Mary appears with her husband Jacob and five of their children in the 1841 Census. Her age is recorded as 50, which is a bit old to be the mother of a 1 year old. [1]
In the 1851 England and Wales Census, Mary is living at Abbey Holme. With her are sons Joseph (26), John (24), and William (11), and grandson Jacob (2).
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Mary is described as a nurse in the 1861 Census. She is living with Robert Dixon and his family in High Laws. [3]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73X-N9S : 28 May 2019), Mary Holliday in household of Jacob Holliday, Holm Cultram, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images,
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKR-6XL : 9 November 2017), Mary Holliday, Abbey Holme, Cumberland, England; citing Abbey Holme, Cumberland, England, p. 20, 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:M7LT-XGQ : 13 August 2020), Mary Holliday in household of Robert Dixon, Abbey Town, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary: