Mary Jane Curtis (Sheringham)

Baptism 25 May - South Lyn, Norfolk, England.

1841 Census for Parish of All Saints, South Lynn, Norfolk, UK

• Thomas 65-born 1776- Navy Half-Pay (I.e. Retired)
• Thomas 20-born 1821 - Merchants' Son
• Jane 50- born 1791
• Mary (Jane) 14-born 1827

MARRIAGE 28 April 1849

• groom's name: Thomas William Sheringham of London Road, Fakenham, Norfolk (county)
• groom's age: 31
• bride's name: Mary Jane Curtis , daughter of Thomas Curtis, Commander, Royal Navy (also a witness at the marriage)
• bride's birth date: 1828
• bride's age: 21
• marriage place: Lynn Regis (Area of District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk), Norfolk, England

CITATION: indexing project (batch) number: I07377-9

• system origin: England-EASy
• source film number: 1595925

Another Marriage record! With a different date:

• Name Thomas Williams Sherringham
• Spouse's Name Mary Jane Curtis
• Event Date 02 May 1849
• Event Place All Saints, South Lynn, Norfolk, England
• Father's Name William Sherringham
• Spouse's Father's Name Thomas Curtis CITATION: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXJ3-S2S : 10 December 2014), Thomas Curtis in entry for Thomas Williams Sherringham and Mary Jane Curtis, 02 May 1849; citing All Saints, South Lynn, Norfolk, England, reference item 1 p 143; FHL microfilm 1,471,635.

1850 or 1851 Birth of Annie Lane (or Jane?)

1851 Census: Mary Jane (22) , Thomas (32) , Annie Lane 6 months.

1854 September son William George born

1856 August daughter Priscilla born.

1956 December 21 - Mary Jane Sheringham of Fakenham, Norfolk, died, leaving her husband with three young children (Priscilla being only 4 months old)

1856 Burial Register for Fakenham, Norfolk # 331 Page 42: "Under Coroner's Warrant*. Mary Jane Sheringham, Fakenham, December 27 (1856), 28 (years), M.A. Atkinson, Rector."

1856 4th quarter Death Registration for Mary Jane Sheringham in Registration District of Walsingham, Norfolk.

1857 13 May Probate records: "Letters of Administration of the personal estate and effects of Mary Jane Sheringham (wife of Thomas William Sheringham) late of Fakenham in the County of Norfolk deceased who died 21 December 1856 at Fakenham aforesaid were granted at Norwich to the said Thomas William Sheringham of Fakenham aforesaid Merchant he having been first sworn."

? 1865 13 May Probate Norwich, Norfolk, UK

November 18, 1876 (57) Thomas William Sheringham died. Fakenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

1900 - Administration London 18 September [1900] to Hubert Valentine Sheringham farmer *(1150 acres, Blue Stone Farm, South Creake, Norfolk) and Anna Sarah Sheringham widow (2nd wife of Thomas William Sheringham, who died in 1876). Effects 883. 2s. 1d. Former grant Norwich [Norfolk] May 1865.

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• The coroner holds an inquest to establish the cause, inquest papers remain closed for 75 years, not all survive and many provide little detail - local newspapers sometimes have reports on coroner's inquests.

The fact that someone was buried by Coroner's warrant, or Coroner's authorisation is noted in a death certificate and also usually in parish burial registers.