Mary Ann SURRY

1814 - Bef 1891  (77 years)

• Name	Mary Ann SURRY
  Birth	1814	West Bergholt, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	D8CD6194E40D4717B725993305A6213693F7
  Death	Bef 26 Nov 1891	Boxted, Essex   [2]
  Burial	26 Nov 1891	Boxted, Essex   [3]
  Notes	Darren Bedingfield writes, August 2014: Thomas's second wife [Mary Ann Surry] proved something of an enigma until more extensive research showed the wider story. The first clue is the naming of "John Surry" as her father when she herself remarried after Thomas's own death, and this is confirmed in the parish register of West Bergholt, the village of her birth. Baptised here on 26 July 1812 alongside her two siblings Charlotte and John she is recorded as "Mary Ann, daughter of John Surry and Esther Gant". It appears this enigmatic John Surry and Esther Gant were never married, this fact being borne out that when further siblings William, Eliza and James were all again baptised together in 1827 they are recorded as children of "Esther Gant, pauper, deceased". Esther Gant was buried on 3 March, 1821aged just 31.The fact she is recorded as a pauper at her death would indicate either John Surry had failed to provide for her or had by this time already died, leaving as yet unanswered questions as to whom had brought up the young children, Mary Ann included. After Thomas Minter's death in 1845, Mary Ann married her nephew James Minter. Darren Bedingfield adds a further fascinating snippet about Mary Ann: In 1879 Mary had the misfortune to discover the death by misadventure of her great nephew Josiah Gant who inadvertently hung himself when he attempted to emulate the execution of a woman in London he had read about in a newspaper and slipped.
  Person ID	I775	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas Minter,   b. Bef 15 Nov 1806, Boxted, Essex d. Mar 1845, Boxted, Essex (Age ~ 38 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1832	Boxted, Essex   [3]
  	Thomas MINTER of this parish widower and Mary Ann SURRY of this parish spinster, by banns. He signed, she marked. Witnesses John Surry, Sarah Martin
  Children	1. William Johnson Minter,   b. 3 Nov 1832, Boxted, Essex d. 19 Jun 1913, Lambeth RD (Age 80 years)   2. George Thomas Minter,   b. 13 Apr 1834, Boxted, Essex d. Bef 12 May 1854, Boxted, Essex (Age 20 years)   3. Charles Minter,   b. Bef 2 Jul 1837, Boxted, Essex d. Bef 18 Feb 1838, Boxted, Essex (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Mary Ann Minter,   b. 19 Dec 1839, Boxted, Essex d. Dec 1914, Colchester, Essex (Age 74 years)   5. Henry Edward Minter,   b. 1 Jan 1843, Boxted, Essex d. 21 Nov 1925, Lexden RD (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2014

  
  

  Family 2	James Minter,   b. 25 Jul 1822, Boxted, Essex d. 2 Mar 1894, Billericay, Essex (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1848	St Martin's Parish Church, Colchester, Essex   [4]
  	Married on 28 May 1848 at St Martin's Parish Church, Colchester. James Minter, full age, bachelor, labourer of St Martins, father John Minter, labourer. Maryann Minter, full age, spinster of St Martins, father John.....[could be Surry] Minter, butcher. James signed, Mary Ann marked, Witnesses John Minter (signed) and Elizabeth Seaborn (marked). Mary Ann was in fact the widow of James's uncle, Thomas Minter. Elizabeth Seaborn was Thomas Minter's sister.
  Children	1. Rosannah or Rose Annie Minter,   b. 29 Oct 1846, Boxted, Essex d. 1 Jan 1928, Boxted, Essex (Age 81 years)   2. John Minter,   b. 6 Dec 1849, Boxted, Essex d. Jun 1905, Maldon RD (Age 55 years)   3. James Minter,   b. 14 May 1853, Boxted, Essex d. Bef 30 Dec 1892, Boxted, Essex (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1814 - West Bergholt, Essex Marriage - 9 Feb 1832 - Boxted, Essex Death - Bef 26 Nov 1891 - Boxted, Essex Burial - 26 Nov 1891 - Boxted, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] 1871 census. [S178] BMD index. [S33] Parish Register. [S149] Marriage Certificate (copy).