Mary Bullin
| Born: 22 Aug 1805 | Died: | Married: William Carrington | Mother: Elizabeth Oliver | Father: James Bullin | Descendant: Henry Carrington |
| Census | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 |
Mary Bullin (or Bulling) was born in Wells-on-sea in Norfolk on the 22nd August 1805 and she married William Carrington on the 19th November 1822.
Birth
There is a record of a Mary Bullin baptised on the 24 Aug 1805 in Wells-upon-Sea, Norfolk, England. Her father is James Bullin, and her mother was Elizabeth Oliver.
Mary Daughter of James Bullin and Elizabeth his wife (Oliver Spr.) was born August 22nd, baptised August 24th 1805, received into the Church Jan.ry 26 1806
Marriage
She married William Carrington in 1822.
Children
They had eleven children, all listed below:
| Child's Name | D.O.B. | Place | D.O.C. | Profession | Death | |
| Mary Ann | ~1824 | Wells | 8 May 1824, Wells | |||
| Elizabeth | 1826 | Wells | 29 Nov 1826 | 27 Dec 1897, Cloughton, Yorkshire | ||
| Maria | ~1829 | Wells | 8 May 1824 | |||
| Harriot | 1832 | Lexham | 28 Oct 1832, Wroxham | 1905, Belper, Derbyshire | ||
| Eliza | 1834 | Wroxham | 8 Jun 1834 | |||
| Caroline | 1835 | Wroxham | 13 Sep 1835 | |||
| William | 1838 | Wroxham | 18th Nov 1838 | 1873, St Pancras, London | ||
| Mary | ~1839 | |||||
| James Fockling | 1842 | Wroxham | 19 Jun 1842 | |||
| John | 1843 | Litcham | 25 Sep 1843 | buried 30th Sep 1843 | ||
| Henry | ~1845 | Litcham/East Lexham | 6 Jun 1847 | 1900, Norwich | ||
| John | ~1847 | Litcham/East Lexham | 6 Jun 1847 | |||
| Frederick | ~1849 | Litcham/East Lexham | 25 Dec 1903, Bass Straight, Australia |
For the baptism of Mary Ann in 1824, the surname is listed as "Carrington (or Carlton)", their abode is Wells, and Williams trade is "gardener".
On the night of 6 June 1841, Mary was living with her family
They must have moved from Wroxham to Litcham between 1842 and 1845.
On the night of 30 March 1851, Mary is living with her husband, William Carrington who is a gardener, and their children: William (12), James (9), Henry (6), John (4), and Frederick (2).
On the night of the 7th April 1861 Mary is living at Trory Street, Lakenham, Norwich with her husband William and four of her sons, James (19), Henry (16), John (14) and Frederick (12).
Death
It appears that Mary was admitted to the Norwich Borough Asylum on the 12th November 1867, and stayed there until 14th November 1874.
The census of 1871 confirms she was staying as a patient at the Infirmary Road Borough Asylum, St Clement, Norwich. She was 65, born in Wells, Norfolk, and the wife of a gardener, which seems a conclusive match. Her condition was listed as lunatic (which probably covered a wide range of conditions including dementia). Also in asylum according to the census there is a William Carrington, but he was 22, an unmarried Tailor, so not her husband.
The registration of death of one Mary Carrington, aged 74, happened in Q4, 1877, Norwich, vol. 4b., p81.
Other Records
Mary's son William (a tailor) was honourably discharged from the Coldstream Guards in 1860, for being unfit for duty, after only serving for 261 days. His discharge reports that he was born in Wroxham, and that he joined at the age of 19 years and 6 months old on the 23rd September 1859.