See also

Family of William Overett and Mary Elizabeth Sowter

  • Husband:

  • William Overett (1814?-1900)

  • Wife:

  • Mary Elizabeth Sowter (1815?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 26 Mar 1837

  • St. Mary, Haggerston, Middlesex, England1

  •  

  • both unmarried, by banns, witnesses Henry Markhassle? and ?

Husband: William Overett

  • Name:

  • William Overett1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Overett (1790?- )

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth (1790?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • a wire drawer in 1851 becoming a wire weaver 1861 to 18812 3

  • Birth:

  • 1814 (app)

  • Middlesex, England4 5

  •  

  • Chelmsford, Essex in 1871 census

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Sep 1814 (age 0)

  • St. Giles without Cripplegate, City of London, London, England5

  •  

  • son of John (shoemaker) & Elizabeth Overett of Grub Street

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 36-37)

  • 1 Nelson Street West, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England3

  •  

  • lodger aged 38 unmarried, wire drawer living with Edward and Martha Tandy. Born in London

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 46-47)

  • Hope Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 47, wire weaver living with his wife and three"sons-in-law". Born in Middlesex, London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 56-57)

  • 22 Court, 2 Sherlock Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England2

  •  

  • head of the household aged 56, wire weaver living with his wife and a step-son. Born in Chelmsford, Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 66-67)

  • 457 Gallowgate, St. John, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 66, wire weaver living with his wife. Born in London

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 76-77)

  • Duke Street, Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland7

  •  

  • boarder aged 76 widower, wire weaver living with John and Helen Hosie. Born in England

  • Death:

  • Q4 1900 (age 85)

  • Aston "Registration District", Warwickshire, England8

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Sowter

  • Name:

  • Mary Elizabeth Sowter1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1815 (app)

  • Birmingham, Warwickshire, England4

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 45-46)

  • Hope Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England6

  •  

  • wife aged 47, living with her husband and three"sons-in-law". Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 55-56)

  • 22 Court, 2 Sherlock Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England2

  •  

  • wife aged 59, living with her husband and a steo-son. Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 65-66)

  • 457 Gallowgate, St. John, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland4

  •  

  • wife aged 66, living with her husband. Born in Birmingham

  • Note:

  • 1884

  •  

  •  

  • I wonder if she left William Overett and returned to London and married again bigimously as cannot find a death record (before 1891 as William Overett said he was a widower) nor any people who fit the bill

Sources

1.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

2.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

3.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

5.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

6.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

8.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Aston 1900 quarter:4 volume:6d page:238.