Mary Corbett (o/w Corbitt)

Mary Ann Corbett (o/w Corbitt)

Born: 1863, Wolverhampton 

Father: Charles Corbett (b. 1822)

Mother: Mary Corbett (b. 1825)

Brothers: Samuel Corbett (b. 1853), John Edward Corbett (b. 1855), George Corbett (b. 1858)

Sisters: Susannah Corbett (b. 1851), Prudence Corbett (b. 1856), Elizabeth Corbett (b. 1865)

Marriage:        23 January 1896, Wednesfield  

Husband:         William Gledhill 

                        b. 1843

                        Manager of Steam Packet Company 

Issue –

#1 Katherine Mary Gledhill (b. 1899)

#2 Charles William Gledhill (b. 1898)

#3 Emily Frances Gledhill (b. 1901)

In 1871 – 

She is at New Street, Wednesfield. Her father is listed as ‘Locksmith’. Her brothers, Samuel and George, are listed as ‘Lock Maker Cabinet’. Her brother, John, is listed as ‘Latch Maker’. Her sister, Prudence, is listed as ‘Servant’. Mary, her mother and sister, Elizabeth, are unlisted.

In 1881 –

She is at New Street, Wednesfield. Her father is listed as ‘Locksmith Master Employs 3 Men’. Her brother, John, is listed as ‘Latch Maker’. Her sister, Prudence, is listed as ‘Servant’. Mary is listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her mother and sister, Elizabeth, are unlisted. 

In 1891 –

She is at Bridge Street, Gainsborough as a boarder. William Thornhill (b. 1846) is listed as ‘Boot Maker’. Eliza Thornhill (b. 1848) and Eliza Thornhill (b. 1873) are listed as ‘Boot Makers Assistants’. Rebecca Thornhill (b. 1814) is listed as ‘Living on Her Own Means’. William Dennis (b. 1866) is listed as ‘Engine Fitter’. Mary is listed as a boarder and ‘School Mistress’. There is a servant, Charlotte Ludlow (b. 1875). 

In 10/00 – 

Address is 4 Spital Terrace, Gainsborough. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 4 Spital Terrace, Gainsborough. Her husband is listed as ‘Manager of Steam Packet Company’. Mary, her stepdaughter, Alice Gledhill (b. 1877) and her children (Charles and Catherine) are unlisted. Her sister, Prudence, is listed as ‘Living on Own Means’. There is a servant, Florrie Hollingsworth (b. 1879).

In 1911 – 

She is at 28 New Street, Wednesfield. Her sister, now Susannah Fanshaw (b. 1851), is listed as a widow and ‘District Nurse’. Mary and her sister, Prudence, are listed as ‘Housekeepers’. Her sister, Elizabeth, is listed as ‘Office’. 

d.         1911, Wolverhampton