Mary Ann Dennis

Mary Ann Dennis

• Relationship: 2nd great-grandmother of Victoria Leah Rhoades

• Mary Ann Dennis was born in 1855 at Calceby, Lincolnshire, England.
• She was a Housemaid circa 2 April 1871.
• She appeared on the 1871 British Census of Kelstern, Lincolnshire, enumerated 2 April 1871, in the home of her employer, James Adling, a 67 year old Farmer. As was his 57 year old wife, Eliza and their two sons, William and Henry, 18 and 19 respectively. Their is also another servant, 20 years old from Asterby, Lincolnshire, called Eliza A Johnson.
• She married James Altoft, son of John Alltoft and Charlotte (?), before December 1876; Name: Altoft, James
  Record Type: Marriages
  Quarter: December
  Year: 1876
  District: Louth
  County: Lincolnshire
  Volume: 7a
  Page: 1263.
• Mary Ann Dennis and James Altoft appeared on the 1881 British Census of Tathwell, Lincolnshire, enumerated 3 April 1881. Their children Annie, John and Elizabeth were listed as living with them.
• Mary Ann Dennis and James Altoft appeared on the 1891 British Census of Gayton Le Wold, Lincolnshire, enumerated 5 April 1891. Their children Annie, John, Elizabeth and Alice were listed as living with them, as were 2 boarders, 22 year old Matthew Shepherd, a Farm Servant from Biscanthorpe, Lincolnshire, and 21 year old, John Hawksley, a Farm servant from Little Steeping, Lincolnshire.
• Mary Ann Dennis and James Altoft appeared on the 1901 British Census of Biscanthorpe, Lincolnshire, at in a Yard, enumerated 31 March 1901. Their children Alice and George were listed as living with them, as were 3 boarders. John Sayer, a 25 year old General labourer from Great Leys, Essex. Mark Willoughby, a 20 year old Housekeeper from Driby, Lincolnshire and James Bucknel, a 16 year old Housekeeper from Greenfield, Lincolnshire.