Updated 19 Nov 2006
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WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900
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"Mary Jane, wife of the late Thomas STEEPLES of Wirksworth,
died 28 Nov 1929 aged 98 years, interred at Wirksworth cemetery."
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Mary Jane Steeples of Wirksworth
1831-1929
While I was asleep, my good friend Brett in New Zealand came up with
all this information about a funeral card I won on Ebay.
See Census, IGI and FreeBMD data and
Pedigree. I had made little
progress myself, so sent him 3 Funeral cards I did not want in exchange
for Brett having a look into the problem. Brett, I don't know how you do it!
From: Brett Payne
Subject: Re: [DBY] Funeral cards
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:06:01 +1300
Dear John,
Thank you very much indeed for the funeral cards, for which I'm very
grateful. I've spent some time today on the subject of your fourth
funeral card, and have come up with quite an interesting story, so here
goes ...
Well, your Mary Jane STEEPLES led me a merry dance, as she had perhaps done
yourself, too. I think there is little doubt that she is the same Mary
Jane (HAYNES) who married Thomas STEEPLES at Carsington on 29 September 1859.
Her baptism record (13 December 1835 at Kirk Ireton) is in the IGI and shows
that she was the daughter of James & Jane HAYNE(S). I found this family in
the 1851 Census at Ashleyhay, giving Mary's age as 15. While this doesn't
quite correlate with the date of birth suggested in the funeral card, I
think I can demonstrate that it has to be the same person.
The main reason she has been so elusive is that she uses almost as many
surnames as there are census records, apparently to suit the circumstances
of the occasion. With some perseverance, however, it was possible to track
her down through her children. I have attached a text file containing all
of the census transcripts so that you can refer to them yourself, and see
if you agree with my interpretation. I am, of course, happy to be corrected
or proved wrong. Anyway, the following is a "Life and Times of Mary Jane
Steeples," as I see it.
Mary Jane STEEPLES was born at Ashleyhay and baptised on 13 Dec 1835 at Kirk
Ireton, one of at least eight children of an agricultural labourer James
HAYNES and his wife Jane nee FLINT. Kirk Ireton was her father's home
parish. Although some of the children were baptised in Kirk Ireton, and
others in Wirksworth, they definitely lived in Ashleyhay, Wirksworth parish
at the time of both the 1841 (Broadgate) and 1851 (New Buildings) Censuses.
Mary Jane married Thomas STEEPLES at Carsington on 29 September 1859. He
was baptised on 15 Jul 1838 at Hognaston, second son of another agricultural
labourer William STEEPLES and his wife Mary. However, it appears that Mary
Jane had had a son born prior to her marriage, whose father may or may not
have been Thomas STEEPLES. The son's name was William, and he was known by
the surname HAYNES (or HAINES) throughout the subsequent census returns.
In 1861, he was living with his maternal grandparents James & Jane HAYNES
at Hard Hurst, Wirksworth, and in 1871 he was working as a Farm Servant
(Indoor) at North St, Wirksworth.
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Back to his mother, who by the time of the 1861 Census had had a daughter
Lucy Ann and was living with her husband Thomas STEEPLES at Crop Hill,
Clifton. However, Thomas died two years later in 1863, in the Ashbourne
Registration District, which includes Clifton. There appear to have been
no other surviving children of Thomas & Mary Jane, apart from Lucy Ann.
A few years after Thomas' death, Mary Jane appears to have commenced a
liaison with widower Thomas BYARD (1825-1895), an agricultural labourer and
gardener from Wirksworth Moor. Although Mary used the surname BYARD in both
the 1871 and 1881 Census, I can find no evidence that she ever married
Thomas BYARD, and other evidence which will be presented later suggests to
me that she never did. However, she had another daughter Jane in 1867,
presumably by Thomas HAYNES, who appears to have been registered with the
surname STEEPLES, even though she used the surname HAYNES in the 1871 Census.
It is also interesting that if Mary Jane ever did co-habit with Thomas BYARD,
she returned to her own home for census night each year. In 1871, and using
the surname BYARD, she was with her father James, living at Broom Field,
Wirksworth, but Thomas was immediately next door, with three of his children
by his marriage to Eliza. Ten years later, in early April 1881, and still
going by the name of BYARD, she was at Wash Green, Wirksworth, a few doors
down from Thomas, and living with her were her sister and brother-in-law,
two daughters Lucy and Jane (both STEEPLES), two nieces and a nephew, as
well as another daughter, Lydia, aged 5 and using the surname BYARD. I can
find no entry for Lydia with the surname STEEPLES in FreeBMD, so presumably
this time Mary Jane registered her birth with the surname BYARD - there is a
probable birth entry for a Lydia BYARD registered at Belper ( R.D.) in the
September quarter of 1875.
Another ten years, in 1891, Mary Jane had reverted to her married name of
STEEPLES, and was living with her son William, three daughters Lucy, Mary
and Lydia, three grand-daughters and a niece at Wash Green. Thomas BYARD,
however, was still living two doors away with a son, a daughter, and four
grandchildren. Thomas BYARD died at Wash Green in early 1895, and by the
time the census enumerator arrived at the door in 1901, Mary Jane had
reverted to her original, maiden name of HAYNES - although spelled HAINES
on the census sheet. With her was her son William, still single, two
grandchildren, and a DAUGHTER Clara HAINES, aged 30, who had been described
in previous censuses as Mary's niece! As Clara's baptism doesn't seem to
appear in your transcripts of the Wirksworth PRs, the question of who her
mother was - i.e. Mary Jane or one of her sisters - will probably only be
determined by ordering a birth certificate.
I'm sure there was much more to the life of Mary Jane HAYNES-STEEPLES-BYARD
than can be deduced or inferred from census records, birth indexes and
parish register transcripts. A good deal of reading between the lines can
be done merely from the records found. It would be fascinating to track
down each of her children and grandchildren, and find out what happened to
them. As there were so many, it seems very likely to me that there will
be some. She was only a washerwoman, but she was a long-lived one, even
if she wasn't quite the 98 years claimed on her funeral notice. I calculate
that she must have been about 94!
[Please contact the webmaster on:  if
you have any more information about Mary Jane.]
Enough for now, though. I have been researching and composing this while
cooking dinner, and that is almost ready, so I'd better get this off to
you. It will be waiting when you wake up, hopefully for a drier Sunday.
We've had quite a bit of rain recently, which is not unexpected, but I
could do with some dry now! I'll be in touch again soon.
Regards and best wishes,
Brett
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Census, IGI and FreeBMD data
Mary Jane STEEPLES
IGI:
James HAYNES m: 15 Sep 1828 Duffield DBY Jane FLINT (#M049941)
Mary Jane HAYNE bapt. 13 Dec 1835 Kirk Ireton DBY, dau of James & Jane (#C061301)
James HAYNE bapt. 26 Sep 1830 Kirk Ireton DBY
Thomas HAYNE bapt. 23 Sep 1832 Kirk Ireton DBY
German HAYNE bapt. 14 Sep 1834 Kirk Ireton DBY
William HAYNES bapt. 29 Oct 1837 Kirk Ireton DBY
Lucy HEYNES bapt. 4 Jul 1842 Wirksworth DBY, dau of James & Jane (#C059491)
John HAYNES bapt. 7 Dec 1828 Wirksworth DBY
Anne Elizabeth HAYNES bapt. 26 Apr 1846 Wirksworth DBY bur. 27 May 1846
www.wirksworth.org.uk
C 1828dec07 HAYNES John=(son)James/Jane(Ashlehay)[Labourer]
B 1834dec24 HAYNES German(Ashlehay)[10w]
C 1846apr26 HAYNES Anne elizabeth=James/Jane(Ashleyhay)[Labourer],#976
B 1846may27 HAYNE Anne Elizabeth(Ashleyhay)[inf],#95
C 1842jul04 HEYNES Lucy=James/Jane(Ashleyhay)[Labourer],#459
M 1853sep06 HAYNES James(Ashleyhay),Labourer/SMITH Harriet(Ashleyhay),#229
Fathers: James HAYNES,Labourer/William SMITH,Stockingmaker?
