Mary Ann PRATT

30th Oct 1828 - Jul 1903

own means8

Life History

30th Oct 1828	Born in Deptford, Kent
5th Apr 1829	Baptised in St Paul Deptford, Kent.1,2
6th Jun 1841	Recorded in census in Mortlake, Surrey (High Street, Mortlake).3
30th Mar 1851	Occupation shoe binder in Mortlake, Surrey.4
30th Mar 1851	Recorded in census in Mortlake, Surrey (High Street, Mortlake, Surrey).4
15th Aug 1852	Married James CAIRD in St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake.11 Witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Pratt, Julia Prince, Edward Pratt and Louisa Hannah Pratt
1853	Birth of daughter Mary Anne CAIRD in Mortlake, Surrey
4th Dec 1856	Birth of son James CAIRD in Mortlake, Surrey.5,11
26th Dec 1860	Birth of daughter Julia Elizabeth CAIRD in Mortlake, Surrey.5
7th Apr 1861	Recorded in census in Mortlake, Surrey.5
approx. 1869	Birth of daughter Emma Maria CAIRD in Mortlake, Surrey.6
2nd Apr 1871	Recorded in census in Mortlake, Surrey (High Street, Mortlake, Surrey).6
May 1875	Death of daughter Mary Anne CAIRD in Mortlake, Surrey.11
3rd Apr 1881	Recorded in census in Mortlake, Surrey (High Street, Mortlake, Surrey).7
Jan 1891	Death of James CAIRD in Mortlake, Surrey.11
5th Apr 1891	Occupation own means in Mortlake, Surrey.8
5th Apr 1891	Recorded in census in Mortlake, Surrey (1 Bootmaker Institute, Mortlake, Surrey).8
19th Aug 1893	Resident in Bootmakers Cottages, Mortlake, Surrey.9
31st Mar 1901	Recorded in census in Mortlake, Surrey (7 Shoemakers Institute, Mortlake, Surrey).10
Jul 1903	Died in Richmond Borough, Surrey
4th Jul 1903	Buried in Old Mortlake Burial Ground Grave number W-177

After James died in January 1891 Mary Ann and her daughter, Julia, went to live at 1 Bootmaker Institute, Mortlake, Surrey. This was one of fourteen almshouses built for shoemakers who were no longer able to work or for their widows. They were established in 1836 by the Boot and Shoe Makers' Benevolent Association and were known locally as "All Soles". Today the almshouses and the chapel that was in the middle are a terrace of private houses known as Rosemary Cottages.