Mary was baptised on 1 May, 1814 in the parish of Timberland in Lincolnshire, England^a1,b1, the daughter of Thomas Musson (1769–1853)★, a shoemaker, and Millicent Staples (1791–1846)★. She is Stephanie's 3x great grandmother.

She married William Sharp (?–1893)★ on 17 Sep, 1832 at St. Michael's Church in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England^c1 . They had four children:–

• Millicent Mary★ baptised on 10 Sep, 1837 at Christ Church in Marylebone, Middlesex, England^d1. Married Henry Richard Alcock★ on 4 Aug, 1859 at The Register Office in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England^e1. Died on 21 Mar, 1901 at Rose Lane in Woodstone, Northamptonshire, England^e2 at the age of sixty-three.
• Susannah born on 3 Dec, 1848 at Saint James Street in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England^e3. Married John James Hill on 6 Aug, 1874 at St. John's Church in Spittlegate, Lincolnshire, England^f1,g1.
• Eliza born in 1852 in the parish of Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. Married Jonathan Richard Smith on 23 Nov, 1876 at St. John's Church in Spittlegate, Lincolnshire, England^g2.
• William born in 1855 in the parish of Spittlegate in Lincolnshire, England.

By the time of the 1851 census she was living at Tenter Buildings in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England^h1 with her husband William, a railway labourer and two children Millicent Mary Sharp and Susannah Sharp (1848–?).

In the 1861 census she was living at Back Street in Spittlegate, Lincolnshire, England^k1 with her husband William, now an excavator and three children Susannah Sharp, Eliza Sharp (1852–?) and William Sharp (1855–?).

Mary was recorded in the 1871 census at Inner Street in Spittlegate, Lincolnshire, England^m1 with her husband William and two children Susannah Sharp, a dressmaker and William Sharp, a whitesmith.

By the time of the 1881 census she was living at 53 Inner Street in Spittlegate, Lincolnshire, England^p1 with her husband William, now a general labourer and daughter Millicent Mary, a washerwoman.

Mary died at the age of sixty-seven on 7 Nov, 1881 at 53 Inner Street, Spittlegate^e4. Her death was attributed to epilepsy^e4.

She was survived by her husband William.

Timeline

1814

1 May

Baptised in Timberland, Lincolnshire, England.^a1,b1

1832

17 Sep

Married William Sharp★ at St. Michael's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire.^c1
Recorded as residing in Coningsby, Lincolnshire.^c1

1837

21 May

Daughter, Millicent Mary Sharp (1837–1901)★, born in Portland Town, Marylebone, Middlesex, England.^d1

10 Sep

Recorded as residing in Portland Town, Marylebone.^d1

1846

15 Jun

Mother, Millicent Staples (1791–1846)★, died in Coningsby.^e5

1848

3 Dec

Daughter, Susannah Sharp (1848–?), born at Saint James Street, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.^e3

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census at Tenter Buildings, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.^h1

1852

Daughter, Eliza Sharp (1852–?), born in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.

1855

Son, William Sharp (1855–?), born in Spittlegate, Lincolnshire, England.

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census at Back Street, Spittlegate, Lincolnshire.^k1

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census living at Inner Street, Spittlegate, Lincolnshire.^m1

1881

3 Apr

Recorded in the 1881 census residing at 53 Inner Street, Spittlegate, Lincolnshire.^p1

7 Nov

Died at the age of sixty-seven at 53 Inner Street, Spittlegate. The informant was Sarah –?–.^e4

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