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Mary Ann HOGG-H0309 was born 1 on 05 Oct 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire. She was christened on 09 Mar 1879 in Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. She died 2 about Nov 1943 in Blackburn, Lancashire. Mary was in a common law marriage with William JACKSON-J0306.
Mary was counted in a census on 03 Apr 1881 in 10, Stone Bridge Terrace, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. She was described as a Boarder aged 2 years (actually daughter of William, a Widower, who was also a Boarder). She was counted in a census on 05 Apr 1891 in 6, Cherry Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. She was described as Adopted, aged 12 years and a Scholar. She was counted in a census on 31 Mar 1901 in 19, Hutchinson Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. She was described as daughter-in-law, married aged 22 years and working as a Weaver in a Cotton Mill. She was counted in a census on 02 Apr 1911 in 10, Back Friday Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. She was described as a Boarder, married aged 32 years and working as a Weaver in a Cotton Mill. She was counted in a census on 19 Jun 1921 in 10, Back Meadow Lane, Blackburn Lancashire. She was described as Wife, aged 46 years, carrying out home duties. When the National Register was compiled on the 29th of September 1939, She was living at 10, Back Friday Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. She was described as married, carrying out Unpaid Domestic Duties. Date of birth was recorded as the 5th of October 1873 (although the true year was 1878).
Other marriages:
GROGAN, William
Mary Ann's mother, Margaret, died in November 1880 at the very young age of 23 years (during Childbirth?). Two years old Mary Ann was with her father in Oswaldtwistle when the 1881 Census was taken. In 1891, she is living with another family in Cherry Street, Blackburn and described as adopted.
It looks as though Mary Ann and William Grogan 'had to get married'. They married towards the end of 1900 and their son Stephen was born in January 1901. In March 1901, when the Census was taken, they were living with William's father in Hutchinson Street, which was in the Grimshaw Park district of Blackburn. The marriage was not a success and Mary Ann left William Grogan some time before 1906, when it is thought that her next child, Thomas, was fathered by William Jackson. Sadly, Thomas died within a few months. DNA testing has proven that William Jackson was definitely the father of her next child, who was baptised Thurston Jackson Grogan. It seems certain therefore that all of her subsequent children were with William Jackson.
All of the children's births were registered with the surname Grogan as were their baptisms. When the 1911 Census was taken Mary Ann is living with William Jackson in Back Friday Street (close to Hutchinson Street). William answered most of the questions truthfully; William states that he is Single, Mary Ann as a married Boarder but the two living children, Stephen and Thurston, were described as Sons of the Head (only Thurston was). Mary Ann's father William is also Boarding at that address.
In 1911, William Grogan was living in a Registered Common Boarding House, also in the Grimshaw Park area, he declares that he is married (11 years) and, truthfully, says he has one child still living.
In the 1921 Census, and in the l939 Register however, Mary Ann and William Jackson are both shown as married and all of William's children are listed with the Jackson surname No marriage record has been found - the most likely reason for this is that Mary Ann and William Grogan did not divorce.
In 1939, William Grogan was still living in a lodging house in the Grimshaw Park and still stating that he was married.
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