Mary (Porter) Habberley (1862 - 1935)

Born 12 Feb 1862 in Anderton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Brooks — married 7 Sep 1878 in Witton Church, Witton, Cheshire

Wife of Edmund Habberley — married 1 Mar 1919 in Northwich, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 19 Dec 1935 at age 73 in Northwich Workhouse, 160a London Road, Northwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Original marriage to Thomas Brookes confined until he died. Hence her children carried Brookes surname.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Burial

- aged 73

Date: 21 DEC 1935

Place: Witton Cemetery, Northwich, Cheshire - plot 2591, ref 81/1682

Census

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Witton, Cheshire - aged 19

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Wincham, Cheshire - aged 29

Census:

Date: 1901

Place: Northwich, Cheshire - aged 36 (as "Polly ABBERLEY")

Census:

Date: 1911

Place: Northwich, Cheshire - aged 49

Christening

Christening:

Date: 04 MAY 1862

Place: Christ Church, Barnton, Cheshire

Occupation

Occupation: General Servant Domestic

Date: 1891

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1881

Place: 16 Winnington Court, Witton Street, Witton Cum Twambrooks

Residence:

Date: BET 1891 AND 1898

Place: 25 Wincham Lane, Wincham, Cheshire

Residence:

Date: 1901

Place: 7 Fowle's Court, Northwich

Residence:

Date: 1911

Place: 11 Fowles Court, Northwich, Cheshire

Residence:

Date: 1919

Place: 11 Fowle's Court, Northwich

Note

Note: #H1225

Christening: 04 MAY 1862. Christ Church, Barnton, Cheshire.

Residence 1881 16 Winnington Court, Witton Street, Witton Cum Twambrooks. BET 1891 AND 1898. 25 Wincham Lane, Wincham, Cheshire. 1901 7 Fowle's Court, Northwich. 1911 11 Fowles Court, Northwich, Cheshire. 1919 11 Fowle's Court, Northwich.

Census: 1881 Witton, Cheshire - aged 19. 1891 Wincham, Cheshire - aged 29. 1901 Northwich, Cheshire - aged 36 (as "Polly ABBERLEY"). 1911 Northwich, Cheshire - aged 49.

Occupation: General Servant Domestic. 1891

Buried 21 DEC 1935. Witton Cemetery, Northwich, Cheshire - plot 2591, ref 81/1682.

Note: #N1225.

Photo: #M86.

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Notes

Note N1225Great - grandmother to Garry. The 1881 census shows her aged 19 living with her husband Thomas Brooks at 16 Winningtons Court, Witten Street, Witton Cum Twambrooks. Thomas and Mary appear to have parted early in their marriage, Thomas going to live with Alice Amelia Horrigan (née Robinson). It would appear that - around the same time - Mary went to live with Edward HABBERLEY in Wincham, she appears there as his "housekeeper" in the 1891 census. Then we found the family in the 1901 census under the ABBERLEY surname. Children Harry and Edward appear as ABBERLEY, but Mary appears as Polly ABBERLEY. Polly was a "pet name" for Mary. So it does appear that - for public purposes - the family were trying to keep up the appearances of a normal married family.... 1

Aunt Molly (Dad's cousin) in 2005 could still remember Mary as "Brooks", but not as a "Habberley" - although she remembers the name Habberley. As a teenager, Aunt Molly would each Sunday take Mary her lunch from Auntie Lottie's (my Grans) on the bus, wrapped in paper and towels to Fowles Court, where she told her to put it in the oven (which was a range). This was because her father George Johnson (then still alive), would not have Mary in the house at 16 George Street. George was known to be very opinionated and moralistic, so even though they were married he thought them bad for having lived together and had children out of wedlock..... 1 Molly described Mary as not very tall, pretty, bonny, but very welcoming. The place as Auntie Molly describes it was, one up and one down, not too clean and when she arrived all the neighbours came out from the Court to see who she was and greet her. Aunt Molly later remembered visiting Mary, with her Auntie Lottie (my Gran), in the workhouse. This is later on after Fowles Court. 1

Sources

1. ↑ Porter-5056 was created by Garry Brookes through the import of GED for Wiki.ged on Feb 1, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• Birth certificate

Marriage certificate Death certificate 1871 to 1911censuses

Notes

Note H1225Great - grandmother to Garry. The 1881 census shows her aged 19 living with her husband Thomas Brooks at 16 Winningtons Court, Witten Street, Witton Cum Twambrooks. Thomas and Mary appear to have parted early in their marriage, Thomas going to live with Alice Amelia Horrigan (nee Robinson). It would appear that - around the same time - Mary went to live with Edward HABBERLEY in Wincham, she appears there as his "housekeeper" in the 1891 census. Then we found the family in the 1901 census under the ABBERLEY surname. Children Harry and Edward appear as ABBERLEY, but Mary appears as Polly ABBERLEY!! Perhaps a "pet name" - Polly Porter?? Anyway, I'm sure now that this is them!

Aunt Molly (Dad's cousin) in 2005 can still remember Mary as "Brooks", but not as a "Habberley" - although she remembers the name Habberley. As a teenager, Aunt Molly would each Sunday take Mary her lunch from Auntie Lottie's (my Grans) on the bus, wrapped in paper and towels to Fowles Court, where she told her to put it in the oven (which was a range). This was because her Granddad George Johnson (then still alive), would not have Mary in the house at 16 George Street. She describes Mary as not very tall, pretty, bonny, but very welcoming. The place as Auntie Molly describes it was, one up and one down, not too clean and when she arrived they all came out from the Court to see who she was.