Mary Ann Houchen was born on 27th May 1830 in Hingham and was the daughter of Edmund Houchen (1804) and Mary Parfoot. In 1841 she was living in Stone Lane, Hingham. In 1851 she was a dressmaker in Hingham. She married Thomas Kingaby, a Hingham hairdresser and later postmaster, on 8th June 1857. In 1861 she was living in the Market Place, Hingham. In 1871 she was listed as living in the Post Office, Hingham. In 1891 she was living in the Market Place, Hingham In 1901, a widow, she was living in the Market Place with son Robert and widowed daughter Charlotte.

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• 1. 1851 Census. Market Place, Hingham. Mary Houchin. Age 21. Dressmaker. Born Hingham. • 2. Bernie Houchin's data. Mary Ann Howchin. Born 27.5.1830, Hingham. Dressmaker. Married Thomas Kingaby 8.6.1857. • 3. 1861 Census. Market Place, Hingham. Mary Ann Kingaby. Wife. Age 29. Hairdresser's Wife. Born Hingham. • 4. 1871 Census. Post Office, Hingham. Mary Ann Kingaby. Wife. Age 40. Born Hingham. • 5. 1891 Census. Market Place, Hingham. Mary Kingaby. Wife. Age 48. Born Hingham. • 6. 1901 Census. Market Place, Hingham. Mary Ann Kingaby. Head. Widow. Age 69. Nil. Born Hingham.