Birth: 1834 Chiddingfold, Surrey, UK
Father: William (Wm) Stilwell 1797-1866
Mother: Mary Boxall 1797-1869
Christening: 19 October 1834 Chiddingfold, Surrey, UK
Marriage: Not married
Death: January-March 1911 Farnham, Surrey, UK
Sydney Smithers Stilwell 1869-1929
Christening of Mary Stilwell in the IGI on 19 October 1834 in Chiddingfold, Surrey, parents Wm and Mary Stilwell.
In the 1841 census as Mary Stilwell aged 6, born in Surrey, and living with Willm and Mary (parents?), Antony, George, Israel, James and Willm (brothers), and Emily, and Sarah (sisters?) at the Tenement Garden, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
In the 1851 census as Mary Stillwell aged 18, born in Chiddingfold, Surrey, and a servant living with James Sadler (aged 45, born in Chiddingfold, and a landed proprietor), his wife (Emma aged 42 and born in Chiddingfold), four sons (Alfred George aged 1, James aged 22 and a yeoman, Thos aged 16, and William aged 18 and a yeoman, all born in Chiddingfold), three daughters (Anna aged 7, Ellen Elizabeth aged 20 and Kate S aged 5, all born in Chiddingfold), and six other house servants(Martha Standing aged 28 and born in North Chapel, Sussex, Mary Pullen aged 25 and born in Godalming, Surrey, Bethia Benharnd aged 17 and born in Lowder Hill, Hampshire, Mary Lintott aged 13 and born in Chiddingfold, Surrey, William Furlonger aged 27 and born in Chiddingfold, Surrey, and Henry Lintott 27 aged and born in Chiddingfold, Surrey) in the villiage, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
In the 1861 census as Mary Stillwell aged 28, born in Chiddingfield (sic - on the original), Surrey, and a housemaid living with William H Brown (aged 52, born in Lewisham, Kent, single and a general practitioner and member of the Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries and two other servants (Robert Howes aged 23, born in Kempston, Norfolk and a coachman, and Elizabeth Park aged 32, born in Barbados and a cook, both single) at 2 Cornwall Terrace, Lee, Kent.
Her son Sydney Smithers Stilwell was christened in Hambledon on 12 December 1869, but only the mother's name is given. I guess John Smithers was the father, but she never married.
In the 1871 census as Mary Stilwell aged 36, born in Chiddingfold, Surrey, single and a housekeeper living with Isaac Smither, his son (John Smithers), and her son (Sydney Smithie Stilwell) at Hambledon Common, Hambledon, Surrey.
In the 1881 census as Mary Stilwell aged 45, born in Chiddingfold, Surrey, single, and a housekeeper living with Isaac Smithers, his son (John) and her son (Sydney Smithers Stilwell) in Hambledon village near the brickyard, Surrey.
In the 1891 census as Mary Stilwell aged 56, born in Chiddingfold, Surrey, single, and a housekeeper living with John Smithers and her son (Syaney Smithers Smithers) in the village, Hambledon, Surrey.
In the 1901 census as Mary Stillwell aged 67, born in Chiddingfold, Surrey, single, and a house keeper living with John Smithers and her son (Sydney S Stillwell) at the Cricket Ground, Hambledon, Surrey.
Death of Mary Stilwell in FreeBMD in January-March 1911 in Farnham (2a 124).
Mary Stilwell was housekeeper to John Smither, my eighth cousin three times removed and I believe had a son Sydney by him.
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