Mary's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1864 in the Plymouth district.[1] She is the daughter of John Blagdon and Elizabeth Hall.
1871 Census of England: Maker, Cornwall, England[2]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Blagdon
Head
M
32
Farm Labourer
Plymouth, Devon, England
Mary A Blagdon
Wife
F
29
Plymouth, Devon, England
Ellen Blagdon
Daughter
F
13
Plymouth, Devon, England
Mary J Blagdon
Daughter
F
8
Plymouth, Devon, England
John F Blagdon
Son
M
5
Plymouth, Devon, England
George Blagdon
Son
M
2
Plymouth, Devon, England
Edward Blagdon
Son
M
7/12
Southdwon, Cornwall, England
1881 Census of England: West Street, Maker, Cornwall, England[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Blagdon
Head
Married
M
41
Labourer H.M.Dockard
Plymouth, Devon, England
Mary Ann Blagdon
Wife
Married
F
38
Plymouth, Devon, England
Mary Jane Blagdon
Daughter
F
17
Plymouth, Devon, England
John Blagdon
Son
M
15
Errand Boy
Plymouth, Devon, England
George Blagdon
Son
M
13
Scholar
Plymouth, Devon, England
William Blagdon
Son
M
9
Scholar
Millbrook, Cornwall, England
James Blagdon
Son
M
6
Scholar
Millbrook, Cornwall, England
Margarett Blagdon
Daughter
F
1
Millbrook, Cornwall, England
Mary's marriage to John Lewis was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1888 in the St. Germans district.[4]
1891 Census of England: Millbrook, Maker, Cornwall, England[5]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Mary I Lewis
Head
F
28
Plymouth, Devon, England
Rachel M Lewis
Daughter
F
2
Devonport, Devon, England
Edith L Lewis
Daughter
F
10/12
Millbrook, Cornwall, England
Alice M Blagdon
Sister
F
9
Millbrook, Cornwall, England
1901 Census of England and Wales: Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom[6]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Lewis
Head
Married
M
33
General Labourer Extension
Willenhall, Staffordshire
Mary Jane Lewis
Wife
Married
F
35
Plymouth, Devonshire
Rachel Matha Lewis
Daughter
Single
F
13
Devonport, Devonshire
Edith Lucy Lewis
Daughter
Single
F
12
Millbrook, Cornwall
Annie Maud Lewis
Daughter
Single
F
7
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Arthur John Lewis
Son
Single
M
4
Millbrook, Cornwall
Edward Enock Lewis
Son
Single
M
3
Plymouth, Devonshire
1911 Census of England and Wales: Swansea, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom[7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Mary Jane Lewis
Head
Married
F
47
Charwoman
Plymouth, Devonshire
Arthur John Lewis
Son
Single
M
15
Tinworks Labourer
Millbrook, Devonshire
Edward Enoch Lewis
Son
M
14
Newspaper Seller
Plymouth, Devonshire
Beatrice Mary Lewis
Daughter
F
6
Devonport, Devonshire
1921 Census of England and Wales: 8 Pant Street, Port Tennant, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales[8]
Name
Relation
Sex
Status
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
Employer
Mary Jane Lewis
Head
F
Widowed
56
Plymouth, Devon, England
Home Duties
Beatrice Mary Lewis
Daughter
F
16
Devonport, Devon, England
Apprentice Sewing
G Bolatwigg, Dressmakers
Rachell Martha Hopkin
Daughter
F
32
Devonport, Devon, England
Home Duties
Beatrice Maud Hopkin
Granddaughter
F
1
Scotland
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Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 23 November 2022)
Blagdon, Mary Jane (Mother's maiden name: Lethbridge). GRO Reference: 1864 Jan-Feb-Mar in Plymouth Volume 05B Page 257.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2228; Folio: 50; Page: 7; GSU roll: 834871; ED, institution, or vessel: 3; Household schedule number: 31 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #621532 (accessed 23 November 2022)
Mary J Blagdon (8) daughter in household of John Blagdon (32) in Maker in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2279; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341547; ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #1868347 (accessed 23 November 2022)
Mary Jane Blagdon (17) daughter in household of John Blagdon (41) on West Street, Maker in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 23 November 2022)
Blagdon, Mary Jane. GRO Reference: 1888 Oct-Nov-Dec in St. Germans Volume 5c Page 75.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1806; Folio: 5; Page: 4; GSU roll: 6096916 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #9615738 (accessed 23 November 2022)
Mary I Lewis (28) head of household in Millbrook, Maker in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
↑1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Stoke subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XSWY-V4F (accessed 23 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
Mary Jane Lewis (35), wife, in household of John Lewis (33) in Devonport, Plymouth in Stoke-Damerel registration district in Devon, England. Born in Plymouth, Devonshire.
↑1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XWXP-FSJ (accessed 23 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
Mary Jane Lewis (47), married, Charwoman, head of household in Swansea, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Born in Plymouth, Devonshire.
↑1921 Census:
"1921 Census Of England & Wales"
Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 27212; District reference: RD 594 RS 4 ED 17 FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 23 November 2022)
Mary Jane Lewis (56), widowed, Home Duties, head of household at 8 Pant Street, Port Tennant in Swansea registration district in Wales. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
Acknowledgments
Entered by Ros Haywood, Oct 6, 2011
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
Lewis-24658 and Blagdon-40 do not represent the same person because: Different given names: Mary G (Lewis) Patteson v Mary Jane (Blagdon) Lewis. Really, Matchbot?