Mary Ann (Rea) Spicer (1850 - 1938)

Born 6 Jan 1850 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Joshua Henry Spicer — married 18 Sep 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1938 at age 88 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Mary Ann Rea was born on 6 January 1850 in England to William Rea and Ann (Sparks) Rea. ^[1] She was baptised on 7 December 1856 with her sister Emma at St Philip's Parish Church in Clerkenwell, Islington, Middlesex. Her father is noted as a compositor; and at this time the family were living at 19 Margaret Street, Clerkenwell. ^[1]

Mary Ann appears to have been named in honour of her elder sister, also called Mary Ann, who had died in 1839 at the age of two years.

At the time of the 1871 census she was lodging with Edward and Mary Ann Readman (both noted as "Housekeeper") at 35-38 New Bridge Street, Castle Baynard, St Ann, Blackfriars (it looks like it was a business rather than a home) and working as a barmaid.

She married Joshua Henry Spicer later that year, on 18 September 1871, at St. Mary parish church in Islington, Islington, England. ^[2]

They had two children in England, one of whom died soon after birth, and emigrated to Montreal, Canada in about 1875. Their son Harry was then born in 1876 just outside Montreal.

Both Mary Ann and Joshua were active members of the local church and the Termperance League.

She died in 1938 at the home of her daughter.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917 for Mary Ann Rea; Gender: Female; Record Type: Baptism; Baptism Date: 7 Dec 1856; Baptism Place: Clerkenwell St Philip, Islington, England; Father: William Rea; Mother: Ann Rea; Register Type: Parish Registers Born 21 Feb 1847; bapt. w/ sister Emma (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]).
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for Mary Ann Rea; Gender: Female; Record Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1871; Marriage Place: St Mary, Islington, Islington, England; Father: William Rea; Spouse: Joshua Henry Spicer; Register Type: Parish Register (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]).

See also:

• 1861 England Census for 19 Margaret Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex. With father William Rea 52, mother Ann Rea 51, brother Henry Rea 19, sister Emma Rea 14, self Mary Ann Rea 10 and nephew Frederick William Gerrard 3 (son of Elizabeth Rea and her husband, Frederick Gerrard Senior).
• 1871 Census, Blackfriars, London: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBDY-QF4
• 1881 Census (Canada): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=CAN/CENSUS/1881/04108038
• 1891 Census, Quebec Province, Canada: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=CAN%2FCENSUS%2F1891%2F04001160
• Death, obituary in the Montral Gazette, 9th April 1938 (viewable online via Ancestry.com).