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No problem to do the look up but there is none on there showing as a teacher.

Do you have any other info on her? Parents perhaps??

Dea x

Hi Dea
Thank you.

Her parents were William Wilkinson and Louisa Wilkinson (nee Hughes)

Mary lived in Longton and Tunstall, Staffordshire.
Mary married John Smith lived in Tunstall and then moved to Nottinghamshire

Ria x

Hello Ria - just a thought, but her marriage certificate may show her occupation is she had one when she wed.

Hi MarieCeleste

Lovely picture....

I have the marriage certificate and no occupation is shown against her name.

She was living with her step father and mum at a Pub so I expect she helped out........

Thanks for trying to help though. Much appreciated.

Ria x

Who was her stepfather?

What other details do you have please??

We can only help if you give us ALL the info you have!


Dea x

Could this be her??

MOUNTFORD, Edward Married M 37 1874 Beer Seller Smallthorne Staffs
MOUNTFORD, Louisa Married 4 years F 36 1875 Longton Staffs
WILKINSON, Mary Ellen Daughter Single F 15 1896 Longton *********
TOMKINSON, Edmund Son Single M 11 1900 School Smallthorne
TOMKINSON, Sabina Wilcox Daughter Single F 9 1902 School Smallthorne
MOUNTFORD, Sarah Ellen Daughter Single F 7 1904 School Smallthorne
MOUNTFORD, Louisa Daughter Single F 3 1908 Smallthorne
MOUNTFORD, Arthur Son Single M 1 1910 Smallthorne
BANNER, Ada Servant Single F 20 1891


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Registration District:
Leek Sub District:
Norton Enumeration District:
8 Parish:
Smallthorne

Address:
119 Leek Road Smallthorne Stoke - on - Trent County:
Staffordshire

Dea x

Yes Dea

Sorry,don't know how much information or which information you need.
Didnt want to bombard you with too many details.
Just thought is was Mary Ellen Wilkinson you would need for a look up.

The information you have above is correct.... that is my family,
Just to throw a spanner in the works too, Louisa married :-

1. William Wilkinson
2. John Tomkinson
3. Edward Mountford

The two Tomkinson children are Louisa's from her second marriage.

By the way, Edmund Tomkinson went on to become the Headmaster at Smallthorne School.

Ria x

Ria,

If we are to help you - we need to know every bit of info that you have!

Otherwise, we will waste time finding it !!

What is it you want to know about 'your' Mary that you do not already have???

Dea x

All I needed was to know if my Grandmother
Mary Ellen Wilkinson was in the teacher records on find my past.
I noticed a thread on the General Chat board about Teacher Records.

Tried to look myself and found nothing with Mary Ellen Wilkinson
Tried Mary Wilkinson and found 3 of them. Not being a member myself that is why I asked for the look up.
Was working on something mum said about her being a teacher at some point. Never been able to find anything to prove it - thought it would be worth asking just to see if the Mary Wilkinson's were from Staffordshire or what information came with the name.

That was all really, couldn't understand why parents were needed but thought that maybe when you looked at FMP and found the Mary Wilkinson record parents were named too.

Don't worry if she isn't one of the Mary Wilkinson's, I was only trying to tie up yet another loose end. (lol)

I will put a sorted tick if that is the case. Thank you.
Ria x

here's the three you found

Teachers' Registrations
Last Name: WILKINSON
First Name: MARY (including variants)

Results: 3 records found

Name Year of First Position Year of Registration Maiden/Other Surname

WILKINSON, Mary 1893 1918 working in Leeds, Ulverston, Lancaster and Blackpool

WILKINSON, Mary 1911 1931 working in Bolton

WILKINSON, Mary 1927 1933 private pianofote teacher of Motherwell Lanarkshire

Hi Tempest

Yes not being a member of FMP I could see 3 Mary Wilkinsons.

I didnt know when she may have been a teacher so I tried a wide search and with only the 3 it was worth a try.

Thank you for looking.

Ria x

I think then, If the Mary Ellen which I found, with parents and family is 'your' Mary, then the other 3 who you were looking at are not the ones you want.?

Do let us know if you need any further help wih her.

Dea Xxx

Thank you Tempest

it looks like she wasn't any of those but at least it has ruled them out.

Very kind of you to look, much appreciated.


Ria x

Thank you Dea

I was so excited when I saw the thread I thought it may have been possible to prove that she was a teacher.

Your time and help is much appreciated. Thank you again.

Ria x

Ahhhhh - at last, I see (Sorry it has taken me Soooo long !!)
I was not aware of the 'teacher records' on FMP but have now found them and so understand what you were looking for.

Dea Xxx

No worries Dea.

I am just glad you were willing to help.




Ria. x