Mary Ann was baptised on 17 May, 1801 at St. Mary's Church in Cratfield, Suffolk, England^a1,b1, the daughter of Robert Martin (1760–?)★ and Ann Chatten (1767–1826)★. She is Ian's 3x great grandmother.

She married James Chambers (1794–1854)★ on 12 Oct, 1821 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^c1,d1 . They had seven children:–

• John baptised on 16 Jun, 1822 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c2,e1. Married Marianne Denny on 10 Dec, 1854 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c3. Died in 1901 at the age of seventy-nine.
• Robert baptised on 3 Jun, 1824 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c4,e2.
• James baptised on 9 Dec, 1827 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c5,e3.
• Mary Anne baptised on Easter Sunday, 11 Apr 1830 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c6,e4.
• William★, agricultural labourer, baptised on 23 Jun, 1833 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c7,e5. Married Rebecca Brooks★ on 5 Feb, 1860 at The Register Office in Hoxne, Suffolk, England^f1. Died on 2 Sep, 1879 in the parish of Wilby in Suffolk, England^f2 at the age of forty-six.
• George baptised on 11 Dec, 1836 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c8,e6. Married Eiiza Emily Chapman on 31 Jan, 1858 at St. Giles Church in St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England^g1.
• Emma Maria baptised on 4 Nov, 1838 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c9,e7. Married Aubrey Gapper Roberts in 1861 at St. Giles Church in St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England^g2 and Samuel Henry Sterck in 1876 at St. Giles Church in St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England^g3.

By the time of the 1851 census she was living at Church Street in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^h1 with her husband James, an agricultural labourer and four children John Chambers (1822–1901), an agricultural labourer, James Chambers (1827–?), an agricultural labourer, George Chambers (1836–?), a surgeons servant and Emma Maria Chambers (1838–?).

James, her husband, died on 4 Feb, 1854 in the parish of Fressingfield in Suffolk, England^f3 at the age of fifty-nine.

Mary Ann was recorded in the 1861 census at New Street in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^k1.

She married Robert Chenery (?–1865), a carpenter, on 20 Sep, 1864 at the age of sixty-three at St. Mary's Church in Wilby, Suffolk, England^m1,p1.

Robert, her husband, died in 1865.

Mary Ann was recorded in the 1871 census at St. John Hill in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^q1.

Mary Ann died at the age of seventy-two on 31 Aug, 1873 at The Union Workhouse in Stradbroke, Suffolk, England^f4. Her death was attributed to "paralysis" (commonly caused by a stroke)^f4.

She was buried five days later at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c10,r1

Timeline

1801

17 May

Baptised at St. Mary's Church, Cratfield, Suffolk, England.^a1,b1

1821

12 Oct

Married James Chambers★ at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield, Suffolk.^c1,d1
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield, Suffolk.^c1

1822

16 Jun

Son, John Chambers (1822–1901), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c2,e1
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^c2,e1

1824

3 Jun

Son, Robert Chambers (1824–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c4,e2
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^c4,e2

1827

9 Dec

Son, James Chambers (1827–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c5,e3
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^c5,e3

1830

11 Apr

Daughter, Mary Anne Chambers (1830–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c6,e4
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^c6,e4

1833

23 Jun

Son, William Chambers (1833–1879)★, baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c7,e5
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^c7,e5

1836

11 Dec

Son, George Chambers (1836–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c8,e6
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^c8,e6

1838

4 Nov

Daughter, Emma Maria Chambers (1838–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c9,e7
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^c9,e7

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census living at Church Street, Fressingfield, Suffolk.^h1

1854

4 Feb

Her husband, James, died in Fressingfield. She was the informant.^f3

7 Feb

Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^f3

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census living at New Street, Fressingfield, Suffolk.^k1

1864

20 Sep

Married Robert Chenery at St. Mary's Church, Wilby, Suffolk.^m1,p1
Recorded as residing in Wilby, Suffolk.^m1

1865

Husband, Robert Chenery (?–1865), died.

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census residing at St. John Hill, Fressingfield, Suffolk.^q1

1873

31 Aug

Died at the age of seventy-two at The Union Workhouse, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England.^f4

5 Sep

Buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c10,r1
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^c10

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