Witnesses: George GREATOREX,Emmer SMITH
Status: b,f/s,f
M 1856dec15 HAYNES John(Ashleyhay),Labourer/WINSON Mary(Ashleyhay),#336
Fathers: James HAYNES,Labourer/James WINSON,Labourer
Witnesses: Job SPENDLOVE,Mary jane HAYNES
Status: b,f/s,f
M 1880dec25 HAYNES Maria(Wirksworth)/LOWE Robert(Wirksworth),Labourer,#448
Fathers: James HAYNES,Labourer/John LOWE,Smelter
Witnesses: Lucy STEEPLES,William HAYNES
Status: s,f/b,f
IGI
Thomas STEEPLES bapt. 15 Jul 1838 Hognaston DBY, son of William & Mary (#C055111)
IGI
Thomas BYARD b. 26 Oct 1825 bapt. 20 Nov 1825 Wesleyan, Cromford Circuit DBY,
son of John & Elizabeth (#C066641)
1841 Census: from www.wirksworth.org.uk
---Broad Gate---[Ashlehay]----------
As10a James HAYNES 35 m Y Ag lab
As10b Jane HAYNES 30 f Y Ag lab
As10c John HAYNES 12 m Y Ag lab
As10d James HAYNES 10 m Y Ag lab
As10e Thomas HAYNES 8 m Y
As10f Mary HAYNES 5 f Y
As10g William HAYNES 3 m Y
As10h Joseph HAYNES 2 m Y
1841 Census: Hognaston DBY Ref. HO107/197/21/7/14:
William STEEPLES M 30 Ag Lab Y
Mary STEEPLES F 20 Y
John STEEPLES M 4 Y
Thomas STEEPLES M 2 Y
William STEEPLES M 1 Y
1851 Census: Upper Town, Hognaston DBY Ref. HO107/2146/577/10/2:
John TRUMAN Head M M 31 Landed Proprietor Farmer of 44 Acres
Employing 2 Lab 1 Boy DBY Hognaston
Mary TRUMAN Wife M F 39 DBY Littleover
Thomas STEEPLES Serv U M 17 Farmer's Boy DBY Hognaston
1851 Census: New Buildings, Ashleyhay DBY Ref. HO107/758/10/35:
James HAYNES Head M M 43 Ag Lab DBY Kirk Ireton
Jane HAYNES Wife M F 42 DBY Hulland Ward
Mary HAYNES Dau U F 15 DBY Ashleyhay
William HAYNES Son M 13 DBY Ashleyhay
Joshua HAYNES Son M 11 DBY Ashleyhay
Lucy HAYNES Dau F 7 DBY Ashleyhay
John MARSH Visit M 2 DBY Ashleyhay
FreeBMD - Births Mar 1855 - Haynes William Belper 7b 415
FreeBMD - Marriages Sep 1859 - Steeples Thomas & Mary Jane HAYNES Ashborne 7b 707
FreeBMD - Births Jun 1860 - STEEPLES Lucy Ann Ashbourne 7b 485
1861 Census: Hard Hurst, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG9/2517/93/18/103:
James HAYNES Head M M 55 Ag Lab DBY Kirkireton
Jane HAYNES Wife M F 50 DBY Hulland Ward
Lucy HAYNES Dau U F 19 DBY Ashleyhay
Maria HAYNES Dau F 8 DBY Ashleyhay
William HAYNES GSon M 5 DBY Hard Hurst
Mary J. HAYNES GDau F 6m DBY Hard Hurst
1861 Census: Crop Hill, Clifton DBY Ref. RG9/2520/8/9/50:
Thomas STEEPLES Head M M 23 Ag Lab DBY Hognaston
Mary STEEPLES Wife M F 23 Ag Lab's Wife DBY Ashleyhay
Lucy Ann STEEPLES Dau F 1 DBY Clifton
Pheebe TOMKINSON Lodg U F 26 Factory Hand STS Bilston
1861 Census: Breemfield Lane, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG9/2517/94/20/112:
Thomas BYARD Head M M 36 Ag Lab DBY Ashleyhay
Eliza BYARD Wife M F 37 DBY Belper
Thomas BYARD Son M 12 DBY Ashleyhay
Aaron BYARD Son M 9 DBY Ashleyhay
Elizabeth BYARD Dau F 7 DBY Breemfield
