John FLEXNEY

1840 -

• Name	John FLEXNEY
  Birth	1840	Witney, Oxfordshire   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Jun 1841	Corn Street, Witney, Oxfordshire   [1]
  Census	1851	Charles Street, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
  	Musician. Lodging in Licensed Premises with brothers Frederick and Richard FLEXNEY.
  	Age: 10
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire   [2]
  	Appears in both Witney and Wrexham in 1851 census.
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Redcliff Parade East, Bristol   [3]
  	Painter
  Census	1871	51 Mead Street, Bedminster, Bristol
  	Foreman Railway Porter
  	Age: 30
  Census	1881	Lodging House 25 & 26 Albert St, Swindon, Wiltshire
  	Musician. Widower. Two other of the dozen or so lodgers were also musicians.
  	Age: 40
  Census	1891	The Close, Sherston Magna, Wiltshire
  	5 Caravans: "The Wild West". John FLEXNEY is a musician in a travelling show.
  	Age: 50
  Person ID	I200	Gadd
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2007

  
  

  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	Maria NOYES,   b. 1843   d. Q2 1880, Bedminster Reg'n District, Somerset (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Q2 1861	Bedminster Reg'n District, Somerset   [4]
  Children	1. Frank Noyes E FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1863, Bedminster, Somerset   2. Kate A FLEXNEY,   b. CIR 1866
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S377] 1841 Census, (7th June 1841). [S46] 1851 Census, (30 March 1851). [S361] 1861 Census, (7 April 1861). [S419] FreeBMD.