Mary Ann (Raper) Miller (1847)

Born 24 Jan 1847 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Miller — married 1872 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Mary (Raper) Miller was born in England.

Early Life: 1847-1872

Mary was born in the first Quarter of 1847.^[1]

1851

In the 1851 census Mary (age 4) was the grand daughter of Sarah Raper in Quarry Hill, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.^[2]

1861

The 1861 England Census records that Mary was 14 years old and a Domestic Servant. She was living at 7 Clarksons Yard, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, with her mother, Mary, her brother, William, and her aunt, Clara.

The Census details are:^[3]

1871

The 1871 England Census records that Mary was 26 years old and a Reeler in a Flax Mill. She was still living at 7 Clarksons Yard, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, with her mother, Mary, and her brother, William.

The Census details are:

1871 England Census[4]

Married Life: 1872-1901

Mary (recorded as Northraper) married Benjamin Miller in 1872 in Leeds. ^[5]

Together Mary and Benjamin had at least two children, their details are:

1. William Miller

William Miller was born in about 1876 in Leeds.^[6]

2. Benjamin Miller

Benjamin Miller was born in about 1880 in Leeds.^[7]

1881

In 1881 Mary is recorded as being 33 years old, and living on 14 Cornhill, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, with her husband, Benjamin, two sons, William and Benjamin, her mother, Lois (who had started using the name Louise), a lodger, John Cooper, and a visitor, Elizabeth Gambles.

The census details are:^[8]

1891

1901

Death

Mary died in 1901 in Leeds, she was 58 years old.^[9] Her husband, Benjamin, survived her, and he died 30 years later in 1931 in South Leeds, Leeds, he was 85 years old.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8912 #29884373 (accessed 23 December 2021)
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851". Citing , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 7; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. FamilySearch (accessed 23 December 2021) FindMyPast Image. Mary Ann Raper (4) grand daughter in household of Sarah Raper (60) at Quarry Hill in Leeds registration district. Born in Leeds, Yorkshire.
3. ↑ '1861 England Census', Class: RG9, Piece: 3383, Folio: 38, Page: 10, 7 Clarksons Yard, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Lois Raper, 37, Doncaster (Head).
4. ↑ Hard Copy:'1871 England Census', Class: RG10, Piece: 4555, Folio: 38, Page: 25, 7 Clarksons Yard, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Louisa Raper, 47, Doncaster (Head).
5. ↑ Benjamin Miller and Mary Ann Northraper, 1872, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 'England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index 1837-2005'. From FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DL2-LYW, Retrieved 22 April 2015.
6. ↑ '1881 England Census', Class: RG11, Piece: 4518, Folio: 115, Page: 3, 14 Cornhill, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorshire, England, Benjamin Miller, 34, Leeds, (Head).
7. ↑ '1881 England Census', Class: RG11, Piece: 4518, Folio: 115, Page: 3, 14 Cornhill, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorshire, England, Benjamin Miller, 34, Leeds, (Head).
8. ↑ '1881 England Census', Class: RG11, Piece: 4518, Folio: 115, Page: 3, 14 Cornhill, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorshire, England, Benjamin Miller, 34, Leeds, (Head).
9. ↑ Mary Ann Miller, 1901, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 'England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007'. From FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NPW-J42, Retrieved 22 April 2015.
10. ↑ Benjamin Miller, 1931, South Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 'England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007'. From FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHN-SRJT, Retrieved 22 April 2015.