BATEMAN, Mary Ann (1816-1904) — London
Lithographer, printer and publisher. Printed and published, with John Diprose, as ‘Diprose & Bateman’ or ‘Diprose, Bateman & Co.’, Parish of St. Clement Danes and Plan of a portion of the Strand for Diprose’s own, ‘Some account of the parish of Saint Clement Danes’ 1868-1876; ‘Cyprus; its value and importance to England’ 1878, with a map, Island of Cyprus, engraved by John Bartholomew 2 (see BME 2011); ‘Irish seditions : their origin and history from 1792-1880 : Ireland’s curse — England’s trouble’ 1881, with maps, etc.
Not to be confused with the Mary Ann Bateman who was a bookseller and law stationer in Bucklersbury in the 1840s, this Mary Ann Bateman, née Smith, was born in Blackfriars and baptised 1 Dec 1816 at Christ Church, Southwark, the daughter of Samuel Smith, a turner, and his wife Mary. She married the Irish printer Rowland Bateman (1818?-1856) at St. Giles Cripplegate 23 Mar 1840. After his death in 1856 she formed a partnership with John Diprose as ‘Diprose & Bateman’. Presses were licensed to them in 1859 and they were employing fourteen men and boys in 1861. The partnership was later joined by her daughter, a further Mary Ann Bateman (1841-1920). The latter partnership was formally wound up in Jun 1878, but after Diprose’s death in 1879 the ‘Diprose & Bateman’ imprint survived on into the twentieth century, with the seeming involvement of both women and Diprose’s sons. The elder Mary Ann Bateman died 21 Dec 1904. Probate on her estate of £2,379.1s.2d was granted to her daughter 18 Jan 1905.
58 Drury Lane — 1841
14 Clements Lane — 1851
19 Cursitor Street — 1856
16-17 Portugal Street, Lincolns Inn Fields — 1856-1864
13 (& 17) Portugal Street, Lincolns Inn Fields — 1864-1874
9 & 10 Sheffield Street, Lincolns Inn Fields — 1872-1881
110 High Holborn — 1881-1891
3 Portsmouth Street — 1901
51 Lincolns Inn Fields — 1904
BBTI. Census 1841-1901. LHD. NA. Todd.