See also

Family of Henry Oakley and Rachel Bennett

Husband: Henry Oakley

  • Name:

  • Henry Oakley2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Harry

  • Father:

  • William Oakley (1811?-bef1881)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Skeggs (1811?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carman4,5

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1844

  • Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England1,2,3,4,5

  •  

  • 1881 census says born in Leverstock Green

  • Baptism:

  • 7 Apr 1844 (age 0)

  • St. Leonard's Church, Church End, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England3

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 6-7)

  • Holly Bush, Tower Hill, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • son aged 7 attending school born Sandridge Hertfordshire living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 38)

  • 30 Little George Street, St. Pancras, London, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carman and living with his wife Rachel, son Joseph, daughters Frances and Florence, and nephew William G Bennett. Born in Leverstock Green

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 50)

  • 214 Arlington Road, St. Pancras, London, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carman and living in two rooms with his wife Rachel, daughter Florence, and sons Albert and Alfred. Born in Hertfordshire

Wife: Rachel Bennett

  • Name:

  • Rachel Bennett1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1853 (app)

  • Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire, England1,4,5,7,8

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 27)

  • 30 Little George Street, St. Pancras, London, England4

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Henry, son Joseph, daughters Frances and Florence, and nephew William G Bennett. Born in Leverstock Green

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 39)

  • 214 Arlington Road, St. Pancras, London, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in two rooms with her husband Henry, daughter Florence, and sons Albert and Alfred. Born in Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 47)

  • Belcony Cottages, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household living in four rooms with her sons Albert, Alfred and Benjamin. Born in Leverstock Green Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 58)

  • 11 Bennets End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England8

  •  

  • widowed head of the household living in four rooms with her son Benjamin. Born in Leverstock Green Hertfordshire

Child 1: Joseph Oakley

  • Name:

  • Joseph Oakley1,9

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1875

  • St. Albans "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England1,4,9

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Jun 1875 (age 0)

  • Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire, England1

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 6)

  • 30 Little George Street, St. Pancras, London, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Henry and Rachel, sisters Frances and Florence, and cousin William G Bennett. Born in Lincolnshire

Child 2: Frances Kate Oakley

  • Name:

  • Frances Kate Oakley10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1877

  • Sleaford "Registration District", Lincolnshire, England4,10

  • Baptism:

  • 20 May 1877 (age 0)

  • Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire, England1

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4)

  • 30 Little George Street, St. Pancras, London, England4

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Henry and Rachel, brother Joseph, sister Florence, and cousin William G Bennett. Born in Lincolnshire

Child 3: Florence Martha Oakley

  • Name:

  • Florence Martha Oakley11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1878

  • St. Albans "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England4,5,11

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 2)

  • 30 Little George Street, St. Pancras, London, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Henry and Rachel, brother Joseph, sister Frances, and cousin William G Bennett. Born in Westwick Bow

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 13)

  • 214 Arlington Road, St. Pancras, London, England5

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in two rooms with her parents Henry and Rachel, and brothers Albert and Alfred. Born in St. Pancras

Child 4: Edward John Oakley

  • Name:

  • Edward John Oakley12,13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1881

  • Pancras "Registration District", Middlesex, England12

  • Death:

  • Q4 1881 (age 0)

  • Pancras "Registration District", Middlesex, England13

Child 5: Amy May Oakley

  • Name:

  • Amy May Oakley14,15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1882

  • Pancras "Registration District", Middlesex, England14

  • Death:

  • Q1 1886 (age 3)

  • Pancras "Registration District", Middlesex, England15

Child 6: Albert Oakley

  • Name:

  • Albert Oakley16,17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Edith Hutchins (1889-1958)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mill hand box maker, carman and a general labourer7,18

  • Birth:

  • 18 Mar 1886

  • St. Pancras, Middlesex, England5,7,16,17,18,19

  •  

  • 1911 census says born in Edmonton and 1939 register says born on 18th March 1884

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Apr 1886 (age 0)

  • St. Pancras Church, Euston Road, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England17

  •  

  • son of Henry Oakley (carman) and Rachel of 3 Brook Place Stanhope Street, born on 18th March 1886

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 5)

  • 214 Arlington Road, St. Pancras, London, England5

  •  

  • son living in two rooms with his parents Henry and Rachel, sister Florence, and brother Alfred. Born in St. Pancras

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • Belcony Cottages, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a mill hand box maker and living in four rooms with his mother Rachael and brothers Alfred and Benjamin. Born in St. Pancras London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 27)

  • 2 Puller Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire, England18

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carman and living in four rooms with his wife Edith, and daughters Florence and Dorothy. Born in Edmonton Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 53)

  • 7 Ridgeway Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England19

  •  

  • a married general labourer living with his wife Edith, daughters Dorothy and Phyllis, four closed records (presumably son Harold and daughter Elizabeth), and a Florence Bushell? Born on 18th March 1884

  • Death:

  • Q1 1951 (age 64)

  • Luton "Registration District", Bedfordshire, England20

Child 7: Alfred Ernest Charles Oakley

  • Name:

  • Alfred Ernest Charles Oakley21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Ethel Mary Hellen (1893-1930)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Grace Bickerstaff (1904-1988)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • builders labourer22

  • Birth:

  • 24 May 1890

  • St. Pancras, London, England5,7,21,22

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • 214 Arlington Road, St. Pancras, London, England5

  •  

  • son living in two rooms with his parents Henry and Rachel, sister Florence, and brother Albert. Born in St. Pancras

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Belcony Cottages, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire, England7

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his mother Rachael and brothers Albert and Benjamin. Born in St. Pancras London

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • 99 St. Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England22

  •  

  • a married builders labourer living with his wife Grace, daughter Amy and son Arthur. Born on 24th May 1890

  • Death:

  • Q1 1952 (age 61)

  • Hemel Hempstead "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England23

Child 8: Benjamin George Oakley

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Son: Benjamin George Oakley

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1915 burial B G Oakley

  • Name:

  • Benjamin George Oakley24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ellen Beatrice Wilson (1881-1963)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer8

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1893

  • St. Pancras, London, England7,8,24

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • Belcony Cottages, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire, England7

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his mother Rachael and brothers Albert and Alfred. Born in St. Pancras London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 11 Bennets End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a labourer thrashing machine and living in four rooms with his mother Rachel. Born in St. Pancras London

  • Death:

  • 4 Dec 1915 (age 22)

  • Pas-de-Calais, France25

  •  

  • Cause: of wounds after a shell had landed in the barn where he was billeted

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Humbercamps Communal Cemetery Extension, Grand Rue, Humbercamps, Pas-de-Calais, France25

  •  

  • private 12404 of the 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment

  • Medals:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Victory, British and 1915 Star medals

Sources

1.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). Lowestoft Latter Day Saints Church. Cit. Date: 27 August 1998.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Albans 1844 quarter:1 volume:6 page:489. Cit. Date: 11 February 2018.

3.

L.D.S. Church, Lowestoft-Church Register. Sandridge Church records. Cit. Date: 21 October 1998.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:201 folio:9 page:11. Cit. Date: 19 July 2017.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:118 folio:112 page:19. Cit. Date: 6 January 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). HO107/1713/205.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1326 folio:114 page:3. Cit. Date: 16 July 2019.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:7752 class:RG78 piece:383 registration district:141 sub-district:1 enumeration district:13 schedule:45. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Albans 1875 quarter:2 volume:3a page:383. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

10.

Ibid. Sleaford 1877 quarter:1 volume:7a page:492. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

11.

Ibid. St. Albans 1878 quarter:4 volume:3a page:427. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

12.

Ibid. Pancras 1881 quarter:3 volume:1b page:87. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1881 quarter:4 volume:1b page:71. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1882 quarter:4 volume:1b page:90. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1886 quarter:1 volume:1b page:5. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1886 quarter:2 volume:1b page:6. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

17.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Pancras 1883-1892 page:316 entry:276. Cit. Date: 20 December 2020.

18.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:7748 class:RG78 piece:383 registration district:141 sub-district:1 enumeration district:9schedule:103. Cit. Date: 21 December 2020.

19.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1969D page:16 line:36 letter code:DPGC. Cit. Date: 21 December 2020.

20.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Luton 1951 quarter:1 volume:4a page:164. Cit. Date: 22 December 2020.

21.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1890 quarter:3 volume:1b page:2. Cit. Date: 6 January 2020.

22.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1608I page:10 line:9 letter code:DEGO. Cit. Date: 8 January 2020.

23.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hemel Hempstead 1952 quarter:1 volume:4b page:77. Cit. Date: 8 January 2020.

24.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1893 quarter:1 volume:1b page:21. Cit. Date: 16 July 2019.

25.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment no:12404 ref:I.D.1. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.