Mary Ann Mount (née Colyer) c1832 - 1920

A charwoman and the child of George Colyer (an agricultural laborer) and Dorcas Belsey,

Mary Colyer, the great-great-grandmother of Nigel Horne, was born in Herne, Kent, England c. 18321,2,3,4,5,6, was baptized in Blean, Kent, England on Jul 13, 1833 and married Abraham Mount (a mariner with whom she had 5 children: William, Elizabeth Ann, Edwin Henry, Mary A and Walter Charles) in Herne Bay, Kent, England on Oct 22, 18598 (Registry office).

Throughout her life, Mary lived in several places: on Salts Lane in Herne Bay on Apr 2, 18719; in Eddington, Kent on Apr 3, 188112; at 2 Salts Lane in Herne Bay on Apr 5, 18913; on 372 Merton Road, Wandsworth, London, England on Mar 31, 19014, when she was living with her son William, following the death of her husband on May 12, 1897; in hospital at Mitcham Workhouse, Holborn, London from Jun 16, 1903 to Jul 22, 1903; in hospital from Oct 11, 1904 to Dec 20, 1904; and in hospital on Tooting Bec Asylum, Church Lane, Tooting Common, London on Sep 7, 1906 and on Apr 2, 191110.

She died on Mar 21, 1920 at 164 St. John's Hill, Wandsworth, London, England7 (cardis Vascular degeneration).

Parents

1. George was born c. 1812
2. Dorcas was born c. 1813

Children

1. William was born c. Nov 1856
2. Elizabeth Ann was born on Oct 13, 1860
3. Edwin Henry was born on Aug 4, 1869
4. Mary A was born in Jan/feb/mar 1872
5. Walter Charles was born on Apr 26, 1874

Citations

1. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
2. 1881 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the
3. 1891 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National
4. 1901 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National
5. 1911 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
6. Public Member Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
7. England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
8. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
9. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 40 and the wife of the head of the household)
10. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 80 and a inmate in the household)
11. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 64 and the mother of the head of the household)
12. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 45 and the wife of the head of the household)

Media

Abraham Mount - Mary Colyer - marriage certificate

Mary Colyer - death certificate

1871 UK Census

1881 UK Census

1891 UK Census

Mary Ann Mount - workhouse admission

Mitcham Workhouse admissions

1911 UK Census page 2

1911 UK Census page 1

1901 UK Census

Mitcham workhouse admissions 2

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