Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Clayton Tennyson LLD
and Elizabeth (Fytch) Tennyson
Sister of
George Tennyson, Frederick Tennyson, Charles (Tennyson) Turner, Alfred Tennyson, Edward Tennyson, Arthur Tennyson, Septimus Tennyson, Emily Tennyson, Cecilia (Tennyson) Lushington, Horatio Tennyson and Matilida Tennyson
Wife of
Alan Ker
— married
7 Jul 1851 in St. Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Mackintosh Charles Alan Ker and Walter Charles Alan Ker
Died
at age 73
in Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Sep 2015
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Biography
Mary Tennyson was born in 1810 and baptised in Somersby Lincolnshire. [1] Her parents were George Clayton Tennyson and his wife Elizabeth Fytch
UK Census 1841
at Grove Hill, Tonbridge, Kent
| Elizabeth Tennyson, age 55. born not Kent |
| Alfred, son, age 30, born Not Kent |
| Mary , daughter, age 25, born Not Kent |
| Emily , daughter, age 25, born Not Kent |
| Matilda, daughter. age 20, born Not Kent |
| Cecilia, daughter, age 20, born Not Kent |
1851 Marriage
After the death of her father, her mother moved to Cheltenham and it was here that Mary met and married Alan Ker who was a barrister who had not practiced at the Bar since 1848 and had no settled employment. They married on 7th July 1851 and emigrated to Jamaica.[2]
In 1853 Alan Ker was acting Attorney General of Antigua, from 1854 to 1856 Chief Justice of Nevis; after that he was appointed Chief Justice of Dominica, then became judge of the Supreme Court of Jamaica. He worked in the Judicial Service of the West Indies for over thirty years.
Mary Tennyson did not like the life in Jamaica and returned to England with their only son.
1881 Census
1, Dalby Road, Margate, Thanet, Kent, England
| Household Members | Relation-ship | Marital status | Sex | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Occupation | |
| Mary T Ker | Boarder Head | Married | Female | 68 | 1813 | Somersby, Lincolnshire, England | A Judges Wife | |
| Julia S C Holmes | Boarder | Single | Female | 18 | 1863 | Norwood, Surrey, England | - | |
| Emma J Sage | Servant | Single | Female | 19 | 1862 | Sittingbourne, Kent, England | General Serv | |
| Walter C A Ker | Boarder | Single | Male | 27 | 1854 | West Indies | Barrister At Law In Practice |
1884 Death
She died in 1884 while he husband remained in Jamaica where he died sometime after her.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGVK-NQ8 : 11 February 2018, Mary Tennyson, 14 Sep 1810); citing SOMERSBY,LINCOLN,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 504,761.
- ↑ Marriage GRO 3rd quarter 1851 at St. Pancras, London 1. 365
- ↑ Death GRO 2nd quarter 1884 at Thanet, Kent 5a. 511
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