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Mary Ann (Watts) Ditchfield (1824 - 1889)

Mary Ann Ditchfield formerly Watts
Born in Alvaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 25 Dec 1848 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at about age 65 in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Mary Ann Watts was born at Alvaston, near Derby, Derbyshire, England in 1824.[1][2] She was baptised at St Michael and All Angels Church, Alvaston on the 14th November 1824, the daughter of James & Martha Watts.[3] At the time of her baptism her father was a shopkeeper.

She married John Ditchfield[4] at the Wesleyan Methodist Association Chapel, Grosvenor Street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock on the 25th December 1848[5]. John was a 34 year old bachelor, and school master, of Winton, Barton upon Irwell. His father was Joseph Ditchfield, husbandman. Mary Ann was a 25 year old spinster, of New Brighton, Cheshire, the daughter of James Watts, shopkeeper. Witnesses were Joseph Fairbrother and Caroline Fairbrother.[6]

The marriage was reported in the local newspaper: "On the 25th inst., at the Wesleyan Methodist Association Chapel, Grosvenor-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, by the Rev. Henry Breeden, President of the Annual Assembly, Mr. John Ditchfield, Master of the Mechanics Institution Schools, Patricroft, to Miss Mary Ann Watts, of New Brighton, Liverpool."[7]

On the 1851 census, John & Mary Ann Ditchfield lived at New Street, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, where John was a school master. They had one daughter, Alice Mary, aged 4.[1]

In 1861, John & Mary Ann lived at Green Lane, Barton Upon Irwell, where the census incorrectly recorded her age as "27", rather than 37. They had three daughters, Alice M, (11) Martha E, (9) and Mary A.(7)[8] Their son John James, born in 1855[9], had died "within three weeks of his birth"[10].

Their second son, John Edwin was born at Green Lane on the 17th September 1861.[10]

By 1871, John & Mary Ann were living at 94 Liverpool Road, Barton Upon Irwell, where Mary gave her birthplace as "Derbyshire, nr Derby". Also in the household were their children Alice M, (21) Martha E, (19) Mary A, (17) and John E. (9)[2]

The 1881 census shows John & Mary Ann living at 314 Liverpool Road, where Mary Ann gave her occupation as stationer. They had two children at home: Mary Ann, (27) and John Edwin. (19)[11]

Mary Ann died in Barton Upon Irwell on the 20th November 1889, aged 65 years.[12] she was buried at Barton Wesleyan Methodist chapel yard, Barton Road on the 23rd November 1889. Her cause of death was "Heart Disease".[13][14]


Research Notes

On a gravestone in Barton Wesleyan Methodist Chapelyard, recorded with children ("of John and Mary Ann Ditchfield") John James and Martha Helen, is the following entry:

"Also ELIZABETH FRANCES WATTS, Their Niece, who died June 19th 1872, aged 28 years" [15]

Elizabeth Frances Watts was the daughter of Mary Ann's brother, John Watts.



Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYD-XB1 : 12 September 2019), Mary Ann Ditchfield in household of John Ditchfield, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England; citing Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England, p. 22, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZP8-V8F : 28 June 2022), Mary A Ditchfield in entry for John Ditchfield, 1871.
  3. ↑ Derbyshire : Alvaston : St Michael and All Angels : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5d47f112f493fd0e87b2675c : viewed 23 May 2024) baptism Mary Ann Watts 14 Nov 1824
  4. ↑ Bearman, C.J. "Ditchfield, John Edwin Watts-."
  5. ↑ "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005"
    Volume: 20; Page: 119
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 May 2024)
    Mary Ann Watts marriage registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1848 in Chorlton.
  6. ↑ Certified copy of their marriage certificate, in the possession of H Gibson
  7. ↑ Manchester Courier - Saturday 30 December 1848 , pg 6 col 1, under marriages, accessed at British Newspaper Archive (with subscription) 15 May 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/18481230/079/0006
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Z2-31C : Sun Mar 10 14:28:09 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ditchfield and Mary Ditchfield, 1861.
  9. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 May 2024)
    Ditchfield, John James (Mother's maiden name: Watts).
    GRO Reference: 1855 Jul-Aug-Sep in Barton Upon Irwell Volume 08C Page 410.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "John Edwin Watts-Ditchfield : first bishop of Chelmsford", by Ellis N. Gowing. Pub. 1926 Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/johnedwinwattsdi0000gowi/page/n7/mode/2up
  11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-P6KL : Fri Mar 08 03:58:19 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ditchfield and Mary Ann Ditchfield, 1881.
  12. ↑ "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007"
    Volume: 8C; Page: 408
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 May 2024)
    Mary Anne Ditchfield death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1889 in Barton upon Irwell (age 65).
  13. ↑ "Manchester, England, Non-Conformist Deaths and Burials, 1758-1987"
    Greater Manchester County Record Office (With Manchester Archives); Manchester, England; Reference Number: GB127.L28/10/1/2/1
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 9096 #172119 (accessed 15 May 2024)
    Mary Anne Ditchfield burial (died on 20 Nov 1889) on 23 Nov 1889 in Barton-upon-Irwell, Manchester, England. Born in about 1824.
  14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245375467/mary_anne-ditchfield: accessed May 15, 2024), memorial page for Mary Anne Ditchfield (unknown–Nov 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 245375467, citing Barton Wesleyan Methodist Chapelyard, Eccles, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654).
  15. ↑ Location: Old Graveyard Row: 26 No: 147 Wesleyan, Barton upon Irwell, Lancs. Type: Flat gravestone https://lan-opc.org.uk/Salford/Barton-upon-Irwell/wesleyan/mis_MIs.html#982


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