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Mary Ann Margaret (Graves) Mcewan (1877 - 1964)

Mary Ann Margaret Mcewan formerly Graves
Born in Walsingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married 1901 in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at about age 87 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Mary Ann Margaret (Graves) Mcewan was born in 1877 in Walsingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, [1]daughter of Arthur Grave (1849 - 1927) and Mary Ann Buck (Parker) Graves (1848 - 1933).

Her siblings were:

  1. Arthur William Nichols Grave (1870 - 1938)
  2. Harry Herbert Grave (1872 - )
  3. William Isaac Graves 1875 - 1957)
  4. Lilian Rosa Graves (1879 - 1896)

In the 1881 census Mary (age 3) was the unmarried daughter of Arthur Graves on Holt Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, England.[2]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Arthur Graves Head Married M 32 Rural Letter Carrier Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Mary Ann B Graves Wife Married F 33 Dressmaker Ryburgh, Norfolk, England
Arthur W M Graves Son Unmarried M 10 Scholar Ryburgh, Norfolk, England
Harry H Graves Son Unmarried M 8 Scholar Fakenham, Norfolk, England
William J Graves Son Unmarried M 6 Scholar Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Mary Ann M Graves Daughter Unmarried F 3 Scholar Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Lilian R Graves Daughter Unmarried F 1 Fakenham, Norfolk, England

In the 1891 census Pollie (age 13) was the daughter of Arthur Graves in Fakenham, Norfolk, England.[3]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Arthur Graves Head Married M 41 Postman Norfolk, England
Mary A Graves Wife Married F 42 Norfolk, England
Arthur W Graves Son Single M 20 Postman Norfolk, England
Harry H Graves Son Single M 18 Harness Maker Norfolk, England
William J Graves Son Single M 15 Tailor Norfolk, England
Pollie Graves Daughter F 13 Mothers Help Norfolk, England
Lilian R Graves Daughter F 4 Norfolk, England

In the 1901 census Mary (age 24) was the single servant of Wm Balcombe in Kensington, London, England.[4]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Wm Balcombe Head Married M 74 Clerk Rochester, Kent
Frances Balcombe Wife Married F 70 London
Amy Balcombe Daughter Single F 33 London
Isabel Balcombe Daughter Single F 30 London
Elizabeth Balcombe Sister Single F 74 Rochester, Kent
Mary Graves Servant Single F 24 Norfolk

Mary married William Walter Mcewan (1876 - 1945) in 1901 in Croydon, Surrey, England. [5]

Their children were:

  1. Ethel Nicholson Belle (Mcewan) Snelling (1902 - 1957)
  2. Wallace William Walter Mcewan (1904 - 1978)
  3. Dora Margaret Annie Mcewan (1909 - 1960)
  4. Douglas Arthur Charles Mcewan (1912 - 1988).

In the 1911 census M (age 32) was the wife of W McEwen in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.[6]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
W McEwen Head Married M 33 Sign Writer Croydon, Surrey
M McEwen Wife Married F 32 Fakenham, Norfolk
Ethel McEwen Daughter F 8 Croydon, Surrey
Wallace McEwen Son M 6 Croydon, Surrey
Dora McEwen Daughter F 1 Croydon, Surrey

In the 1921 census Mary (age 42) was the wife of William Walter Mcewen in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
W McEwen Head Married M 43 Croydon, Surrey, England
M McEwen Wife Married F 42 Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Ethel McEwen Daughter F 18 Croydon, Surrey, England
Wallace McEwen Son M 6 Croydon, Surrey, England
Dora McEwen Daughter F 1 Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary died in 1964 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England aged ~87. [7]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:998R-8NPB : 1 October 2014), Entry for Mary Ann M Graves, 1877; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Walsingham, Norfolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 1983/75, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,627.
    FamilySearch Record: Q278-D451 (accessed 19 July 2022)
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    Mary Ann M Graves (3), unmarried daughter, in household of Arthur Graves (32) in Fakenham in Walsingham registration district in Norfolk, England. Born in Fakenham, Norfolk, England.
  3. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    citing PRO RG 12, Norfolk county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: 4WRK-HT2 (accessed 19 July 2022)
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    Pollie Graves (13) daughter in household of Arthur Graves (41) in Fakenham in Walsingham registration district in Norfolk, England. Born in Norfolk, England.
  4. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
    citing Kensington Town subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: X94W-BHK (accessed 19 July 2022)
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    Mary Graves (24), single servant, in household of Wm Balcombe (74) in Kensington registration district in London, England. Born in Norfolk.
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:99ZL-LR6V : 13 December 2014), Entry for Mary Ann M Graves, 1901; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1901, quarter 4, vol. 2A, p. 635, Croydon, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  6. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
    citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: XW3Y-9KV (accessed 19 July 2022)
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    M McEwen (32), wife, in household of W McEwen (33) in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QKRP-HF51 : 1 November 2021), Entry for Mary A McEwen, 1964.




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