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BRIDGES, Mary Jane
1860 - 1940 (80 years) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1827 - 1886 (60 years)-
Name BRIDGES, Mary Jane Birth 1860 Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England 
Gender Female Death 1940 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I1911 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father BRIDGES, William, b. Between 1826 and 1827, Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England d. 1886, Downham Registration District, Norfolk (Age 60 years) Mother WELLS, Alice, b. 1828, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1898, Peterborough Registration District, Northamptonshire (Age 70 years) Marriage 1859 King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk Family ID F1015 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 MOULES, David, b. 1855, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1927, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 72 years) Marriage 1894 West Walton, Norfolk Family ID F1013 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 FLANDERS, Henry, b. 1842, King's Lynn, Norfolk d. 1890, King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk (Age 48 years) Marriage 1879 St. Olave, London, England Family ID F1014 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARY JANE (JENNY) MOULES formerly FLANDERS née BRIDGES 1860-1940
The birth of Mary Jane BRIDGES was registered in 1860.
(GRO June Q 1860 Downham 4b 361)
From the 1861 census of Mill Road, Wiggenhall St. Mary's, Norfolk:
William BRIDGES, head, aged 34, agricultural labourer, born at Wiggenhall St. Mary's;
Alice BRIDGES, wife, aged 33, born at Wiggenhall St. Mary's;
*Mary J. BRIDGES, daughter, aged 10 months, born at Wiggenhall St. Mary's.
(RG9/1258/83/4)
A Mary Ann (sic) BRIDGES married Henry FLANDERS in 1879.
(GRO September Q 1879 St. Olave 1d 377)
From the 1881 census of St. Ann's Street, King's Lynn St. Margaret, Norfolk:
Henry FLANDERS, head, aged 39, fish merchant, born at King's Lynn;
*Mary J. FLANDERS, wife, aged 20, born at St. Mary's (sic);
Emma FLANDERS, daughter, aged 14, domestic servant, born at King's Lynn;
Edith E. FLANDERS, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at King's Lynn;
Harry FLANDERS, son, aged 10, scholar, born at King's Lynn;
Jessie FLANDERS, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at King's Lynn;
Joseph FLANDERS, son, aged 6, scholar, born at King's Lynn.
(RG11/1997/6/6)
From the 1891 census of St. Ann's Street, King's Lynn St. Margaret, Norfolk:
*Mary Jane FLANDERS, head, aged 30, widow, fish merchant, born at St. Germans, Norfolk;
Harry FLANDERS, stepson, aged 19, fisherman, born at King's Lynn;
Jessie FLANDERS, stepdaughter, aged 17, staymaker, born at King's Lynn;
Joseph FLANDERS, stepson, aged 16, fisherman, born at King's Lynn.
(RG12/1568/13/19)
The marriage between David MOULES and Mary Jane FLANDERS was registered in 1895.
(GRO March Q 1895 Wisbech 3b 665)
From the 1901 census of Walton Common, West Walton, Norfolk:
David MOULES, head, aged 43, farmer, employer, born at West Walton;
*Mary MOULES, wife, aged 40, born at Wiggenhall St. Germans, Norfolk;
Arthur MOULES, nephew, single, aged 21, horseman on farm, worker, born at West Walton;
Alice M. PEGG, niece, aged 4, born at Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
(RG13/1557/64/7)
From the 1911 census of Walton Highway, Norfolk:
David MOULES, head, aged 55, farmer, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
*Mary J. MOULES, wife, aged 50, married 16 years, born at St. Germans, Norfolk;
Arthur MOULES, nephew, aged 31, single, horseman on farm, born at West Walton;
Alice M. PEGG, niece, aged 14, dairy work at home. born at Peterborough.
(RG14PN9309/RD187/SD3/ED6/SN100)
The death of a Mary J. MOULES aged 79 was registered in 1940.
(GRO June Q 1940 Wisbech 3b 1343)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Whose daughter was Alice M. PEGG?
She was the daughter of Herbert PEGG and Leah née BRIDGES who married in 1889.
(GRO December Q 1889 Downham 4b 927)
Leah BRIDGES was the sister of Mary Jane BRIDGES who married firstly Henry FLANDERS and secondly David MOULES.
Alice Muriel PEGG was born in 1896.
(GRO September Q 1896 Peterborough 3b 246)
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