Edward FLEXNEY

Abt 1795 - 1853  (58 years)

• Name	Edward FLEXNEY
  Birth	Abt 1795	Witney, Oxfordshire   [1]
  Christening	27 Sep 1795	Witney Parish Church, Oxfordshire
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Jun 1841	Corn Street, Witney, Oxfordshire   [2]
  	Spinner
  	Age: 45+
  		1841 Flexney
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire   [1]
  	Spinner
  	Age: 55
  		1851 Flexney
  Death	Q2 1853	Witney Reg'n District, Oxfordshire   [3]
  	Volume 3a Page 398
  Burial	8 Jun 1853	Witney Parish Church, Oxfordshire
  Person ID	I163	Gadd
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2007

  
  

  Father	Richard FLEXNEY,   b. Abt 1756   d. 1803 (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Hannah HARWOOD,   c. 30 Jan 1756, Witney Parish Church, Oxfordshire bur. 16 Apr 1837, Witney Parish Church, Oxfordshire (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1778	Witney, Oxfordshire   [4]
  	Age: 21+
  		Marriage Licence affidavit, FLEXNEY/HARWOOD
  		Marriage Licence bond, FLEXNEY/HARWOOD
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary GODFREY,   b. Abt 1796, Hailey, nr. Witney, Oxfordshire d. Q3 1878, Bristol Reg'n District (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1815	Witney Parish Church, Oxfordshire
  	Both make mark [X]. Witnesses: William STRONG and Joseph COLLIER.
  Notes	The mad poet, Christopher Smart (1722-1771) wrote in his poem Jubilate Agno: "Let Flexney, house of Flexney rejoice with Triopthalmos". The meaning of this, and indeed the meaning of the rest of the poem, is somewhat obscure!
  Children	+ 1. Thomas FLEXNEY,   b. 1816, Witney, Oxfordshire d. Q1 1872, Oxford Reg'n District (Age 56 years) + 2. Marlin FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1819   d. Q3 1896, Witney Reg'n District, Oxfordshire (Age 77 years) + 3. Mary Ann FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1823, Witney, Oxfordshire + 4. Edward FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1825, Witney, Oxfordshire d. Q3 1891, West Derby Reg'n District, Lancashire (Age 66 years) + 5. Agnes FLEXNEY,   b. Abt 1828, Witney, Oxfordshire d. 17 Dec 1902, 14 Guinea Street, Bristol (Age 74 years)   6. Charles Richard FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1831   d. 1892, Shoreditch, London (Age 61 years) + 7. Frederick William FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1834, Oxfordshire d. 1890, Shoreditch, London (Age 56 years) + 8. Selina FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1837, Witney, Oxfordshire + 9. John FLEXNEY,   b. 1840, Witney, Oxfordshire   10. Daniel FLEXNEY,   b. Q3 1843, Witney, Oxfordshire d. Q2 1917, Workhouse, Swansea (Age 74 years)
  Photos		Witney Town Band 1850 Edward Flexney (b.1825) was a professional trumpeter in 1881. Band-playing in Witney was encouraged by blanket factory owners such as William Early, whose band was in existence by the 1840s. The Witney Temperance Band was founded in about 1850 "for society purposes and religious festivals".
  Histories		FLEXNEY Musicians
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] 1851 Census, (30 March 1851). [S377] 1841 Census, (7th June 1841). [S32] GRO Index. [S29] Parish Register.