Edward Harrington FLEXNEY b. Q2 1849 Salford, Lancashire d. 16 Jun 1902 45 West Wynford Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire

1849 - 1902 (53 years)

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Name	Edward Harrington FLEXNEY
Birth	Q2 1849	Salford, Lancashire [1]
	FLEXNEY Edward Q2 1849 Salford xx 917
Christening	8 Apr 1849	Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire [2]
Gender	Male
Census	1871	50 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol
	Musician
	Age: 22
		50 St Michael's Hill, Bristol Number 50 is yellow with a blue door.
Occupation	1875	Free Trade Hall, Manchester
	Listed as an orchestral 1st violinist in a programme for "Mr. Charles Halle's Grand Concerts" [source: Google books]
Census	1881	16 Legh Grove, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire
	Professor of Music
	Age: 32
	An Edward FLEXNEY was on the payroll of the Halle Orchestra around this time [unnoted record found by Stephen GADD in Manchester Central Library, c.1995]. The Royal Manchester College of Music was founded by Halle in 1893 - many of its first professors were players in his Orchestra.
Census	1891	77 Chorlton Road, Stretford, Manchester
	Professor of Music. Married. Visitor in household of Gustav Grahe. Grahe is listed here in Slater's Manchester & Salford Directory, 1895, but there is no listing anywhere in the Directory for Edward FLEXNEY.
	Age: 40
Census	1901	45 West Wynford Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire
	Musical Conductor
	Age: 48
		West Wynford Street, Salford Possibly in the area now known as Wynford Square.
		West Wynford Street, Salford
Education	Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall
	Gained distinction initially as a cornet player.
	Noted in obituary.
Occupation	According to his obituary, he was for 20 years a member of the Halle orchestra.
Death	16 Jun 1902	45 West Wynford Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire
	Cause: Consumption
	Name: Edward H Flexney Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Year of Registration: 1902 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Age at Death: 51 District: Salford County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 43
Person ID	I15644	Gadd
Last Modified	15 Dec 2011

Father	Edward FLEXNEY, b. CIR 1825, Witney, Oxfordshire d. Q3 1891, West Derby Reg'n District, Lancashire (Age 66 years)
Mother	Harriet PEAKE, b. 1825, Combe, Oxfordshire d. Q4 1898, West Derby Reg'n District, Lancashire (Age 73 years)
Marriage	2 Feb 1853	Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]
Family ID	F6056	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth ARDERN, b. Abt 1848, Buxton, Derbyshire

Notes

Edward & Elizabeth separated some time after 1881. Elizabeth moved back to Derbyshire, where she and the children reverted to her maiden name, ARDERN. No marriage found.

Children

	1. Charles Edward FLEXNEY/ARDERN, b. Q2 1876, Buxton, Derbyshire
	2. Harriet FLEXNEY/ARDERN, b. Q3 1877, Buxton, Derbyshire
	3. Emily FLEXNEY, b. Q2 1879, Manchester, Lancashire
	4. Ellen FLEXNEY/ARDERN, b. Q1 1881, Manchester, Lancashire
	5. Jane ARDERN, b. Q2 1885, Buxton, Derbyshire
	6. George ARDERN, b. Q4 1887, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire

Family ID F6280 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Mar 2007

Family 2	Elizabeth ZUMPF, b. 1861, London
Marriage	Q2 1891	Barton Upon Irwell Reg'n District, Lancashire
Family ID	F6285	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	16 Mar 2007

Sources
[S354] 1871 Census, (2 April 1871).

[S4] LDS, IGI.