Mary Jane Lloyd (1868-1915)

Mary Jane Lloyd is Dermot's great grandmother. She is an example of someone who I have only recently discovered, so I do not have a lot of information about her and I do have some gaps in her history.

She was born on 3 July 1868 to John and Mary (Connolly) Lloyd.

In 1871, the family lived at 66 Gerard Street, Liverpool.

• John Lloyd – age 41, moulder, born in Wales
• Mary Lloyd – age 28, born in Ireland
• Thomas Lloyd – age 17, labourer, born in Wales (step-brother)
• Mary A Lloyd – age 3, born in Liverpool, Lancashire (Mary Jane)

I cannot find the 1881 census for Mary Jane. I have found 2 census records for a Mary Jane Lloyd in 1891, but I am not sure if they are correct. One is from Toxteth Park Workhouse and Mary Jane is listed as a servant and destitute, the other is from the household of George Petrovich, an Austrian "eating house keeper" and Mary Jane is recorded as being a domestic servant. Also in the same household is a Jane Roche, which may be relevant, as Mary Jane married John Roche. I do not know if there is a connection, I still have some digging to do. Of course, it could be that neither of these records are right.

Mary Jane married John Roche on 30 July 1896 in St Alexander’s, Bootle. You can see on this record the last name recorded as Roach.

Joannem Roach of 14 Syren Street, son of Joannis Roach

Mariam Joannam Lloyd of 15 Prior Street, daughter of Joannis Lloyd

Witnesses: Patricic Howley (21 Shores Alley) and Elizabetha Hogan (17 Egerton Street)

Mary Jane and John had 6 children:

• Mary Agnes (1897-1975)
• John Joseph (1900-)
• Frances (1902-1966)
• Ann (1904-)
• Elizabeth (1907-)
• Kathleen (1910-)

In the 1901 census the family lived at 3 Syren Street, Liverpool.

The family included:

• John Roche – age 33, house painter, born in Liverpool, Lancashire
• Mary Roche – age 33, milliner, born in Liverpool, Lancashire
• Mary A Roche – age 3, born in Liverpool, Lancashire
• John J Roche – age 1, born in Liverpool, Lancashire

So far I have not been able to find a 1911 census with any member of the family, so it may be lost or the transcription is incorrect. Mary Jane was living in Macbeth Street in 1902 (address given on birth certificate of Frances) and in 1915, when she died, her address was given as Stanley Road. 

Mary Jane died age 47 on 3 September 1915 of myocardial disease and was buried on 7 September 1915 in Ford Cemetery, Liverpool.