Mary Elizabeth CottisAge: 651887–1953
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Cottis
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Cottis
- Married Name
- Mary Elizabeth Hornsby
| Birth | 1 July 1887 Northfleet, Kent, England |
| Baptism | 21 August 1887 (Age 51 days) Swanscombe, Kent, England Address: All Saints Church, Galley Hill Baptism register page - Mary Cottis - 1887 |
| History | 1887 Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. |
| History | 1889 (Age 18 months) Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour. |
| Census | 5 April 1891 (Age 3) Swanscombe, Kent, England |
| History | 1897 (Age 9) Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. |
| History | 1898 (Age 10) Note: Spanish-American War. |
| History | 1899 (Age 11) Note: Boer war. |
| Census | 31 March 1901 (Age 13) Grays, Essex, England Address: 13 Bond Street
Shared note:
1901 UK Census transcript - Charles Cottis - Grays
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| History | 1901 (Age 13) Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds. |
| History | 1903 (Age 15) Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama. |
| History | 1904 (Age 16) Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France). |
| History | 1905 (Age 17) Note: Revolution in Russia. |
| Marriage | Herbert John Hornsby - View family between October 1907 and December 1907 Husband: 30 Wife: 20 Chadwell St Mary, Essex, England Address: Saint Mary's Church Note: Unusual error on marriage certificate - the person who completed the form repeated Mary's name in the column for "Fathers name". Marriage - Herbert Hornsby and Mary Elizabeth Cottis - 1907 |
| Census | 2 April 1911 (Age 23) Grays, Essex, England Address: 54 Whitehall Lane
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| History | 1914 (Age 26) Note: The Great War (World War I). |
| History | 1916 (Age 28) Note: Easter Rising in Dublin. |
| History | 1917 (Age 29) Note: Russian Revolution. |
| Death of a husband | between January 1918 and March 1918 (Age 30) West Ham R D, Essex, England
husband -
Herbert John Hornsby
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| History | 1918 (Age 30) Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised. |
| History | 1922 (Age 34) Note: Irish Free State established. |
| History | 1928 (Age 40) Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men). |
| Marriage | Charles Thomas Hewitt - View family between January 1931 and March 1931 (Age 43) West Ham R D, Essex, England |
| History | 1936 (Age 48) Note: Spanish Civil War. |
| History | 7 July 1937 (Age 50) Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War). |
| History | 1938 (Age 50) Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich. |
| History | 1 September 1939 (Age 52) Note: The German invasion of Poland. |
| History | 3 September 1939 (Age 52) Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany . |
| Census | 29 September 1939 (Age 52) East Ham, Essex, England Address: 79 Melbourne Road
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| History | 10 June 1940 (Age 52) Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France. |
| History | 22 June 1941 (Age 53) Note: German attack on the USSR. |
| History | 7 December 1941 (Age 54) Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour). |
| History | 8 December 1941 (Age 54) Note: America declares war on Japan. |
| History | 11 December 1941 (Age 54) Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America. |
| History | 8 September 1943 (Age 56) Note: Italy surrenders. |
| History | 13 October 1943 (Age 56) Note: Italy declares war on Germany. |
| History | 19 April 1945 (Age 57) Note: German forces in Italy surrender. |
| History | 8 May 1945 (Age 57) Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day). |
| History | 2 September 1945 (Age 58) Note: Japan surrenders (VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day). |
| Death of a husband | between July 1947 and September 1947 (Age 60) Essex, England
husband -
Charles Thomas Hewitt
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| Death | between April 1953 and June 1953 (Age 65) Age: 66 West Ham R D, Essex, England |
| Family with Herbert John Hornsby - View family |
| husband |
Herbert John Hornsby
Birth between July 1875 and September 1875 Great Waltham, Essex, England Death between January 1918 and March 1918 Age: 42 West Ham R D, Essex, England |
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12 years herself |
Mary Elizabeth Cottis
Birth 1 July 1887 Northfleet, Kent, England Death between April 1953 and June 1953 (Age 65) Age: 66 West Ham R D, Essex, England |
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Marriage: between October 1907 and December 1907 — Chadwell St Mary, Essex, England |
| Family with Charles Thomas Hewitt - View family |
| husband |
Charles Thomas Hewitt
Birth 25 November 1872 Death between July 1947 and September 1947 (Age 74) Age: 75 Essex, England |
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15 years herself |
Mary Elizabeth Cottis
Birth 1 July 1887 Northfleet, Kent, England Death between April 1953 and June 1953 (Age 65) Age: 66 West Ham R D, Essex, England |
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Marriage: between January 1931 and March 1931 — West Ham R D, Essex, England |
| Documents |
| Date | Place | Address | Notes | Sources | Media |
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| 5 April 1891 (Age 3) | Swanscombe, Kent, England | ||||
| 31 March 1901 (Age 13) | Grays, Essex, England | 13 Bond Street |
Shared note:
1901 UK Census transcript - Charles Cottis - Grays
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| 2 April 1911 (Age 23) | Grays, Essex, England | 54 Whitehall Lane | |||
| 29 September 1939 (Age 52) | East Ham, Essex, England | 79 Melbourne Road |