Mary Ann Candy

1853-1880

Mary Ann, her parents, siblings and early life:

Mary Ann was born on the 10^th February 1853, in Amesbury, Wiltshire. She was baptised on the 13^th March 1853 in Amesbury, the daughter of William (a Labourer) and Virtue Rolfe (nee Blake) who were married on the 6^th July 1850, in Durnford, Wiltshire.

Mary Ann’s mother Virtue was born in Ditchampton, Wiltshire, she was baptised on the 5^th June 1831, in Wilton Wiltshire, the daughter of Richard (a Labourer) and Mary Blake (nee Stacey) who were married on the 15^th November 1817, in South Newton, Wiltshire. Virtue died aged 33 in 1861. She was buried on the 26^th November, in Amesbury,

Her father William was born c1828 in Wiltshire. He died aged 32, he was buried on the 28^th June in 1860 in Amesbury.

William and Virtue also had the following children baptised in Amesbury:

Ellen Elizabeth, born 28^th April 1851, baptised 22^nd June 1851

James, born 17^th October 1854, baptised 12^th November 1854

Albert, born 22^nd October 1856, baptised 14^th December 1856

The 1861 census records Virtue (34) as a Pauper, living in Amesbury, with her children, Ellen (9), Mary (8), James (6), Albert (4) and her mother Mary Blake (66).

Mary Ann in later life:

In 1871 Mary (18) and her brother Albert (14) were recorded living with their widowed grandmother Mary Blake (78), in Salisbury Street, Amesbury. Al three were recorded as Agricultural Labourers.

Mary Ann married in 1879

Marriage details:

Place St Andres Laverstock, Wiltshire

Date: 22^nd July 1879

Groom: Alfred Candy, aged 28, bachelor, occupation, Cooper, abode, Newbury, Berks

Bride: Mary Ann Rolfe, aged 26, spinster, abode, Laverstock

Fathers: William Rolfe, a Groom and Charles Candy, a Postman

Witnesses: William Clements, Katherine Shergold, Ellen Rolfe and Ellen Stacey Moore

(Alfred was born in 1850, in Downton, Wiltshire. He was baptised on the 8^th December 1850 in Downton, the son of Charles (a Labourer) and Sarah Candy (nee Miles) who were married on the 22^nd June 1843, in Downton).

Mary Ann died aged 27 on the 22^nd February 1880. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 27^th February.

Alfred after Mary Ann’s death:

In 1881 Alfred (32) was recorded as a Journeyman Cooper, lodging at 12 Winchcombe Place, Newbury.

On the 13^th May 1883, at St Nicolas. Brighton, Sussex, Alfred married Mary Ann Charman. They had a daughter, Florence Jane, born c1885 in Brighton.

In 1891, 1901 and 1911 they were recorded living at 13 Surrey Street, Brighton, Sussex.

Alfred died aged 70, on the 5^th February 1921, in Brighton. He was buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery, East Sussex.

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