Maria (Wells) Prestidge (abt.1795-abt.1870)

Maria Prestidge formerly Wells

Born about 1795 in Bampton, Oxfordshire, England

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Thomas Prestidge — married 27 Nov 1814 in Bampton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Mother of Mary (Prestidge) Clifford, John Prestidge and Henry Prestidge

Died about Jun 1870 at about age 75 [location unknown]

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Profile last modified 7 Jan 2022 | Created 11 Feb 2013

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Biography

Maria (Wells) Prestidge was born in Oxfordshire, England.

Maria was born about 1795.

England and Wales Census, 1841

Name: Maria Prestidge

Event Place: Moreton Pinkney, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Residence Note: Morton Pinkney

Gender: Female

Age: 40

Birth Year (Estimated): 1797-1801

Registration District: Brackley

Parish: Morton Pinkney

County: Northamptonshire ^[1]

In the 1851 census Maria (age 55), born in Bampton, Oxfordshire, was the wife of Thomas Prestidge in Morton Pinkney, Northamptonshire, England.^[2]

In the 1861 census Maria (age 64, born in Bampton, Oxfordshire,) was the wife of Thomas Prestidge in Moreton Pinkney, Northamptonshire, England.^[3]

Sources

↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Q7-M18 : 25 May 2019), Maria Prestidge in household of Thomas Prestidge, Moreton Pinkney, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1735; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87690
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #4244527 (accessed 7 January 2022)
Maria Prestidge (55), wife, in household of Thomas Prestidge (62) in Brackley registration district.
↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
Class: RG 9; Piece: 923; Folio: 106; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542722
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #18315150 (accessed 7 January 2022)
Maria Prestidge (64), wife, in household of Thomas Prestidge (70) in Brackley registration district.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Maria: