Mabel Clibbens Drage

1874 - Abt 1966  (91 years)

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• Name	Mabel Clibbens Drage
  Born	18 Nov 1874	Radnor Street, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK   [1, 2]
  	Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  		Mabel Clibbens Drage birth, 1874. Mabel was born on 18 Nov 1874, when her mother was visiting brother George in Leeds.
  Gender	Female
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [3]
  Age: 6y
  Address: High Street Cottage, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 8 188122 Daniel Drage Head 1844 Barkway Hertfordshire England 37 Male Married Carter Ag Lab 9 188122 Sophia Drage Wife 1852 Newsells Hertfordshire England 29 Female Married 10 188122 Mabel C. Drage Daughter 1875 New Wortley Yorkshire England 6 Female Scholar 11 188122 Alice E. Drage Daughter 1876 Barkway Hertfordshire England 5 Female Scholar 12 188122 Emily Drage Daughter 1878 Barkway Hertfordshire England 3 Female Scholar 13 188122 George F. Drage Son 1880 Barkway Hertfordshire England 10 mo Male  PRO Class:  RG11  Piece:  1411  Folio:  54  Page:  22   Transcript ID is  dbid=7572&iid=HRTRG11_1407_1412-0859
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [3]
  scholar
  Age: 6y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [4]
  Age: 16y
  Address: High Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 27 51 Mable Drage Servant 1875 Leeds Yorkshire England 16 Female Single domestic servant  PRO Class:  RG12  Piece:  1101  Folio:  52  Page:  8   Transcript ID is  dbid=6598&iid=HRTRG12_1101_1103-0109
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [4]
  domestic servant
  Age: 16y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Midhurst, Sussex, UK   [5]
  Age: 26y
  Address: Verley Place, Fernhurst, Sussex
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 22 40 Mabel Drage Servant 1875 Leeds Yorkshire England 26 Female Single housemaid domestic  PRO Class:  RG13  Piece:  973  Folio:  7  Page:  6   Transcript ID is  dbid=7814&iid=SSXRG13_971_974-0530
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Midhurst, Sussex, UK   [5]
  domestic kitchen maid
  Age: 26y
  Mabel was one of 8 servants working at the home of Lord Davey, the Lord of Appeal.
  Residence	5 Oct 1904	Royston, Hertfordshire, UK   [6]
  	Age: 29y
  	Address: Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Wallasey, Cheshire, UK   [7]
  Age: 37y
  Address: Balfour Road No 27, Poulton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 05 Matthew Leigh Head 1880 Northwich, Cheshire, England 31 Male Married Police Constable 2 05 Mabel Clibbens Leigh Wife 1874 Leeds, Yorkshire, England 37 Female Married 6 4 4 3 05 George Leigh Son 1906 New Brighton, Cheshire, England 5 Male 4 05 Mabel Emily Leigh Daughter 1907 New Brighton, Cheshire, England 4 Female 5 05 Matthew Leigh Son 1909 New Brighton, Cheshire, England 2 Male 6 05 Fred Leigh Son 1910 Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England 1 Male  PRO Class:  RG14  Piece:  22102  ED:  50  SN:  159   Transcript ID is  dbid=2352&iid=rg14_22102_0317_03
  Died	Abt Mar 1966	Wallasey, Cheshire, UK   [8]
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Mabel Clibbens Drage,   b. 18 Nov 1874, Radnor Street, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1966, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK
  2. Alice Eliza Drage,   b. Bef 9 Apr 1876, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1961, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
  3. Emily Drage,   b. Bef 19 Jun 1877, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1969, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK
  4. George Frederick Drage,   b. Bef 30 Jun 1880, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1956, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  5. William Thomas Drage,   b. Bef 30 Sep 1884, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1952, Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK
  Person ID	i2494	Foster
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Daniel James Drage,   b. Bef 7 Mar 1844, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1928, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK  (Age > 84 years)
  Mother	Sophia Clibbens,   b. 25 Jul 1851, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1937, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1874	St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [10, 11, 12]
  	Witnesses to the marriafe were George and Lydia Clibbens, Sophia's siblings. [9]
  		Daniel Drage and Sophia Clibbens marriage, 1874 Daniel and Sophia were the g-g-grandparents of Dave's daughter Judy. They married in St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Royston, Herts on 1 Jan 1874. Note Daniel's signature - he was obviously not used to writing his name!
  Family ID	F694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Matthew Leigh,   b. Bef 10 Aug 1879, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1937, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK  (Age > 57 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1904	Parish Church, New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK   [6, 13]
  	Banns. Witnesses were George Frederick Drage, the bride's brother, and Mary Gibson Blower. Since Mary in the 1901 census was landlady to two policemen, it is possible that she was landlady and friend of the groom.
  		Matthew Leigh marriage to Mabel Clibbens Drage, 1904 Matthew and Mabel married on 5 Oct 1904 at the Parish Church in New Brighton, Wirral. They were the great grandparents of Dave's daughter Judy.
  Children	1. George Arthur Leigh,   b. 27 Aug 1905, New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK + 2. Mabel Emily Leigh,   b. 28 Nov 1906, New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Nov 1999, Hitchin and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK  (Age 92 years) + 3. Matthew Leigh,   b. 12 Jul 1908, New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Feb 1998, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK  (Age 89 years)   4. F. Leigh + 5. Mildred Leigh,   b. 3 Sep 1911, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Apr 1996, Knowsley, Lancashire, UK  (Age 84 years)   6. A. Leigh + 7. Alice Clibbens Leigh,   b. 10 Sep 1915, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Sep 2004, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK  (Age 89 years)   8. W.D. Leigh   9. V.J. Leigh + 10. Muriel Leigh,   b. 5 Feb 1923, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK ,   d. 28 Jul 2018, Wirral, Cheshire, UK  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 18 Nov 1874 - Radnor Street, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Census - Age: 6y,Address: High Street Cottage, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK - 3 Apr 1881 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Occupation - scholar,Age: 6y - 3 Apr 1881 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 16y,Address: High Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK - 5 Apr 1891 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Occupation - domestic servant,Age: 16y - 5 Apr 1891 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 26y,Address: Verley Place, Fernhurst, Sussex - 31 Mar 1901 - Midhurst, Sussex, UK Occupation - domestic kitchen maid,Age: 26y - 31 Mar 1901 - Midhurst, Sussex, UK Residence - Age: 29y,Address: Royston, Hertfordshire, UK - 5 Oct 1904 - Royston, Hertfordshire, UK Married - 5 Oct 1904 - Parish Church, New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK Child - George Arthur Leigh - Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 27 Aug 1905 - New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK Child - Mabel Emily Leigh - Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 28 Nov 1906 - New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK Child - Matthew Leigh - Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 12 Jul 1908 - New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 37y,Address: Balfour Road No 27, Poulton, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK - 2 Apr 1911 - Wallasey, Cheshire, UK Child - Mildred Leigh - Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 3 Sep 1911 - Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK Child - Alice Clibbens Leigh - Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 10 Sep 1915 - Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK Child - Muriel Leigh - Address: Radnor Street No 14, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 5 Feb 1923 - Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK Died - Abt Mar 1966 - Wallasey, Cheshire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Mabel Clibbens Drage, 1965. Mabel Leigh, nee Drage, attended the wedding of her granddaughter Hilary Mossop and Dave Foster, 23 Jul 1965. Mabel was 90 years old. Her gt-granddaughter Judy was born 9 months later, but Mabel died before then.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Sophia Drage, daughter Mabel and granddaughter Muriel. Taken about 1930. The elderly Sophia, nee Clibbens, is here with her eldest daughter Mabel Leigh and Mabel's youngest daughter Muriel.
  		The 3 Drage sisters together, c1960. Sisters Mabel (Leigh), Alice (Rivers) and Emily (Sell/Sills) with Mabel's daughter Muriel (Mossop).
  		Mabel Clibbens Leigh, nee Drage, c1930. This photo of Mabel is from a group with her mother Sophia and her daughter Muriel.
  		A wedding group - Frank Muncey and Mabel Leigh, 1931 Frank and Mabel married in the Wirral, Cheshire

