Born during the June quarter 1861 in the Chorlton
R.D. - ref: 8c/679, the daughter of Henry & Mary
Wilson Prescott (nee either Barratt or Earsman). 
Her mother - Mary Prescott was born in Ireland.

Her parents and elder siblings were residing at 34
Dorrington Street, Hulme in 1861 which is where
Mary Ellen was probably born.

Her mother - Mary Wilson Prescott died in 1970,
aged: 42.

1871 Census - 34 Dorrington Street, Hulme.   Mary
E. Prescott - Daughter - aged: 9 - born:
Manchester.   Head of household - Henry Prescott -
Widower - aged: 44 - occ: House Painter and
Grainer to the Trade - born: Manchester.   Plus 5
siblings.

Her father - Henry Prescott married Margaret Ross
during the December quarter 1872 in the Manchester
R.D. - ref: 8d/326.

1881 Census - 85 Booth Street, Hulme.   Mary E.
Prescott - Daughter - aged: 19 - occ: Machinist -
born: Manchester.   Head of household - Henry
Prescott - Married - aged: 54 - occ: Grainer to
the Trade - born: Manchester.   Also - Margaret
Prescott - Wife - aged: 56 - born: Scotland.  
Plus 3 siblings including Walter H. Prescott (see
1891).

1891 Census - Raglan Street, Hulme.   Mary E.
Prescott - Sister in Law to Head - Single - aged:
29  - occ: Machinist - born: Manchester.    Head
of household - Herbert Walker and his wife - Agnes
Walker (Mary's sister), plus their 2 children and
Mary's brother - Walter H. Prescott - aged: 27 -
occ: Painter.

1901 Census - Wine Store - 65a Downing Street,
Ardwick.   Mary Ellen Prescott - Head - Single -
aged: 39 - occ: Licensed Victualler - (Employer) -
born: England.   Also - Walter Prescott - Boarder
- Single - aged: 39 - occ: House Decorator
(Worker) - born: England.

1911 Census - 24 Langshaw Street, Old Trafford.  
Mary Ellen Prescott - Lodger - aged: 49 - occ:
Mancinist (Pinafores) - born: Manchester.   Also -
Edith Ann Sales - Head of household - Widow -
aged: 42 - occ: None - born: Manchester.   Plus
Arthur Down Sales - Son - aged: 11 Scholar - born:
Manchester.

1939 National Registration - 24 Cornbrook Grove,
Stretford.    Mary Prescott - Single - born: 1st
May 1861 - occ: No Occupation.   Rose E. Walter
Widow - born: 31st August 1874 - occ: No
Occupation.

Death registered in Stretford Borough.

CWGC - died at 405 Stretford Road.  405 was
situated on the SW corner of Stretford Road and
Essex Street.