Hannah BYARD Dau F 4 DBY Breemfield
FreeBMD:
Deaths Sep 1863 - STEEPLES Thomas Ashborne 7b 297
Births Sep 1867 - Steeples Jane Belper 7b 457
Deaths Jun 1868 - HAYNES Jane - aged 58 - Belper 7b 310
1871 Census: Broom field, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG10/3595/12/17/93:
James HAYNES Head Wid M 74 Ag Lab DBY Kirkireton
Mary BYARD Dau M F 37 Charwoman DBY Ashleyhay
Maria HAYNES Dau U F 19 DBY Ashleyhay
Lucy STEEPLES GDau F 11 DBY Clifton
Jane HAYNES GDau F 4 DBY Broomfield
Clara HAYNES GDau F 5m DBY Broomfield
1871 Census: Wirksworth Moor, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG10/3595/12/17/92:
Thomas BYARD Head M M 46 Gardener DBY Ashleyhay
Thomas BYARD Son U M 21 Ag Lab DBY Ashleyhay
Aaron BYARD Son U M 13 Ag Lab DBY Ashleyhay
Elizabeth BYARD Dau F 14 DBY Wirksworth Moor
1871 Census: North St, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG10/3594/11/15/80:
George FROST Head M M 53 Joiner & Builder employing .... DBY Bonsall
Mary FROST Wife M F 51 DBY Ashover
William HAYNES Serv U M 15 DBY Wirksworth
FreeBMD - Births Sep 1875 - Byard Lydia Belper 7b 540
1881 Census: Washgreen, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG11/3420/9/9/50:
Mary BYARD Head M F 46 Charwoman DBY Ashleyhay
Maria LOWE Sis M F 28 Charwoman DBY Ashleyhay
Robert LOWE BroLaw M M 23 General Labourer DBY Tansley
Lucy STEEPLES Dau U F 21 Tape Mill Hand DBY Clifton
Jane STEEPLES Dau F 14 Tape Mill Hand DBY Wirksworth
Clara HAYNES Niece F 10 Scholar DBY Wirksworth
Annie Elizabeth HAYNES Niece F 6 Scholar DBY Wirksworth
Lydia BYARD Dau F 5 Scholar DBY Wirksworth
William LOWE Niece[sic] M 2 DBY Wirksworth
1881 Census: Wash Green, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG11/3420/8/8/45:
Thomas BYARD Head M M 55 Agricultural Labourer DBY Ashleyhay
Aaron BYARD Son U M 27 Agricultural Labourer DBY Ashleyhay
Hannah BYARD Dau U F 23 Tape Mill Hand DBY Wirksworth
Mary BYARD Dau F 9 Scholar DBY Wirksworth
Elizabeth BYARD GDau F 2 DBY Wirksworth
1881 Census: West End, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG11/3419/47/12/61:
Joseph BOWMER Head M M 50 Farmer of 41 acres, employing 1 man DBY Wirksworth
Mary BOWMER Wife M F 47 DBY Ashleyhay
William HAYNES Serv S M 24 Farm Servant DBY Wirksworth
1891 Census: Wash Green, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG12/2750/84/9/54:
Mary STEEPLES Head M F 56 Char woman DBY Ashleyhay
Lucy STEEPLES Dau S F 30 Domestic Servant DBY Clifton
Mary STEEPLES Dau S F 19 Domestic Servant DBY Wirksworth
Lydia STEEPLES Dau S F 15 Cotton spinner DBY Wirksworth
Lucy STEEPLES GdDau F 7 Scholar DBY Wirksworth
Maria STEEPLES GdDau F 4 DBY Wirksworth
Elizabeth STEEPLES GDau F 1 DBY Wirksworth
William HAYNES Son S M 34 Farm Servant DBY Ashleyhay
