Mary Ann DAVEY

  General Notes:

Only Welsh birth of a Mary Davey in the right timeframe
Births Sep 1864
DAVEY Mary Newport M 11a 196

Marriages Dec 1887 Barnstaple 5b 855
DAVEY Mary Ann
THOMAS Elizabeth
THORNE George

Marriage Certificate
Married on Dec'r 21st 1887 at The Parish Church, Barnstaple, Devon after Banns
George Thorne, 27, Bachelor, Labourer, Potters Lane. Father John Thorne, Gardener
Mary Ann Davey, 22, Spinster, - , Potters Lane. Father Frederick Davey, Labourer
Witnesses were Jane Moore and John C Pow
- George made his mark, the others signed

Possible Deaths Dec 1925
Thorne Mary A 59 Barnstaple 5b 516

1871 census (indexed as Daney)
RG10/2201 F49 P17
13 Tower Street, Bideford Devon
James Smale, Head, Mar, 21, Gen Laborer, Devon Northam
Susan do, Wife, Mar, 23, , Devon Rings Ash
Frederick J do, Son, , 1, , Devon Bideford
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Frederick Davey, Lodger Head, Mar, 34, Laborer, Devon Torrington
Sarah do, Wife, Mar, 33, , Devon Fremington
Frederick do, Son, , 8, Scholar, Devon Fremington
Mary do, Daur, , 6, Scholar, Wales Glamorgan Swansea
Louisa do, Daur, , 2, , Devon Barnstaple
Sarah do, Daur, , 2mo, , Devon Fremington

possible
1881 census
RG11/2246 F90 P1
New House, Stoke Rivers, Devon
Mary Davey, Serv, Unm, 17, General Serv, Devon Barnstaple
- with Hosking family

1891 census
RG12/1773 F99 P17
34 Bodens Row, Barnstaple, Devon
George Thorne, Head, M, 37, Farm Laborer,
Mary Ann Thorne, Wife, M, 26, , Devon Fremington
Robert Thorne, Son, S, 6, Scholar, Wales Swansea
George H Thorne, Son, S, 2, , Devon Barnstaple
Ada Thorne, Daur, S, 5m, , Devon Barnstaple
- Bodens Row is off Vicarage Street and next to Vicarage Lawn
- possible that the birth places of Mary Ann and Robert have been reversed

1901 census
RG13/2143 F96 P11
1 Croots Court, Bear Street, Barnstaple
George Thorne, Head, M, 40, General Labourer, Devon Fremington
Mary A do, Wife, M, 33, , N W Swansea Glam
Robert do, Son, S, 15, Cotton Lace Machine Minder, Devon Barnstaple
George do, Son, S, 13, , Devon Barnstaple
Ada do, Daur, S, 11, , Devon Barnstaple
Thomas Owen, Boarder, M, 49, Musician, London
Sarah Davey, Boarder, M, 59, , Devon Fremington
- probably George's age transcribed wrongly and should be 46

1911 census
RG14PN13374 RG78PN775 RD284 SD4 ED24 SN18
1 Laramy's Court, Pilton Street, Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon (4 rooms)
Mary Ann Thorne, Head, 43, Married 26 years, Dressmaker, Devon Barnstaple
Ada Thorne, Daughter, 20, Single, Lace Hand, Devon Barnstaple
James Dunn, Boarder, 47, Single, Horse Labourer, Devon Instow
- against Mary Ann it states there were 11 children born alive, 3 still alive and 8 had died
- the marriage and children entry was crossed through
- Laramy's Court was between 14a and 15 Pilton Street
- husband is with son George Henry

Mary married George THORNE, son of John THORNE and Mary EVANS, on 21 Dec 1887 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. (George THORNE was born on 25 Jan 1852 in Fremington, Devon, England ¹, baptised on 29 Dec 1858 in Fremington, Devon, England ² and died on 7 Mar 1925 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.)