Mary Ann Chester was baptised on 22 May 1825 in Bristol, Somerset, England. She was the daughter of Joseph Chester and Hannah (Austin) Chester. St Mary Redcliffe.
In the 1841 census Mary (age 16) was living in St Marys Redcliff, Gloucestershire, England.[1]
In the 1851 census Mary (age 27) was living in Cwmdu Llangynwyd, Glamorgan, Wales. [2]
In the 1871 census Mary (age 45) was living in St Augustine, Gloucestershire, England.[3]
In the 1881 census Mary (age 55) was living in St Augustine, Gloucestershire, England. Bristol[4]
Research Notes
Niece with them at 1871 census - Emma A H Chester, aged 20, paper bag maker and in 1881. Possible daughter of Henry but initials aren't right. They must have had a child. Son in law - widow - and niece and nephews living with her in 1881.
Sources
↑1841 Census: Title: 1841 England Census NOTE1841 England Census. Citing: Page: CHESTER Josh. Database online. (accessed before 26 August 2013)
↑1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: SG8V-N6K : Tue Jan 30 13:32:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard Ship and Mary Anne Ship, 1851.
↑1881 Census: Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1881 England Census NOTEAncestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004),
Page: SHIP Mary. Database online.
Acknowledgements
Chester-274 was created through the import of BRADLEY_2013-08-13_2013-08-27.ged on Aug 26, 2013 by Veronica Williams. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to collaborate on this profile (click on my name link and send me a private message). The profile has been orphaned due to watchlist considerations, but remains of interest in my DNA research.
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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 ancestors' 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: