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- H. Walter Smith (add)
- W. Mary Jane Odell1876 -
m. 1898
Facts and Events
| Name |
Mary Jane Odell |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1] |
1876 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Census[2] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England47 Hitchin Road |
| Marriage |
1898 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, Englandto Walter Smith (add) |
| Census[3] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England23 Back Street |
| Census[4] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England44 Burr Street |
Mary Jane Odell was born in 1876 at Luton in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw plait sewer named Ann Odell. When Mary Jane was only a few months old her mother married a bricklayer named William John Linney, who thus became her stepfather, and was sometimes known as Mary Jane Linney through her childhood. It is possible that William was her real father too, but this is considered unlikely on the basis that when Mary Jane married in 1898 she gave her surname as Odell rather than Linney. Mary Jane appears in the 1881 census with her mother, brother and stepfather living at 47 Hitchin Road in Luton.
Some time between 1881 and 1891 Mary Jane's family left Luton and moved to London. Mary Jane herself has not been found in the 1891 census, so it is not known whether she moved with them or not. Her next sighting is in 1898 in Luton, when she married an iron moulder named Walter Charles Smith. They had five children together, although one died young. The 1901 census finds them living at 23 Back Street.
In 1905 Mary Jane's mother, Ann, came to live with her. By this time they were living at 44 Burr Street. Ann was now living apart from William Linney and had been living in London with Mary Jane's brother. Ann died suddenly whilst staying with Mary Jane, and Mary Jane gave evidence at the subsequent inquest.[5]
The 1911 census finds Mary Jane and her husband and children living at 44 Burr Street, where they occupied four rooms. She has yet to be traced after 1911.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. Mary Jane ODELL, June Quarter 1876, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 472
- ↑ 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 91; Page 18, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 47 Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
William John Linney, head, married, male, 24 [1856/7], Bricklayer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Ann Linney, wife, married, female, 32 [1848/9], Straw Plait Sewer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Arthur Linney, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Mary Jane Linney, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 121; Page 29, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: 23 Back Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
4 rooms occupied
Edward Fox, head, married, male, 57 [1843/4], Bricklayer, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Lily Fox, wife, married, female, 48 [1852/3], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Charles Smith, boarder, married, male, 23 [1877/8], Iron Moulder, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Jane Smith, boarder, married, female, 23 [1877/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Ada Smith, boarder, female, 2 [1898/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Arthur Smith, boarder, male, 1 [1899/1900], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 9003; Schedule 299, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: 44 Burr Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
4 rooms occupied
Walter Charles Smith, head, male, 35 [1875/6], married 13 years, 5 children born alive, 4 still living, Iron Moulder - Pipes, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Ginnie Smith, Wife, female, 34 [1876/7], married, Straw Hat Finisher, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Ada Smith, daughter, female, 12 [1898/9], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Arthur Smith, son, male, 11 [1899/1900], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Sidney Smith, son, male, 8 [1902/3], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Bittie Smith, daughter, female, 3½ [1907], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ A newspaper report on the inquest in transcribed on Ann Odell's page
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