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Mary Jane Hancock
Mary Jane Hancock(1810-27 November 1896). At the age of 74, she became an elected member of The Natural History Society of Northumbria. She was an enthusiastic botanist, who was inspired by her love of the natural history of the North to paint it in water colours.

Career
Mary Jane became an elected member of the Natural History Society in 1884, the year the then Hancock Museum was officially opened. The Natural History Society of Northumbria holds over 60 of her paintings and over 300 botany specimens from her personal collections.

life
Mary's father is a saddle-maker .Her brother named John Hancock (ornithologist) and Albany Hancock (biologist English naturalist). At a time when career opportunities for women were limited, she was a person of influence in the area through her family connections. She had a supporting role as a housekeeper for her unmarried brothers Albany and John.