Mary Hewson b. 3 Jun 1879, Hull
d. 21 Jun 1969, Hedon
Marriage 29 Nov 1904
children
Joseph Robert Ellerton b. 5 Aug 1906
Antony Gerard Ellerton b. 11 Jun 1909
Mary Ellerton b. 2 Dec 1912
Margaret Elizabeth Ellerton b. 10 Oct 1914
Mary’s parents:
William Hewson b. 26 Feb 1855, Welburn, N Yorks
md. 26 Feb 1878
Mary Bretherton b. 22 Feb 1854, Thurnham, Lancs
In case it seems strange that these last two got together, born so far apart, family historians put it down to the fact that both had older sisters in service* at Rudding Hall, Follifoot, Spofforth [near Harrogate] who probably decided their younger siblings would make a good match. See below:
1881 census, Mary J. Hewson, unmarried, age 39, born Welburn, servant and cook at Rudding Hall, Follifoot, near Harrogate, FHL film 1342032, PRO ref RG11 Piece 4326, Folio 55, p. 1, head of household Joseph P.P.Radcliffe, Baronet Majistrate [sic], and Lady Katharine Radcliffe, born Upton House, Dorset,
On 1881 census, Annie Bretherton, FHL Film 1342032, PrO Ref RG11, Piece 4326, Folio 55, p. 1, living and working as a housemaid at Rudding Hall, near Harrogate, age 40 and unmarried, born Thurnham.
*We've noticed that Northern Catholic nobility seemed to share and recommend good RC servants, so they may have moved from one stately home to another.
Mary Hewson had 8 siblings, and I can go back a few generations on the Hewson and Bretherton lines, also with good, large RC families! How much info would you like?
Diane
PS – Mary Hewson and Robert Gibson Ellerton are my husband’s grandparents. What is your connection to the family?
I'll post more on Wm. Jewison Ellerton