Mary Ann (Gunn) Stokes (abt. 1797 - 1878)

Born about 1797 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England

Ancestors

Died 13 May 1878 at about age 81 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England

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Biography

Mary Ann Gunn was born about 1797 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. She is the daughter of John Gunn and Ann Bright.

Mary Ann married William Stokes on 24 October 1821 in Saffron Walden, Essex.^[1][2] They had at least three children.

1. Alfred Stokes was born on November 18, 1823 in Saffron Walden.^[3]
2. William Stokes was born on January 17, 1828 in Saffron Walden.^[4]
3. Josiah Stokes was born on July 19, 1829 in Saffron Walden.^[5]

In the 1841 census, Mary, aged forty-four, was living with her husband and family at Gold Street in Saffron Walden, Essex. ^[6] In the 1851 census, Mary, aged fifty-four, was living with her husband and family at Gold Street in Saffron Walden, Essex.^[7] In the 1861 census, Mary, aged sixty-four was living with her husband and family in Saffron Walden, Essex.^[8]

Mary Ann died at an age of eighty-one on 13 May 1878 in Great Dunmow. She was buried on May 17, 1878.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFST-SX8 : 13 March 2020), Mary Ann Gunn in entry for William Stokes, 1821.
2. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKZB-3XS : 12 February 2018), William Stokes and Mary Ann Gunn, 24 Oct 1821; citing Marriage, Saffron-Walden, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMJB-KR4 : 19 March 2020), Mary Ann in entry for Alfred Stokes, 1823.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPHC-N26 : 19 March 2020), Mary Ann in entry for William Stokes, 1828.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79G-F8M : 11 December 2014), Mary Ann in entry for Josiah Stokes, 18 Oct 1829, Baptism; citing p. 41, Saffron Walden, Essex, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2K-H8L : 21 May 2019), Mary Ann Stokes in household of William Stokes, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

   William Stokes M 44 Essex

   Mary Stokes F 44 Essex

   Alfred Stokes M 18 Essex

   William Stokes M 13 Essex

   Ann Collin F 36 Essex

7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGV8-BN5 : 9 November 2019), Mary Ann Stokes in household of William Stokes, Saffron Walden, Essex, England; citing Saffron Walden, Essex, England, p. 43, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

   William Stokes Husband M 54 S Walden, Essex

   Mary Stokes Wife F 54 Essex

8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CD-PPS : 28 December 2020), Mary Ann Stokes in household of William Stokes, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZPX-SG5T : 1 June 2021), Mary Ann Stokes, 13 May 1878, residence Gt Dunmow, wife of William Stokes.