mary jane brown nee higgins

[rosie99]

Thats OK Heywood I get easily confused       

[Ladyhawk]

1901 she is in Sloane Gardens, Chelsea a Lady's Maid bn Tatsworth living with the Burnetts
RG13 /77 f26 p44

On the latest census her yob 1879 Tatworth Somerset, lady's maid living
St George Hanover Square, S W
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWLQ-FG8

[heywood]

  she’s leaving it late to marry and have children.

[heywood]

Her employer Walter Beaupre Townley is shown arriving from Argentina in March 1911 in diplomat service so that shows an Argentina connection.

[rosie99]

The Townleys go to America in 1919 including their 10 year old son Stephen 

[rosie99]

she’s leaving it late to marry and have children.

That was my thought too     

She was still single in 1911 age 39 

[MaureeninNY]

On the NY Passengers List on A*try there is:
Mary Jane Higgins
Arrival Date:   17 Feb 1913

Birth Location Other:   chardy som
Age:   40

Ship Name:   Campania

She gives her occ: as Lady's maid,says her father is George HIGGINS of Mill House Trent and that she's going to a friend ??BROWN in Terry, Montana.

 

Maureen

[MaureeninNY]

AH!
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3QZ-NCH

I'm beginning to think that she really was the Mary BROWN who died in Seattle in 1918 despite the father's name (John?). Harry re-marries in 1919 to Edith WARMINGER.

Gotta go out now,

Maureen

[mark foot]

What can I say you have all been fantastic. Possibly she lied to her employers re her age?! or just an error.

My grandmother's mother (sister of Mary Jane) married well into her 30's but rather old although if in Argentina her marriage opportunities would be limited.

The diplomat employer makes perfect sense and the Brown friend is extremely likely to be James (Jim) Brown who we believe to be her husband. The picture with 2 boys in 1920 looks like that they would be say 8 and 6 years old. Either she had the boys rather late or perhaps her husband had the children from a previous marriage which I think due to their age would be unlikely. If a marriage could be established it might be possible to then trace the births and confirm that she was infact married. Her sister Bessie had a child when she was single. Interesting Montana is next to Washington and that adds to the likeihood that we are on the right track. Once again a huge thank you to all your detective work.  Mark