Mary Futter (Futten, Hootter, Tutter) [Tuck] (c1775-1853)


Dates

Birth: Circa 1775 Burnham Norton, Norfolk, UK
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: 25 October 1803 North Creake, Norfolk, UK
Husband: John Tuck 1756-1847

Death: December 1853 North Creake, Norfolk, UK
Burial: 19 December 1853 North Creake, Norfolk, UK

Children

Susannah Tuck 1812
James Tuck 1814
Matthew Tuck 1817
Jehosophat Tuck 1820
Susan Tuck [Meek] 1820-1881

Notes

Her date of birth was taken from the entry for her burial.

Entry in IGI for the Parish of North Creake "The Year 1803 [...] No. 96 John Tuck of this Parish Widower and Mary Futter (Tutter?) spinster of this Parish were Married in this Church by Banns this twenty fifth Day of October in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred and three by me ? ? Rector". both made their marks and it was witnessed by John Shisgfield and Susanna Bearney. The spelling of his wife's surname is uncertain.

The five children were christened in North Creake, the mother's maiden name given as Hootter in the case of Susannah, the father's name John Sen Tuck and John Lot Tuck in the case of the twins.

In the 1841 census as Mary Tuck aged 60 (rounded down to a multiple of 5), born in Norfolk, and living with John (husband?) in North Creake, Norfolk.

Her husband died in North Creake in 1847.

In the 1851 census as Mary Tuck aged 81, born in Burnham Norton, Norfolk, widowed, a pauper, and lodging with Martin Meek (her son-in-law?), Susan Meek (daughter?), their son (Joseph) and another lodger (Joshua Tuck aged 25, born in Ireland, single and a farm labourer) at Friars, Burnham Norton, Norfolk.

Entry in the IGI for the death of Mary Tuck on 19 December 1853 aged 78 in North Creake, Norfolk.

Entry in IGI "Burials in the Parifh of North Creake in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1853. Mary Tuck, Relict of John Tuck, of Burnham on December 19th 1853 aged 78"

North Creake is 7 miles NW of Fakenham on B1355, and Burnham Norton is some 3 miles north of North Creake on the coast..

Relationship

Mary Futter was the wife of John Tuck, Felicity's fourth great grandfather.

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