Mary Burley

Mary Elizabeth Burley 

One Year Student 

Born: 1 June 1874, Newton Pagnell 

Father: Joseph Burley (b. 1851)

Mother: Sarah Ann Burley (b. 1853)

Sisters: Francis Burley (b. 1877), Ada Burley (b. 1878), Edith Burley (b. 1880) [LDTC 1903]

In 1881 – 

She is at 11 New Railway Terrace, Normanton, Wakefield. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Platform Inspector’. Mary, her mother and sisters (Francis, Ada and Edith) are unlisted. William A Sharp (b. 1852), a lodger, is listed as ‘Railway Foreman’.

In 1891 –

She is at Benedict House, Altofts Terrace, Normanton. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Station Inspector’. Her mother and sisters, Ada and Edith, are unlisted. Mary and her sister, Francis, are listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Samuel Wright (b. 1868), a lodger, is listed as ‘Post Office Porter’. 

In 1901 –

She is at Sunny Bank, Tibshelf, Mansfield as a boarder. James Shelton (b. 1863), head of the house, is a ‘Carpenter’. His wife, Mary Ann (b. 1863) and children, Winifred (b. 1890) and Frank (b. 1900), are unlisted. Mary is listed as a boarder and ‘School Mistress’. 

In 10/01 – 

PT at Normanton Board. 

In 10/02 – 

Appointed to Normandy Church, Head. £80.

In 04/05 – 

Address is Benedict House, Normanton, Yorkshire. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 109 Church Lane, Normanton. Her father is listed as ‘Assistant Station Master’. Her mother is unlisted. Mary and her sister, Francis, are listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Assistant Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 109 Church Lane, Normanton. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Officer Cleaner Retired’. Her mother is unlisted. Mary and her sister, Edith, are listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 10 Beech Road, Harrogate. Mary is listed as ‘Teacher Retired’. 

d.         1 July 1947, Huddersfield 

BURLEY Mary Elizabeth of 5 Dalton Green Lane, Huddersfield, spinster died 01 July 1947 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Huddersfield. Probate Wakefield 20 October to the Yorkshire Penny Bank Limited. Effects £10,243, 2s, 4d.