December 1836)

Baptism

She is baptized on the 2 April 1834 at the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Church Street East, in the Town of Sunderland, Borough of Tyne and Wear, Durham, England[3].

Marriage

Benjamin (Lowes) marries Mary Jane (Potts) on the 16 October 1853 at the Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels', 309 High Street West, in the Town of Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth Parish, Durham County, England[4][5].

Children

  1. Benjamin (November 1853)
  2. Elizabeth (October-December 1856)
  3. Mary Jane (October-December 1858)
  4. Mary Jane (January-March 1863)
  5. Sarah Ann (January-March 1865)

Residence

Mary Jane appears with the 1841 Census living with her mother, Elizabeth (Phillips); siblings Ann, Thomas, Elizabeth and Martha (Potts) and Ralph and Jane (Henderson). They reside at Pratt's Buildings, in the Village of Bishopwearmouth, near the Port Town of Sunderland, at the mouth of the River Wear, in the County of Durham, in England[6]. With the Census of 1851, it has been revealed that Mary Jane has lost her father, Edward (Potts) and that her mother, Elizabeth has remarried. They live with her mother's second husband, Ale and Port Cellar Man, James (Newrick); James' son, Charles (Newrick) and her siblings Ann, Thomas and Martha (Potts). Their address is 13 Cumberland Street, in the Town of Sunderland, Durham, England[7].

By 1861, Benjamin (Lowes) has married Mary Jane (Potts) and they are visiting Mary Jane's widowed mother, Housekeeper, Elizabeth (Potts); her sisters Martha and Robertina; and their two children Benjamin and Elizabeth (Lowes). Their address is 15 Northumberland Street, in the Town of Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth Parish, Sunderland District, Durham, England[8]. The family have moved by the arrival of the 1871 Census. Benjamin and Mary Jane live with their children Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary Jane and Sarah Ann (Lowes) at 12 Trafalgar Terrace, Trafalgar Road, in the Village of New Brompton, just east of the Town of Chatham, Borough of Chatham, Medway District, in Kent, England[9].

Most of the children have moved out with the 1881 Census. Only Sarah Ann (Lowes) remains with them, along with their grandchildren George (Swaffield) and Percy Sedman (Lowes). They live at 24 Trafalgar Road, in the Village of New Brompton, just east of the Town of Chatham, Borough of Chatham, Medway District, in Kent, England[10]. With the Census of 1891, Benjamin and Mary Jane have moved once more. They live with their grandson, Percy Sedman (Lowes) at 1 Wellington Road, in the Town of Gillingham, Borough of Chatham, Medway District, Kent, England[11].

Occupation

With the Census of 1851, her occupation is recorded as a Milliner's Apprentice.

Death

Mary Jane (Potts) passes away on the 24 November 1899 at 3 Unity Cottages, Gardiner Street, in the Town of Gillingham, Borough of Chatham, Medway District, Kent, England. She was 65 years old at the time of her death[12].

Burial

She is interred on the 29 November 1899 at the Grange Road Cemetery, in the Town of Gillingham, Medway District, Kent, England[13][14].

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: Durham Baptisms (Durham University Library, Durham & FindMyPast); Reference: (Baptism Year-1834); Registration Parish: Holy Trinity Sunderland; Archive Reference Number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/246; Year Range: 1830-1837; Document Type: Bishop's Transcripts; Record number: 1599; Page number: 200
  2. ↑ Source: England Marriages, 1538–1973 (FamilySearch & Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Marriage Year-1825); Registration Parish: St. Michael and All Angels' Bishopwearmouth; Digitial Folder Number: 007566731; FHL Film Number: 1514547; Originating System: EASY; Indexing Batch: M01854-4l Reference ID: item 2 p 247
  3. ↑ Source: Durham Baptisms (Durham University Library, Durham & FindMyPast); Reference: (Baptism Year-1834); Registration Parish: Holy Trinity Sunderland; Archive Reference Number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/246; Year Range: 1830-1837; Document Type: Bishop's Transcripts; Record number: 1599; Page number: 200
  4. ↑ Source: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (October-December 1853); Registration District: Sunderland; County: Durham; Volume number: 10A; Page number: 471
  5. ↑ Source: England Marriages, 1538–1973 (FamilySearch.org); Reference: (Marriage Year01853); Registration Parish: St. Michael and All Angels' Bishopwearmouth; Digital Folder Number: 007566733; Microfilm Number: 1514549; Originating System: EASY; Indexing Batch: M00852-0; Reference ID: it 2, p 161, no 321; Record Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXG2-SHP
  6. ↑ Source: 1841 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Sunderland; County: Durham; Sub District: Bishop Wearmouth, North; Archive Reference: HO107; Piece number: 310; Book number: 2; Folio number: 23; Page number: 40; Schedule: 273
  7. ↑ Source: 1851 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Sunderland; County: Durham; Sub District: Bishop Wearmouth, North; Archive Reference: HO107; Enumeration District: 3B:P Piece number: 2395; Folio number: 166; Page number: 39; Schedule: 163
  8. ↑ Source: 1861 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Sunderland; County: Durham; Sub District: 2 South Bishop Wearmouth; Archive Reference: RG09; Enumeration District: 2; Piece number: 3771; Folio number: 52; Page number: 16; Schedule: 101
  9. ↑ Source: 1871 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Gillingham; Archive Reference: RG10; Enumeration District: 17; Piece number: 908; Folio number: 28; Page number: 21; Schedule: 119
  10. ↑ Source: 1881 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Gillingham; Archive Reference: RG11; Piece number: 892; Folio number: 30; Page number: 14; Schedule: 261
  11. ↑ Source: 1891 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Gillingham; Enumeration District: 18; Archive Reference: RG12; Piece number: 661; Folio number: 94; Page number: 20; Schedule: 125
  12. ↑ Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 (General Register Office (GRO) & FindMyPast); Reference: (October-December 1899); Registration District: Medway; County; Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 429
  13. ↑ Source: Kent Burials (Kent Family History Society, Canterbury & FindMyPast); Reference: (Burial Year-1899); Registration Place: Grange Road Gillingham
  14. ↑ Source: Memorial Search (Find a Grave Database); Reference: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225498861/mary-jane-lowes




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