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] CRI, Dec 1874, Bramley, vol 9b, p413. [S7] BIRTH CERTIFICATE (Reliability: 3), 3 Feb 2011. [S708] UK Census 1881 Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK RG11-1411-54-22 (Head is Daniel Drage.), (RG11-1411-54-22), RG11-1411-54-22, 3 Apr 1881. [S634] UK Census 1891 Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK RG12-1101-52-8 (Head is Walter Chandler.), (RG12-1101-52-8), RG12-1101-52-8, 5 Apr 1891. [S342] UK Census 1901 Midhurst, Sussex , UKRG13-973-7-6 (Head is Lord Davey.), (RG13-973-7-6), RG13-973-7-6, 31 Mar 1901. [S36] MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (Reliability: 3), 3 Feb 2011. [S1974] Census 1911 Wallasey, Cheshire, UK RG14-PN22102 RG78PN1310B RD452 SD3 ED50 SN159 (Head is Matthew Leigh.), (RG14-PN22102 RG78PN1310B RD452 SD3 ED50 SN159), RG14-PN22102 RG78PN1310B RD452 SD3 ED50 SN159. [S4] CRI, Mar 1966, Wallasey, vol 10a, p872. [S134] Hertfordshire, UK Parish Records, DP13 1/20 film 139 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2009. [S4] CRI, Mar 1875, Royston, vol 3a, p289. [S8] IGI, batch M072115. [S134] Hertfordshire, UK Parish Records, DP 13 1/20 film 139 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2009. [S4] CRI, Dec 1904, Birkenhead, vol 8a, p877.