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Mary Elizabeth Bridgman 1855–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England

Death Date: Dec 1881

Death Location: Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Father: John Bridgman

Mother: Susan Beer

Spouse(s): James sprowles

Children(s): james sprowles, JOHN sprowles, James sprowles, mary sprowles

Mary Elizabeth Bridgman was born in 1855 in Bideford, Devon, England, the child of John Tanton Bridgman And Susan Beer. In 1861, Mary Elizabeth Bridgman resided in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England. In 1871, Mary Elizabeth Bridgman resided in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England. Mary Elizabeth Bridgman married James Thomas Sprowles, and had children including James Sprowles, James Sydney Sprowles, John Bowen Sprowles, Mary Ellen Sprowles. Mary Elizabeth Bridgman passed away in 1881 in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Bridgman was born in 1855 in Bideford, Devon, England, the child of John Tanton Bridgman And Susan Beer.
  • In 1861, Mary Elizabeth Bridgman resided in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England.
  • In 1871, Mary Elizabeth Bridgman resided in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Mary Elizabeth Bridgman married James Thomas Sprowles, and had children including James Sprowles, James Sydney Sprowles, John Bowen Sprowles, Mary Ellen Sprowles.
  • Mary Elizabeth Bridgman passed away in 1881 in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Bridgman's Ancestors

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Mary Bridgman
1855–1881
Birth Place: Bideford, Devon, England
Parents
John Tanton Bridgman
1827–1898
Bideford, Devon, England
Susan Beer
1825–1894
Highbury, Devon, England
Grandparents
Richard Bridgman
1796–
Bideford, England, United Kingdom
sarah Tanton
1799–1858
Great Torrington, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Tanton
1761–1824
Catherine Williams
1768–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Bridgman's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Bridgman (1855–Dec 1881) m. James (Thomas) sprowles (Sep 1851–Nov 1887)
  1. 1. james (Sydney) sprowles 1874–1939 m. Harriet (Ellen) Hunt 1882–1960
    1. 1. Rose (Ellen) sprowles 1905–1950 m. Henry (James) Hill 1898–1985
      1. 1. Anthony (James) Hill 1945–2014 m. Susan (E) McKinley –2022
    2. 2. Olive (Mary Harriet) sprowles 1911–1918
    3. 3. GEORGE (SYDNEY) sprowles 1907–1970
    4. 4. JAMES (THOMAS) sprowles 1903–1904
    5. 5. Benjamin sprowles 1923–1990
    6. 6. Stanley (James) sprowles 1920–1975
    7. 7. Phyllis (Mary) sprowles 1916–1994
    8. 8. Herbert (Thomas) sprowles 1914–2009
    9. 9. Lily (Dorothy) sprowles 1913–1915
    10. 10. John (William) sprowles 1910–
  2. 2. JOHN (BOWEN) sprowles 1881–1881
  3. 3. James sprowles 1877–1878
  4. 4. mary (ELLEN) sprowles 1876–1904

Mary Bridgman's Timeline

4 Records

1855
1855
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Bridgman in Bideford, Devon, England
Bideford, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 6
Mary Elizabeth Bridgman resided here in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
1871
1871
Age 16
Mary Elizabeth Bridgman resided here in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
1881
Dec 1881
Age 26
Death of Mary Elizabeth Bridgman in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census
    [2] 1861 England Census
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2539; Folio: 61; Page: 42; GSU roll: 835261.
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1725; Folio: 59; Page: 41; GSU roll: 542857.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1725; Folio: 59; Page: 41; GSU roll: 542857.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2539; Folio: 61; Page: 42; GSU roll: 835261.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1881
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:

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