Clara HAYNES Niece S F 19 Cotton Spinner DBY Wirksworth
1891 Census: Wash Green, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG12/2750/83/8/52:
Thomas BYARD Head M M 61 Gardener DBY Ashleyhay
Aaron BYARD Son U M 38 Farmer DBY Ashleyhay
Hannah BYARD Dau U F 33 DBY Wirksworth
Lizzie BYARD GDau F 12 Scholar DBY Wirksworth
Annie BYARD GDau F 7 Scholar DBY Wirksworth
Mary BYARD GDau F 4 DBY Pinxton
Maggie BYARD GDau F 1 DBY Wirksworth
FreeBMD - Marriages Dec 1894 - Steeples Lucy Ann & William SPENCER - Belper 7b 1156
M 1894dec08 STEEPLES Lucy Ann(Wirksworth),-/SPENCER William(Wirksworth),Quarryman,#224
Fathers: Thomas STEEPLES,Labourer/John SPENCER,Quarryman
Witnesses: Samuel SPENCER,Clara HAYNES
Status: S,F/W,F
FreeBMD - Deaths Mar 1895 - Byard Thomas 71 Belper 7b 455
B 1895apr01 BYARD Thomas(Wash Green)[71],#1417
1901 Census: 52 Wash Green, Wirksworth DBY Ref. RG13/3234/87/8/51:
Mary Jan. HAINES Head M F 66 Washerwoman DBY Ashleyhay
William HAINES Son S M 44 Labourer on Farm DBY Wirksworth
William HAINES GSon S M 7 DBY Wirksworth
Clara HAINES Dau S F 30 Cotton Spinner DBY Wirksworth
Lucy HAINES GDau S F 16 Cotton Spinner DBY Wirksworth
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Funeral Card
Mary Jane, wife of Thomas STEEPLES of Wirksworth, died 28 Nov 1929
aged 98 years, interred at Wirksworth cemetery.
This might be conected with a marriage at Carsington on 29 Sep 1859
between Mary Jane HAYNES (father James) and Thomas STEEPLES (father
William)
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Outline Pedigree
Warning: Mary Jane seems to adopt a surname "to suit the circumstances
of the occasion". It is a wise child that knows its father.
The pedigree below is meant purely as a guide to the confused reader,
and not as holy writ.
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c1806 c1810 c1811 c1821
James 1828 Jane William Mary
HAYNES=====v=====FLINT STEEPLES=====v=====
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1828 1830 1832 1834 1835 1837 1839 1842 1846 1853 1837 1838 1840
John James Thomas German Mary William Joseph Lucy Ann Maria John Thomas William
1834 Jane Elizab |
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1824 1850 1825 ? 1835 1859 1838
Eliza=====v=====Thomas= = =v= = =Mary=====v========================================Thomas
TAYLOR | BYARD | Jane | STEEPLES
| 1895 HAYNES | 1863
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| /BYARD |
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1849 1852 1854 1855 1857 1860 1863 1867 1971 1872 1876
Thomas Aaron Elizabeth William Hannah Lucy Thomas Jane Clara Mary Lydia
BYARD BYARD BYARD HAYNES BYARD Ann HAYNES HAYNES HAYNES STEEPLES STEEPLES
STEEPLES /STEEPLES /BYARD /BYARD
m1894
William
SPENCER
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