Mary Anne was born on 29th July 1838 to Jalland Jennings Edenborough and Mary Anne Edenborough (nee Wontner). Mary's Father was a surgeon and a member of the Royal College of surgeons in 1833, and a Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in 1832. He was also assistant surgeon to the Eye Infirmary of Guy's Hospital.
Mary's Mother was Mary Anne Wontner, and her Father was John Wontner who was an apprentice clockmaker in 1798, and then in 1802 he succeeded to his Father's business. He became a freeman of the Worshipful Company of clockmakers in 1807. In 1810 He became a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. He was Upper Marshall of the city of London in 1816, and became Governor of Newgate Prison in 1822, where he won great renown, and subsequently became Marshall of His Majesty's gaols.
Mary Anne married James Bristow on 16th July 1862.in Surrey
They had 4 children-
James Frank born 1863 Carshalton died 1900 Ewell Surrey
Frank born 1866 Carshalton
Beatrice May born 1869 died 1870 Carshalton Surrey
Fanny Elizabeth Born 1875 Carshalton Surrey died 1932 Sussex
In 1871 Mary Anne and James are living at North Street Carshalton Surrey.
On the 1891 census it shows that Mary Anne and James had moved to 113 Merton road Wimbledon Surrey. James took over the Merton mill in Wimbledon in 1887, in the directories it shows that the mill is being run by James Bristow and Son (which was possibly James Frederick, who was himself a miller)
James retired in 1896 and they moved to 5 Heene villas, Worthing.
By 1911 James, Mary Anne and his Daughter Fanny had moved to Windlands Ham Road Worthing
Mary Anne died on 4th March 1917 in Worthing and James died on 9th March 1914 also in Worthing