Mary Ann was baptised on 17 May, 1801 in Cratfield, Suffolk^a1, the second daughter of Robert Martin (1760–?)★ and Ann Chatten (1767–1826)★. She is Ian's 3x great grandmother.

She married James Chambers (1794–1854)★ on 12 Oct, 1821 at Church of St Peter & St Paul, Fressingfield^b1 . They had seven children.

• John baptised on 16 Jun, 1822 in Fressingfield, Suffolk^c1. Married Marianne Denny on 10 Dec, 1854. Died in 1901 at the age of seventy-nine.
• Robert baptised on 3 Jun, 1824 in Fressingfield^c2.
• James baptised on 9 Dec, 1827 in Fressingfield^c3.
• Mary Anne baptised on 11 Apr, 1830 in Fressingfield^c4.
• William★ baptised on 23 Jun, 1833 in Fressingfield^c5. Married Rebecca Brooks★ on 5 Feb, 1860^d1. Died on 2 Sep, 1879 in Wilby, Suffolk^d2 at the age of forty-six.
• George baptised on 11 Dec, 1836 in Fressingfield^c6. Married Eliiza Emily Chapman on 31 Jan, 1858^e1.
• Emma Maria baptised on 4 Nov, 1838 in Fressingfield^c7. Married Aubrey Gapper Roberts in 1861^e2 and Samuel Henry Sterck in 1876^e3.

By the time of the 1851 census she was living at Church Street, Fressingfield^f1 with her husband James, an agricultural labourer and four children John Chambers, an agricultural labourer, James Chambers, an agricultural labourer, George Chambers, a surgeons servant and Emma Maria Chambers.

In the 1861 census she was living at New Street, Fressingfield^g1.

She married Robert Chenery on 20 Sep, 1864 at the age of sixty-three in Wilby^h1.

By the time of the 1871 census she was living at St. John Hill, Fressingfield^k1.

Mary died at the age of seventy-two on 31 Aug, 1873 at The Union Workhouse in Stradbroke^d3 and was buried five days later in Fressingfield^m1

Timeline

1801

17 May

Baptised in Cratfield, Suffolk^a1.

1821

12 Oct

Married James Chambers★ at Church of St Peter & St Paul, Fressingfield^b1.

1822

16 Jun

Son, John Chambers, baptised in Fressingfield, Suffolk^c1.
Recorded as living in Fressingfield^c1.

1824

3 Jun

Son, Robert, baptised in Fressingfield^c2.
Recorded as living in Fressingfield^c2.

1827

9 Dec

Son, James, baptised in Fressingfield^c3.
Recorded as living in Fressingfield^c3.

1830

11 Apr

Daughter, Mary Anne, baptised in Fressingfield^c4.
Recorded as living in Fressingfield^c4.

1833

23 Jun

Son, William Chambers★, baptised in Fressingfield^c5.
Recorded as living in Fressingfield^c5.

1836

11 Dec

Son, George, baptised in Fressingfield^c6.
Recorded as living in Fressingfield^c6.

1838

4 Nov

Daughter, Emma Maria, baptised in Fressingfield^c7.
Recorded as living in Fressingfield^c7.

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census at Church Street, Fressingfield^f1.

1854

4 Feb

Husband, James, died at the age of fifty-nine in Fressingfield^d4.

7 Feb

Recorded as residing in Fressingfield^d4.

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census at New Street, Fressingfield^g1.

1864

20 Sep

Married Robert Chenery in Wilby, Suffolk^h1.

1865

Husband, Robert, died.

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census at St. John Hill, Fressingfield^k1.

1873

31 Aug

Died at the age of seventy-two at The Union Workhouse in Stradbroke^d3.

5 Sep

Buried in Fressingfield^m1.

Other Information

Other names and variations

• Mary Ann Martin^a1
• Mary Chambers^{d4,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,f1,g1,b1}
• Mary Ann Martyn
• Mary Chenery^m1,d3,k1
• Mary Martyn^b1