Mary Footitt

Mary Footitt 

Born: 20 September 1875, Gainsborough

Father: John Footitt (b. 1834)

Mother: Eliza Footitt (b. 1842)

Sisters: Ann Footitt (b. 1872)

Brothers: John Footitt (b. 1886)

Marriage:        4 May 1905, Gainsborough 

Husband:         Archibald Alexander Crabtree

                        b. 10 May 1862

                        Secretary Education Committee

Issue: 

#1 Archibald John Crabtree (b. 24 March 1906)

In 1881 – 

She is at Marton, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as ‘Tailor and Draper’. Mary, her mother and sister, Ann, are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at West Street, Marton, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as ‘Tailor’. Her mother and brother, John,  are unlisted. Mary and her sister, Ann, are listed as ‘Mother’s Help’. 

In 10/97 – 

Appointed to Sheffield Board School. Salary £70. Assistant.

In 04/98 – 

Appointed to Blue Coat Girls' School, Boston. Head.

In 1901 – 

She is at 9 Trinity Street, Boston, as a boarder. The head of the house is Martha Baker (b. 1850), a widow. Her children (Annie Baker (b. 1881), William H Baker (b. 1883), Gertrude Baker (b. 1891) and Alfred Baker (b. 1894)) are unlisted. There is another boarder, George H Crouter (b. 1876), listed as ‘Railway Engine Shunter’. Mary is listed as a boarder and ‘Head School Mistress’.

In 10/03 – 

Address is Bluecoat Girls' School, Boston. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 55 Pinchbeck Street, Spalding. Her husband is listed as ‘Secretary Education Committee’. Mary is unlisted. Her son, Archibald John, is unlisted. There is a servant, Florence Smith (b. 1894). 

1939 – 

She is at Surfleet Road. Her husband is listed as ‘Consulting Officer (Retired)’. Mary is unlisted. Their son, Archibald, is listed as ‘Farmer Marker Gardener 2 Bulls’. 

d.         25 January 1967, Sleaford 

CRABTREE Mary of Pinchbeck Road, Surfleet, Lincolsnhire died 25 January 1967 at Ewerby Lincolnshire. Probate Lincoln 22 March to Archibald John Crabtree, farmer and bulb grower. £4,431