Birth: April-June 1863 Lugwardine, Herefordshire, UK
Father: Joseph Spenser c1828-a1891
Mother: Maryann ? c1835-a1891
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1890 Havant, Hampshire, UK
Husband: Richard William Dawson 1862-1936
Death: January-March 1932 Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Richard William S Dawson 1894-a1911
Victoria Annie Dawson [Horsey] 1896-1934
Ebenezer Charles Dawson 1900-1901
Birth of Mary Ann Spencer in FreeBMD in April-June 1863 in Hereford (6a 464).
In the 1871 census as Mary A Spencer aged 8, born in Lugwardine, Herefordshire, and living with her parents (Joseph and Maryann), four brothers (George, James, Joseph A and William R), and two sisters (Frances and Marya) in Rock Cottage, Lugwardine, Herefordshire
In the 1881 census as Mary A Spencer aged 20, born in Lugwardine, Hereford, single, and a servant living with Henry Howells (aged 44, born in Hay, Breconshire, Wales and a master tailor), his wife (Mary H aged 40 and born in Hereford), his three sons (Edwin A aged 5, Thomas A aged 3, and Wilsson aged 10, all born in Hereford) and four daughters (Elizabeth H aged 16, Fanny G aged 7, Mabel aged 1 and Mary E aged 9, all born in Hereford) in Oakwood House, Bodenham Road, Tupsley, Herefordshire.
Marriage of Mary Annie Spencer and Richard William Dawson in FreeBMD in October-December 1890 in Havant (2b 818).
In the 1891 census as Mary A Dawson aged 28, born in Hereford, and living with her husband (Richard W) at 11 Walden Road, Kingston, Portsea, Hampshire.
Her three children were born in Portsmouth in 1894 to 1900.
In the 1901 census as Mary A Dawson aged 37, born in Hereford, and living with her husband (Richard W) and two sons (Richard W S and Elizabeth C changed to Ebenezer on the original) and daughter (Victoria A) at 37 Walden Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
In the 1911 census as Mary A Dawson aged 48 born in Lugwardine, Herefordshire, married for twenty years with three children, one having died,and living with her husband (Richard W Dawson, but not shown in the same entry in the index), her son (Richard W S), daughter (Victoria A), a boarder (Priscilla Mather aged 52, born in Portsmouth, widowed and no stated employment) and a visitor (William Hasted aged 15, born in Portsmouth, and an apprentice to furnishing at John Dyers Ltd) in six rooms in Paulsgrove, Powerscourt Road, Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Death of Mary A Dawson in FreeBMD in January-March 1932 aged 68 in Portsmouth (2b 802).
Mary Ann Spencer was the mother of Victoria Annie Dawson, wife of George William Horsey, husband of Ada Caroline Luff, my half second cousin once removed.
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