Mary Ann HARDAKER

Abt 1814 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Mary Ann HARDAKER
  Birth	Abt 1814	Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  Christening	19 Jun 1814	Hunslet St Mary Virgin, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Female
  1841 Census	6 Jun 1841	Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Providence Street
  Mary (25-20) living with father Benjamin Hardaker (55-59) and son Walter B (3). Husband George is absent.
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Stockport, Lancashire, England   [2]
  13 Turncroft Lane
  Mary Ann (36, born Leeds) with Husband George (36, born Leeds) a Civil Engineer, with children Walter B (13) and Mary Ann H (7). Also Mary's father Benjamin Hardaker (68, born Churwell, retired Inn Keeper) recorded as father-in-law to George. Benjamin incorrectly recorded as Benjamin Roberts. Also Mary Rick (45, servant) and Jane Rick (25, Visitor).
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	Openshaw, Lancashire, England   [3]
  11 Mount Pleasent
  Mary Ann (46, born Leeds) with husband George (46, born Leeds), ?Engineer Miller? and daughter Mary Ann Hardaker Roberts (17, born Stockport [bp Leeds St Peter]). Also Robert Cawtheray H Roberts (20, born Leeds) recorded as son, however we believe that this is Robert Cawtheray Hardaker, son of Mary's brother William.
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I2723	Hardaker One-name Study
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Benjamin HARDAKER,   b. 22 Sep 1783, Churwell, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Abt Nov 1851, Stockport, Cheshire, England (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary HALL,   b. Abt 1784, Hunslet Carr, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 20 Apr 1836, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	22 Jan 1812	Leeds St Peter, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	Benjamin Hardaker OTP Husbandman and Mary Hall OTP Spinster. Both signed. Witnesses were Wm Harrison Harral and Margaret ?Cocrene?
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1815, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 Mar 1834	Leeds St Peter, Yorkshire, England   [5, 6]
  	Type: By Banns
  	[Banns - Guiseley Church] George Roberts of Farnley in the parish of Leeds and Mary Hardaker of Horsforth of this parish. [Marriage - Leeds St Peter] George Roberts of Farnley, OTP, Cloth Miller, and Mary Hardaker of the parish of Guiseley, spinster. George signed, Mary made her mark. Witnesses were Samuel Walton (mark) and Joseph Hardaker (signed). What Mary was doing at Horsforth is an unsolved puzzle. See note under her record.
  Family ID	F636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1814 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Marriage - Type: By Banns - 29 Mar 1834 - Leeds St Peter, Yorkshire, England 1841 Census - Providence Street - 6 Jun 1841 - Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Mary appears to have been living at Horsforth at the time of her marriage to George in 1834. Why she was there is an unsolved puzzle. Mary's family lived around Holbeck and Hunslet just south of Leeds. We have to date been unable to establish a family connection to the (numerous) Guiseley Hardakers, but this strange reference at her wedding certainly hints strongly at there being some link. The various census data we have from 1841 and 1851 provides quite compelling evidence that we have the right Mary Ann Hardaker marrying George Roberts. Specifically, we know that she was born about 1815 in Leeds, and that her father was named Benjamin, and was born about 1783 at Churwell (not far from Holbeck). We also do not know the identity of the Joseph Hardaker who witnessed the marriage of Mary Ann and George. While he appears to have signed his name, we have been unable to match this signature to any other Joseph Hardaker known to be alive and in the general area at the time.

  
  

• Sources

  [S138] 1841 Census, 1841 Census (Reliability: 2). Class: HO107; Piece: 1344; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Leeds; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 5; Page: 2; Line: 7; GSU roll: 464287 [S122] 1851 Census, 1851 Census (Reliability: 2). Class: HO107; Piece: 2157; Folio: 159; Page: 1; GSU roll: 87134-87135 [S191] 1861 Census, 1861 Census (Reliability: 2). Class: RG 9; Piece: 2872; Folio: 76; Page: 15; GSU roll: 543042 [S479] WYAS via Ancestry.com. [S479] WYAS via Ancestry.com (Reliability: 2). West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D29/5/1 [Banns - 23 Mar 1834] [S479] WYAS via Ancestry.com (Reliability: 2). West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP68/4/21 [Marriage - 29 Mar 1834]