Events
Date of Birth: 28 August 1808.
Place of Birth: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
The baptism record gives the birth date. The place is given in censuses.
Date of Baptism: 11 December 1808.
Place of Baptism: Shrewsbury (St Chad’s).
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Death: 1897.
Place of Death: Kidderminster.
The death is given in the GRO index.
Date of Burial: 26 May 1897.
Place of Burial: Kidderminster (St George).
The burial is recorded in the bishop's transcripts to the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Samuel Mayers (1764 - 1829).
Mother: Ann Pardoe.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: John Breeze (about 1815 - 1874). Married 8 February 1836 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England (St Bartholomew).
The parish register gives the marriage.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Sarah Ann Breeze (27 September 1836 - 1916) married Daniel Ward 24 December 1857 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.
Sophia Jane Breeze (5 December 1839 - 16 April 1865).
Evidence
John Breeze - Mary Anne Pardoe Mayers marriage (Egbaston, Warwickshire)
John Breeze of this Parish Bachelor and Mary Anne Pardoe Mayers of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of [blank] this eighth Day of February in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty six By me Charles Pixall Vicar
This marriage was solemnized between us John Breeze Mary Ann Pardo Mayers
In the Presence of Mary Breeze William Bates
1841 census of England (Aston - Deritend, Warwickshire)
John Breese, 25, Jour Tailor, no [“no” means not born in Warwickshire; “Y” means born there]
Mary [Breese], 30, no
Sarah [Breese], 4, Y
Sophia [Breese], 1, Y
Sarah Farnell, 14, F.S., Y
1851 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)
Stourbridge Street
John Breeze, Head, Mar, 35, Tailor employing 6 men Victualler, [born] Montgomery Caersus
Mary Ann Breeze, Wife, Mar, 39, Tailors Wife, [born] Salop Shrewsbury
Sarah Ann [Breeze], Daur, 14, Scholar, [born] Warwick Birmingham
Sophia Jane [Breeze], Daur, 11, Scholar, [born Warwick Birmingham]
James Griffin, apprentice, 15, Tailors Ap, [born] Worcester Bewdley
1861 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)
20 [Horse Fair]
John Breeze, Head, Mar, 45, Tailor, [born] Wales
Maryanne [Breeze], Wife, Mar, 51, [born] Shropshire Shrewsbury
1871 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)
22 Stourbridge St
John Breeze, Head, Mar, 55, Tailor, [born] Montgomerysh Llannaury
Mary A [Breeze], Wife, [Mar], 60, [born] Salop Shrewsbury
1881 census of England (Shrewsbury, Shropshire)
2 Pride Hill
Henry Purslow, Head, M, 44, Hosier Outfitter, [born] Strewsbury Salop
Agnes [Purslow], Wife, M, 33, Hosier Boot & Shoe Dealer [born] Devonshire Dartmouth
Ellen Baxter, apprentice, Unm, 17, [Hosier Boot & Shoe Dealer], [born] Gloucester
Rose Townsend, Serv, Unm, 17, Domestic Servant, [born] Shrewsbury Salop
Henry Purslow, Son, 13, Scholar, [born Shrewsbury Salop]
Percy [Purslow], [Son], 6, [Scholar], [born Shrewsbury Salop]
Agnes Purslow, Daur, 5, [Scholar], [born Shrewsbury Salop]
Mary Breese, Aunt, W, 73, Resident, [born Shrewsbury Salop]
Martha Hughes, Serv, Un, 23, General Domestic, [born Shrewsbury Salop]
Eliza Cooper, [Serv], 14, Nurse, [born Shrewsbury Salop]
from the bishop’s transcripts to the Kidderminster parish register:
1897
Name: Mary Ann Breeze
Abode: 85 Clensmore Street (Parish of St Mary)
When Buried: May 26th
Age, Years: 89 Years
By whom the Ceremony was performed: Edgar Wm Moberley Curate of St. Marys
Commentary
Parentage:
Censuses give this information about Mary’s date and place of birth:
1841 (taken 6 June): age 30, not born in Warwickshire [Ages in this census were rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5.]
1851 (taken 30 March): age 39, born “Salop Shrewsbury”
1861 (taken 7 April): age 51, born “Shropshire Shrewsbury”
1871 (taken 2 April): age 60, born “Salop Shrewsbury”
1881 (taken 3 April): age 73, born “Shrewsbury Salop”
I have not located Mary in the 1891 census. The informant in the 1841-1871 censuses was probably Mary’s husband John Breeze. The informant in 1881 was probably her niece’s husband Henry Purslow.
Mary’s 26 May 1897 burial record states that she was aged 89 years.
The consistent place and roughly consistent dates, combined with Mary’s distinctive name [Mary Ann Pardoe Mayers], make the identification of her baptism straightforward. The baptism entry records her parents as Samuel and Ann Mayers.
Samuel Mayers and Ann Pardoe were married in 1795 in Worcester. The Worcester marriage fits not only because of Ann Pardoe’s name, but because Samuel Mayers had moved (back) to Worcester by the 1820s. Both he and his eldest son Samuel were buried in Claines, near Worcester, in the 1820s.
Clearly, the evidence is sufficient to establish the relationships.
References
Shrewsbury St Mary’s, parish registers, FHL film 1701332, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Shrewsbury St Chad’s, parish registers, FHL film 1701330, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Edgbaston, St Bartholomew, Warwickshire, England. Parish Registers, marriages 1835 - 1837, page 22, no. 67; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 18 April 2014), citing Anglican Parish Records. Birmingham, England: Library of Birmingham DRO 53, M144.
John Breese household, 1841 census of England. Warwickshire, Birmingham, Deritend, Aston, piece 1148, folio 28, page 29, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).
John Breeze household, 1851 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 1j, piece 2038, folio 245, page 30, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).
John Breeze household, 1861 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 5, piece 2077, folio 77, page 1, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).
John Breeze household, 1871 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 5, piece 3033, folio 129, page 39, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).
Henry T Purslow household, 1881 census of England. Shropshire, Shrewsbury, St Mary ED 23, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, piece 2652, folio 21, page 4, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 18 April 2014).
GRO index, Deaths Dec 1897, Kidderminster, Volume 6c, page 126. General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).