Mary Ann Postans 
Mary was born in June 1854 in Tenbury and her christening took place there on July 25th, 1854.1 2 Birth Notes
Orlton is just South of Ludlow, but indexed as Oslton in 1861 census.
Cleobury Mortimer (where birth is registered) is about 6 to 8 miles East of Ludlow, on the Ludlow Road between Ludlow and Kidderminster.
Name: Mary Ann Postans
Year of Registration: 1854
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Cleobury Mortimer
County: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 544
MMN = TAYLOR (from GRO)
Mary Ann POSTANS or POSTON
Birth:
Christening: 25 JUL 1854 Tenbury, Worcester, England
Parents:
Father: William CLEMENTS
Mother: Anne POSTANS
Marriages:
Spouse: Thomas BROWN
Marriage: 22 AUG 1875 Ludlow, Shropshire, England
1881 census, aged 27, born Tenbury, Worcesteshire
1891 census, aged 39, born Ludlow
1901 census, aged 51, born Ludlow
1911 census: aged 56, born Ludlow, Married 35 years
Death Notes
Did Mary Brown continue to live in Ludlow on her own after Thomas's death? The second reference here is a good match, so perhaps she did.
Deaths Mar 1925 (95%)
BROWN Mary A 79 Ludlow 6a 754
or
Deaths Jun 1929 (95%)
Brown Mary A 76 Ludlow 6a 648
MARY ANN POSTANS
Birth:
Christening: 25 JUL 1854 Tenbury, Worcester, England
Death: 08 MAY 1929
Parents:
Mother: ANN POSTANS
General Notes
Servant, living at the Gate House in 1871, working for John Patrick (head).
5 Frog Lane, Ludlow, Shropshire in 1881
The whole family of Thomas and Mary was recorded as Smith in the 1891 census, but clearly an error as still in same house in 1901, back as the Brown family.
IGI Index records Mary's parents as William Clements and Ann Postans.
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Whereabouts
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Mary lived at Buck Hill Cottage from 1861.1
Occupancy/Contact Notes
Living at Buck Hill Cottage in 1861
She lived at 5 Frog Lane, Ludlow from 1881.5Occupancy/Contact Notes
Living at 5 Frogg Lane, Ludlow, Shropshire in 1881
She lived at 6 Lower Mill Street from 1891.6Occupancy/Contact Notes
Family living at No 6 Lower Mill Street in 1891 and 1901
NOTE: The 1891 census has them named Smith in error.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1827 in Ireland d.Jul 1878
- b.Jun 1854 in Tenbury d.08 May 1929 in Ludlow
- b.~ 1771 in Worcestershire d.Dec 1846 in Tenbury
- b.1809 in Knighton Upon Teme d.Oct 1887 in Tenbury
- b.~ 1786 in Worcestershire d.Jan 1842 in Worcestershire
- b.1836 in Tenbury d.29 Oct 1918 in Ludlow
- b.~ 1809 in Herefordshire d.Dec 1850 in Tenbury
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Details of Mary's family with Thomas Brown
1 1861 UK Census
2 FamilySearch.org
3 FreeBMD.org.uk
4 1871 UK Census
5 1881 UK Census
6 1891 UK Census
2 FamilySearch.org
3 FreeBMD.org.uk
4 1871 UK Census
5 1881 UK Census
6 1891 UK Census
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