Person:Lavinia Barton (2)

Lavinia Barton was born on 24th January 1878 at Luton in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw hat sewer called Martha Jane Barton, formerly Jones, and her husband Samuel John Barton, a straw hat blocker. Lavinia appears to have become known as Lily some time after her birth, appearing in the 1891 census as Lily, marrying as "Lillie Lavinia" and appearing in the 1901 census as "Lily L.".

Lily appears in both the 1881 and 1891 censuses living with her parents and siblings on Chase Street in Luton. By 1891 she was working as a hat finisher.

In 1899, aged about 21, Lily married Prince Leopold Moss (who appears to have been known by his middle name). They went on to have four children together between 1899 and 1917, with a notable twelve year gap between their third and fourth children. For several years the family lived at "Why-ax-ye", a thatched cottage on Park Street at the southern end of Luton, appearing there in both the 1901 and 1911 censuses.^[8] Leopold worked as a horse keeper at the nearby Brache Farm.

At the outbreak of the Second World War the family was living at 42 New Town Street in Luton.

Lily died in 1951, aged 73. Leopold survived her by just under six years.

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

   b. Lavinia BARTON, March Quarter 1878, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 438, mother's maiden name Jones

2. ↑ 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 84; Page 31, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 5 Chase Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel J. Barton, head, married, male, 31 [1849/50], Straw Hat Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Martha J. Barton, wife, married, female, 28 [1852/3], Straw Hat Sewer, b. Thurfield, Herts
   George Barton, son, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ernest Barton, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Levinia Barton, daughter, female, 3 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel J. Barton, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ 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 99; Page 35, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 59 Chase Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel J. Barton, head, married, male, 42 [1848/9], Hat Blocker, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Martha J. Barton, wife, married, female, 39 [1851/2], Hat Machinist, employed, b. Thurfield, Hertfordshire
   Earnest Barton, son, male, 16 [1874/5], Odd Boy, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lily Barton, daughter, single, female, 14 [1876/7], Hat Finisher, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Samuel J. Barton, son, single, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Martha J. Barton, daughter, single, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William Barton, son, single, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ralph Barton, son, single, male, 5mo [1890], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ 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 34; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Why-ax-ye, Park Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Prince L. Moss, head, married, male, 25 [1875/6], Horse Keeper on Farm, worker, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Lily L. Moss, wife, married, female, 22 [1878/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Grace Moss, daughter, single, female, 1 [1899/1900], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lily Moss, daughter, single, female, 1mo [1901], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ 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 8999; Schedule 91, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Why ax ye Cottage, Park Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Prince Leopold Moss, head, married, male, 35 [1875/6], married, Horseman on Farm, worker, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Levinia Moss, wife, female, 33 [1877/8], married 12 years, 3 children born to marriage, 3 children still living, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Grace Moss, daughter, female, 11 [1899/1900], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lily Moss, daughter, female, 10 [1900/1], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Prince Leopold Moss, son, male, 6 [1904/5], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 42 New Town Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Moss, Prince L. / male / b. 29 Mar 1875 / married / General Labourer
   Moss, Lavinia / female / b. 24 Jan 1878 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
   Moss, Lily [later hand has added "Lilian"] / female / b. 28 Feb 1901 / single / Hat worker straw machinist & felt polisher

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

   d. Lavinia MOSS, June Quarter 1951, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 119, aged 73 [1877/8]

8. ↑ A photograph of Why-ax-ye, which was demolished in the 1920s, is available at Dunstable Today.