Person:Minnie Leach (1)

Minnie Ann Leach was born in 1864 at Barton in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter called Martha Leach, formerly Ambridge, and her husband Thomas Leach, an agricultural labourer. Minnie appears in the 1871 census living with her parents on Turnpike Road in Barton.

By 1881 Minnie had left home and was working as a domestic servant at a baker's shop in the nearby town of Luton. She was married in Luton in 1883 to George Marshall, who worked at different times as a straw hat blocker and painter. Between 1884 and 1906 they had eleven children together, although two died young. The 1891 and 1901 censuses each find the family living at 24 Albert Road in Luton. Minnie's widowed father was staying with them at the time of the 1891 census.

By 1911 the family had moved a short distance to 28 Cambridge Street, and Minnie was working as a machinist.

George died in 1929, aged 67. Minnie survived him by two years, and died in 1931 in the Biggleswade district, a few miles north-east of Luton.

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

   b. Minnie Ann LEACH, June Quarter 1864, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 428, mother's maiden name Ambridge

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

   ch. 30 Oct 1864, Barton in the Clay, Bedfordshire: Minie Anne daughter of Thomas & Martha Leach

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

3. ↑ 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 1574; Folio 59; Page 17, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Turnpike Road, Barton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Leach, head, married, male, 35 [1835/6], Ag Lab, b. Hexton, Hertfordshire
   Martha Leach, wife, married, female, 27 [1843/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   Mina Ane Leach, daughter, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   William Leach, son, male, 5 [1865/6], b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   Emma Soph. Leach, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   Anne Leach, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Leach, son, male, 3m [1870/1], b. Barton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ 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 69; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 13 Albert Road "Bakers Shop", Luton, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Wilson, head, married, male, 32 [1848/9], Master Baker (Emp 1 man), b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Wilson, wife, married, female, 33 [1847/8], Baker's Wife, b. Chesham, Buckinghamshire
   Sarah Jane Wilson, daughter, unmarried, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William Geo Wilson, son, male, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Minnie Leach, servant, unmarried, female, 18 [1862/3], General Servant (Domestic), b. Barton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ 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 94; Page 26, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 24 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 29 [1861/2], Painter, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Minnie Marshall, wife, married, female, 27 [1863/4], b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   William G. Marshall, son, single, male, 7 [1883/4], Shool [sic], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Fredrick A. Marshall, son, single, male, 4 [1886/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Nellie Marshall, daughter, single, female, 2 [1888/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Leach, lodger, widower, male, 55 [1835/6], General Labourer, employed, b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   Nellie Leach, lodger, single, female, 19 [1871/2], Hat Finisher, employed, b. Barton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ 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 104; Page 22, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 24 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 38 [1862/3], Straw hat blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Minnie Marshall, wife, married, female, 36 [1864/5], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William G. Marshall, son, single, male, 17 [1883/4], Straw hat stiffener, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Frederick A. Marshall, son, single, male, 14 [1886/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ellen R. Marshall, daughter, single, female, 12 [1888/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lily M. Marshall, daughter, single, female, 9 [1891/2], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Beatrice Marshall, daughter, single, female, 7 [1893/4], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Hilda Marshall, daughter, single, female, 5 [1895/6], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rose Marshall, daughter, single, female, 3 [1897/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Minnie Marshall, daughter, single, female, 1 [1899/1900], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ 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 8995; Schedule 222, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 28 Cambridge Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 rooms occupied
   George Marshall, head, male, 49 [1861/2], married 27 years, 11 children born alive, 9 children still living, Straw hat blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Minnie Marshall, wife, female, 47 [1863/4], married, Machinist, worker, b. Barton, Bedfordshire
   William George Marshall, son, male, 27 [1883/4], single, Fettler Foundry, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lily Marshall, daughter, female, 19 [1891/2], single, Milliner, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Beatrice Marshall, daughter, female, 17 [1893/4], single, Milliner, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Hilda Marshall, daughter, female, 15 [1895/6], single, Chocolate factory, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Minnie Marshall, daughter, female, 11 [1899/1900], single, School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Doris Marshall, daughter, female, 5 [1905/6], single, School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

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

   d. Minnie MARSHALL, June Quarter 1931, Biggleswade Registration District, Volume 3b, page 346, aged 67 [1863/4]