Mary Brookman (abt. 1819 - 1887)

Born about 1819 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Wife of William Podger — married 21 Sep 1850 in St Mary's Church, Islington, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1887 at about age 68 in 6 Ashby Street, Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary was born about 1819, in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. ^[1]

Mary Brookman married William Podger on 21 September 1850, at St Mary's Church, Islington, London.^[2]

The 1871 Census shows William Podger and his family living in Oxford House, Downham Road, Islington East.^[3] William Podger, aged 48, a gas meter maker, of Taunton, Somerset, was described as ‘Head’ of the household. The household included his wife, Mary Brookman, aged 52, of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, their son William Podger, 19, a clerk at the Stock Exchange, and Mary Podger, 16 and Annie Podger, 14, were both scholars.

She died at 6 Ashby Street, Clerkenwell, London, on 25 November 1887. ^[4]. She is buried at Chingford Mount Cemetery, Old Church Road, Chingford, London.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ (1.) “1861 England Census: Household of William Podger,” City Road, St Luke, 7 April 1861, Digital scan, Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. , 27 February 2020. Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 202; Folio: 30; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542591. (2.) “1871 Census: Household of William Podger,” Islington St Mary, 2 April 1871, Digital scan, Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. , 26 February 2020. Source Citation: The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 287; Folio: 43; Page: 17; GSU roll: 824923. (3.) “Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915,” Oct - Dec 1887, Hackney, Vol. 1B, Page 291, Digital scan, FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. (68 years). (4.) “Chingford Mount Cemetery Burial Register 1887-1888,” 1 December 1887, Chingford Mount Cemetery, Cemetery section E6. Grave number 5421, Waltham Forect Council, Walthamstow, England; Walthamstow, England; Waltham Forest Burial Registers, Digital scan, Ancestry.com. England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 [database on-line].
2. ↑ Register of Banns of Marriage , Islington, St Mary, 1827-1885, St Mary Islington, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary, Islington, Register of banns of marriage, P83/MRY1, Item 010., Digital scan, Ancestry.com. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database on-line].
3. ↑ G10; Piece: 287; Folio: 43; Page: 17; GSU roll: 824923. Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Accessed 1 January 2014.
4. ↑ 1. “Chingford Mount Cemetery Burial Register 1887-1888,” 1 December 1887, Chingford Mount Cemetery, Cemetery section E6. Grave number 5421, Waltham Forect Council, Walthamstow, England; Walthamstow, England; Waltham Forest Burial Registers, Digital scan, Ancestry.com. England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 [database on-line]. 2. “Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915,” Oct - Dec 1887, Hackney, Vol. 1B, Page 291, Digital scan, FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line].
5. ↑ “Chingford Mount Cemetery Burial Register 1887-1888,” 1 December 1887, Chingford Mount Cemetery, Cemetery section E6. Grave number 5421, Waltham Forect Council, Walthamstow, England; Walthamstow, England; Waltham Forest Burial Registers, Digital scan, Ancestry.com. England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 [database on-line].

• “1871 Census: Household of William Podger,” Islington St Mary, 2 April 1871, Digital scan, Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. 26 February 2020.

Source Citation: The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 287; Folio: 43; Page: 17; GSU roll: 824923