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LANCELY, Mary Jane
1849 - 1922 (73 years) Has 2 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.
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Name LANCELY, Mary Jane Birth 1849 Chester, Cheshire 
Gender Female Death 1922 Leicester, Leicestershire Person ID I4284 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father LANCELEY, Richard Buckley d. Yes, date unknown Mother SHATWELL, Mary Ann, b. Between 1823 and 1824, Malpas Or Macclesfield, Cheshire d. 1883, Stockport Registration District, Cheshire (Age 60 years) Family ID F1908 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 WADE, William, b. 1858, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 20 May 1882, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 24 years) Marriage 1879 Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire Children 1. WADE, Alfred William, b. 1878, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1912, Hinckley Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 34 years)2. WADE, Emily Jane, b. 2 May 1882, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 1923, Hendon Registration District, Middlesex (Age 40 years)Family ID F142 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 PACKER, William James, b. 1848, Paddington, Middlesex d. 1877, Birmingham Registration District, Warwickshire (Age 29 years) Marriage 1872 Birmingham Registration District, Warwickshire Children 1. PACKER, Louisa, b. 1873, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1894, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 21 years)2. PACKER, William Daniel, b. 1874, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1933, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 59 years)Family ID F1906 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 3 CLARKE, William, b. 1850, Worcester, Worcestershire, England d. Aft 1922 (Age > 73 years) Marriage 1896 Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire Family ID F1907 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARY JANE CLARKE formerly WADE formerly PACKER nee LANCELEY 1849-1922
The birth of a Mary Jane LANCELEY (sic) was registered in 1849.
(GRO March Q 1849 Wirrall 19 349)
The 1851 census of 14 New Bridge Lane, Stockport, Cheshire:
James MOLES, head, married, aged 35, librarian, born at Stockport, Cheshire;
Mary A. MOLES, wife, aged 28, milliner, born at Macclesfield, Cheshire;
*Mary J. MOLES, sister (sic), aged 3, born at Stockport, Cheshire.
Margaret TAYLOR, sister, married, aged 58, milliner, born at Stockport, Cheshire.
(HO107/2157/173/28)
The 1861 census of 16 London Square, Stockport, Cheshire:
Mary Ann MOLES, head, aged 35, widow, dressmaker, born at Macclesfield, Cheshire;
*Mary J. MOLES, daughter, aged 13, scholar, born at Stockport, Cheshire;
James Henry MOLES, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Stockport, Cheshire.
(RG9/2564/23/39)
The 1871 census of No. 80, Wellington Road South, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire:
Mary A. MOLES, head, widow, aged 46, upholsterer, born at Macclesfield, Cheshire;
*Mary J. MOLES, daughter, aged 22, unmarried, upholsterer, born at Stockport, Cheshire;
James H. MOLES, son, aged 17, commercial clerk [corn], born at Stockport, Cheshire.
(RG10/3663/61/4)
Mary Jane LANCELY and William PACKER were married in 1872.
(GRO June Q 1872 Birmingham 6d 157)
William PACKER died aged 28 in 1877.
The marriage of William WADE to Mary Jane PACKER at Leicester Register Office took place on 29 May 1879. William WADE was a 23 year old bachelor, a clicker, of 17 Kent Street, New Bridge Street, Leicester, and son of WILLIAM WADE, a deceased shoemaker. Mary Jane PACKER was a 27 year old widow of the same address, daughter of Richard Buckley LANCELEY, a deceased corn factor. Witnesses were Charles Henry GACENOUGH and Emily WADE.
(GRO June Q 1879 Leicester 7a 407)
The 1881 census of 4 Castle Street, Leicester:
William WADE, head, aged 26, shoe hand, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
*Mary J. WADE, wife, aged 35, upholsteress, born at Liverpool, Lancashire;
Alfred W. WADE, son, aged 2, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
(RG11/3175/110/11)
Her husband William WADE died at 4 Castle Street, Leicester, on 20 May 1882.
(GRO June Q 1882 Leicester 7a 143)
M. J. WADE of 1 Letter B, Mill Lane, Leicester, was present at the death of her sister-in-law Emily WADE at 17 Kent street, Leicester, on 5 August 1888.
(GRO September Q 1888 Leicester 7a 144).
The 1891 census of 1B Mill Lane, Newark, Leicester:
*Mary J. WADE, head, aged 34, upholsteress, born at Liverpool;
Louisa PACKER, daughter, aged 18, upholstress, born at Birmingham;
William D. PACKER, son, aged 16, printer engraver, born at Birmingham;
Alfred W. WADE, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Birmingham;
Emily J. WADE, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Leicester.
(RG12/2542/117/1)
The marriage between Mary Jane WADE and William CLARKE was registered in 1896.
(GRO September Q 1896 Leicester 7a 426)
The 1901 census of 44 Grasmere Street, Leicester St. Mary:
William CLARKE, head, aged 50, tailor's porter, born at Worcester, Worcestershire;
*Mary J. CLARKE, wife, aged 50, upholsteress, born at Chester, Cheshire;
William PACKER, stepson, aged 26, baker bread, born at Birmingham;
Emily WADE, stepdaughter, aged 19, uphosteress, born at Leicester, Leicestershire;
Rachel MONK, boarder, aged 18, born at Medbourne, Northamptonshire.
(RG13/3005/91/42)
The 1911 census of 71 Hopefield Road, Leicester, Leicestershire:
William CLARKE, head, aged 60, verger, born at Worcester, Worcestershire;
*Mary Jane CLARKE, wife, married 14 years, aged 60, house duties, born at Chester;
Walter STURGESS, boarder, single, aged 28, rubber hand, born in Leicester, Leicestershire;
Jack BROCKETT, boarder, single, aged 24, publisher, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire;
Sycke, MURRELL, boarder, single, aged 22, printer, born at Hull, Yorkshire.
(RG14PN19307/RG78PN1152B/RD407/SD3/ED43)
A Mary Jane CLARKE died at 71 Hopefield Road, Leicester, on 20 April 1922 aged 73. She was the wife of William CLARKE, formerly a church verger. Her husband informed the Registrar.
(GRO June Q 1922 Leicester 7a 299)
QUERY:
A Mary Jane LANCELEY and Mary Jane MOLES one and the same?
(revised 27.08.2009)