Mary Dent

Mary Eliza(beth) Dent 

Born: 9 May 1880, Newark 

Father: William Stevenson Dent (b. 1845)

Mother: Mary Dent (b. 1845)

Brothers: William Stevenson Dent (b. 1879), Thomas Dent (b. 1881), John Dent (b. 1885)

Sisters: Rhoda Dent (b. 1889)

Marriage:        6 September 1912, Newark 

Husband:         Charlton Hansford 

                        b. 29 January 1878

                        Elementary School Teacher 

                        d. 1955

Issue – 

#1 Esme Mary Hansford (b. 22 May 1914)

#2 Joan Hansford (b. 5 May 1916)

In 1881 – 

She is at Farm House, Fulbeck, Newark. Her father is listed as ‘Gamekeeper’. Mary, her mother and her brother, William, are unlisted. There is a servant, Sarah Moore (b. 1869). 

In 1891 – 

She is at Fulbeck, Newark. Her father is listed as ‘Gamekeeper’. Mary, her mother and her siblings (William, Thomas, John and Rhoda) are unlisted.

In 10/99 – 

PT at National School, Fulbeck. 

In 1901 –

She is at Northend Village, Fulbeck, Newark. Her mother is listed as widow and ‘Dairy Maid Domestic’. Her brothers, William and John, are listed as ‘Game Keeper Domestic’. Mary is listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her sister, Rhoda, is unlisted. 

In 10/01 – 

Appointed to Rampton, Lincoln. Head. £70.

In 10/04 – 

Address is 29 Yarborough Road, Lincoln. 

In 1911 –

She is at Fulbeck. Her mother is unlisted. Mary is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. Her future husband, Charlton Hansford (b. 1878), is listed as a lodger and ‘Elementary School Teacher’. 

In 04/13 – 

Marries Charlton Hansford on 06.09.12 in Stubton. Add: School House, Pattishall, Towcester.

In 1921 – 

She is at Pattishall, Towcaster, Northamptonshire. Her husband is listed as ‘Head School Master’. Mary and her children, Esme and Joan, are unlisted. 

In 1939 –

She is at Pattishall, Towcaster, Northamptonshire. Her husband is listed as ‘School Master (Retired)’. Mary is unlisted. Their daughter, Joan, is listed as ‘Student’. 

d.         1970, Brixworth