Mary Anna Freeman

1847-1928

Mary Anna, her parents, siblings and early life:

Mary Anna was born on the 11^th December 1847, she was baptised on the 14^th January 1848 at St Mary Speenhamland, the daughter of Richard and Jane Catherine Quarrington ((formerly Jolly, nee Jesser) who were married on the 12^th May 1835 at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire).

Her father Richard was a Barge Master, he was born c1803 in Reading, Berkshire, the son of William and Ann Quarrington (nee Field) who were married on the 12^th October 1790, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury.  He died aged 59 in 1862 and was buried 10^th December at St Mary the Virgin Speenhamland.

Her mother Jane Catherine Jesser was baptised on the 10^th August 1810 at St John, Frome, Somerset, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Jesser (nee Griffin) who were married on the 29^th January 1798 at St John, Frome. Jane Catherine married John Jolly (of Speen Berkshire) on the 20^th October 1831 in Frome, Somerset. They had a daughter Elizabeth, baptised on the 27^th July 1832 at St Mary, Speenhamland. John Jolly died aged 28 in 1834, he was buried on the 13^th June at St Mary, Speenhamland. Jane Catherine died aged 64 in 1875 in Gloucestershire

Richard and Jane also had the following children baptised at St Mary Speenhamland:

Richard 1838, baptised on the 26^th February 1838

Jane Catherine 184,0 baptised 8^th April 1840

Ann Miriam 1843, baptised 29^th November 1843

William 1850, baptised 1^st January 1851

Mary was recorded living at home with her parents in London Road, Newbury, in both the 1851 and 1861 census records.

Mary in later life:

Mary married Samuel Henry Freeman in 1879 (marriage registered in Newbury)

(Samuel Henry was born in Reading, Berkshire, he was baptised on the 13^th October 1844 at St Giles Reading, the son of Samuel of Emma Freeman (nee Sharp) who were married on the 3^rd October 1843 in Wolverton, Hampshire).

Samuel Henry and Mary Anna had the following children:

John 1880

Frederick Henry c1882

Samuel William 1884

Mary Minnie 1888

The 1881 census records Samuel Henry (36), Mary (31) and their son John (11 months), living in West Street, Newbury.

In 1891 the family were recorded living in West Mills, Newbury, as follows: Samuel H Freeman (47), Mary A Freeman (43), John Freeman (10), Frederick H Freeman (9), Samuel W Freeman (6) and Mary M Freeman (2).

The 1901 census records Samuel (56), now self-employed, Mary (53), John (20), a Solicitor’s Law Clerk, Frederick (19) a Corn Merchant’s Clerk, Samuel (16) a Carpenter, Mary (12) a Scholar and a boarder Mary J Russell (74), living at 2 The Crescent, Shaw Road, Newbury.

In 1911 Mary (63) was recorded living with her widowed sister Ann Miriam Balding (67), in Melton Villa, London Road, Newbury. Her husband Samuel was again recorded living at 2 Shaw Crescent, Newbury. His daughter Mary Minnie (22) a Butcher’s Clerk, his married son Samuel William (26), a Carpenter, daughter-in-law Martha Ann (25) and his granddaughters Winifred (3) and Mildred (4 months) were also recorded living in the household

Samuel Henry died aged 76 on the 24^th December 1920 he was laid to rest in a family grave, in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 28^th December, with his parents Samuel Freeman (buried 1906) and Emma Freeman (buried 1917), his brother John (buried 1879), his sister Charlotte Bryant (buried 1886) and his niece Fanny Louisa Wood (daughter of his sister Louisa, buried 1896).

The 1921 census records Mary living at 2 Salcombe Road, Newbury. She died aged 80 on the 29^th March 1928, she was laid to rest on the 31^st March with her husband Samuel and his family.

Samuel Henry’s sister Caroline Offer died the following year, she was also laid to rest in the family grave on the 21st May 1929.

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