SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
MARY VERNON
WHO DIED THE 8 TH FEB 1869
AGED 90 YEARS

SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF
CAPT. BOWATER VERNON
50TH REGT.

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Info on Bowater Vernon

​Mary Vernon was a friend of William Wordsworth and there is a poem he wrote for her in Shrawley Church.

​Mary Vernon 1  
F, #258103, b. 22 September 1798, d. after 1871

Last Edited=31 Dec 2007
     Mary Vernon was baptised on 22 September 1798 at Chaddlesley Corbett, Worcestershire,
England G . 1  She was the daughter of Thomas Shrawley Vernon and Elizabeth Tayler. 1  She
married William Housman, son of unknownHousman. 1  She died after 1871. 1
     Her married name became Housman. 1
Children of Mary Vernon and William Housman
1. Reverend George Vernon Housman+ 1  b. 15 Oct 1820, d. 28 Aug 1887
2. Mary L. C. Housman 1  b. c 1821, d. 1909
3. Lucy Agnes Housman 1  b. 9 Oct 1823, d. 1907
4. Helen Agnes Housman 1  b. 23 Jun 1828
5. Reverend Henry Housman 1  b. c 1831, d. 1933
6. Henry Housman 1  b. 29 Sep 1839, d. 17 Feb 1840
Citations
1. [S2581] Beth Mills, "re: Sibbald Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 29
December 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Sibbald Family."