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Name: Mary Light

Burial Number: 0160

Gender: Female

Occupation: Milliner; Shop Assistant; Business Assistant;

Born: 2/1/1830

Died: 10/03/1890

Buried: 14/03/1890

Story

Mary Ann was born to Mary and Richard Light in St Luke, Finsbury, London, Middlesex, on the 2nd January 1830 and was baptised later that year on 14th April at St Luke’s in Old St, Finsbury, London.

The next census details available tell us that at 20 years old, in 1851, Mary was living in Islington at ’31 Buckingham St’ with her mother, now a widow, and her sister, Emily. Occupation is a Milliner.

In 1861, Mary is living with her sister at ’12 Denmark Road’ in Islington where Mary is working as a ‘shop assistant’. Her age is recorded as ‘26’ despite being born in 1830. Just ten years later, Mary is still living with Emily but in Greenwich, Kent, at ’14 Royal Hill’ where Mary is working as a ‘business assistant’.

Documents from 1881, and the last census available before her death, reveal Mary was now living at ‘Belmont South View’ in Brading, Hampshire, as a ‘lodging housekeeper’, the same as her sister. Only nine years later, Mary dies on the 10th March 1890 in Heene, Worthing, West Sussex. It is not known how or why Mary came down to Worthing. She was buried four days later. No probate documents available.

Researcher: Sophie Watts

The Grave

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Location in Cemetery

Area: NWS Row: 4 Plot: 20

Exact Location (what3words): smart.drives.luxury

Ashes or Urn: Unknown

Headstone

Description:

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Inscription:

In loving memory of Mary Ann Light who fell asleep in Jesus March 10th 1890 ........

Further Information

Birth

Name: Mary Ann Light

Gender: Female

Born: 2/1/1830

Town: Finsbury

County: Middlesex

Country: England

Marriage

Maiden Name: Not applicable

No marriage information is available for this burial record.

Information at Death

Date of Death: 10/03/1890

Cause of death: Unknown

Town: Unknown

County: Unknown

Country: Unknown

Obituary

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Personal Effects

Money left to others: No value recorded

Current value of effects: Not calculated

Census Information

1841

Living at St Leonard Shoreditch – Mary Light, 56yrs, Widow; Emily Light, 10yrs; Mary Light 10yrs;

1851

Living at 33 Buckingham Street, Islington – Mary Light, 62yrs; Emily Light, 22yrs, Dressmaker; Mary Light, 20yrs, Milliner;

1861

Living at 12, Denmark Street, Islington – Emily Light, 28yrs, Dress Maker; Mary Ann Light, 26yrs, Shop Assistant; Mary A Light Junior, 15yrs, Scholar, Visitor;

1871

Living at 14 Royal Hill, Greenwich – Emily Light, 38yrs, Dress Maker; Mary Ann Light, 36yrs, Business Assistant;

1881

Living at South View, Brading, Southdown, I.o.W. – Emily Light, 48yrs, Lodging House Keeper; Mary A Light, 46yrs, Lodging House Keeper;

Miscellaneous Information

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