Born circa 1862 and according to 1911 census she was born in Ballymote, Sligo. She died aged 87 from Senile Myocarditis on 16th May 1949 in Barton Pedwardine near Sleaford, Lincolnshire. I contacted the local history centre at Sligo to search for her birth and this is their reply:
We carried out some research on your behalf to ascertain if we have the baptismal record of a Mary Ann Cannon born circa 1862/64 in Ballymote, Co. Sligo. Unfortunately, this search yielded a negative result.
Whilst researching the above we uncovered two children with the surname Cannon born 1860 & 1864 in the neighbouring parish of Aghanagh. These two children had a mother’s first name recorded as Maria (variant of Mary). As we do not have your ancestor’s father’s name or her mother’s maiden name, we cannot say if these children were the siblings of Mary Ann Cannon.
To ascertain whether the two Cannon children located in our files are relevant to your enquiry, we would require Mary Ann’s parents’ names. With this parental information we could also search for Mary Ann’s parents’ marriage and listings for her father in land records. Mary Ann’s church and civil marriage record, death record or newspaper obituary may have listed her parents’ names.
The next record to be found is:
Banns of Marriage to a William Hurst at the Parish Church, Oldham in 1885. MFPR 1789) However, no marriage can be found either in Catholic or C of E records for in 1885 and 1886. A local researcher offered this explanation:
1881 census
Looking at the 1891 census, it is clear that William is quite a bit older than Mary Ann and I wondered if he had possibly been married previously. I found who I believe to William in 1881 where he is living in lodging and records himself as a widower: 8 Church Street, Oldham William Hurst Aged 36 Lodger, Cotton Operative, Oldham.
1871 census - going back ten years I believe that the following is William and his "first" wife. RG10/4095 folio 89 page 4
Court no 2, Fairbottom Street, Oldham
William Hirst Husband 25 Piecer born Oldham
Ann Hirst Wife 24 born Ireland
Margaret Ann Hirst Daughter 10 months born Oldham
John William Hirst Son 10 months Oldham
Banns were also read for a marriage between Ann Duke and William Hurst in 1869 at the same Parish Church but they appear not to have married either. Ann Duke later went on to marry Charles Stewart in 1876.
1891 census
Mary Ann Hi(u)rst is living with William Hirst and children - for which you have the details.
1901 census they are living in Felsham with William Cook(e)
1911 census they are living at Top Farm, Offord Darcy, Huntingdonshire
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