Mary Head
(1829-1892)
Mary Head (later Mary Barker) was one of at least two children of John Head and his wife Sarah Haggar of Barkway, in Hertfordshire, England.
When Mary was no more than 5 years old, her father was sentenced to 1 month's prison service and whipping for larceny. He spent 7 years imprisoned on a prison hulk ship moored at Woolwich. He would have been mostly absent from his children's childhood.
Mary married hay binder William Barker of Barkway in the October of 1847. The couple settled down to become parents nine times over a 20 year period.
Mary pre-deceased her husband William by 5 months in January 1892.
Life Events
Born
- circa 1829 in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
Baptised
- 14th June 1829 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
Married
- William Barker (1823-1892) on 23rd October 1847 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
Children
- Joseph Barker (1849-?)
- Louisa Barker (1850-1923) married Henry Judd (1847-1918)
- Mary Ann Barker (1854-1929) married George Burnell (1850-1891), and later to James Smith (1861-1925)
- Harriet Eliza Barker (1856-?)
- Henry Barker (1859-?)
- Elizabeth Barker (1861-?)
- Esther Barker (1864-19??) married James Warren (1860-1901)
- Thomas Barker (1866-1913) married Anna Townes (1867-1953)
- Frances Barker (1869-1907) married Charles Thomas Ault (1869-1948)
Census and Residence
- 1841: 12yrs, High Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
- 1851: 22yrs, High Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
- 1861: 31yrs, Barkway Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
- 1871: 38yrs, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
- 1881: 53yrs, High Street Cottage, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
- 1891: 65yrs, High Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.
Employment
- 1861: Hay Binder's Wife
Death
- 15th January 1892 at High Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England, aged '60' years.
Cause of Death
- Failure of heart - certified by F. A. Davey MRCS.
Burial
- 20th January 1892 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England.