Mary Eliza Julia (Bushnell) Siderakis (1886 - 1981)

Born 21 Sep 1886 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Wilford Steed — married 28 Mar 1910 in Ogden, Utah

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1981 at age 95 in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Mary Eliza Bushnell.

Born 21 September 1886. Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

She was the daughter of Arthur Bushnell and Georgina Martin.

Died 1 October 1981. Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States. ^[1]

Buried

Rose Hills Memorial Park. Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States. ^[2]

Marriage

1st Marriage

Mary Eliza Bushnell married John Frederick Avenell.

Note:

Mary stated she married John Avenell when she was 18 years old. Approximately 1904. Need an additional source for this marriage.

The marriage ended when he "fell off a haystack and broke his neck." She also indicated that she had one small child. ^[3]

2nd Marriage

Mary Eliza Bushnell Avenell married John Wilford Steed on 28 March 1910 at the Weber County Courthouse in Ogden, Utah, United States. ^[4]

Note:

John Wilford Steed is listed as divorced on his death certificate. Need an additional source for this divorce.

3rd Marriage

Mary Eliza Bushnell Avenell Steed married John Mandas in about 1922.

4th Marriage

Mary Eliza Bushnell Avenell Steed Mandas married Nicholas George Siderakis after 1940.

Early Life

Mary calls herself a 7 month baby and tells of her Catholic nurse taking her for a blessing so she would not die. Her mother created a warm place by the fire for her as an infant and she survived.

She had the recollection of going to Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and was given a cup that she did not keep.

She also went to the yearly Children's Fete. "They would sit us down on the grass and give each child a half pound of fruit cake. The cake was very delicious." Tea was also served with the cake. Mary said she was not raised to drink tea like all of the other children.

Her mother, Georgina, remarried a man, John Hughes. They called him Jack Curly Hughes. Mary did not care for him because he began to drink beer and "he was pretty mean to my mother". ^[5]

Mary sailed to the United States through Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1910 when she was 24 years old. Once in America, she boarded a train for Salt Lake City, Utah. "The train trip was ugly. It wasn't very nice. All the women were together and we had our own coach. At night we turned the seats down and all lay down together, then in the morning we would set the seats back up. We didn't have any pillows."

Family

Mary met John Wilford Steed while she was renting a room. "You could see through the seams outside and it was getting pretty cold. They had a man come down and line this room with muslin. His name was Wilford Steed. I got to know him and after a month I married him."

They lived with John Wilford's mother Ann Jenkins Steed. Mary said "she was one of the nicest ladies I ever knew."

Children

26 May 1904. Mary Cecelia Avenell, was born on 26 May 1904. This child died. Source needed

19 Oct 1906. Ethel Marjorie May Avenell.

Note: Ethel was known to use the last name Steed.

22 May 1911. John Wilford Steed.

24 Apr 1914. Clarence Martin Steed.

9 Jul 1919. Doris Georgina Steed.

30 June 1924. George Mandas.

Note: George was known to use the last name Steed.

15 Jul 1924. Elaine Mandas.

13 Sep 1926. Anna Mandas.

1928. Agnas Mandas.

1930. Goldie Mandas.

Residence

1891. Swindon, Wiltshire, England. ^[6]

Mary Bushnell in household of Wilfred E Carter, Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

1910. Farmington, Utah, United States. ^[7]

1920. Salt Lake, Utah, United States. ^[8]

Listed in the household:
John W Steed, Head, Male, 50, Utah
Mary Steed, Wife, Female, 32, England
Ethele M Steed, Stepdaughter, Female, 13, England
John W Steed, Son, Male, 8, Utah
Clarence M Steed, Son, Male, 5, Utah
Doris G Steed, Daughter, Female, 0, Utah
John Hughes Boarder, Male, 56, England.

1930. Farmington, Utah, United States. ^[9]

Listed in the household:
John Mandas, Head, Male, 37, Greece;
Mary B Mandas, Wife, 40, England;
Jack Steed, Stepson, Male, 18, Utah;
Clarence Steed, Stepson, Male, 15, Utah;
Doris Steed, Stepdaughter, Female, 10, Utah;
George Mandas, Son, Male, 6, Utah;
Elene Mandas, Daughter, Female, 5, Utah;
Anna Mandas, Daughter, Female, 3, Utah;
Agnes Mandas, Daughter, Female, 2, Utah;
Infant Mandas, Daughter, Female, 0,

1940. Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States. ^[10]

Listed in the household:
Mary Mandas, Wife, 48 England;
George Mandas, Son, Male, 16, Utah;
Elene Mandas, Daughter, Female, 15, Utah;
Anna Mandas, Daughter, Female, 13, Utah;
Agnes Mandas, Daughter, Female, 12, Utah;
Goldie Mandas, Daughter, Female, 10;
John Hughes, Stepfather, Male, 76, England;
Nick Siderkis, Lodger, Male, 46, Crete.

1950. Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGTH-JTR : 26 November 2014), Mary Siderakis, 01 Oct 1981; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KW82-CSV
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177152363/mary-siderakis
3. ↑ History of Mary Sideakis - written in her own words - recorded by her daughter in 1980.
4. ↑ Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6K-75YN : 17 October 2017), John W Steed and Mary Bushnell, 28 Mar 1910; citing Weber County Courthouse, Ogden; FamilySearch digital folder 100598248. Source:https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22john%20wilford%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Asteed~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Aengland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1865-1870~%20%2Bmarriage_place%3A%22ogden%2C%20utah%22~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1910-1910~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Amary~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Abushnell~&https://www.familysearch.org/search/hr/search=undefined
5. ↑ History of Mary Sideakis - written in her own words - recorded by her daughter in 1980
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VK8-82M : 10 December 2017), Mary Bushnell in household of Wilfred E Carter, Swindon, Wiltshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census, https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Amary~%20%2Bsurname%3Abushnell~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22swindon%2C%20england%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1886-1896~&facetType=ON&residence_year0=1800
7. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XS-G83 : accessed 19 September 2018), John W Steed Jr., Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 15B, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1603; FHL microfilm 1,375,616. https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22john%20wilford%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Asteed~%20%2Bresidence_place%3A%22farminton%2C%20Utah%22~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Amary~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Asteed~&https://www.familysearch.org/search/hr/search=undefined
8. ↑ database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PY-VXN : accessed 19 September 2018), Mary Steed in household of John W Steed, Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 9B, line 59, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1866; FHL microfilm 1,821,866. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KW82-CSV
9. ↑ Utah.database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH64-B2B : accessed 19 September 2018), Mary B Mandas in household of John Mandas, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 10B, line 63, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2415; FHL microfilm 2,342,149. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH64-B2B
10. ↑ database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9W5-BVM : 14 March 2018), Mary Mandas, Whittier Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-837, sheet 1A, line 39, family 15, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 259. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KW82-CSV
11. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGD-2KGJ : Wed Oct 04 17:48:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Nicholas Siderakis and Mary Siderakis, 5 April 1950.