Mary Ann (Lock) Childs (abt. 1828 - bef. 1850)

Wife of Charles Childs — married 19 Apr 1849 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Died before 28 Jan 1850 before about age 22 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary Ann was born about 1828 (estimate, assuming age 21 when she was married). Her father was John Lock.

She married Charles Childs on 19 April 1849 in Melbury Osmond. ^[1]

However, Mary Ann died only a few months later; she was buried on 28 January 1850 in Melbury Osmond. ^[2] There is no evidence that they had any children.

Research Notes

There was a Mary Ann Lock, daughter of John and Grace Lock, who was christened on 19 May 1824 in Long Burton, Dorset. ^[3]

On the other hand, there was a Mary Ann Lock, daughter of John Lock, who was married on 14 May 1849 in Dorchester, Dorset. This Mary Ann could have been the daughter of John and Grace. ^[4]

There are other Mary Ann Locks, daughters of John Lock, born at approximately the right time: 1830 in Barnstaple, Devon; 1828 in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire; 1828 in Goudhurst, Kent; 1826 in Woolwich, Kent; 1824 in Exeter, Devon ... there is currently no way to identify the correct one.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDH-NXLW : 2 June 2020), Charles Childs and Mary Ann Lock, 1849.
2. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDH-NFZ6 : 2 June 2020), Mary Ann Childs, 1850.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW9Z-MZ2 : 19 September 2020), Mary Ann Lock, 1824.
4. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC51-RKX : 2 June 2020), George Haste and Mary Ann Lock, 1849.

• "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDH-NXLW : 2 June 2020), Charles Childs and Mary Ann Lock, 1849.