Mary Fish

Mary Elizabeth Fish 

Born: 19 June 1872, Newark 

Baptised: 16 July 1872, Newark 

Father: Richard Fish (b. 1841)

Mother: Eliza Fish (b. 1839)

Sisters: Lucy Fish (b. 1869), Ada Fish (b. 1875), Arabella Fish (b. 1878)

In 1881 – 

She is at 38 Parliament Street, Newark. Her father is listed as ‘Joiner’. Mary, her mother and sisters (Lily, Ada and Arabella) are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at Parliament Street, Newark. Her father is listed as ‘Joiner’. Her mother and sister, Arabella, are unlisted. Her sisters, Lucy and Ada, are listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Mary is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 38 Parliament Street, Newark. Her father is listed as ‘Joiner’. Her mother is unlisted. Her sisters, Ada and Arabella, are listed as ‘Dressmakers’. Mary is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. 

In 10/02 – 

Address is Sconce Villa, Victoria Street, Newark. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 7 Spring Gardens, Newark. Her mother is an unlisted widow. Mary is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 7 Spring Gardens, Newark. Her mother and sister, Ada, are unlisted. Mary is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 7 Spring Gardens, Newark. Mary is listed as ‘Retired Teacher’. Her sister, Ada, is unlisted.

d.         20 September 1940, Newark

FISH, Mary Elizabeth of 7 Spring Gardens, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, spinster died 20 September 1940. Probate Nottingham 27 November to Charles James Else, retired cashier and Lucy Else (wife of the said Charles James Else). Effects £4225, 2s, 2d.