Mary Ann Flood was born around 1814 in Bishopsgate, London, and was the daughter of Thomas Flood (1782). She married Stephen Cushing, a boot maker around 1844. In 1871 she was living in Duke Road, Hindringham.

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• 1. 1871 Census. Duke Rd, Hindringham. Mary Ann Flood. Wife. Age 56.Born Bishopsgate.