Mary Louisa Box (1864)

Born May 1864 in Stowford, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Louisa was born in 1864. Her birth was registered in Tavistock and her mother's maiden name was Smith. ^[1]

In 1881 Mary was living with her parents William and Elizabeth and younger sister Laura in Bratton Clovelly. Her father was a Farmer of 12 Acres. ^[2]

In 1885 (Mary) Louisa was a servant and sailed to New York. She arrived on 5th October. ^[3]

On 6th July 1889 Mary married in Racine, Wisconsin. ^[4] Her husband Hugh Garside Miller was listed on the birth record of their daughter Clara Evelyn, born 2nd September 1893. ^[5]

In 1900 Mary and Hugh were living in Racine with daughter Pearl. Hugh was a gardener and was also English. ^[6]

Hugh and Mary's marriage broke down (he is listed as Divorced in 1920) and in 1910 Mary was a boarding house keeper in Racine, living with daughter Pearl. She was aged 42 and had been married for 21 years. She'd had 3 children of whom 1 was still living. There was no sign of Hugh. ^[7]

No more information can be found about Mary.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, GRO Index

   BOX, MARY LOUISA Mother's Maiden name: SMITH

   GRO Reference: 1864 J Quarter in TAVISTOCK Volume 05B Page 388

2. ↑ 1881 England Census

   Name: Mary L. Box

   Age: 16

   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865

   Relationship to Head: Daughter

   Father: William Box

   Mother: Elizabeth Box

   Gender: Female

   Where born: Stowford, Devon, England

   Civil Parish: Bratton Clovelly

   County/Island: Devon

   Country: England

   Street Address: Middle Rexon

   Registration District: Okehampton

   ED, institution, or vessel: 2

   Neighbors: View others on page

   Piece: 2222

   Folio: 15

   Page Number: 5

   Household Members:

   Name Age

   William Box 52

   Elizabeth Box 51

   Mary L. Box 16

   Larry Box 9

   Source Citation

   Class: RG11; Piece: 2222; Folio: 15; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341535

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census Ancestry uk Record 7572 #3446198

3. ↑ Arrival in New York U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

   Name: Louisa Box

   Arrival Date: 6 Oct 1885

   Birth Date: abt 1864

   Age: 21

   Gender: Female

   Place of Origin: Devonshire, England

   Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland

   Destination: USA

   Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA

   Ship Name: Gallia

   Source Citation

   Year: 1885; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 18; List Number: 1244

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Ancestry uk Record 7488 #10763700

4. ↑ Marriage, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1820-1907

   Name: Mary L Box

   Marriage Date: 6 Jul 1889

   Marriage Place: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

   Volume: 04

   Page: 0100

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1820-1907 Ancestry uk Record 4997 #376170

5. ↑ Daughter's Birth, Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928

   Name: Clara Evelyn Miller

   Gender: Female

   Race: White

   Birth Date: 02/09/1893 (2 Sep 1893)

   Birth Place: Racine, Racine, Wisconsin

   Father:

   Hugh Gardside Miller

   Mother:

   Mary Louise Bot

   FHL Film Number: 1305148

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928

6. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census

   Name: Mary Miller

   Age: 36

   Birth Date: May 1864

   Birthplace: England

   Home in 1900: Racine Ward 1, Racine, Wisconsin

   Ward of City: Rasine

   Street: Wiseeansin Street

   House Number: 311

   Sheet Number: 3

   Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 46

   Family Number: 60

   Race: White

   Gender: Female

   Immigration Year: 1885

   Relation to Head of House: Wife

   Marital status: Married

   Spouse's Name: Hugh Miller

   Marriage Year: 1889

   Years Married: 11

   Father's Birthplace: England

   Mother's Birthplace: England

   Mother: Number of Living Children: 1

   Mother: How Many Children: 3

   Years in US: 15

   Naturalization: Naturalized

   Can Read: Yes

   Can Write: Yes

   Can Speak English: Yes

   House Owned or Rented: F

   Household Members:

   Name Age

   Hugh Miller 40

   Mary Miller 36

   Pearl Miller 8

   Source Citation

   Year: 1900; Census Place: Racine Ward 1, Racine, Wisconsin; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1241813

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census

7. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census

   Name: Mary Miller

   Age in 1910: 42

   Birth Year: abt 1868

   Birthplace: England

   Home in 1910: Racine Ward 10 Racine Wisconsin

   Street: Washington Avenue

   House Number: 1101

   Race: White

   Gender: Female

   Immigration Year: 1888

   Relation to Head of House: Head

   Marital Status: Married

   Father's Birthplace: England

   Mother's Birthplace: England

   Native Tongue: English

   Occupation: Keeper

   Industry: Boarding House

   Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account

   Home Owned or Rented: Rent

   Farm or House: House

   Able to read: Yes

   Able to Write: Yes

   Years Married: 21

   Number of Children Born: 3

   Number of Children Living: 1

   Household Members Age Relationship

   Mary Miller 42 Head

   Henry Brown

   25 Boarder

   Charles Hocking

   23 Boarder

   George Dieckow

   19 Boarder

   Pearl Miller

   18 Daughter

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   Source Citation

   Year: 1910; Census Place: Racine Ward 10, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1734; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375747

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census