Mary Ann Eke was the daughter of William Eke (1833) and Sarah Ann Fuller and was born in Guide Post, Northumberland, in 1868. In 1871 she was living in Bedlington, near Morpeth, in Northumberland. In 1881 she was living in Short’s Terrace, Bedlington. In 1891 she was still living in Bedlington.

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• 1. 1871 Census. Bedlington, Morpeth. Mary Ann Eke. Daughter. Age 11. Scholar. Born Chepperton. • 2. 1881. Short’s Terrace, Bedlington. Mary A. Eke. Daughter. Age 12. Scholar. Born Guide Post. • 3. 1891 Census. Bedlington. Mary A. Eke. Daughter. Age 22. Born Guide Post.