Mary Marks was born around 1796 in Woodbury, Devon, to Thomas Marks (about 24), a husbandman, and Mary Marks (nee Pearse) (about 29).
Mary was baptised on 4th January 1797 in Woodbury.
Mary was the third of nine children (three sons and six daughters):
- William 1792 - 1792 or 1806 (1 week or 14 years old)
- Sarah 1793 - 1810 (17 years old)
- Mary 1797 -
- Elizabeth 1799 -
- Maria 1803 -
- Thomas 1805 -
- Jemima 1807 - 1808 (11 months old)
- William 1809 -
- Sarah 1815 -
Three of Mary siblings passed away in childhood.
On 9th October 1825, Mary (28), a lacemaker, married John Mutters (20), a carpenter and sexton at Woodbury Church, in Woodbury. Mary was about eight months pregnant when she married.
Mary and John had five children (two sons and three daughters):
- George 1825 -
- Elizabeth 1827 - 1854 (26 years old)
- Mary Ann 1930 - 1848 (18 years old)
- William 1831 -
- Thomas Marks 1834 - 1838 (4 years old)
Mary's youngest son Thomas passed away in infancy, aged four years old. Her daughters, Elizabeth and Mary Ann, passed away as young women.
1841 Census:
1851 Census:
In 1862, when Mary was sixty-five, her husband John passed, aged fifty-seven, in Woodbury. He was buried on 14th September 1862, in Woodbury.
In 1869, Mary passed away, aged about seventy-two, in Woodbury. She was buried on 26th December 1869, in Woodbury.
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