Person:Angelina Stevens (1)

Angelina Stevens was born in 1853 at Billington in Bedfordshire, which was at that time a township in the parish of Leighton Buzzard, although it became a separate parish in 1866. She was the daughter of Mary Stevens, formerly Rickard, and her husband Joseph Stevens, an agricultural labourer. Angelina's mother died in 1859, when Angelina was just five years old. The 1861 census finds Angelina living with her widowed father and siblings at Little Billington.

By 1871 Angelina had moved into the town of Leighton Buzzard, where she appears in the census working as a straw plaiter and lodging with a family called Leech on Stepping Stones Road. She was listed as Ann in this census, and apart from her marriage all her sightings after then call her Ann rather than Angelina, suggesting she preferred to be called Ann.

On Christmas Day 1871, she married a bricklayer called Samuel Linney. They had their first son in Leighton Buzzard in 1872, before moving a few miles east to the town of Luton, where they had another seven children between 1874 and 1888. The 1881 census finds the family living at 79 New Town Street in Luton. By 1891 they had moved a short distance to 51 Chobham Street. Samuel was not at home on census night, whilst Ann was working as a straw hat machinist.

Both the 1901 and 1911 censuses find Ann, Samuel and some of their children living at 23 Chobham Street. In 1911 Ann reported that five of her eight children were still living. Samuel died at 23 Chobham Street on 4th February 1914, aged 63. Ann survived him by ten years. She died in Luton in 1924, aged 71.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Angelina STEVENS, June Quarter 1853, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 375, mother's maiden name Rickard

2. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1005; Folio 14; Page 21, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Little Billington, Billington, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Stevens, head, widower, male, 45 [1815/6], Ag Lab, b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   Robert Stevens, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1843/4], Ag Lab, b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Stevens, son, male, 14 [1846/7], Ag Lab, b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   Emma Stevens, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   Angelena Stevens, daughter, female, 7 [1853/4], Scholar, b. Billington, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1562; Folio 57; Page 20, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Stepping Stones Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Leech, head, married, male, 42 [1828/9], Labourer, b. Eggington, Bedfordshire
   Susan Leech, wife, married, female, 43 [1827/8], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Leach, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1851/2], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   John Leach, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   William Leach, son, unmarried, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Mary Leach, daughter, unmarried, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Emma Holland, lodger, unmarried, female, 22 [1848/9], Straw Plaiter, b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   Jane Holland, lodger, unmarried, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Anne Stevens, lodger, unmarried, female, 18 [1852/3], Straw Plaiter, b. Billington, Bedfordshire

   Although her name is given as Anne here rather than Angelina, it is considered highly likely that she is the same person on the basis that:
   She married later in 1871 in Leighton Buzzard as Angelina;
   No sign has been found of Angelina listed as Angelina in the 1871 census;
   There was no 'Anne Stevens' of this age from Billington in the 1861 census; and
   After her marriage she continued to generally be known as Ann rather than Angelina.

4. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1651; Folio 98; Page 8, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 79 New Town Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Linney, head, married, male, 30 [1850/1], Bricklayer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Ann Linney, wife, married, female, 28 [1852/3], b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   John Linney, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Emily Linney, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Linney, son, male, 2 [1878/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, son, male, 2 months [1881], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1273; Folio 72; Page 20, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 51 Chobham Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Ann Linney, wife, married, female, 37 [1853/4], Straw hat machinist, employed, b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   Emily Linney, daughter, female, 14 [1876/7], Straw hat finisher, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Linney, son, male, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Ann Linney, daughter, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, son, male, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1515; Folio 39; Page 21, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 23 Chobham Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Samuel Linney, head, married, male, 50 [1850/1], Bricklayer, employer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire [sic]
   Ann Linney, wife, married, female, 47 [1853/4], b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   Emily Linney, daughter, single, female, 24 [1876/7], Straw Hat Finisher, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Linney, son, single, male, 22 [1878/9], Painter, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza A. Linney, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Straw hat finisher, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William G. Linney, son, single, male, 15 [1885/6], Painter, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 8994; Schedule 261, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 23 Chobham Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   7 rooms occupied
   Samuel Linney, head, male, 60 [1850/1], married, Bricklayer, own account, b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Ann Linney, wife, female, 57 [1853/4], married 38 years, 8 children born alive, 5 children still living, b. Billington, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, son, male, 25 [1885/6], single, Painter & home decorator, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Linney, daughter, female, 28 [1882/3], single, Straw hat machinist, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Ann LINNEY, December Quarter 1924, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 393, aged 71 [1852/3]