Person:George Linney (1)

George Linney was born in 1838 and baptised on 23rd September at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, son of a plaiter named Eliza Linney, formerly Hickinbottom, and her husband John Linney, an agricultural labourer. George appears to have been the eldest of the couple's seven children. He appears in the 1841 census with his parents at Brickhill Road in Leighton Buzzard. By 1851 George was described as a farm boy at the age of twelve, whilst still living with his parents and siblings. At this time they were living at Linslade in Buckinghamshire, on the opposite bank of the River Ouzel to Leighton Buzzard.

By 1861 the family had moved back into Leighton Buzzard and was living at Parrotts Piece. At this time George was working as a railway labourer, presumably based at Leighton railway station (which confusingly is in Linslade).

In 1864, aged 26, George married a widow named Zilpha Dimmock, formerly Finch, who was about eight years older than him. She had had four children from her first marriage, who now became George's stepchildren. George and Zilpha did not have had any further children together. The 1871 census finds George and Zilpha living with three of her Dimmock children at America Road in Leighton Buzzard. At this time George was working as an agricultural labourer, whilst Zilpha was a straw plaiter. Later in 1871 George's father John died. His mother Eliza married again in 1875.

Some time between 1871 and 1881 Zilpha and George left Leighton Buzzard and moved to Luton, a few miles to the east. In Luton George worked in an iron foundry. The 1881 census finds them living on Hitchin Road on the east side of Luton. George's mother Eliza died in 1890.

By the time of the 1891 census George and Zilpha had moved slightly up the hill away from the town centre to 106 / 106a Hitchin Road, where they appear living in two rooms in both the 1891 and 1901 censuses.

George died on 10th August 1904, aged 66. Zilpha outlived him by just under ten years.

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

   b. George LINNEY, September Quarter 1838, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 6, page 80, mother's maiden name Hickinbottom

2. ↑ Church of England. Leighton Buzzard Parish Register Transcripts, 1562-1885. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

   ch. 25 Sep 1838, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: George / John & Eliza / LINNEY / lab

3. ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 5; Book 21 (part 2); Folio 15; Page 25, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Brickhill Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Williams, male, 35 [1801-6], Labourer, not born in county
   Hannah Williams, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Sarah Williams, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   John Williams, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Mary Ann Williams, female, 11 months [1840], born in county
   ~ [second household in same house] ~
   John Linney, male, 25 [1811-16], Labourer, born in county
   Eliza Linney, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Geo[rge] Linney, male, 2.75 [1838], born in county
   Sarah Brandon, female, 20 [1816-21], Platter, born in county
   W[illia]m Brandon, male, 4m [1841], born in county

4. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1756; Folio 235; Page 15, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Linslade Road, Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   John Linney, head, married, male, 37 [1813/4], Farm Labourer, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Linney, wife, married, female, 35 [1815/6], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, son, male, 12 [1838/9], Farm Boy, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Linney, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Plaitter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Martha Linney, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Susan Linney, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Linney, son, male, 8 months [1850], b. Bossington Lane, Linslade, Buckinghamshire

5. ↑ 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 83; Page 2, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Parrotts Piece, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   John Linney, head, married, male, 47 [1813/4], Ag Lab, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Linney, wife, married, female, 45 [1815/6], Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1838/9], Rail[wa]y Lab, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Martha Linney, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Susan Linney, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Linney, son, male, 10 [1850/1], Ag Lab, b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Jane Linney, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   William Linney, son, male, 2 [1858/9], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ 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 9; Page 12, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: America Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, head, married, male, 32 [1838/9], Ag Lab, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Jilther Linney, wife, married, female, 41 [1829/30], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Dimmock, daughter in law, female, 15 [1855/6], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Dimmock, daughter in law, female, 13 [1857/8], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   James Dimmock, son in law, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ 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 1650; Folio 89; Page 13, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 13a Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, head, married, male, 42 [1838/9], Labourer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Zelpha Linney, wife, married, female, 49 [1831/2], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

8. ↑ 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 1272; Folio 118; Page 24, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 106a Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   2 rooms occupied
   George Linney, head, married, male, 52 [1838/9], Labourer at Iron Foundry, employed, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Zilpah Linney, wife, married, female, 58 [1832/3], Straw work, employed, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

9. ↑ 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 1517; Folio 97; Page 16, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 106 Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   2 rooms occupied
   George Linney, head, married, male, 63 [1837/8], Iron Founders Laborer, worker, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Sophia Linney, wife, married, female, 68 [1832/3], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

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

    d. George LINNEY, September Quarter 1904, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 234, aged 66 [1837/8]

11. ↑ Luton Times and Advertiser
    12 Aug 1904.

    DEATHS
    Aug. 10, at Dunstable-road, Luton, George Linney, aged 66 years