Maria Elizabeth Drage

  Noted events in her life were:

• Residence: 4 Lilac Grove, Beeston, Notts, at the time of the census in April 1891. ¹⁰⁴ She was then living on her own means with her daughter, sister-in-law amd a servant.

• Probate, 15 Apr 1903, Nottingham. ¹⁰⁵ Her son Basil Henry Montague Oldrini, bank cashier, acted as her executor; the estate was valued at £295 12s 2d.

• Residence: 2 Glebe Street, Beeston, Notts, in March 1901, at the time of the census. ¹²⁶ She was then living on her own means with her daughter Jessie and a domestic servant.

Maria married Thomas John Oldrini, son of Gerard John Oldrini and Elizabeth *Unknown, on 8 Dec 1849 in Paddington (St James), London.¹⁰⁷ (Thomas John Oldrini was born circa 1826 in London (Westminster),¹¹⁰ died on 13 Jun 1885 in Beeston, Notts ^111,112 and was buried in Beeston Parish Churchyard, Notts.)

Maria next married Thomas John Oldrini, son of Gerard John Oldrini and Elizabeth *Unknown, on 21 Mar 1851 in E Rudham Parish Church (St Mary) Norfolk ¹⁰⁸.^,109 (Thomas John Oldrini was born circa 1826 in London (Westminster),¹¹⁰ died on 13 Jun 1885 in Beeston, Notts ^111,112 and was buried in Beeston Parish Churchyard, Notts.)

  Marriage Notes:

There is a mystery concerning the couple's second marriage as they had already married two years previously at St James, Paddington, London, on 8 December, 1849. It may be that they had two ceremonies, one in London with his family and the other at East Rudham with the bride's family. Their first known children, apparently twins, Frederick John and Jessie Elizabeth were baptised in December, 1851 at Breaston, Derbyshire where Thomas was a Parish priest.