Mary
Brown
formerly [surname unknown] aka Champion
Born in St Issey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
Ernest John Brown and Mildred Eveline Brown
Died
at about age 51
in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2015
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Biography
Mary Champion was born in 1859 in St Issey, Cornwall, England to William Champion and Thomasin (Ball) Champion. Her birth was registered in St Columb, Cornwall in the first quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Ball.[1]
Mary Champion, daughter of William & Thomasin, was christened on 5 Jun 1859 in St Issey - her father was a Labourer.[2]
In 1861 Mary Champion (age 2) lived at Church Town in St Issey with her father William (38, Agricultural Labourer), mother Thomasin (44), sister Martha (7, Scholar), and servant Mary A Vivian (18).[3]
Mary's mother Thomasin Champion passed away in 1864. Her father William Champion married Jane Gill in 1866.
In 1871 Mary Champion (age 12, Scholar) lived in St Issey with her father William (49, Agricultural Labourer), stepmother Jane (27), and three sisters: Catherine (6, Scholar), Gertrude V (4, Scholar), and Beatrice E (2).[4]
In 1881 Mary Champion (age 22, General Serv Domestic) lived at Molesworth Street in St Breock, Cornwall in the household of her employer John W Symons.[5]
Mary Champion (age 27, daughter of William Champion, Labourer) married William Henry Brown (age 26, Mason, son of John Brown, Sawyer) on 5 Aug 1886 at the parish church of Egloshayle, Cornwall - the witnesses were John Brown & Eveline Brown.[6] The marriage was registered in Bodmin in the third quarter of the year.[7]
Mary and William had two children:
- Ernest John Brown (1887-1962)
- Mildred Eveline Brown (1889-1892)
In 1891 Mary Brown (age 33, Masons Wife) lived in Egloshayle with her son Earnest (4) and daughter Mildred (2).[8]
In 1901 Mary Brown (age 41) lived in Wadebridge with her husband William H (41, Wall Mason) and son Ernest J (14).[9]
Mary Brown passed away on 11 Sep 1910, aged 51 years. Her death was registered in Bodmin in the third quarter of the year.[10]
Mary Brown of Egloshayle Road was buried on 14 Sep 1910 at Egloshayle Cemetery.[11] The inscription reads: "In loving memory of MARY, the beloved wife of WILLIAM HENRY BROWN, who died Sep. 11th 1910, aged 51 years. Also of WILLIAM HENRY, husband of the above, who died March 10th 1925, aged 65 years. At Rest."[12]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26R9-MVS : 1 October 2014), Mary Champion, 1859; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. Columb, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1W7-XM4 : 12 February 2018, Mary Champion, ); citing item 2 p94, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,570.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HY-6C3 : 15 October 2019), Mary Champion in household of William Champion, St Issey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDZG-L8L : 25 April 2019), Mary Champion in entry for William Champion, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-NQN6 : 11 December 2017), Mary Champion in household of John W Symons, St Breock, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 2295/39, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,197.
- ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLK-HCGW : 2 February 2018), William Henry Brown and Mary Champion, 05 Aug 1886; citing Marriage, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DD9-FZM : 13 December 2014), Mary Champion, 1886; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1886, quarter 3, vol. 5C, p. 92, Bodmin, Cornwall, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6YG-YT2 : 4 May 2019), Mary Brown, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHD-VFD : 21 May 2019), Mary Brown in household of William H Brown, Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Egloshayle subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J7K-96C : 31 December 2014), Mary Brown, 1910; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bodmin, Cornwall, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJHB-RZHL : 23 July 2017), Mary Brown, 14 Sep 1910; citing Burial, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137320050
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Jessica Gannon
Jessica Gannon
Last name at birth was CHAMPION, according to the birth registrations of her children (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp).
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