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Mary (Gulliford) Difford (abt. 1795 - bef. 1876)

Mary Difford formerly Gulliford aka West
Born about in Combwich, Somerset, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 30 Mar 1822 in Meare, Somerset, England, United Kingdommap
Wife of — married 20 Dec 1865 in Meare, Somerset, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 81 in Somerset, England, United Kingdommap
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Profile last modified | Created 6 Nov 2012
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Biography

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Mary (Gulliford) Difford was born in Somerset, England.

Mary Gulliford was born about 1795 at Combwich, Somerset[1], the daughter of Joseph.[2]

Mary Gulliford, daughter of Joseph, married Samuel West, son of Walter West and Mary Williams, on 24 February 1822 at St Mary, Meare, Somerset.[3] They had six children.

In 1841, Mary (46) is recorded at Meare with her husband Samuel West (57), step-son Samuel West (22) and 5 of her children.[4]

In 1851, Mary (55) is recorded at Meare with her husband Samuel West (66, Laborer) and her daughters Adra (22, Servant) and Elizabeth (13).[5]

In 1861, Mary (66) is recorded with her husband Samuel West (shop keeper, 76) and stepson Samuel West (42).[6]

Mary's first husband, Samuel West, was buried at St Mary, Meare on 23 February 1865.

Mary (Gulliford) West, daughter of Joseph, married George Difford, son of George Difford and Jane Russell, at Meare on 21 December 1865.[7][2]

Mary's second husband, George Difford, passed away in August 1867.

In 1871, Mary (77) is recorded as a shopkeeper at Meare.[1] Also recorded are her stepson, Samuel West (52), and another lodger.

Mary (Gulliford) Difford, formerly West, passed away in Somerset in 1876. She was buried at Meare on 3 August 1878.[8] Her death was registered at Bridgwater in the September quarter.[9]

Research Notes

Marriage to West

  1. West - Gulliford, 1822, FreeReg Marriage Index [3]
    • County: Somerset
    • Place: Meare
    • Church: St Mary
    • RegisterNumber: 63
    • MarriageDate: 30 Mar 1822
    • GroomForename: Samuel
    • GroomSurname: WEST
    • GroomParish: Meare
    • GroomCondition: Widower
    • BrideForename: Mary
    • BrideSurname: GULLIFORD
    • BrideParish: Meare
    • BrideCondition: Spinster

Marriage to Difford

  1. Gulliford, Mary, 1795, FreeBMD Marriage Index [7]
    Marriages Dec 1865
    • Surname: Weth
    • Given Name: Mary
    • District: Wells
    • Volume: 5c
    • Page: 1096
  2. "England Marriages, 1538–1973", FamilySearch, NVFG-V28 [2]
    • Name: George Difford
    • Spouse's Name: Mary West
    • Event Date: 21 Dec 1865
    • Event Place: Meare, Somerset, England
    • Father's Name: George Difford
    • Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Gulliver

Passing

  1. "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch, J8ML-M25[8]
    • Name: Mary Difford
    • Gender: Female
    • Burial Date: 03 Aug 1876
    • Burial Place: Meare, Somerset, England
  2. "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", FamilySearch, 2J5J-NMC [9]
    • Name: Mary Difford
    • Event Type: Death
    • Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
    • Registration Year: 1876
    • Registration District: Bridgwater
    • County: Somerset
    • Event Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
    • Age: 81
    • Birth Year (Estimated): 1795
    • Volume: 5C
    • Page: 269
    • Affiliate Line Number: 349

Census

  1. See WikiTree: Samuel West Household 1841 Census (FamilySearch) [4]
  2. See WikiTree: Samuel West Household 1851 Census (FamilySearch) [5]
  3. See WikiTree: Samuel West Household 1861 Census (FamilySearch) [6]

1871

  1. "England and Wales Census, 1871", FamilySearch, [1]
    • Name: Mary Difford
    • Event Type: Census
    • Event Date: 1871
    • Event Place: Meare, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    • Enumeration District: 12
    • Gender: Female
    • Age: 77
    • Marital Status: Married
    • Occupation: Shopkeeper
    • Relationship to Head of Household: Head
    • Birth Year (Estimated): 1794
    • Birthplace: Combwich, Somerset
    • Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/2451/0068
    | Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
    | Mary Difford | Head | Female | 77 | Combwich, Somerset | Shopkeeper |
    | Mary Tineland | Lodger | Female | 77 | Meare, Somerset | Stocking Knitter |
    | Limiel West | Lodger | Male | 52 | Meare, Somerset | Agricultural Labourer |

Initial Profile Creation

  • WikiTree profile Gulliford-3 created through the import of George Difford 1787 ancestors.ged on Nov 5, 2012 by Andy Russell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Andy and others.

See Also

  1. Gulliford, Mary, 1795, CapeWill Tree on MyHeritage [10]
  • For all the information I have on Mary West (Gulliford, 1796 - 1876) and her close family see my tree on MyHeritage that I am progressively transcribing. (B. Williams, 3Jul2019)

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJR-6HT : 26 April 2019), Mary Difford, 1871, accessed 26Jul2019
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVFG-V28: 10 February 2018), George Difford and Mary West, 21 Dec 1865; citing Meare, Somerset, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,679, accessed 26Jul2019
  3. 3.0 3.1 West - Gulliford, 1822, FreeReg Marriage Index, https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58185f28e93790eb7fad4d4e, accessed 29Jul2019
  4. 4.0 4.1 WikiTree: Samuel West Household 1841 Census (FamilySearch), accessed 31Jul2019
  5. 5.0 5.1 WikiTree: Samuel West Household 1851 Census (FamilySearch), accessed 18Aug2019
  6. 6.0 6.1 WikiTree: Samuel West Household 1861 Census (FamilySearch), accessed 25Jul2019
  7. 7.0 7.1 Gulliford, Mary, 1795, FreeBMD Marriage Index, https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=4cOzT7NsTolscK2XQVzf0w&scan=1, accessed 26Jul2019
  8. 8.0 8.1 "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8ML-M25: 10 February 2018), Mary Difford, burial 03 Aug 1876; citing Meare, Somerset, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,679, accessed 26Jul2019
  9. 9.0 9.1 "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J5J-NMC: 31 December 2014), Mary Difford, 1876; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com :2012); citing Death, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England, accessed 26Jul2019
  10. Gulliford, Mary, 1795, CapeWill tree on MyHeritage, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6001410_239487041_239487041/mary-west-born-gulliford, accessed 29Jul2019




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