Mary Blunden

Mary Frances Blunden 

Born: 6 January 1871, Mile End Old Town 

Baptised: 5 February 1871, Stepney

Father: George Blunden (b. 1840)

Mother: Sarah Charlotte Blunden (b. 1840)

Brothers: George Thomas Blunden (b. 1877)

Sisters: Sarah Charlotte Blunden (b. 1873)

Marriage:        1897, Stepney

Husband:         Francis Robert Garnham

                        b. 1859

                        Inspector LCC 

In 1871 – 

She is at Carlton Road, Mile End Old Town, London. Her father is listed as ‘Carman’. Mary and her mother are unlisted.

In 1881 – 

She is at 42 Canal Road, Mile End Old Town, London. Her father is listed as ‘Carman’. Mary, her mother and siblings (Sarah and George) are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at LDTC as a ‘Student’.

In 10/97 – 

Marries Francis Garnham in 08.97. Address 17 Pigott Street, Limehouse.

In 1901 – 

She is at 274 Burdett Road, Limehouse. Her husband is listed as ‘LCC Inspector’. Mary and her sister-in-law, Louisa Garnham (b. 1874), are listed as ‘Teacher’. Her mother-in-law, Hannah Garnham (b. 1833), and her niece, Edith Ellis (b. 1880), are unlisted. Her brother-in-law, Herbert Garnham (b. 1867), is listed as ‘Storekeeper’.

In 10/02 – 

Address is 275 Burdett Road, London, E.

In 1911 – 

She is at 38 Red Bridge Lane, Wanstead, N.E. Her husband is listed as ‘Shop Hours Inspector LCC’. Mary is listed as ‘Head Teacher LCC’. Her mother-in-law, Hannah Garnham (b. 1833), is unlisted. Her sister-in-law, Louisa Garnham (b. 1874), is listed as ‘Assistant Teacher LCC’. There is a servant, Eliza Long (b. 1889). 

In 1921 – 

She is at 38 Redbridge Lane, Wanstead. Her husband is listed as ‘Commercial Clerk’. Mary is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Her sister-in-law, Louisa Garnham (b. 1874), is listed as ‘Assistant Teacher’. 

d.         1936, Wanstead