Mary Wells
Born: 21 Sep 1872 | Died: 1964 | Married: Ernest Allfrey | Mother: | Father: Alfred Wells | Descendant: Ernest Allfrey |
Census | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 |
Birth
Mary Ann Minnie Wells was born on the 21st September 1872. Her parents were Alfred Walter Wells and Sarah Jane Wells nee Box.
She was christened on the 8th December 1872 at St Peter's church, Brighton.
1872 BIRTH in the Sub-district of St. Peter, Brighton in the County of Sussex | |||||||
When and where born | Name, if any | Sex | Name and surname of father | Name, surname, and maiden name of mother | Occupation of father | Signature, description and residence of informant | When Registered |
Twenty First September 1872 17 White Cross Street |
Mary Ann Minnie | Girl | Alfred Walter Wells | Sarah Jane Wells formerly Box | Grainer Master | Sarah Jane Wells, Mother 17 White Cross Street, Brighton |
Twenty Second October 1872 |
In 1881 Mary Ann Minnie Wells is 8 and is living with her parents at 36 Kensington Place, Brighton.
In 1891 she is 18 and still living with her parents at 84 Trafalgar Street in Brighton where she was an assistant in a shop (possibly with her mother who was a dealer in paper hangings and possibly a milliner). Minnie is also listed as a dressmaker.
In 1901 She is recently widowed and living at 29 Sussex Street, Brighton with her sons Ernest (7) and Cecil (1).
In 1911 she is widowed and living with her second husband Teddy Bradford and her five children at 17 Trinity Street, Brighton.
Marriage
She married Ernest Frank Allfrey on the 4th November 1893 at the registry office in Brighton.
The marriage of Ernest Frank Allfrey to Mary Ann M. Wells was registered in Oct-Nov-Dec 1893 in the district of Brighton, Sussex, Volume 2b, Page 555.
1893. Marriage solemnized at the Register Office in the District of Brighton in the County of Brighton | ||||||||
When Married. |
Name and Surname. |
Age |
Condition. |
Rank or Profession | Residence at the Time of Marriage | Father's Name and Surname | Rank or Profession of Father | |
Fourth November 1893 |
Ernest Frank Allfrey | 21 years 21 years |
Bachelor | Carpenter | 36 Russell Street, Brighton | William Allfrey | Builder | |
Mary Ann Minnie Wells | Spinster | Dress Maker | 84 Trafalgar Street, Brighton | Alfred Walter Wells | Grainer | |||
Married in the Register Office by Certificate before me Horace B. Burfield Dept. Regr. | ||||||||
This marriage was solemnized between us | Ernest F. Allfrey | In the Presence of us | William H. Allfrey | |||||
Mary A. M. Wells | Sarah J. Wells |
They had at least four children: Ernest Frank Allfrey (1894), Victor Arthur Allfrey (1897), Cecil Nash (Billy) Allfrey (1899) and Leslie Allfrey,
But by the 1901 census she was a widow, living on her own means, at 29 Sussex Street in Brighton with just her two sons Ernest (7) and Cecil (1). Her husband Ernest had died there on the 3rd March 1901. He was only 27 and had suffered Lobar Pneumonia for four days.
However, she re-married, to Teddy (Ernest Edward) Bradford, and had another child, a daughter, Thora Minnie (Tiny) Bradford.
By 1911 she was living with her family in 17 Trinity Street in Brighton.
Children
Her son Victor Arthur Allfrey was killed in the first world war. He was a Private in the 2nd or 4th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment, number 37932. He was killed on the 3rd December 1917 at the age of 20 years old. He is buried or remembered at the Cambrai Memorial Louvercal in France, which lists him as the son of Minnie and the late Ernest Frank Allfrey (panel 6).
Death
Minnie died when she was 91 years old, her death was registered on Sep 1964 at Chanctonbury, Vol: 5h, page 468.
Other records
BMD:B: Mary Ann M. Wells registered Q4, 1872, Brighton, Vol:2b, Page:202. Certificate obtained.
A Mary Ann Wells was baptised on the 6th July 1874, the parents were Alfred (a porter) and Sarah Wells. The baptism was in the parish of Saint Mark, Walworth, Surrey. The same parents also baptised Charlotte Elizabeth Wells, and Alfred William Wells on the same day. Their address was given as 19 King's Arch Place.
The marriage of Ernest Frank Allfrey to Mary Ann M. Wells was registered in Oct-Nov-Dec 1893 in the district of Brighton, Sussex, Volume 2b, Page 555.