Help - Maria Blackborow and her many husbands!

[Mollymoofer]

Hello
My connection to Maria is through her grandfather Robert Blackborow who is my 5 x Great Grandfather.
I would love to know more about her many children and descendants so any information would be greatly appreciated.
I have identified so far
Mary A Brooks born 1819 and I believe she married a William Francis Bickford in 1836
Thomas Brooks born 1827
Benjamin Cornelius Shaw born 1829 died 1845
Emma Shaw born 1830 died 1847
George Henry Saunders born 1834
Maria born 1836 died 1841
Albert Edward Francis born 1838
Emily born 1841 who married Cornelius John Hilliard in 1857
I do not know of any other children or if  Thomas Brooks,George Henry and Albert Edward Francis Saunders married.
Like I said any information would be appreciated 

[[Ray]]

Hi

Apologies, mis-read the last post

Ray

[jeanpooley1946]

Hi
Glad to know our connection to Maria
Maria married Thomas Brooks 8 Sept 1816 at Wymering

Children to Thomas and Maria all baptised St Mary's Portsmouth
John William Brooks 10 Aug 1817
Mary Ann Brooks 8Nov 1818
William Thomas Brooks 19 Nov 1820
Maria Brooks 19 May 1822 died/bur 17 Aug 1826
Thomas Daniel Brooks 2 mar 1828
Maria married Benjamin Shaw 14Apr 1828 at Wymering Maria age 32y and Benjamin 82/83y
Children to Benjamin and Maria
Benjamin Cornelius Shaw b 5 Jan 1829 d 5 May 1845 at Mud Cottage
Emma Shaw bap 13 June 1830 d 19 May 1847 at Mud Cottage
Emma was born after her father (Benjamin) died on 14 Oct 1829.
I am sure Emma was the Daughter of George Saunders who Maria was living with at Mud Cottage when her next daughter was born
Maria Saunders bap2 Oct 1831 Holy Trinity Gosport bur 5 Jun 1836
Amelia Saunders bap15 July 1833 d 1910 Plumstead Kent. My Grandfather's mother
George Henry Saunders b 6 Oct 1834
Maria Saunders bap30Aug 1836 bur 14 May 1841 ( Maria was an unlucky name)
Albert Edward Francis Saunders bap 11 Mar 1838 d 1875 in the Street Portsea while in the Navy.
Emily b 4 Jan 1841 d 2 Sept 1868 Mill Lane Hardway Gosport. My Grandmother's mother.

George Saunders died at Mud Cottage 29 Sept 1844 Benjamin Shaw junior and Emma Shaw are buried with him.

Maria is then living with John Pratt who died at Mud Cottage 15 July 1857

Maria died at Mud Cottage 24 Feb 1864.

Mary Ann Brooks m William Francis Bickford 10 Sept1836
Children to mary and WilliamBickford
William Gilbert b June 1838 Stepney
Frances B  b 1840 Stepney
Maria Ann b 1842 Stepney
Emma Maria b1848 Dartmouth
Rosina b1847 Dartmouth bap26 Oct 1851
There was also a Thomas Bickford died in The House of Industry Alverstoke age 7 months. Mary Ann Bickford was in the House of Industry with her 4 daughters in 1851 census.

George Henry Saunders m Mary Amelia Green 3 Nov 1856 Mary died 9 Sept 1860. I have found no children of this marriage and do not know if he married again.

Albert Edward Saunders m Martha Ann Gamblin 24 Sept 1856. I have found no children from this marriage.

I have a lot more infomation on Maria's daughter's Amelia and Emily but the story does get a lot more complicated with a bigamous marriage.

Hope what I have told you is of interest and if you would like to hear the rest let me know.

[Mollymoofer]

Hello Jean

I can't believe it has been over five years since this post and I am not sure as to why I did not reply at the time. Life no doubt got in the way.
I did have a year or so off from the family research as so much else to do but I would love to hear more about the family and the descendants if you have the time.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Sonia