In the 1911 Census, shortly before she died, she is a widow living @ 53, Lynn Road, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire England. She is the head of the household and her occupation is given as General Dealer. Living with her are her son William (aged 34) who is a shipwright, and her daughter Ethel (aged 28) who is assistant to her mother. Both children are single.
Sources
"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKXS-CLX : 10 December 2014), Alfred James Abbott and Mary Ann Jenkins, 14 Jan 1866; citing Northwood, Hampshire, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1470883 IT 1-2.
1881 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea civil parish, Portsmouth municipal borough, St. Paul municipal ward, St. Mary Kingston ecclesiastical parish, folio 76, page 39, household of Alfred J. Abbott; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 Oct 2017); citing PRO RG 11/1154.
1891 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea civil parish, Portsmouth municipal borough, St. James municipal ward, St. Mary ecclesiastical parish or district, folio 103, page 18, household of Alfred Abbott; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 Oct 2017); citing PRO RG 12/858.
1851 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 England Census
England Select Marriages 1538-1973
England & Wales Free BMD Death Index
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