Baptised as Marianne, it appears that she preferred to use Mary throughout her life, as this is what is on the various census records and her death certificate.
Baptised on 8 July 1819, no birthdate mentioned on register.
Census
1841 - Halfway House, Finchingfield, Essex - recorded as Mary Whitehead
1851 - Nortofts, Finchingfield, Essex - recorded as Mary Whitehead
1861 - Uphill & Downhill, Finchingfield, Essex - recorded as Mary Whitehead
1871 - Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Essex - recorded as Mary A Whitehead
Buried at St Catherine's Gosfield on 18 October 1874
Sources
Baptism - "Essex Archives Online," database, Essex Records Office(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/EssexAncestors.aspx : accessed 31 Dec 2013), Baptism Register for Marianne Carter; D/P 14/1/6 Page 45.
Death - England and Wales, death certificate for Mary Whitehead, died 13 October 1874; citing 4a/239/124, December quarter 1874, Halstead registration district, Halstead sub-district; General Register Office, Southport
Burial - "Essex Archives Online," database, Essex Records Office(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/EssexAncestors.aspx : accessed 26 December 2013), Burial Record for Mary Whitehead nee Carter; D/P 165/1/6 Page 86
Marriage - "Essex Archives Online," database, Essex Records Office(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/EssexAncestors.aspx : accessed 27 December 2013), Marriage Register for William Whitehead & Mary Carter; D/P 14/1/11
Marriage - General Register Office, "Civil Registration Marriage Index 1837-1983," database(accessed 25 December 2013), entry for Mary Carter, volume 12, page 44a, December quarter 1840, Braintree district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes
Census
1841 census of England, Essex, Finchingfield, folio 65, page 9, Mary Whitehead; PRO HO 107/331/17
1851 census of England, Essex, Finchingfield, folio 30, page 8, Mary Whitehead; PRO HO 107/1785.
1861 census of England, Essex, Finchingfield, folio 73, page 8, Mary Whitehead; PRO RG 9/1113
1871 census of England, Essex, Finchingfield, folio 144, page 9, Mary A Whitehead; PRO RG 10/1698.
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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: