Maria Linley
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Maria Linley (10 October 1763 – 5 September 1784) was an English singer.
Life
Maria Linley was born on 10 October 1763Template:Sfnp and christened two months later on 10 December, at Bath.Template:Sfnp She was trained as a singer by her father Thomas Linley the elderTemplate:Sfnp (one of seven musical siblings born to him and his wife Mary Johnson). She performed in the Drury Lane oratorios and in concerts, possessing a voice similar to that of other family members.Template:Sfnp As she matured her behaviour changed, she became awkward and "eccentric", leading to arguments with her father, and she left home to stay with her older sister, Mary.Template:Sfnp Unhappy at having to sleep in a small attic room, she left her sister's house and moved in with a female friend with whom she shared a bed.Template:Sfnp
When she was twenty years old, in 1784, she went to live in the home of her grandparents in Bath but became very ill soon after her arrival.Template:Sfnp Maria died on 5 September 1784 from a "brain fever".Template:Sfnp Her burial place is in Walcot, Bath.Template:Sfnp
She was also sketched by the British artist Samuel Shelley as Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians.
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