Mary Hewitt (née Makepiece) was the mother of Harry Hewitt and Alice Burgess, grandmother of Lucille and Christopher Hewitt, wife of Thomas Hewitt. The daughter of Alfred and Ivy Makepiece, she was born on the same day as Ena Sharples. Her family was the first to inhabit 11 Coronation Street after it was built in 1902. Mary was three years old when they moved into the house. Mary featured in Keeping the Home Fires Burning, set between 1914-1918, written by Daran Little.