Mary Ann FLEXNEY

1823 -

• Name	Mary Ann FLEXNEY
  Birth	CIR 1823	Witney, Oxfordshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Jun 1841	Corn Street, Witney, Oxfordshire   [1]
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Redcliff Parade East, Bristol   [2]
  Person ID	I174	Gadd
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Edward FLEXNEY,   b. Abt 1795, Witney, Oxfordshire d. Q2 1853, Witney Reg'n District, Oxfordshire (Age 58 years)
  Mother	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!
  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

  
  

  Family	John WOODCOCK,   b. Abt 1807, Witney, Oxfordshire
  Marriage	24 Dec 1846	Witney Parish Church, Oxfordshire
  	John a widower. Both full age. Witnesses: Edward JACKSON, Frederick BRIDGMAN, Agnes FLEXNEY, Fanny WOODCOCK.
  Children	1. Mary Ann WOODCOCK,   b. 1847   2. Agnes Jane WOODCOCK,   b. 27 Mar 1850, Witney, Oxfordshire   3. Frederick Edward WOODCOCK,   b. Q4 1852, Bristol, Gloucestershire   4. Alfred WOODCOCK,   b. 1855, Bristol, Gloucestershire   5. Albert WOODCOCK,   b. 1858, Bristol, Gloucestershire   6. Susanna WOODCOCK,   b. 1860, Bristol, Gloucestershire
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S377] 1841 Census, (7th June 1841). [S361] 1861 Census, (7 April 1861).