Mary was baptised on 8 Mar, 1807 in the parish of Harpole in Northamptonshire, England^a1, the daughter of Robert Billingham (1757–1820)★ and Elizabeth Cooper (1754–1817)★. She is Stephanie's 4x great grandmother.

At the age of nineteen, Mary had a daughter, Elizabeth Billingham★, who was baptised on 2 Apr, 1826 in Harpole^b1:–

• Elizabeth★ married Matthew Bates★ on 14 Jul, 1845 at All Saints Church in Harpole, Northamptonshire, England^b2. She died on 4 Jun, 1893 in Nobottle in Brington, Northamptonshire, England^c1 at the age of sixty-seven.

She married William Andrews (1788–?) on 16 May, 1830 at All Saints Church, Harpole^b3,a2 and went on to have eight children with him:–

• Esther baptised on 17 Oct, 1830 in Harpole^b4. Married William Starmer on 25 May, 1858 at All Saints Church, Harpole^b5. Died in the Jan-Mar quarter of 1899 in Northamptonshire in England at the age of sixty-nine.
• Mary baptised on 15 Jul, 1832 in Harpole^b6.
• Letitia baptised on 2 Nov, 1834 in Harpole^b7.
• George baptised on 25 Jan, 1836 in Harpole^b8.
• James baptised on 16 May, 1837 in Harpole^b9.
• John baptised on 25 Jun, 1837 in Harpole^b10.
• William baptised on 18 Aug, 1839 in Harpole^b11.
• Jabez born in 1849 in Harpole^d1.

In the 1851 census she was living in Harpole^d1 with her six children Letitia Andrews (1834–?), a lace maker, George Andrews (1836–?), a farm labourer, John Andrews (1837–?), a farm labourer, William Andrews (1839–?), an apprentice shoe maker, James Andrews (1837–?) and Jabez Andrews (1849–?).

She married John Sturgeon (1807–?), a carpenter, on 16 Jan, 1853 at All Saints Church in Northampton All Saints, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^e1.

By the time of the 1861 census she was living at 18 Free School Street in Northampton All Saints, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^f1 with her husband John Sturgeon, now a carpenter and joiner and two children James Andrews, a grocers porter and Jabez Andrews, an errand boy.

Mary died at the age of fifty-nine on 13 Nov, 1866 at Free School Street in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^c2. Her death was attributed to "cancer of the uterus"^c2.

Timeline

1807

Born in Harpole, Northamptonshire, England.

8 Mar

Baptised in Harpole.^a1

1826

2 Apr

Daughter, Elizabeth Billingham (1826–1893)★, baptised in Harpole.^b1
Recorded as living in Harpole.

1830

16 May

Married William Andrews at All Saints Church, Harpole, Northamptonshire.^b3,a2
Recorded as living in Harpole.^b3,a2

17 Oct

Daughter, Esther Andrews (1830–1899), baptised in Harpole.^b4
Recorded as living in Harpole.^b4

1832

15 Jul

Daughter, Mary Andrews (1832–?), baptised in Harpole.^b6
Recorded as living in Harpole.^b6

1834

2 Nov

Daughter, Letitia Andrews (1834–?), baptised in Harpole.^b7
Recorded as living in Harpole.^b7

1836

25 Jan

Son, George Andrews (1836–?), baptised in Harpole.^b8

1837

16 May

Son, James Andrews (1837–?), baptised in Harpole.^b9
Recorded as residing in Harpole.^b9

25 Jun

Son, John Andrews (1837–?), baptised in Harpole.^b10
Recorded as residing in Harpole.^b10

1839

18 Aug

Son, William Andrews (1839–?), baptised in Harpole.^b11
Recorded as residing in Harpole.^b11

1849

Son, Jabez Andrews (1849–?), born in Harpole.^d1

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census living in Harpole.^d1
Occupation recorded as dressmaker.^d1

1853

16 Jan

Married John Sturgeon at All Saints Church, Northampton All Saints, Northamptonshire.^e1
Recorded as living at Gold Street, Northampton All Saints, Northamptonshire.^e1

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census residing at 18 Free School Street, Northampton All Saints, Northamptonshire.^f1

1866

13 Nov

Died at the age of fifty-nine at Free School Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. The informant was her husband John Sturgeon (1807–?).^c2

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