Mary Ann Summers nee Sims. Death??

[iansum77]

Born Mary Ann Sims 1830 in Camberwell.
Married Thomas Summers in 1856 at St Saviour,Southwark.
3 Children-Henry Summers 1857,Grace E J Summers 1858, Thomas Collyer Summers 1860.
Henry died in 1863, Grace died aboard Princess Alice disaster 1878.
Cant find death for Mary Ann Summers.
Last census 1871 living in Charlton with Grace and Thomas.
Husband Thomas Summers away in Royal Navy.
Possible that died also aboard Princess Alice. 4 other family members died with Grace that day but Mary Ann Summers not among the official deaths.

[CaroleW]

The inventory of those who died says that Oliver Charles Summers was a witness and identified all 5 members of his family who died

However - there are only 4 Summers listed as deceased:

Annie Elizabeth 29 - his wife
Grace 19 (niece of Annie)
Florence Annie - dtr of Annie Elizabeth and identified by her father Oliver Charles
Sydney Walter 13mths - identified by father Oliver Charles

[iansum77]

The fifth member was Jane Ferguson,nee Summers, Oliver's sister.
On some lists Grace has the same address as Jane Ferguson, i guess she was staying there.

[CaroleW]

There is an 1881 entry for a Mary A Summers - widow - b 1831 Blackfriars

There is no 1871 entry with that birthplace but no way of knowing if she is your Mary A Summers

[iansum77]

She was not a widow.
Her Husband was away in the navy and later remarried in 1899.

[CaroleW]

Who did Thomas marry in 1899?  If he was a similar birthyear to Mary Ann he would have been nearly 70 on remarriage

[iansum77]

Thomas was born in Depford 1837.
He re married Anne Elizabeth Hickman in 1899 at Portsea, Hampshire.age 62.
They had one son, Harold Cawte Summers b 1901.

[CaroleW]

Son Thomas Collyer Summers did well - he became a Physician & Surgeon

I found him in 1891 and 1901 but his mother wasn't with him

There is a death in St Saviour for a Mary Ann Summers in December qtr 1875 but she is 49 - not 45

[iansum77]

Thank you for the help Carole.
TCS was my great grandfather, my grandfather and father were medical doctors too.