Mary Ann (Billington) Johnson (1849 - 1924)

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Biography

Mary was born in 1849^[1] in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England, where she lived with her parents, John Billington and Mary Bashford, in 1851^[2] and 1861.^[3]

Mary married Jonathan Burrows in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in 1869.^[4][5] In 1871 the family lived in Cannock, Staffordshire. Jonathan worked as a "puddler" at a metalworks.^[6]

By 1881 they had moved to Harborne, Staffordshire, where Jonathan worked as a drainpipe maker.^[7] 1891 saw him working as a saltworks labourer and the family living at Haverton Hill in the parish of Billingham, County Durham.^[8]

Jonathan died in 1895 at the age of 45^[9] and was buried in Haverton Hill.^[10]

In 1896 Mary married Herbert Johnson.^[11] The couple lived in Haverton Hill in 1901; Herbert was a boiler smith and Mary had a draper's shop.^[12] Herbert died in 1906 at the age of 51.^[13] In 1911 Mary lived with her niece in Haverton Hill and continued her drapery business.^[14] In 1921 Mary lived alone in Haverton Hill.^[15]

Mary died in 1924 at the age of 75.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ GRO civil registration birth index entry. Mary Ann Billington. Vol XVIII p 396. Sep quarter 1849. Registration district Kings Norton. FreeBMD.org.uk
   GRO index search gives mother's maiden name "Bathford"
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGC2-PGY : 8 November 2019), Mary Anne Billington in household of John Billington, Harborne, Worcestershire, England; citing Harborne, Worcestershire, England, p. 17, 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.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JS-764 : 13 February 2020), Mary Ann Billington in household of John Billington, Barbourne, Worcestershire, 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.
4. ↑ St Mary, Ilkeston. 7 Nov 1869. Jonathan Burrows (21; bachelor; labourer; of Ilkeston; father George Burrows, labourer) married Mary Ann Billington (21; spinster; of Ilkeston; father John Billington, labourer). Jonathan signed; Mary did not. Witnesses Thomas Burrows and Hannah Burrows.
   Ancestry.com. Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Derbyshire Church of England Parish Registers, Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Image
5. ↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. Jonathan Burrows. Vol 7b p 222. Dec quarter 1869. Registration district Basford. FreeBMD.org.uk
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5TV-8R6 : 28 September 2019), John Burrows, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-9N3S : 12 December 2017), Jonathon Burrows, Harborne (Stafford), Worcestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 49, Piece/Folio 2960/121, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,838.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WF82-R2M : 7 May 2019), Jonathan Burrows, Billingham, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. Jonathan Burrows. Vol 10a p 25. Mar quarter 1895. Registration district Stockton. Age 45. FreeBMD.org.uk
10. ↑ Burial of Jonathan Burrows, age 45. 10 Jan 1895. St John the Baptist, Haverton Hill.
    Durham Burials. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 14 Feb 2020
11. ↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. Herbert Johnson and Mary Ann Burrows. Vol 10a p 88. Mar quarter 1896. Registration district Stockton. FreeBMD.org.uk
12. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSC3-C83 : 21 May 2019), Mary A Johnson in household of Herbert Johnson, Billingham, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Stockton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
13. ↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. Herbert Johnson. Vol 10a p 44. Mar quarter 1906. Registration district Stockton. Age 51. FreeBMD.org.uk
14. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWH6-VZ2 : 5 July 2019), Mary Ann Johnson, Billingham, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
15. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
    Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 24312; District reference: RD 544 RS 1 ED 51
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 December 2022)
    Mary Ann Johnson (73), widowed, Home Duties, head of household at 8 Pearl Street, Haverton Hill, Billingham in Stockton registration district in Durham, England. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England. Employed by Own Account.
16. ↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. Mary A Johnson. Vol 10a p 92. Mar quarter 1924. Registration district Stockton. Age 75. FreeBMD.org.uk