Born in Acton, Middlesex, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abraham Foster
and Anne (Greener) Foster
Sister of
Abraham Foster, Thomas Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Thomas Foster, John Foster, Charles Foster and Henry Foster
Wife of
William Torrance
— married
18 May 1800 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Ann (Torrance) Horth, Frederick William Torrance, Emily Isabella (Torrance) Goodwin, William Richard Torrance, Mary (Torrance) Baker, George Henry Torrance, Louisa Sophia (Torrance) Dakin, Charles James Torrance and Theresa (Torrance) Manning
Died
at age 71
in Marylebone, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Oct 2018
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Biography
Mary, daughter of Abraham & Anne, was born on 30 June 1779 and baptised first privately and then publically admitted in 30 July 1779 in St Mary, Acton, Ealing, Middlesex, England.[1]
Mary married William Torrance on 18 May 1800 in St James, Piccadilly, London, Westminster, England.[2]
In the 1841 census Mary (age 60) was in Titchfield Street, Little, St Marylebone, Marylebone, London & Middlesex, England.[3]
In the 1851 census Mary (age 71), Needle woman, was the widowed lodger of Mary Baker in Norfolk Street, Marylebone, London & Middlesex, England.[4]
Mary died aged 72 on 16 May 1851 at Middlesex Hospital, Marylebone, Middlesex, England [5]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO/052/004
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1624 #2281632 (accessed 19 March 2022)
Mary Foster baptism in 1779, daughter of Abraham & Anne, in St Mary, Acton, Ealing, Middlesex, England. - ↑
Marriage:
"Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STJ/PR/6/8
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61867 #91550623 (accessed 19 March 2022)
Mary Foster marriage to William Torrance on 18 May 1800 in St James, Piccadilly (St James, Westminster), London, Westminster, England. - ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: HO107; Piece number: 675; Page: 9; Schedule: 1407
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 19 March 2022)
Mary Terrance (60) in Marylebone registration district. - ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: HO107; Piece number: 1486; Folio: 512; Page: 14; Schedule: 88
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 19 March 2022)
Mary Torrace (71), widow lodger, Needle woman, in household of Mary Baker (41) in Marylebone registration district. Born in England. - ↑ Death Entry: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 19 March 2022), database entry for Torrance, Mary Age: 72. GRO Reference: 1851 Jun Quarter in Marylebone, Volume 1 Page 130
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Deborah Harrison 
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