Sister-in-law Rebecca Shaffner (see two letters from Rebecca S. - one to her sister-in-law mailed from Baltimore, Maryland, USA dated June 7, 1863 and the second to her niece (by marriage), Mary Frances (Molyneux) English mailed from St. Louis, Missouri, USA dated Dec 29, 1863 - sent after Rebecca Shaffner's husband died)
Mary was born about March 8, 1823 (per Ancestry.com) or (no date) 1816 (per myheritage.com).
Her marriage license to William Molineux says:
1838. Marriage solemnized in the Collegiate Parish Church in the Parish of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster
No. 422 January 2nd, 1838 William Moineux ("of age", "bachelor", "tin plate worker", 56 Bridge Street) and Mary ann Wever ("minor", "spinster", 38 King Street, Salford)
Father of William Molineux: John Molineux ("tin plate worker")
Father of Mary ann Wever: John Wever ("mechanic")
Married in the Collegiate Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, (signature)
... in the presence of us, (two signatures) Mark X* of Hannah Wever and Emily Weaver
* X means that she couldn't write/sign her name
Mrs. Molineux, who was before marriage Mary Ann Weaver, died in 1902, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emily (Molineux) Edwards in Merced, California, at the age of seventy-eight years.
"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQG3-WB7 : accessed 26 October 2015), Emily Molineux in household of William Molineux, Manchester, Lancashire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNP-SNRR : accessed 22 February 2016), Mary Molineux, 1847; citing Immigration, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Ship Thames, NARA microfilm publication M259 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 200,157.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJH-46B : accessed 14 October 2015), Helen Molineux in household of William Molineux, Orleans parish, part of, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing family 1775, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PD-TF3 : accessed 22 February 2016), Mary A Molineux in household of John C Bannister, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 177, sheet 419A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0078; FHL microfilm 1,254,078.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9P5-D5T : accessed 22 February 2016), Mary W Molinux in household of Lizzie J Edwards, Township 2 Merced city, Merced, California, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,093.
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