Mary Woodward CAVE

To try to understand why she was living with her father's younger brother we need to look at her mother's story. Record of Mary Woodward Cave When Mary Woodward was born in September 1858 in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, her father, George Woodward, was 33, and her mother, Hannah, was 30. A census on 8 Apr 1861shows her at age 3 living in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England. 1861 Newcastle Street, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England 1891 Isleworth, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom A census taken on 3 Apr 1871 shows her living at the age of 13 with her parents in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. 1871 Newcastle Street, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire On 4 Apr 1881 at the age of 23, she was living in Nether Hallam, Yorkshire, England. Mary was working as a servant in the home of Dr William Jackson Cleaver and his wife Julia. Mary Woodward married Henry Cave in Brentford, Middlesex, in October 1883 when she was 26 years old. When Henry Cave was born in September 1860 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, his father, Samuel Cave, was 24 and his mother, Sarah, was 32. He married Mary Woodward in October 1883 in Brentford, Middlesex. He earned his living as a bootmaker and boot repairer. He died in December 1898 in Brentford, Middlesex, at the age of 38. Their first daughter Alice Cave(1885–) was born in June 1885 in Hounslow, Middlesex. Mary was 28 years old when their daughter Edna Woodward Cave(1886–1967) was born on 19 Jul 1886 in Hounslow, Middlesex. In June 1889, aged 31 she gave birth to son George Cave(1889–1955) in Hounslow, Middlesex. On 5 Apr 1891 she was living in Bell Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, with her husband and children Another record says Bell Road, Hounslow, Middlesex. Bootmaker's wife living with husband, son and 2 daughters. Details of census report Head Henry Cave 30 Wife Mary Cave33 Daughter Alice Cave 5 Daughter Emma Cave 4 This is Edna Wooward Cave Son George Cave 2 (Why is an Emma listed instead of Edna? The Emma is actually an Emma Cavey (1887–1953) who was born in London in April 1887. The AI gave a wrong connection.) When Mary was 36 her third daughter Lily Cave(1894–1957) was born in March 1894 at Tattersall, Twickenham, Middlesex. Mary was 41 when her husband Henry passed away in December 1898 in Brentford, Middlesex, at the age of 38. They had been married for 15 years. The census of 1 Apr 1901 shows her living at 38 Strawberry Hill Road, Twickenham, Middlesex. She is described as widowed cook to Cuthbert Burgoyne, wine merchant from Kew and his wife Beatrice. She then married Benjamin Bonner (1840–1924) in 1909 in Newark, Northamptonshire. The 2 April 1911 census shows her living in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England as a farmer/cottager's wife living with her husband. In 1921 she is shown as living with her husband in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, England as a retired farmer's wife. When Benjamin Bonner was born in July 1840 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, his father, John, was 31 and his mother, Charlotte, was 25. He married Mary Ann Boot, the daughter of Thomas Boot and Anne Gilbert in April 1863 and they had five children together. He then married Mary Woodward in April 1909 in Newark, Northamptonshire. He died on 26 December 1924 in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, at the age of 84. Mary Ann Boot(1832 - 1906) was born on 29 April 1832 in Balderton, Nottinghamshire. She married Benjamin Bonner in April 1863 in Newark, Northamptonshire. They had five children in 12 years. She died on 29 June 1906 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, at the age of 74. Three years after her death Ben married Mary Woodward (the widow of Henry Cave). Frank Bonner, a son of Benjamin Bonner and Mary Anne Boot, was born in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, on 29 July 1869. He married Sarah Rebecca Cottam (1868–1948) in October 1890 in Newark, Nottinghamshire. He died on 7 Aug 1948 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. His wife Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Cottam and Mary Emma Almond (and older sister of Robert C Cottam). Henry Cave When Henry Cave was born in September 1860 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, his father, Samuel, was 24 and his mother, Sarah, was 32. He married Mary Woodward in October 1883 in Brentford, Middlesex. They had six children during their marriage. He died in December 1898 in Brentford, Middlesex, at the age of 38. . She then married Benjamin Bonner in 1909 in Newark, Northamptonshire. She had two brothers and three sisters When Benjamin Bonner was born in July 1840 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, his father, John, was 31 and his mother, Charlottetown, was 25. He married Mary Ann Boot and they had five children together. Mary Ann Boot was born on 29 April 1832 in Balderton, Nottinghamshire. She married Benjamin Bonner in April 1863 She died on 29 June 1906 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire,at the age of 74. Benjamin then married Mary Woodward in 1909 in Newark, Northamptonshire. He died on 26 December 1924 in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, at the age of 84. Birth Place of Edna Woodward Cave Hounslow, Middlesex, England Civil parish Isleworth Ecclesiastical parish St Stephens Registration district Brentford When Edna Woodward Cave was 14 years old the census taken on 1 Apr 1901 records that she was living with her Uncle Charles Cave, a bootmaker, Aunt Elizabeth and cousin George. at Ivy House, 15 Front Street, Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire. At the age of 20 she was married in December 1906 in Lincoln District, Lincolnshire to Robert C Cottam (1881–1953)