Mary Holden was born at Worth in Sussex between the years 1791 and 1794,[1][2] to parents John Holder and Elizabeth. She was baptised there on 2 March 1794.[3]
8 Sep 1816: Marriage of George Brewer and Mary Holden, both single, at Worth, Sussex, England.[4]
1841: [Wife] in household of George Brewer at Copse House, Charlwood, Surrey, England.[5]
1851: Ag Lab Wife in household of George Brewer at Reigate, Surrey, England.[1]
1861: Wife household of George Brewer at Mead Vale, Reigate, Surrey, England.[6]
1871: Mother in household of Benjamin Brewer at Reigate, Surrey, England.[2]
1872: Death aged 79 registered Q1 at Reigate, Surrey, England.[7]
Research Notes
Ages stated in census returns give a year of birth between 1792[1] and 1794[1]. Of these the 1851 census is perhaps the most reliable and accords well with the christening record, making birth in Q2 1793 to Q1 1794 most likely.
Mary Holder was born about 1794, baptised 2 Mar 1794,[8][9][10] in Worth, Sussex, England. She married George Brewer on 8 September 1816,[11][12][13] in Worth, Sussex. Together they had Q13 children:
James baptised 1817 in Worth [14][15][16] to chk 26 January 1817-July 1886 (m.Elizabeth Ridgbridger (1821-1869) 6 May 1839)
"England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZR-W26P : 16 March 2018), Mary Brewer in entry for George Brewer, 23 Jun 1816; citing Baptism, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 394,842.
Second Wife
No gaps between children so likely a different George.
Second wife, George Brewer a widower when married Mary Symmons in 1819.
"England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-44C9 : 14 September 2019), Mary Symmons in entry for George Brewer, 1 Aug 1819; citing Marriage, Newington St Mary, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm .
↑ 1.01.11.21.3 "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKD-GRB : 9 November 2019), Mary Brewer in household of George Brewer, The Foreign Of Reigate, Surrey, England; citing The Foreign Of Reigate, Surrey, England, p. 19, 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.
↑ Ancestry.com. West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Worth, 1752-1802 [database on-line]: Image. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2023. Original data: West Sussex Record Office; Brighton; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 516/1/1/3. Anglican Parish Registers. Chichester: West Sussex Record Office. Ancestry Record 9841 #1927746 / Ancestry Record 9841 #7677562 last accessed 28 Oct 2023; FamilySearch: Mary Holder, 1794. Last accessed 11 Mar 2018.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKJ-PV7 : 22 May 2019), Mary Brewer in household of George Brewer, Charlwood, Surrey, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-MSM1 : 24 October 2019), Mary Brewer in household of George Brewer, Reigate, Surrey, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JLP-P9C : 31 December 2014), Mary Brewer, 1872; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Reigate, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑Baptism:
"Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921"
Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P49/1/9 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 4772 #67666 (accessed 21 June 2023)
John Brewer baptism on 26 Jul 1818, child of George Brewer & Mary Brewer, in St Mary's, Reigate, Surrey, England.
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JLP-P9C : 31 December 2014), Mary Brewer, 1872; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Reigate, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKJ-PV7 : 22 May 2019), Mary Brewer in household of George Brewer, Charlwood, Surrey, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKD-GRB : 9 November 2019), Mary Brewer in household of George Brewer, The Foreign Of Reigate, Surrey, England; citing The Foreign Of Reigate, Surrey, England, p. 19, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-MSM1 : 30 December 2020), Mary Brewer in household of George Brewer, Reigate, Surrey, 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.
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