Person:Mary Warner (127)

Mary Warner indicated that she was born around 1831 at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, although no birth or baptism record has yet been found for her. She also sometimes gave her maiden name as Walker, whereas her marriage certificate gives her father's name as John Warner. It seems quite likely that she was born illegitimately as Mary Walker, daughter of Ann Walker, and took her stepfather's name when Ann Walker married John Warner in 1835.

Mary's first confirmed sighting is in 1841, when the census finds her living with John and Ann Warner at America Place in Leighton Buzzard with three other children.

On 10th November 1850, Mary married William Linney. They went on to have at least ten children together. They lived in various different addresses around Leighton Buzzard, appearing at a different address in each census. Mary worked as a straw plaiter, whilst William was an agricultural labourer.

William died in 1893. Mary survived him by fourteen years. She appears in the 1901 census living with her widowed daughter Caroline (whose married name was also Linney - she had married a John Linney in 1873). Mary died on 26th April 1907.

1. ↑ 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; Folio 13; Page 20, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: America Place, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   John Warner, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
   Ann Warner, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Mary Warner, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Sarah Warner, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Eliz[abet]h Warner, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Susanna Warner, female, 2 months [1841], born in county

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 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 93; Page 44, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: North Street NW, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, head, married, male 21 [1829/30], Farmers Labourer, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Linney, wife, married, female, 19 [1831/2], Straw Plait Maker, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   James Linney, son, male, 1 [1849/50], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ 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 73; Page 32, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Workhouse Lane, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, head, married, male, 30 [1830/1], Ag[ricultura]l Labourer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Mary Linney, wife, married, female, 29 [1831/2], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Linney, son, male, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Caroline Linney, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Emma Linney, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, son, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, son, male, 4mo [1860], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ 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 6; Page 6, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: America Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, head, married, male, 39 [1831/2], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Linney, wife, married, female, 39 [1831/2], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Caroline Linney, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1852/3], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Emma Linney, daughter, female, 15 [1855/6], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, son, male, 10 [1860/1], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire, idiot
   Thomas Linney, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Kate Linney, daughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   James Linney, son, male, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Lizzey Linney, daughter, female, 10mo [1870], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ 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 1641; Folio 60; Page 15, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Sanders Lane or Bedford Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   William Linney, head, married, male, 50 [1830/1], Carman, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Mary Linney, wife, married, female, 50 [1830/1], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Emma Linney, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1855/6], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Labourer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Linney, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Carman, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Kate Linney, daughter, female, 15 [1865/6], Straw Plaitter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Linney, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Errand Boy, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Samuel Linney, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ 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 1264; Folio 115; Page 14, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: East Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   William Linney, head, married, male, 62 [1828/9], Farm Labourer, employed, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Mary Linney, wife, married, female, 62 [1828/9], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Linney, son, single, male, 30 [1860/1], Farm Labourer, employed, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, deaf

7. ↑ 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 1508; Folio 60; Page 35, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 14 East Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Caroline Linney, head, widow, female, 49 [1851/2], Charwoman, worker, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Linney, son, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Plasterers Lab, worker, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Kate Linney, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], General Servant Domestic, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Albert Linney, son, male, 12 [1888/9], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Linney, daughter, female, 10 [1890/1], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Mary Linney, boarder, widow, female, 73 [1827/8], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

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

   d. Mary LINNEY, June Quarter 1907, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 216, aged 84 [1822/3]

9. ↑ Bucks Herald
   Page 8, 4 May 1907.

   DEATHS.
   LINNEY.-At Leighton Buzzard, on the 26th ult., MARY, widow of WILLIAM LINNEY, aged 84 years.