Mary (Lane) Thurkle (1849 - 1934)

Born 10 Nov 1849 in Charlton Abbots, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Thurkle — married 9 Jun 1878 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 29 May 1934 at age 84 in Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Mary (Lane) Thurkle was born in Gloucestershire, England.

Biography

Mary Lane was born at 10am on 10th November 1849 in Charlton Abbots, Gloucestershire, the daughter of Harriet Lane and an unnamed father ^[1]; Harriet's husband Robert had been sentenced to seven years' transportation in October 1848 (see his biography). Harriet registered the birth 17 days later in Guiting, Winchcomb, making her mark as she could not write her name. Harriet's maiden name was Shotten ^[2].

Birth registration for Mary Lane

She was baptised on 11th November 1849 in Charlton Abbots, daughter of Harriet Lane, and twin to Martha ^[3]. No father is named on the baptism.

1851 census: Living at Charlton Abbots, Gloucestershire. Robert is not in the family home but Harriet is still married ^[4]. This family is clearly the same one as recorded in the 1841 census, including her father Robert (a mason) ^[5].

1861 census: Mary and two of her sisters are inmates of the Union Workhouse, Winchcomb ^[6]. (Note: For an account of the Union Workhouse, Winchcomb, see ^[7].)

She moved to London at some point between 1861 and 1878, but I have not yet found her for sure in the 1871 census (see Research Notes).

Marriage and children: Aged 28, Mary married William Thurkle (a butcher aged 30) on 9th June 1878 at St George's Church, Battersea Wandsworth ^[8]. The marriage entry states that both were living at 19 Moat Street; that William's father William was a carman; and that Mary's father Robert was a stone mason (he is not listed as deceased). Both William and Harriet wrote their own name, and the witnesses were William James and Emily Thurkle.

Marriage registration of William Thurkle & Mary Lane

They had four children (a full GRO search revealed no more):

1. Percy Christopher Richard, born 25th April 1879 in Croydon ^[9]; married Florence Nash in 1935 in Edmonton, Middlesex ^[10]; died 3rd May 1958, Hornsey, Middlesex ^[11]
2. Lewis Clarence William, born 1880 in Croydon ^[12]; married Ellen Elizabeth Brockman on 4th July 1908 at St Nicholas at Wade, Kent ^[13]; died 7th March 1938 in St Nicholas at Wade, Kent ^[14]
3. Alma Grace, born 1885 in Croydon ^[15]; married Frederick Rowe in 1912 in Thanet, Kent ^[16]; later life not known
4. Charlotte Marian, born 1st September 1886, Croydon ^[17]; married Arthur W Groombridge in 1913 in Thanet, Kent ^[18]; died 1975, Lewisham, Greater London ^[19]

1881 census: Living at 6 Scarbrook Road, Croydon, Surrey ^[20].

1891 census: Living at 33 Scarbrook Road, Croydon, Surrey ^[21].

1901 census: Living at 5, Gordon Road, Margate, Thanet, Kent ^[22].

1911 census: Still at the same address ^[23]. This return was written by William, showing him to be literate by this point, but has many spelling mistakes (so it is still possible he could not write at the time of the 1881 census).

1921 census: Living in retirement at 7 Park Place, Margate, Thanet ^[24]. (Note: FindMyPast has mistranscribed the surname as Thurtle.)

Death: Mary Thurkle died on 29th May 1934 at 7 Gordon Road, Margate, Kent. An inquest held on 30th May 1934 determined that her death was accidental, caused by hypostatic pneumonia after a fall. The death registration, dated 1st June 1934, gives her age as 85 and describes her as "Of no occupation. Widow of William Thomas Thurkle, Manager of a Butcher's Shop" ^[25].

Death registration for Mary Thurkle

Research notes

These are possibles for her in 1871 (unmarried, born in roughly right place): [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Sources

1. ↑ “Birth: 1849 - Mary Lane. Certified copy of original registration.”
2. ↑ “Birth Record for Mary Lane (1849).” England & Wales Births 1837-2006 (GRO: 1849/4 Winchcomb, vol 11, p487). Accessed February 21, 2022. [1]
3. ↑ “Baptism Record for Mary Lane (1849).” Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913. [2]
4. ↑ “1851 Census Record for Charlton Abbotts, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England.” Trace your family tree online1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census. Accessed February 19, 2022. [3]
5. ↑ “1841 Census: Goldwell, Charlton Abbots, Winchcomb (Image of Return).” 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census (GRO: HO107/360/106). Accessed February 21, 2022. [4]
6. ↑ “1861 Census: Winchcomb Union Workhouse, Winchcomb (Image of Return).” 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census (GRO: RG09/1792/12). Accessed February 21, 2022. [5]
7. ↑ Higginbotham, Peter. “Winchcomb, Gloucestershire.” The Workhouse in Winchcomb, Gloucestershire. Accessed February 21, 2022. [6]
8. ↑ “Marriage: 1878 - William Thurkle and Mary Lane (Certified Copy).” GRO (Wandsworth Q2 1878, vol 1D, p 797), March 28, 2022.
9. ↑ GRO: Croydon, 1879 Q2, vol 2a, p 236.
10. ↑ GRO: Edmonton, 1935 Q3, vol 3a, p 3099.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. [7]
12. ↑ GRO: Croydon, 1880 Q4, vol 2a, p 198.
13. ↑ "Kent Marriages And Banns", Canterbury Cathedral Archives (U3/18/1/10) [8]
14. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [9]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
15. ↑ GRO: Croydon, 1885 Q1, vol 2a, p 213.
16. ↑ GRO: Thanet, 1912 Q3, vol 2a, p 2412.
17. ↑ GRO: Croydon, 1886 Q4, vol 2a, p 204.
18. ↑ GRO: Thanet, 1913 Q4, vol 2a, p 2239.
19. ↑ GRO: Lewisham, 1975 Q1, vol 14, p 623.
20. ↑ “1881 Census: 6 Scarbrook Road, Croydon, Surrey.” 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG11/810/172). Accessed February 8, 2022. [10]
21. ↑ “1891 Census: 33 Scarbrook Road, Croydon, Surrey.” 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG12/587/177). Accessed March 2, 2022. (Note: Surname mis-spelled on census return, and then mistranscribed on FindMyPast as "Thurkes".)[11]
22. ↑ “1901 Census: 5, Gordon Road, Margate, Thanet, Kent.” 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG13/823/185). Accessed February 15, 2022. [12]
23. ↑ “1911 Census: 5 Gordon Road Margate, Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England.” 1911 Census For England & Wales (RG14/. Accessed February 15, 2022. [13]
24. ↑ “1921 Census: 7 Park Place, Margate, Thanet.” 1921 Census Of England & Wales (RG15/4439/2701). Accessed January 13, 2023. [14]
25. ↑ GRO: Thanet, 1934 Q2, vol 2a, p 1335.