Mary Collingwood

Mary Collingwood

Born: 1849, Grantham 

Baptised: 7 December 1849, Grantham 

Mother: Elizabeth Collingwood (b. 1829)

Father: no father listed on Baptism record

Stepfather: William Chambers 

Brothers: Thomas Collingwood (b. 1852)

Sisters: Betsy Chambers (b. 1862)

Marriage:        1881, Durham 

Husband:         Charles Woodruff 

                        b. 1850 

                        Railway Engine Fitter

Issue: 

#1 Annie Elizabeth Woodruff (b. 01 September 1882) (d. 1883)

#2 Charles Lewis Woodruff (b. 19 January 1884) (d. 1943)

In 1851 – 

She is at Alms Lane, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Her grandfather, William Collingwood (b. 1793), is listed as ‘Stonemason (Journeyman). Her grandmother, Mary Collingwood (b. 1799), and her aunt, Ann Collingwood (b. 1825), are unlisted. Her uncle, William Collingwood (b. 1827), is listed as ‘Builders Labourer’. Mary and her mother are unlisted. Her uncle, John Collingwood (b. 1833), is listed ‘Wine Merchants Porter’. Her uncle, Matthew Collingwood (b. 1835), is listed as ‘Blacksmith’s Labourer’. Her uncles, Jesse Collingwood (b. 1838)  & Charles Collingwood (b. 1844), are unlisted. 

In 1861 – 

She is at 7 Church Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Her grandmother, Mary Collingwood (b. 1799), is listed as ‘Charwoman’. Her aunt, Ann Collinwood (b. 1825), is listed as ‘Laundress’. Her uncle, John Collingwood (b. 1833), is listed ‘Druggists Porter’. Her uncle, Charles Collingwood (b. 1844), is listed as ‘National School Teacher’. Mary is unlisted. 

In 1871 – 

She is at Branstone, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Mary is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. There is a visitor, Betsy Chambers (b. 1865), she is unlisted. 

In 1881 – 

She is at 23 Welby Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Mary is listed as ‘Certified Infant School Teacher’. Betsy Chambers (b. 1865) is listed as ‘Half-Sister’ and ‘Pupil Teacher’. Also, there is Sarah A Collingwood, her cousin, listed as ‘Cook Domestic’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Church Terrace, Spittlegate, Grantham. Her husband is listed as ‘Railway Engine Fitter’. Mary and her son, Charles Lewis, are unlisted. 

In 04/97 – 

Address is 3 Church Terrace, Spitalgate, Grantham. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 3 Nursery Path, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Her husband is listed as ‘Engine Fitter Loco’. Mary is unlisted. Her son, Charles Lewis, is listed as ‘Railway Clerk’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 3 Nursery Path, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Her husband is listed as ‘Engine Fitter Loco’. Mary is unlisted. Her son, Charles Lewis, is listed as ‘Professional Footballer’.  

In 1921 – 

She is at 3 Nursery Path, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Her husband is listed as ‘Retired Locomotive Fitter’. Mary is unlisted. Her son, Charles Lewis, is listed as ‘Bread Van Man’.  

d.         23 December 1927, Grantham.