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Mary Ann Preece 1858–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1858

Birth Location: Leith,Midlothian,Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1924

Death Location: Gateshead, Durham, England

Father: Joseph Preece

Mother: Mary Robertson

Spouse(s): Jacob Swan

Children(s): Mary Swan, Georgina Swan, Harry Swan, Lilian Swan, Richard Swan, Thomas Swan, Jacob Swan, John Swan, Margaret Swan, Rebecca Swan, Matilda Swan

In 1858, Mary Ann Preece entered the world in Leith,Midlothian,Scotland, born to Joseph Edward Preece And Mary Ann Robertson. In 1871, Mary Ann Preece resided in St Edmund, Durham, England. In 1881, Mary Ann Preece resided in Gateshead, Durham, England. Mary Ann Preece married Jacob Matthews Swan, and had children including Georgina Swan, Harry Eastwood Swan, Jacob Matthew Swan, John William Swan, Lilian Violet Swan, Margaret Venion Swan, Mary Jane Swan, Matilda Swan, Polly Swan, Rebecca Swan, Richard Ball Swan, Thomas Charles Swan. Mary Ann Preece passed away in 1924 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Mary Ann Preece entered the world in Leith,Midlothian,Scotland, born to Joseph Edward Preece And Mary Ann Robertson.
  • In 1871, Mary Ann Preece resided in St Edmund, Durham, England.
  • In 1881, Mary Ann Preece resided in Gateshead, Durham, England.
  • Mary Ann Preece married Jacob Matthews Swan, and had children including Georgina Swan, Harry Eastwood Swan, Jacob Matthew Swan, John William Swan, Lilian Violet Swan, Margaret Venion Swan, Mary Jane Swan, Matilda Swan, Polly Swan, Rebecca Swan, Richard Ball Swan, Thomas Charles Swan.
  • Mary Ann Preece passed away in 1924 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Preece's Ancestors

Self
Mary Preece
1858–1924
Birth Place: Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
Parents
Joseph Edward Preece
1826–1887
Somerset, Bristol, England
Mary (Ann) Robertson
1839–1879
Grandparents
Joseph (Edward Preece) Sr.
1788–1873
Kingstone, Herefordshire, England
Mary Powell
1789–1861
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Preece's Descendants

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Mary (Ann) Preece (13 Sep 1858–Apr 1924) m. Jacob (Matthews) Swan (20 Nov 1856–Mar 1930)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Swan 1876–1942 m. George (William) Watkins 1875–1915
    1. 1. Jacob (Matthew Swan) Watkins 1904–1969 m. Bertha (Louise) Morby 1908–1968
      1. 1. Robert Watkins 1933–1992 m. Eileen (Margaret) Kelly 1933–2003
      2. 2. Matthew Watkins 1936–2015
      3. 3. George (Alan Joseph) Watkins 1945–2004
      4. 4. Leslie Watkins 1938–1993
      5. 5. Lilian (Violet) Watkins 1943–2017
    2. 2. Lilian (Violet) Watkins 1898–
    3. 3. Edith (May) Watkins 1900–1973 m. Archibald (Kandahar) Wardle 1900–1984
      1. 1. Ronald Wardle 1921–1985
      2. 2. Eva Wardle 1924–2007
      3. 3. Edna Wardle 1927–1980
      4. 4. George (R) Wardle 1925–2005
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Watkins 1894–1953 m. Patrick Cunningham 1893–
      1. 1. Lillian (Violet) Cunningham 1914–1962 m. George Dobson 1913–
    5. 5. Robert (William H) Watkins 1903–1983
    6. 6. Jenny Watkins 1912–
    7. 7. Polly Watkins –1994
    8. 8. Amelia Watkins 1910–1936
    9. 9. William Watkins 1902–1985
  2. 2. Georgina Swan 1883–1944
  3. 3. Harry (Eastwood) Swan 1889–1955
  4. 4. Lilian (Violet) Swan 1898–1979 m. Michael Connelly 1896–1980
    1. 1. Lilian (Violet) Swan 1933–2015 m. Leo (Alan) Carson 1929–2020
    2. 2. John Connelly 1925–
    3. 3. Michael Connelly 1922–
  5. 5. Richard (Ball) Swan 1898–1957
  6. 6. Thomas (Charles) Swan 1894–1951 m. Lily Sullivan 1895–
    1. 1. Georgina Swan 1919–2007 m. William (E) Anderson 1920–2009
    2. 2. Thomas (C) Swan 1926–
    3. 3. Lilian (Agnes) Swan 1915–
  7. 7. Jacob (Matthew) Swan 1877–1914 m. Hannah Grieveson 1875–
    1. 1. Hilda Swan 1901–
    2. 2. William Swan 1903–
    3. 3. James Swan 1907–
    4. 4. Elizebeth (May) Swan 1910–
  8. 8. John (William) Swan 1879–1944 m. Lillian (Violet) Rowe 1876–1949
    1. 1. Robert (Liddell Rowe) Swan 1914–1981
    2. 2. John (George) Swan 1910–
    3. 3. Jacob (Matthew) Swan 1912–
  9. 9. Margaret (Venion) Swan 1880–1882
  10. 10. Rebecca Swan 1884–1890
  11. 11. Matilda Swan 1886–

Mary Preece's Timeline

7 Records

1858
13 Sep 1858
Birth of Mary Ann Preece in Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
1871
1871
Age 13
Mary Ann Preece resided here in St Edmund, Durham, England
St Edmund, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 23
Mary Ann Preece resided here in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1891
1891
Age 33
Mary Ann Preece resided here in Holy Trinity, Gateshead, Durham, England
Holy Trinity, Gateshead, Durham, England
1901
1901
Age 43
Mary Ann Preece resided here in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1911
1911
Age 53
Mary Ann Preece resided here in Sunderland, England
Sunderland, England
1924
Apr 1924
Age 66
Death of Mary Ann Preece in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1858
    Event Place: Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5061; Folio: 25; Page: 43; GSU roll: 848418
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Edmund, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5061; Folio: 25; Page: 43; GSU roll: 848418

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5040; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1342215

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Gateshead, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4181; Folio: 84; Page: 48; GSU roll: 6099291

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4752; Folio: 63; Page: 47

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Sunderland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1924
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

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