Birth: 1759 Attleborough, Norfolk, UK
Father: Thomas (Thos) Beales (Beals) c1726-1789
Mother: Elizabeth (Eliz) Woodbine c1723-1804
Christening: 23 September 1759 Attleborough, Norfolk, UK
Marriage: 13 October 1786 Old Buckenham, Norfolk, UK
Husband: John Adams 1764-1849
Death: December 1844 Topcroft, Norfolk, UK
Burial: 21 December 1844 Topcroft, Norfolk, UK
Joseph Adams c1786-1853
John Adams 1788-1866
Ann (Hannah) Adams 1789-1866
William Adams 1791-1868
Two entries in Ancestry for the baptism of Mary Beals on 23 Sep 1759 in Attleborough, Norfolk, parents Thos and Eliz Beals in one and Thomas and Elizabeth Veals in the other.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 for Mary Beals baptised on 23 Deptember 1759 in Attleborough, Norfolk. "Baptisms in the Year 1759 [...] Mary Daughter of Thos & Eliz Beals Septr 23".
Her brother and sister were baptised in Attleborough in 1762 and 1769 with surname Beales.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940 for Mary Beales and John Adams on 13 October 1786 in Old Buckenham, Norfolk. "The Year 1786 Page 63 [...] No. 94 John Adams of this Parish single man and Mary Beales of the Parish of Beccles were married in this Church by License this thirteenth Day of October in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Eighty Six [he signed his name, she made her mark]".
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935 for the marriage of John Adams and Mary Beales on 13 October 1789 (sic) in Old Buckenham. "Marriages 17 [illegible but previous page was baptism and burials in 1786 and next page is same 1787] John Adams and Mary Beales - Octr 13th"
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 for Mary Beales and John Adams on 13 October 1786 in Old Buckenham Or Brecles, Norfolk. "The Year 1786 Page 63 [...] No. 94 John Adams of this Parish single man and Mary Beales of the Parish of Beccles were married in this Church by License this thirteenth Day of October in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Eighty Six [he signed his name, she made her mark]".
Her first son was were born in Flordon and last three in Old Buckenham from the census entries.
In the 1841 census as Mary Adams aged 82, born in Norfolk, and living with John (husband?), Samuel (son?), Elizabeth (daughter-in-law?), George (grandson?), and Mary Ann (granddaughter?) by the church in Topcroft, Norfolk.
Death of Mary Adams in FreeBMD in October-December 1844 in Loddon (13 145).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 for Mary Adams buried on 21 December 1844 in Topcroft, Norfolk.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 for Mary Adams on 21 December 1844 in Topcroft. "Page [blank] Burials in the Parish of Topcroft in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1844 [...] Mary Adams No [blank] of Topcroft on Dec 21 aged 86".
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990 for Mary Adams aged 86 on 21 December 1844 in Topcroft. "Page 24 Burials in the Parifh of Topcroft in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1844 [...] Mary Adams No. 186 of Topcroft on Dec 21 aged 86".
There are six entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Mary Beals/Beales.
Attleborough is on the A11 12 miles SW of Norwich, Beccles is on A146 10 miles SE of Norwich and 24 miles from Attleborough, Hempnall and Flordon are about 5 miles apart either side of Tasburgh on A140 8 miles south of Norwich. Old Buckenham is a mile south of Attleborough on B1077.
Mary Beals was my third great grandmother.
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