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Birth8 Mar 1800, Dorchester, Oxfordshire
Baptism12 Jul 1800, Dorchester, Oxfordshire
Death2 May 1880, 3 York Grove (?), Newark
Burial9 May 1880, St Mary the More, Wallingford, Berks
GeneralOnly dau. found so far.
FatherJohn Sheen (1767-1833)
MotherSarah Greenwood (1766-1818)
Notes for Ann Elizabeth Sheen
Her baptism at Dorchester, Oxfordshire, transcribed by me:

1800, July 12 Ann Elizabeth Daughter of John & Sarah Sheen, born March 8th.

And from Family Search:

First name(s)            Ann Elizabeth
Last name                Sheen
Gender                   Female
Birth year               1800
Baptism year             1800
Baptism date             02 Jul 1800
Place                    Dorchester
County                   Oxfordshire
Country                  England
Father's first name(s)   John
Father's last name       Sheen
Mother's first name(s)   Sarah
Mother's last name       -
Record set               England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
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On her death certificate, she was “Annie Elizabeth Greenwood”, the place is rather illegible and may be “York Grove”, she was 80, the widow of Thomas Greenwood, Gentleman and the informant, on the 4th May, was her son, T F Greenwood who was present at the death and lived at 38 Appleton Gate, Newark.
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In the 1851 census she had four children with her in Slough:

Surname  Forename  Age  Relation  Occupation  Birth Place

Greenwood Anne E 51 Head Fundholder Dorchester, Oxfordshire      
Greenwood Emily 17 Daughter Bensington, Oxfordshire    
Greenwood William A 15 Son Bensington, Oxfordshire      
Greenwood Lavinia 12 Daughter ScholarBensington, Oxfordshire      
Greenwood Arthur 10 Son Scholar Bensington, Oxfordshire    
Grainger Ann 18 Servant Gen Servant Newnham, Oxfordshire

Ref: HO107/1718/~F356

Address: York Villas Slough
Parish: Utpon-Cum-Chalvey
Registration District: Eton

Possibly the ‘Bensington’ birth places were in fact ‘Benson’.
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In the 1871 census she was in Newark with one daughter:

Surname  Forename  Age  Relation  Occupation  Birth Place

Greenwood Anne E 71 Head Gentlewoman Dorchester, Oxfordshire    
Greenwood Lavinia 33 Daughter Tennis Court, -      
Foster Ann 25 Servant General Domestic Servant  Kneesal, Nottinghamshire

Ref: RG10/3542/F?

Address: 3 Kirk Gate
Parish: Newark Upon Trent
Registration District: Newark

Her son Thomas the doctor was 10 doors (or 5) away at 12 Kirk Gate.
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Will notes for Ann Elizabeth Sheen
Her probate index:

GREENWOOD Anne Elizabeth
Personal Effects inder £2,000
Resworn March 1881 under £3,000.

4 November [1880]   The Will of Anne Elizabeth Greenwood late of Newark-upon-Trent in the County of Nottingham Widow who died 8 May 1880 at Newark-upon-Trent was proved at the Principal Registry by Thomas Frederick Greenwood of Newark-upon-Trent the Son and Michael James Tebay of Worcester in the County of Worcester Gentlemen the Executors.

James Tebay was the son of her sister-in-law, Emily née Greenwood, (I think).

Thomas Frederick informed the registrar of his mothers death on 4th May.  So how did she resurrect to die again on 8th May?  Sounds like he forgot when his mother died?
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In the will dated 8th August 1876, she listed:

‘My son Thomas Frederick Greenwood of Newark upon Trent’,
‘Michael James Tebay of Worcester, Gentleman’,
‘My daughter Annie Phillis Powys’,
‘My son Charles Sheen Greenwood’,
‘My son William Augustus Greenwood’,
‘My daughter Emily Tebay the wife of the said Michael James Tebay’ (so he is her son-in-law),
‘Lavinia Greenwood’,
‘Arthur Greenwood’,

It looks like the last two were unmarried.

She wrote of her daughter Annie ‘… being already amply provided for I do not think is necessary for me to make any further provision for her under this my Will’.  While this provision was very true, there was no mention of Annie’s misfortune in being deserted by her husband.
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Her burial abstract:

First name(s)     Anne Elizabeth
Last name         Greenwood
Age               80
Birth year        1800
Residence         Newark-on-Trent
Residence county  NTT
Death year        1880
Burial year       1880
Burial date       09 May 1880
Church            St Mary the More
Place             Wallingford
County            Berkshire
Country           England
Record set        Berkshire Burial Index\
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Notes for Thomas & Ann Elizabeth (Family)
St Mary Wallingford Marriage Register:
  "1823 Jul 29
   GREENWOOD Thomas bach.  All Hallows
   SHEEN               Anne Elizabeth sp. o.t.p.              Lic
   Wit: John SHEEN, Catherine SHEEN, Maryan? Elizabeth SHEEN, Mary Ann GREENWOOD           JB”
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And from a transcript by the berks FHS, with the witness list confirming that it is the right family:

First name(s)            Thomas
Last name                Greenwood
Birth year               -
Marital status           bachelor
Residence                All Hallows
Marriage year            1823
Marriage date            12 Jun 1823
Church                   St Mary the More
Place                    Wallingford
County                   Berkshire
Country                  England
Spouse's first name(s)   Ann Elizabeth
Spouse's last name       Sheen
Spouse's marital status  Spinster
Spouse's residence       of this Parish
Licence or banns         Licence
Witnesses                John SHEEN; Catherine SHEEN; Margaret Elizabeth SHEEN; Mary Ann GREENWOOD
Additional information   [Officiating Minister] John BRADFORD
Record set               Berkshire Marriages Index

Of the witnesses. Johgn Sheen looks like her brother and Mary Ann Greenwood looks like his mother.
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