| Name |
Edward FLEXNEY |
| Birth |
CIR 1825 |
Witney, Oxfordshire [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
7 Jun 1841 |
Corn Street, Witney, Oxfordshire [2] |
| Event |
05 Mar 1856 |
Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| An Edward FLEXNEY (perhaps another individual of this name) was sentenced to 6 months labour at Oxford Assizes for Burglary with intent to Steal. |
| Census |
1871 |
50 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol [1] |
| Musician |
| Age: 45 |
- Also at this address was his niece, Daniel's daughter "Nelly" (Mary Eleanor) FLEXNEY.
|
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50 St Michael's Hill, Bristol Number 50 is yellow with a blue door. |
| Census |
1881 |
64 Bale Street, Walton on Hill, Lancashire |
| Trumpeter in R.A.M. |
| Age: 55 |
- Also at this address were his niece, Mary E FLEXNEY (daughter of Daniel) and grandchild Emily (daughter of Edward jr)
|
| Census |
1891 |
15 Venus Street, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Musician |
| Age: 65 |
| Occupation |
Member of the Band of the Royal Horse Guards. |
|
| Death |
Q3 1891 |
West Derby Reg'n District, Lancashire |
- Name: Edward Flexney
Estimated birth year: abt 1826
Year of Registration: 1891
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 65
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 193
|
| Person ID |
I182 |
Gadd |
| Last Modified |
15 Dec 2011 |
| 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!
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| 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 |
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 [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Edward Harrington FLEXNEY, b. Q2 1849, Salford, Lancashire d. 16 Jun 1902, 45 West Wynford Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire (Age 53 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F6056 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
9 Apr 2007 |