Person:Jane Linney (1)

Jane Linney was born in 1854 at Linslade in Buckinghamshire, daughter of a plaiter named Eliza Linney, formerly Hickinbottom, and her husband John Linney, an agricultural labourer. The family left Linslade shortly after Jane was born, crossing the River Ouzel to the neighbouring town of Leighton Buzzard, where Jane's parents had previously lived. The 1861 and 1871 censuses each find Jane living with her parents and siblings at Parrotts Piece in Leighton Buzzard. By 1871 Jane was working as a plaiter, plaiting straw for use in the local straw hat industry. Jane's father died later in 1871.

By 1876, Jane had left Leighton Buzzard and moved a few miles east to the town of Luton. Here she was married on 5th June 1876, aged 21, to Thomas Bland, a straw hat blocker. They went on to have eleven children together between 1876 and 1898. The 1881 census finds them living at 34 Albert Road in Luton with Thomas's widowed mother. At this time Jane was described as a straw hat sewer.

Jane's mother later also moved to Luton, dying there in 1890. By 1891 Jane and Thomas were living with their children at 43 Chobham Street.

Thomas died in 1899, just a year after their youngest child's birth. He was 46 years old.

Jane appears in the 1901 census living with some of her children at 8 Dorset Street in Luton. She died there on 23rd August 1903, aged 48.

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

   b. Jane LINNEY, December Quarter 1854, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 327, mother's maiden name Hickinbottom

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 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], Agricultural Labourer, 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], Railway Labourer, 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], Agricultural Labourer, b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Jane Linney, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   William Linney, son, male, 2 [1858/9], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 26 Aug 1863, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Jane daughter of John & Eliza LINNEY

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

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 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

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 1651; Folio 75; Page 14, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 34 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Charlotte Bland, head, widow, 59 [1821/2], Straw Hat Sewer, b. Biscott, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Bland, son, married, male, 27 [1853/4], Straw Hat Blocker, b. Leagrave, Bedfordshire
   Jane Bland, son's wife, married, female, 26 [1854/5], Straw Hat Sewer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Nellie Bland, niece, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Charlotte Eliza Bland, niece, female, 3 [1877/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Herbert Bland, nephew, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Martha Brown, boarder, unmarried, female, 19 [1861/2], Straw Hat Sewer, b. Luton, 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.)
   RG12; Piece 1273; Folio 72; Page 19, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 43 Chobham Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Thomas Bland, head, married, male, 38 [1852/3], Straw Hat Blocker, employed, b. Leagrave, Bedfordshire
   Jane Bland, wife, married, female, 36 [1854/5], b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Ellen Bland, daughter, female, 14 [1876/7], Straw Hat Finisher (Learner?), employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Charlotte E. Bland, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Straw Hat Finisher (Learner?), employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Herbert Bland, son, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Bland, daughter, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ada Bland, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Bland, son, male, 4 [1886/7], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lydia Bland, daughter, female, 2 [1888/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ada Linney, niece, single, female, 20 [1870/1], Straw Hat Machinist, employed, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

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 1516; Folio 134; Page 33, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 8 Dorset Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Jane Bland, head, widow, female, 46 [1854/5], b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Herbert Bland, son, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Iron Moulder, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Bland, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ada Bland, daughter, single, female, 16 [1884/5], Straw Hat Finisher, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Bland, son, single, male, 14 [1886/7], Iron Moulder (App), worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lydia Bland, daughter, single, female, 12 [1888/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   W[illia]m John Bland, son, single, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Bland, daughter, single, female, 7 [1893/4], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Grace Rose Bland, single, female, 4 [1896/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

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

   d. Jane BLAND, September Quarter 1903, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 220, aged 48 [1854/5]

9.   Luton Times and Advertiser, 28 Aug 1903
   DEATHS
   Aug. 23, at 8 Dorset-street, Luton, Jane Bland, aged 48 years.