Mary Jefferson was born on October 3, 1804. She was the daughter of Henry Jefferson, a blacksmith, and Jane Walker. Mary, daughter of Henry & Jane, was baptised on 2 December 1804 in Whickham, Durham, England.[1]
In the 1841 census Mary was 35 years old and living with her stepmother and 5 si blings at their home in Chester Le Street, Durham, England.[2]
Research Notes
Some online trees have included a birth record from Oct-Dec 1841 in Gateshead as her DOD, however the record is for a woman aged 79 years. She was 35 in 1841. She wasn't with the family in the 1851 census, but may have married. More research is required to determine DOD.
Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 29 October 2021) Jefferson, Mary (Age at death: 79). GRO Reference: 1841 Oct-Nov-Dec in Gateshead Union Volume 24 Page 90.
Sources
↑Baptism:
"England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" Ancestry Record 9841 #42025693 (accessed 29 October 2021)
Mary Jefferson baptism on 2 Dec 1804 (born 3 Oct 1804), daughter of Henry & Jane, in Whickham, Durham, England.
↑1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 300; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Chester Le Street; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 29; Page: 10; Line: 23; GSU roll: 241348 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record uki1841 #1517688 (accessed 29 October 2021)
Mary Jefferson (35) in Chester Le Street registration district. Born in Durham, England.
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