Person:Elizabeth Hickinbottom (1)

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Eliza Hickinbottom
m. 27 Jun 1813
  1. Rachel Hickinbottom1814 - 1816
  2. Eliza Hickinbottom1815 - 1890
  • HJohn Linney1815 - 1871
  • WEliza Hickinbottom1815 - 1890
m. 29 May 1836
  1. George Linney1838 - 1904
  2. Rachel Ellen Linney1841 - 1908
  3. Susannah Linney1844 - 1905
  4. Martha Linney1844 - 1922
  5. Boy Linney1847 - 1847
  6. Samuel Linney1849 - 1849
  7. Samuel Linney1850 - 1914
  8. Jane Linney1854 - 1903
  9. William John Linney1858 - 1937
  • HGeorge BileyAbt 1815 - 1881
  • WEliza Hickinbottom1815 - 1890
m. 9 Aug 1875
Facts and Events
Name Eliza Hickinbottom
Alt Name[9] Elizabeth Hickinbottom
Gender Female
Christening[1] 17 Dec 1815 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage 29 May 1836 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Englandto John Linney
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, EnglandBrickhill Road
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Linslade, Buckinghamshire, EnglandLinslade Road
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, EnglandParrotts Piece
Census[5] 2 Apr 1871 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, EnglandParrotts Piece
Marriage 9 Aug 1875 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Englandto George Biley
Census[6] 3 Apr 1881 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, EnglandHockliffe Road
Death[7] 10 Apr 1890 Luton, Bedfordshire, England17 Upper Chobham Street
Burial[8] 16 Apr 1890 Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Childhood

Eliza Hickinbottom was baptised on 17th December 1815 at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, daughter of a lace maker named Susannah Hickinbottom, formerly Perry, and her husband James Hickinbottom, a labourer. Eliza was the couple's second child. Less than three months after Eliza's baptism her father James died, followed a few months later by Eliza's older sister.

In 1818, when Eliza was two years old, her mother married again, with an ironmonger's labourer named Samuel Rowe becoming Eliza's stepfather. Eliza had seven half-siblings from her mother's second marriage, although four of them died as children.

Adulthood

In 1836, aged 20, Eliza married a labourer named John Linney. Between 1838 and 1858 they had seven children at Leighton Buzzard or neighbouring Linslade, including twin daughters in 1844. The 1841 census finds Eliza living with John and their children and in the same household as John's sister's family.

Some time between 1844 and 1850 the family moved across the river from Leighton Buzzard to Bossington Lane in Linslade, where they had a son named Samuel in 1850. The 1851 census finds John, Eliza and their children living at Linslade Road in Linslade. John was working as a farm labourer. Some time between 1854 and 1858 they returned to Leighton Buzzard, where their youngest child was born.

The 1861 census finds the family living at Parrotts Piece to the north-west of Leighton Buzzard town centre. At this time Eliza was described as a plaiter. Six of their seven children were still at home. The one who wasn't was their daughter Rachel Ellen, who had gone to live in Luton, probably using the branch railway line which had just opened from Leighton Buzzard to Dunstable and Luton. Rachel was married in Luton shortly after the 1861 census, and Eliza became a grandmother at the age of 45 when Rachel's first child was born later that year. Eliza's mother died in 1864.

The 1871 census finds John and Eliza were living at Parrotts Piece, along with five of their children. They also had two young grandchildren living with them, both of whom appear to have been their daughter Susannah's children. Their daughter Rachel by this time had five children, mostly born in Luton but one, Sarah, born in Leighton Buzzard in 1865, suggesting Rachel stayed in touch with her family in Leighton Buzzard. Their son George had married in 1864 and was still living in Leighton Buzzard with his wife and step-children at the time of the 1871 census, but does not appear to have had any children of his own.

John died later in 1871, aged 56.

Four years later, on 9th August 1875 and aged 59, Eliza married again. Her second husband was a shepherd named George Biley. The 1881 census finds them living together at Hockliffe Road in Leighton Buzzard. George died later that year.

Having lived almost her whole life in Leighton Buzzard, Eliza appears to have moved to Luton some time between 1881 and 1890. By this time most of her children had moved to Luton; presumably she had moved to be nearer them. She died at 17 Upper Chobham Street in Luton on 10th April 1890, aged 74. Her daughter Rachel was informant for her death.

References
  1. Baptisms register, in Church of England. Leighton Buzzard (All Saints) Parish Registers, 1562-1981. (Bedford: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Serrvice).
    BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Leighton Buzzard in the County of Bedford in the Year 1815
    No.When BaptizedChild's Christian NameParents' NameAbodeQuality, Trade, or ProfessionBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    ChristianSurname
    192Dec[embe]r 17Elizabeth Daughter ofJames & SusanHickinbottomLeightonLabourerC. Wilson
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 1561; Folio 60; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

    Address: Parrotts Piece, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    John Linney, head, married, male, 59 [1811/12], Agricultural Labourer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Eliza Linney, wife, married, female, 55 [1815/6], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Susan Linney, daughter, unmarried, female, 26 [1844/5], Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Martha Linney, daughter, unmarried, female, 26 [1844/5], Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Samuel Linney, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Agricultural Labourer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Jane Linney, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1854/5], Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    William Linney, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1858/9], Agricultural Labourer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Sarah Jane Linney, granddaughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Ada Linney, granddaughter, female, 3mo [1870/1], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

  6. 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 99; Page 38, 3 Apr 1881.

    Address: Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    George Biley, head, married, male, 70 [1810/1], Shepherd, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
    Eliza Biley, wife, married, female, 65 [1815/6], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

  7. Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
    Registration District Luton
    1890 Death in the Sub-district of Luton in the Counties of Beds and Herts
    No.When and where diedName and surnameSexAgeOccupationCause of deathSignature, description and residence of informantWhen registeredSignature of registrar
    256Tenth April 1890
    17 Upper Chobham Street, Luton U.S.D.
    Eliza BileyFemale75 yearsWidow of George Biley, Farm LabourerPneumonia, Certified by G.S. Passmore, L.K.R.C.P.X The mark of Rachael Ellen Marshall, Daughter, Present at the death, 46 Albert Road, LutonEleventh April 1890William Gardner, Deputy Registrar
  8. Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Burials in Luton 1813-1904.

    bur. 16 Apr 1890: Eliza BILEY of Luton, aged 75 [1814/15]

  9. Although baptised as Elizabeth, both her marriages and her death record her first name as Eliza. Quite possibly she became known as Eliza to distinguish her from her step-sister Elizabeth Rowe following her mother's second marriage in 1818.