| Baptism | Mary Wright was baptized on 7 Feb 1858 in St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey.2 |
| (with Parents) 1861 Census | Mary appeared on the 1861 Census of Lambeth, Surrey with her parents. She was 3, a Scholar, and was born in Lambeth.1 |
| (with Parents) 1871 Census | Mary appeared on the 1871 Census of Lambeth, Surrey with her parents. She was 13, a General Servant, and was born in Lambeth.3 |
| Marriage | She married Samuel Sykes on 19 Mar 1877 in St Philip Lambeth, Surrey.
Information from the parish record: Samuel Sykes, 21, bachelor, potter, residence 109 Vauxhall Walk, father Samuel Sykes, carver;
Mary Wright, 19, spinster, 5 Granby Buildings, father Charles Wright, engineers labourer;
They were married after banns and the witnesses were [Mary's sister] Clara Wright and George Wilson. [George was a common witness]4 |
| 1881 Census | Saml and Mary Sykes appeared on the 1881 Census of Lambeth, Surrey, at 5 Granbys Buildings, enumerated 3 Apr 1881. They lived at the same address as Mary's parents. Samuel was 24, a General Labourer, and born in Lambeth. Mary was age 23 and born in Lambeth. Their children were Clara (3), Ellen (2), and Charles (2 months.)5 |
| (Widowed) Death | Her husband Samuel died in 1889. He was 32 years old and left Mary with 6 children.6 |
| 1891 Census | Mary Sykes appeared on the 1891 Census of Lambeth, London, at No. 5 Granbys Buildings, enumerated 5 Apr 1891. Mary was a widow, age 33, not employed, and born in Lambeth. Her children were Clara (13), Ellen (12), Charles (10), and William (5). The youngest three attended school. Ellen occupied one room at the same address as her mother and her sister Clara's family.7 |
| (with Mother) 1901 Census | Mary Sykes appeared on the 1901 Census of Lambeth, London in the household of her mother Ellen Wright. She was a widow, age 43, a Collar Machinist, and born in Lambeth. Her children Charles and William were living at home, and daughter Ellen, her husband and child were visiting.8 |
| Research Note | There is an entry in the GRO marriage index for a Mary Sykes and William Edward Hildebrandt in Lambeth RD in the September quarter of 1905. In the 1911 census, they are living in Lambeth. William was a house painter, age 64. Mary was 53, born in Lambeth, and they had been married 6 years. No one else was in the household. There is a good chance that this is the same Mary Sykes. |