Mary Gee (buried 1915)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Gee
First name: 
Mary
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
808
Born: 
0/0/1828
Died: 
21/12/1915
Buried: 
21/12/1915
Occupation: 
School mistress, Matron
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
6
Cemetery plot: 
7
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/issued.today.punchy
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Mary Gee is buried under the headstone for Rowland and Lena Moore
Headstone inscription: 
In devoted memory of Rowland Moore died 31st Dec 1941 aged 67. Lena his wife 5th Dec 1952

Life story

Life story

Mary Delves was born in Sandbach, Cheshire, c1828. She was the daughter of George Delves, 27yrs, Silk Weaver, she had 3 siblings, Samuel, b.1831, Sarah, b.1833, and Martha, b.1835.

In 1841, Mary, aged 13yrs, was recorded as a silk weaver, like her father, probably working at home. No wife was listed on the census, so Mary was possibly looking after her 3 younger siblings. At the age of 22yrs, in 1851, Mary was employed as a school mistress in Macclesfield, another employee at the same institution, was Thomas Gee, 24yrs, a blacksmith and gas fitter, and in 1855 Mary married Thomas Gee, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, he later became Governor of the Reformatory School, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, and she became the Matron. They had 7 children, Harriett b.1855, Frank b.1857, Thomas b.1862, Albert b.1865, Margaret b.1867, Harold b.1869, and Oswald b. 1871.

Mary died, aged 87yrs, on the 21st December 1915 at Worthing, Sussex, where her son, Oswald, was living in Northfield Road, Tarring. Her husband, Thomas, died in 1916, aged 91yrs, in Gloucestershire.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1828
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Delves
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Thomas
Spouse one last name: 
Gee
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1854
Marriage one address: 
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
21/12/1915
Age (at time of death): 
87
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Kelso, Northfield Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Living at Park Land, Prestbury, West Macclesfield, Cheshire. George Delves, Hd. 40yrs, Silk Weaver, daughter, Mary, 15yrs, Silk Weaver, son, Samuel, 10yrs, daughters, Sarah, 8yrs, and Martha, 6yrs.

1871 census: 

Living at Governors House, Reformatory School, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. Thomas Gee, 45yrs, Governor of Reformatory School, wife, Mary, 43yrs, Matron, 7 children, Harriett, 15yrs, Frank, 13yrs, Thomas, 8yrs, Albert, 6yrs, Margaret, 4yrs, Harold, 2yrs, Oswald, 4months, plus 2 domestic servants

1881 census: 

Living at Governors House, Reformatory School, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. Thomas Gee, 55yrs, Governor of Reformatory School, wife, Mary, 53yrs, Matron, Thomas, 17yrs, Margaret, 14yrs, Harold, 12yrs, Oswald, 10yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1891 census: 

Living at Governors House, Reformatory School, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. Thomas Gee, 65yrs, Governor of Reformatory School, wife, Mary, 63yrs, Matron, Margaret, 22yrs, Oswald, 21yrs, Reformatory Schoolmaster, plus 2 domestic servants

1901 census: 

Living at Superintendents House, Reformatory School, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. Thomas Gee, 75yrs, Superintendent of Reformatory School, wife, Mary, 73yrs, Matron, Oswald Arnold Gee, 30yrs, Medical Practitioner, plus 2 domestic servants.

1911 census: 

Living at 2, Montpellier House, Spa, Gloucestershire. Thomas Gee, 84yrs, private means, wife, Mary, 83yrs, Oswald Gee, 40yrs, Physician/Surgeon, Margaret, 44yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.