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Mary Matilda (Burns) Semper (abt. 1839 - 1904)

Mary Matilda (Minnie) Semper formerly Burns
Born about in British West Indiesmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 65 in London, England, United Kingdommap [uncertain]
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Biography

Minnie was born about 1841. She was the daughter of Patrick Burns and Margaret Millicent Hunt.

In the 1891 census Minnie (age 46) was the married lodger of Osborne Tippell at 81, Seymour Street, Paddington, London & Middlesex, England.[1]

1891 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: 81, Seymour Street, Paddington, London & Middlesex
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Osborne Tippell Head Married M 72 Lodging house keeper Hutton, Suffolk, England
Jane Tippell Wife Married F 68 Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Louisa Tippell Daughter Single F 32 Governess Hutton, Suffolk, England
Harriet Tippell Sister Single F 67 Living on own means Hutton, Suffolk, England
John R Semper Lodger Married M 58 Retired colonial judge West Indies
Minnie Semper Lodger Married F 46 West Indies
Jane Quinn Servant Single F 38 Domestic servant West Indies
Susan Brown Servant Single F 25 Domestic servant Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

In the 1901 census Mary (age 62) was the wife of John Rawlins Semper in Oxford and Cambridge Mansions, 2, St Marylebone, Marylebone, London & Middlesex, England.[2]

1901 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: Oxford and Cambridge Mansions, 2, St Marylebone, Marylebone, London & Middlesex
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John Rawlins Semper Head Married M 79 Retired colonist judge
Mary Matilda Semper Wife Married F 62
Jane Quin House keeper Single F 55 Housekeeper
Clara Cheshire Servant Single F 30 General domestic London, Middlesex, England

Mary Matilda died about 1904. Her death aged 65 was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1904 in St Marylebone.[3]

Resaerch Notes

Exact date of death is from a newspaper death notice that mentions Mary Matilda was the wife of the late John Rawlings Semper. The Leeds and Yorkshire Mercury, Monday January 18, 1904

Sources

  1. 1891 Census: "1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census", database with images, Reference: RG12; Piece number: 13; Folio: 124; Page: 22; Schedule: 124, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 31 January 2024), Minnie Semper (46), married lodger, in household of Osborne Tippell (72) at 81, Seymour Street in Paddington registration district in London & Middlesex, England. Born in West Indies.
  2. 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census", database with images, Reference: RG13; Piece number: 115; Folio: 40; Page: 19; Schedule: 140, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 31 January 2024), Mary Matilda Semper (62), wife, in household of John Rawlins Semper (79) in Oxford and Cambridge Mansions, 2, St Marylebone in Marylebone registration district in London & Middlesex, England.
  3. Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database, GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 31 January 2024), Semper, Mary Matilda (Age at death: 65). GRO Reference: 1904 Jan-Feb-Mar in St Marylebone Volume 01A Page 432.




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