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William Freeman and Mary Jane Whiting

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 31 Mar 2026 16:32

In 1881 the wife is called Mary Ann:

Mary Ann Freeman
in the 1881 England Census
Name Mary Ann Freeman
Age 23
Estimated Birth Year abt 1858 [abt 1858]
Relationship to Head Wife
Spouse William Freeman
Gender Female
Where born Northamptonshire, England
Civil parish St Leonard
County/Island London
Country England
Street Address 115 Gt Cambridge St
Marital Status Married
Occupation Wife
Registration District Shoreditch
Sub registration district Haggerston
ED, institution, or vessel 30b
Neighbors
Piece 407
Folio 77
Page number 11
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Freeman 27 Head
Mary Ann Freeman 23 Wife
Frederick Freeman 2 Son


There's no record of her birth in Wellingborough RD, which would include Wilby as stated in 1901.

I agree they weren't married.

Maddie

Maddie Report 31 Mar 2026 14:23

would this suggest parents were not married

Frederick William Freeman

in the Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912


Name Frederick William Freeman
Baptism Age 0 [0]
Birth Date Abt 1879
Baptism Date 6 Jul 1879
Baptism Place Northampton, St Katharine, Northamptonshire, England
Parish as it Appears Northampton, St Katharine
Register Type Parish Registers
Father
William Freeman
Mother
Mary Jane Whiting Freeman

Maddie

Maddie Report 31 Mar 2026 14:05

????????? Mary Jane
County London
Last name Freeman
Volume 1B
Sex Female
Page 317
Birth year 1861
Country England
Age 42
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Death quarter 4
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death year 1903
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
District Hackney

Angela

Angela Report 31 Mar 2026 13:50

Any sign please of them on the 1911 census or a marriage for William and Mary Jane Whiting or deaths for William and Mary Jane? I have looked for all of these for such a long time. Thank you for looking
Angela

Angela

Angela Report 31 Mar 2026 13:28

Hi
Thank you
Yes, Mary Jane WHITING according to my grandmother Eliza's birth certificate.
The 1921 census looks good , thank you

Maddie

Maddie Report 31 Mar 2026 13:22

is this william in 1921
Name William Freeman
Gender Male
Marital Status Widowed
Age 68 Years 8 Months
Relation to Head Visitor
Estimated Birth Year 1852
Birth Place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Residence Date 1921
Residence Street Address 13 Dannett St, Leicester
Residence Place Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Occupation Boot Trade Foreman -------------------
Occupation Code 401/6
Employer P Wapp
Employer Code 353
Number of Children Under 16 0
Inhabited Y
Ward Abbey
Parliamentary Division Leicester Pb, West Div.
Registration District Leicester
Registration District Number 407
Sub registration district North West Leicester
Sub Registration District Number 1
Respondent Mr Hart
Enumeration District Name Leicester Cb
Enumeration District 8
Schedule 258
Schedule Type Code E
Household Members (Name) Age

alviegal

alviegal Report 31 Mar 2026 13:07

Is Eliza's mother's MS Whiting?

FREEMAN, FREDERICK WILLIAM WHITING
GRO Reference: 1879 J Quarter in LEICESTER Volume 07A Page 195

FREEMAN, SUSAN WHITING
GRO Reference: 1881 S Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 114

FREEMAN, SUSAN WHITING
GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 182

FREEMAN, WILLIAM HENRY WHITING
GRO Reference: 1886 S Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 594

FREEMAN, ELIZA WHITING
GRO Reference: 1887 S Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 620

FREEMAN, WILLIAM EDWARD WHITING
GRO Reference: 1889 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 586

FREEMAN, THOMAS WHITING
GRO Reference: 1892 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 582

FREEMAN, FLORENCE ROSE WHITING
GRO Reference: 1894 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 559


DEATHS

FREEMAN, SUSAN 0
GRO Reference: 1881 D Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 110

FREEMAN, WILLIAM HENRY 0
GRO Reference: 1886 D Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 361

FREEMAN, FLORENCE ROSE 0
GRO Reference: 1894 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 296

alviegal

alviegal Report 31 Mar 2026 12:59

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Helmsley Villa, 2, Mentmore Terrace, Hackney, London & Middlesex, England

William Freeman Head Married Male 38 1853 Foreman best factory Stafford
Priscilla Freeman Wife Married Female 28 1863 - Northampton
Fredrick Freeman Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Leicester
Susannah Freeman Daughter - Female 9 1882 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
Eliza Freeman Daughter - Female 3 1888 - London, Middlesex, England
James Freeman Boarder Single Male 22 1869 Boot laster Dundee


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
3, London Place, Hackney, London & Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Freeman Head
Married Male 49 1852 Shoe maker Staffordshire, England
Mary J Freeman Wife
Married Female 40 1861 Paste fitter Wilby, Northamptonshire, England
Susan Freeman Daughter
Single Female 18 1883 Domestic servant Hackney, Middlesex, England
Thomas Freeman Son
Single Male 9 1892 - Hackney, Middlesex, England
Eliza Freeman Daughter
Single Female 13 1888 - Hackney, Middlesex, England

Angela

Angela Report 31 Mar 2026 10:25

I suspect this is the 1891 census however why her Mothers name is different I cant imagine. Looks like Priscilla on original.
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Eliza Freeman
in the 1891 England Census

Name Eliza Freeman
Gender Female
Age 3
Relationship Daughter
Birth Year 1888
Father
William Freeman
Mother
Biscella Freeman
Birth Place Hackney, London, England
Civil parish Hackney
Residence Place London, Hackney, London, England
Registration District Hackney
Sub registration district South Hackney
ED, Institution or Vessel 1
Neighbors
Piece 204
Folio 38
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Freeman 38 Head
Biscella Freeman 28 Wife
Frederick Freeman 12 Son
Susannah Freeman 9 Daughter
Eliza Freeman 3 Daughter
James Freeman 22 Boarder

Angela

Angela Report 31 Mar 2026 10:14

Eliza Freeman

in the 1901 England Census

Name Eliza Freeman
Age 13
Estimated Birth Year abt 1888
Relation to Head Daughter
Gender Female
Father William Freeman
Mother Mary J Freeman
Birth Place Hackney, London, England
Civil parish Hackney
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Ecclesiastical parish All Angels London Fields and St Michael
County/Island London
Country England
Registration District Hackney
Sub-registration district South-West Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel 12
Neighbors
Piece 224
Folio 92
Page number 35
Household schedule number 207
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Freeman 49 Head
Mary J Freeman 40 Wife
Susan Freeman 18 Daughter
Thomas Freeman 9 Son
Eliza Freeman 13 Daughter

Angela

Angela Report 31 Mar 2026 10:08

Hello
I have the birth certificate for my grandmother and was hoping to at least find information about her grandparents however I am really struggling using Ancestry.
Her birth name was Eliza Freeman, born 30th Augiust 1887 in South Hackney. Looks like 7 Tudor Road. I have been unable to find a marriage for parents William and Mary Jane or even their deaths. I have found them on the 1901 census which I will try and post but that is all. I hope that you might be able to find something for me.
Thank you
Angela