Still looking for help with this lady and the mystery has deepened.
I have been looking through the births of her children checking mother's maiden name
John Edward Holloway 1852 mmn Waddington
Sarah 1859 mmn Waddington
Mary Ann 1863 mmn Waddington
Alice Elizabeth 1867 mmn Waddington
Benjamin 1868 mmn Warrington
George 1870 mmn Waddington
Emma 1873 mmn Warrington
Thomas 1876 mmn Waddington
I also have a DNA match with someone with Waddington in their ancestry.
So it looks as if I may be looking for Mary Ann Waddington daughter of Thomas Waddington, ropemaker. Born about 1830 (maybe)!
I have found a
Mary Anne Waddington in 1841
St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Eagle Terrace
Age
18
Birth
Middlesex
Registration District
Shoreditch
HO107 Piece/Folio 707/5
Affiliate Record Type
Institution
Unfortunately since I don't currently have a subscription to FindMyPast or Ancestry I cannot check the details atm, will do so when I can get to the library.
I have never been able to find her future husband Benjamin Holloway in 1841 - he is not with the rest of the family in Hunt Street, Stepney. At the time of his marriage to Mary Ann in 1850 he is shown as a cabinet maker although in 1851 he is a french polisher, so he is probably elsewhere as an apprentice but I have not managed to track him down.
I have a couple of possibilities for Thomas Warrington/Waddington but no mention of a ropemaker
Thomas Waddington
England and Wales Census, 1851
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Anns Place
Age:
63
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Carpenter
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1788
Birthplace: Middlesex
HO107 Piece/Folio:1539 / 596
Wife Ann and daughter Sarah
Probably this one
Thos Waddington
England and Wales Census, 1841
Name
Thos Waddington
St Mary Lambeth, Surrey, England
Alfred Street
Age
50
Page Number17, Registration Number HO107, Piece/Folio1055/33
Probable wife Ann
And another one in 1841
Thos Waddington
St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Swinton Street
Age:
62
Page Number:15, Registration Number:HO107, Piece/Folio:682/10
Probable wife Eliza
If anyone can help me to find Thomas Warrington/Waddington a ropemaker with a daughter Mary Anne, or Benjamin Holloway in 1841 I should be most grateful.