Mary Ann (Mears) Clark (1886 - 1973)

Born 3 Apr 1886 in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Edmund Fordham Clark — married 5 Jun 1907 in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1973 at about age 86 in Stamford district, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Mary Ann Mears (1886-1973)

Mary (Mears) Clark was born in Lincolnshire, England.

Birth
Mary Ann Mears was born 03 April 1886 at Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. She was the daughter of John Mears and Hannah Dorman. ^[1]

Mary Ann Mears and Sarah Annie Mears were twins.

England Census 1891
The England Census of 1891 records: John Mears age 37, occupation: Horse Keeper, and his wife, Hannah Mears age 46, and their children: William Thomas Mears age 17, George Francis Mears age 11, Arthur Robert Mears age 9, John Charles Mears age 7, Eliza Ann Mears age 6, Mary Ann Mears age 5, and Sarah Ann Mears age 5, all born at Lincolnshire, ate living at The Common, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. ^[2]

Marriage
Edmund Fordham Clark married Mary Ann Mears 05 June 1907 at Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. ^[3]

Children

1. John William Mears born 1909
2. Margaret Ellen Mears born 1912

England Census 1911
The England Census of 1911 records: Edmund Fordham Clark age 28, born Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire, occupation: Postman, General Post Office, and his wife, Mary Ann Clark age 25, born Moulton Common Spalding, Lincolnshire, and their son John William Clark age 1, born Holbeach, Lincolnshire, are living at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England. ^[4]

Death
Mary Ann (Mears) Clark age 87, passed away in 1973 at Stamford district, Lincolnshire, England. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth:GRO Online Service Name: MEARS, MARY ANN | Mother's Maiden Surname: DORMAN |GRO Reference: 1886 June Quarter in SPALDING |Volume 07A Page 422
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch
3. ↑ Marriage: Free BMD England & Wales BMD Registration Index 1837-2007 CLARK Edmund Fordham married MEARS Mary Ann June q. 1907 Spalding district, Lincolnshire, England (Vol. 7a Page 853)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch
5. ↑ Death: Free BMD England & Wales BMD Registration Index 1837-2007 CLARK Mary Ann age 87| Birth Date: 03 April 1886| died December q. 1873 Stamford district, Lincolnshire, England (Vol. 3b Page 373)

See also:

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XPJ-8DF : 1 October 2014), Mary Ann Mears, 1886; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-K73N : 21 January 2020), Mary Anne Mears, 16 May 1886; citing Baptism, 16 May 1886, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm .

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WR27-56Z : 5 May 2019), Mary Ann Mears in household of John Mears, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lincolnshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1G-JJJL : 21 January 2020), Edmund Fordham Clark and Mary Ann Mears, 5 Jun 1907; citing Marriage, 5 Jun 1907, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm .

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC2-N5RL : 17 April 2019), Mary Ann Mears in entry for Edmund Fordham Clark, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 14 Jun 1907, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7Y7-YHX : 15 July 2019), Mary Ann Clark in household of Edmund Fordham Clark, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC5-HSFG : 4 September 2014), Mary Ann Clark, 1973; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.