Mary Ann Jinks
Born: 14 August 1870
Mary Ann was born in the summer of 1870 the youngest child of John Jinks and Susan Ricketts. Her mother was 41 and her father 48 when she as born and one can only assume her mother had suffered from miscarriages, still births or was ill for 10 years. No records of infant deaths can be found between her 2 eldest siblings but there was a baby (William George) born in 1865 who died 15 August 1866 at Coleman Street from Marasmus (literally wasting away) Matilda Ratford was present at the death. In 1881 at their premises in 3 Vale Place (when she was 11) she was living with her mother, father and 2 siblings but and her elder brother James, now aged 30, was next door at number 4 with his young family. Her father John had died by 1891 leaving the 20 year old with her elder brother Albert and mother Susannah who was now 61.
