Birth: April 1857 Churt, Surrey, UK, UK
Father: Unknown
Mother: Elizabeth Baker [Croucher] 1835-1909
Christening: 19 April 1857 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, UK
Marriage: 8 December 1877 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, UK
Husband: William Deadman 1854-1915
Death: June 1893 Batts Corner, Dockenfield, Hampshire, UK
Burial: 19 June 1893 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, UK
Amelia Deadman [Larby] 1879-1940
Bessie Jane Deadman [Loader] 1880-1950
Birth of Maria Baker in FreeBMD in April-June 1857 in Farnham (2A 70).
Christening of Maria Baker in the IGI on 07 April 1857, giving only her mother's name Eliz Baker. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921 for Maria Baker baptised in April 1857 at St Mary, Frensham, mother Eliz Baker. "Page 34 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Frensham in the County of Surrey in the Year 1857 [...] 1857 Aoril No. 272 Maria [mother] Eliza Baker [of] Churt". The previous entry is dated 19 April and the next also April 19 so I assume that this was on the same day.
Her mother married John Croucher on 4 March 1859 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham.
Her half-brother was registered in July-September 1859 in Farnham and baptised on 10 July 1859 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham when they lived in Churt (probably at Barford Lower Mill, actually in Headley).
Her half-brother was born on 19 December 1860 at Barford Mill, Headley, registered in January-March 1861 in Farnham, and baptised on 13 January 1961 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham when they were living in Chert (the old pronounciation).
In the 1861 census as Maria Croucher aged 4, born in Frensham, and living with her mother (Elizabeth), (step)father (John), and two (half) brothers (James and William) at Barford, Headley, Hampshire. I assume this was Barford Lower Mill because my father states his father was born there - it is just inside Headley.
Her half-sister was registered in January-February 1863 in Farnham and baptised on 15 February 1863 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham when they lived in Frensham (probably at Barford Mill).
Her half-sister was born on 7 February 1865 at Barford Mill, Headley, registered in January-March 1865 in Farnham and baptised on 12 March 1865 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham (probably at Barford Mill).
Her half-sister was born on 28 April 1867 at Barford, Headley, registered in April-June 1867 in Farnham and baptised on 2 June 1867 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham.
St John the Evangelist, Churt was consecrated on 3 March 1868; prior to that Churt was a tithing of Frensham.
The family moved to Keepers/Pond Cottage, Churt at Frensham Pond Tail on 11 October 1870, the same day as the birth her half-brother on 11 October 1870 who was registered in October-December 1870 in Farnham and baptised on 20 November 1870 at St John the Evangelist, Churt with surname Crowcher.
In the 1871 census as Maria Croucher aged 14, born in Chute (sic) in index, Churt in original, employed as a farm labourer, and living with her mother (Charlotte (sic - on the original), (step)father (John), three (half) brothers (Charles, James and William) and three (half) sisters (Ann, Caroline, and Esther) at Frensham Pond, Frensham, Surrey.
Her half-sister was born on 30 April 1874 at Keepers/Pond Cottage, registered in April-June 1874 in Farnham, and baptised on 14 June 1874 at Churt, St John the Evangelist.
Her half-sister was born on 17 January 1877 at Keepers/Pond Cottage, registered in January-March 1877 in Farnham, and baptised on 11 March 1877 at St John the Evangelist, Churt.
The marriage of Maria Baker and William Deadman is in FreeBMD in October-December 1877 in the Farnham (2A 153).
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 for the marriage of Maria Baker aged 22, father John Croucher, and William Deadman on 8 December 1877 at St John the Evangelist. "Page 15 [...] 1877. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Churt in the County of Surrey. [No.] 30 December 8th 1877 William Deadman [aged] 23 [a] Bachelor [and] Wheelwright [of] Frensham [father] Thomas Deadman [a] Labourer, [and] Maria Baker [aged] 22 [a] Spinster [of] Churt [father] John Croucher [a] Labourer. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us William Croucher [who made his mark] and Esther Croucher.
Her daughter was born on 19 September 1878, registered in October-December 1878 and baptised on 20 October 1878 at Batts Corner Chapel when they lived in Dockenfield.
Her daughter was born on 22 August 1880, registered in July-September 1880 in Farnham, and baptised on 3 October 1880 at the Bible Christian Chapel, Batts Corner when they lived in Dockenfield.
In the 1881 census census as Maria Deadman aged 23, born in Churt, Surrey and living with her husband (William) and two daughters (Amelia and Bessie) at Batts Corner, Dockenfield, Hampshire.
In the 1891 census census as Maria Deadman aged 34, born in Churt and living with her husband (William) and two daughters (Amelia and Bessie J) in Dockingfield, Hampshire.
Death of Maria Deadman in FreeBMD in April-June 1893 aged 36 in the Farnham District (2A 85).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 for the burial of Maria Deadman on 19 June 1893 in Frensham, Surrey.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997 for Maria Deadman on 19 June 1893 aged 36 at St Mary, Frensham. "Page 50 Burials in the Parish of Frensham in the County of Surrey in the Year one thousand eight hundred and ninety three. [...] Maria Deadman No. 396 [of] Batt's Corner, Dockenfield [on] June 19 [aged] 36 Burial not according to Rites of Church of England, Certified by William Deadman".
There are forty five entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Maria Croucher.
Entry in Geneanet Community Trees Index for Maria Croucher born in Chute (sic), Surrey father John Croucher.
She was Mariah Croucher, daughter of John Croucher and Elizabeth Baker, and married William Baker and had two children born about 1890 according to my father's records. I am not sure who her father was (she was born two years before the marriage), but she kept the name Baker and never changed to Croucher so it is unlikely that John was her father.
Dockenfield was part of Frensham Parish, but part (Batts Corner) was in Hampshire.
Maria Baker was my half grandaunt.
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