Mary Ann Jackson b1830, Woolpit?

[bugbear]

I'm in a very far-flung twig on my tree.

I'm looking at the wife of my great-great-uncle; Annie Jane Snelling; her mother was Jane Savory, who married John Snelling.

John Snelling died in 1871, and Jane Savory remarried (1879), to a James Matthew (not "Matthews", that fooled me in a lot of searches  )

Since the marriage showed James Matthew as a Widow, I searched for his first wife, and didn't find "much".

His 1861 census ( RG 9/1146/55 p 1;) shows him at Harleston Hall, along with a hard to read wife; "Mary Ann" (I think), age 31, born Woolpit.

(it also shows his surname with a single 't', which fooled my searching for a while)

So that's DOB circa 1830.

The only other record I've found is FreeBMD;

Marriages   Dec   1852   Jackson   Mary Anne      Stow   0   4a   1021
Marriages   Dec   1852   MATTHEW   James      Stow   0   4a   1021

James Matthew's 1871 census ( RG10/1733/72 p 9)
gives his status as "widw", so "Mary Anne Matthew" has died by then.

That's all I've got on her - a 1861 census entry, and 1871 implied death, and a marriage.

In particular, I cannot find Mary Anne's 1851 and 1841 census, nor her death, but as always, all information is good.

All help gratefully received.

(reading back over that, she's my great-great-great-aunt's second husband's first wife!!)

  BugBear

[bugbear]

Possible death;

Deaths   Jun   1866   Matthews   Mary A   39   Stow. S.   1   4a   343
(gives a DOB 1866-39=1827, against the 1861 census 1830)

  BugBear

[..claire..]

Hi bugbear

Mary Ann Jackson bapt. 12 April St Mary Woolpit. Daughter of William and Jane Jackson.
Father a Gentleman farmer.
Additional info: late Greenbury

Claire

[bugbear]

Hi bugbear

Mary Ann Jackson bapt. 12 April St Mary Woolpit. Daughter of William and Jane Jackson.
Father a Gentleman farmer.
Additional info: late Greenbury

Claire

Excellent (to say the least) - what the year (and source) for that?

I've found a second reference to the wedding in the BNA (which wasn't easy)

The Ipswich Journal - Saturday 06 November 1852, p3

2nd inst., at Woolpit, by the Rev, L. F. Page, Mr. James Matthew, of Onehouse, second son of Mr. John Matthew, of Stowmarket, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late Robert Jackson, Gent., of Woolpit.


Edit; oops - the father doesn't agree with the baptism 

 BugBear

[..claire..]

Sorry bugbear the year was 1827.

F M P had the record.

[..claire..]

Another baptism of a sibling in 1829 gives father William a Gentleman again.

[bugbear]

Going with the father's name from the wedding report (which is definitely an excellent match for James Matthew's father, and James was indeed the second son), I find an 1851 census

HO107/1794/322 p 26

This shows the family in Woolpit, with Robert as a "Landed Proprietor", born 1794 in Woolpit;
but his wife (Ann) was born in Drinkstone, and "Mariann", age 22 was born 1829, also in Drinkstone.

The next child, Robert (age 7) was born in Woolpit.

Drinkstone is only 1½ miles from Woolpit!

   BugBear

[Annette7]

Robert Jackson married Ann Baxter 13/12/1832 Woolpit.

As stated on 1851 census Mary Ann was born in Drinkstone but obviously prior to the marriage!!

Baptism Mary Ann Baxter bp.18/6/1826 Drinkstone, dau. of Ann Baxter.

Annette

[bugbear]

Here's Robert and Ann in the 1841 Census;
Woolpit, Suffolk
HO107/1036/25; Folio: 27;p 22

3 children, but Mary Ann must be hidden somewhere...

Robert is occupation "Ind", and they're living next to the rectory.

 BugBear