Mary Ann HOLMAN

  General Notes:

It seemed more than likely that Mary Ann Holman (who married WH Blackmore) and Ellen Elizabeth Browne (who married GF Blackmore) were related. Both were from Norfolk and both were living in London. Finally traced back Mary Holman to her grandmother Sophia Harvey and found that the two were second cousins through the Harvey name.

Births Mar 1859
Depwade 4b 25[35] HOLMAN Mary Ann - I think it is 255 but very hard to read
Registered in the Forncett sub-district of Depwade on 12 January 1859, the birth was on 23 December 1858 at Bunwell
Maryann, Girl, George Holman, Phoebe Holman formerly Howes, Carpenter Journeyman. Registered by Phoebe Holman mother of Bunwell.

This date of birth and parents names, together with her date of death has been further confirmed by the entries written inside the New Testament that was originally given to Phoebe Howes (Mary Ann's mother). It passed down to Mary Ann and is now with the Skyrme family.
The details entered into the bible are :
Phoebe Howes
A Christmas Gift
from the Revd Gills
1854
FatherGeorge Holman born
Jan 11th 1834
MotherPhoebe Holman born
July 15th 1834
DaughterMary Ann Holman born
Dec 23rd 1858
died Jan 3rd 1931
SonGeorge Edward Holman born
Died 5 March 1922 aged 60
August 4th 1862 (presumbly this was his date of birth)

Another bible with the Skyrme family was that which was given to Mary Ann in 1866. Inscribed inside is :
Mary Ann Holman
Dec 31 1866
Aged 7
The back pages have the following detail
William Henry Blackmore
Born August 31st 1854
Mary Ann Blackmore
Born Dec 23rd 1858
Florence Maud Mary Blackmore
Daughter of the above Born Dec 11th 1881 Ceylon
William George Frederick Blackmore
Born February 3rd 1883 Ceylon
Henry Holman Blackmore
Born at Hammersmith Feb 20 1884
Alice Isabella Blackmore
Born Bombay India April 22 1888
Dorothy Eileen Blackmore born
Straits Settlements Malay Peninsular October 27 1903
and over the page it states
Born 1854
William Henry Blackmore
Married to Mary Ann Holman
September 18th 1880


Marriages Sep 1880 Fulham 1a 531 - 18 September 1880 Broadway Independent Chapel, Hammersmith
William Henry Blackmore, 26, Bachelor, Joiner, 4 Brunswick Cottages Hammersmith. Father William Blackmore, Engineer
Mary Ann Holman, 21, Spinster, - , 4 Brunswick Cottages Hammersmith. Father George Holman, Joiner
Witnesses were George Holman (father or brother) and G.F. Blackmore (brother)

Deaths Mar 1931 Bath 5c 687
Blackmore Mary A aged 72
Died 3 January 1931 at 3 Bruton Avenue, Lyncombe, Bath
Mary Ann Blackmore, Female, 72, Wife of William Henry Blackmore - Railway Official Federated Malay States (retired). Informant was W H Blackmore, widower of deceased, present at death of same address. Registered 5 January 1931

1871 census
RG10/61 F59 P27
4 Brunswick Cottages, Hammersmith
Holman George, Head, Mar, 38, Carpenter, Fundenhall Norfolk
do Phoebe, Wife, Mar, 37, , Bunwell Norfolk
do Mary Ann, Daur, , 12, Scholar, Bunwell Norfolk
do George E, Son, , 8, , Hammersmith
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same house
Danby Eliza, Head, Unm, 58, Annuitant, Hammersmith

Presumably living overseas (Malaya) after this as cannot be found on 1881, 1891 and 1901 census.

Postcard sent by his daughter, Alice, to her mother on 14 Jan 1911 is addressed to
Mrs W H Blackmore
79 St Brannock
Ilfracombe
Devon

1911 census
RG14PN13366 RG78PN775 RD284 SD4 ED16 SN215
79 St Brannock's Road, Ilfracombe, Devon (9 rooms)
William Henry Blackmore, Head, 56, Married, Pensioned Malay State Government, Fremington Devon
Mary Ann Blackmore, Wife, 52, Married 30 years, , Bunwell Norfolk
Dorothy Eileen Blackmore, Daughter, 7, , School, Malay States
- against Mary Ann it states there were 5 children born alive, 5 still living none had died

Mary married William Henry BLACKMORE, son of William BLACKMORE and Ann MUXWORTHY, on 18 Sep 1880 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England.^{1 2} (William Henry BLACKMORE was born on 31 Aug 1854 in Fremington, Devon, England ^{2 6} and died on 8 Jul 1939 in Weston, Somerset, England ⁷.)