Mary Eliza (Farnham) Henniker-Major (abt. 1803 - 1878)

Born about 1803 in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Died 4 Aug 1878 at about age 75 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Hon. Mary Farnham was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Mary was born in about 1803. She was the daughter of Edward and Harriet Farnham.

Baptism Date: 21 March 1805

Event Place: Quorn, Leicestershire, England^[1]

She lived at Quorndon House, Quarndon, Leicestershire, England.

She married Rev. Hon. William Chafie Henniker-Major (son of John Minet Henniker-Major, 3rd Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Mary Chafy) on 28 September 1842 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^[2]

Unlikely they had children.

Her husband passed away in 1845 at the age of 32.

UK Census Date 1851: Recorded in the household of her mother Harriet Farnham in Wood Street, Leicestershire, England. Aged 38 and a widow.

Occupation: Annuitant

UK Census Date 1871: Recorded as the Head of the Household in Hove, Sussex, England. Aged 55.

Occupation: Honorable

Mary passed away in 1878 at the age of about 75.^[3]

Probate:

Event Date: 3 Oct 1878

Event Place: England, United Kingdom

Event Place: Principal Registry

Beneficiary's Name: Philip Witham

Beneficiary 2 Name: Richard Ward^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW1-DWR7 : 6 June 2018), Mary Eliza Farnham, 21 Mar 1805; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Quorn, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page , Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D4N-PLF : 13 December 2014), William Chafie Henniker, 1842; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JGZ-CR4 : 31 December 2014), Mary Eliza Henniker, 1878; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
4. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ3-6D83 : 30 August 2018), Mary Eliza Henniker, 3 Oct 1878; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

• The Peerage

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZW-LGZX : 17 July 2018), Hon Mary Eliza Henniker, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 9 Aug 1878, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFS-TCJ : 11 November 2017), Mary Eliza Henniker in household of Harriet Farnham, , Leicestershire, England; citing , Leicestershire, England, p. 21, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDC-FW2 : 12 December 2017), Mary E Henniker, 1871.