Mary A. Eke was the daughter of John Eke (1820) and Martha Cottrill and was born in Corpusty in 1853. In 1861 she was living in Wellington Road, East Dereham. She may have married in 1863.

Sources
• 1. 1861 Census. Wellington Rd, East Dereham. Mary A. Eke. Daughter. Age 10. Born Corpusty. • 2. Marriage Registers. Eke, Mary Ann. Mar. 1863. 4b. 477. Mitford.