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Mary Bacon (1769 - aft. 1851)

Mary Bacon
Born in London, Englandmap
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Died after after age 81 in London, Englandmap
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Biography

Fundholder and Proprietor of Houses, of independent means, spinster, of 1 Bedford Row, Clapham, London, England.

Background

She was the 2nd daughter of Elizabeth Wade and John Bacon 'The Elder' RA, eminent British sculptor.

In 1799 her father died and she inherited an eighth share of his estate which was valued at £60,000 and divided equally among her siblings.

From 1805-9 she was her elder sister, Ann's constant carer in her final illness.

1841 British Census

Household: Bedford Place, Clapham; Head: Mary Bacon (70), Independent; Mary Ann Thornton (35), Independent; Augusta Thornton (15), born Surrey; and three domestic servants.

1851 British Census

Household: 1 Bedford Row, Clapham, Head: Mary Bacon (81), Fundholder and Proprietor of Houses, unmarried; Edward Thornton (52), Furnishing Undertaker, born St George's, Southwark, Surrey, widower; Augusta Thornton (26), no occupation, born Southwark, Surrey, unmarried; and two domestic servants (Cook and Housemaid).

Sources

Memoirs of Eminently Pious Women, by Thomas Gibbons and the Rev Samuel Burder (1827) [1]

1841, 1851 British Census.

See also

Wikipedia, John Bacon (sculptor, born 1740) (father) [1]





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