See also

Family of Edward Albert Oakley and Ethel Maud Fenton

  • Husband:

  • Edward Albert Oakley (1885-1968)

  • Wife:

  • Ethel Maud Fenton (1890-1965)

  • Marriage:

  • 10 Oct 1915

  • Holy Trinity Church, 185 Hermon Hill, Woodford, Essex, England1,2

  •  

  • Edward a soldier of 57 Ray Lodge Snakes Lane Woodford, Ethyl of 3 Roseberry Cottages South Woodford, both single, groom's father Frank Oakley a labourer, bride's father Robert Fenton a labourer, married by banns and witnessed by Alfred George Thomas and Maud Bertha Passaway

Husband: Edward Albert Oakley

  • Name:

  • Edward Albert Oakley1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cowman then a carman4,5

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1885

  • Woodford, Essex, England3,4,6,7

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 5)

  • 3 Ray Lodge Road, Woodford, Essex, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Frank and Emma, sisters Annie, Rosina and Lily, and brothers William, Stanley and Frank. Born in Woodford Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • 3 Ray Lodge Road, Woodford, Essex, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an errand boy and living in four rooms with his mother Emma, brothers William, Stanley, Frank and Henry, and sisters Rosina and Lily. Born in Woodford Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 25)

  • 57 Ray Lodge Road, Woodford, Essex, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a cowman and living in four rooms with his mother Emma, and brothers Benjamin, Frank and Henry. Born in Woodford Essex

  • Military Service:

  • 1915 (age 29-30)

  • Army1

  •  

  • but unable to locate a service record

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 53-54)

  • 70 Prospect Road, Woodford, Essex, England5

  •  

  • Note this is the only plausable entry, supported by the presence of Ethel's brother David, BUT all the dates of birth are not correct. Edward was working as a carman for a contractor (heavy worker) and living with his wife Ethel, brother Frank and brother-in-law David Fenton. Born on 27th May 1884?

  • Death:

  • Q3 1968 (age 83)

  • Waltham Forest "Registration District", Greater London, England8

Wife: Ethel Maud Fenton

  • Name:

  • Ethel Maud Fenton9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Robert Fenton (1860?-1922)

  • Mother:

  • Clara Warner (1858-1943)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant11

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1890

  • Woodford, Essex, England9,11,12,13

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • 1 Maybank Terrace, Maybank Road, Woodford, Essex, England12

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Robert and Clara, and sisters Pleasance, Louisa and Maria. Born in Woodford Essex

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Sep 1893 (age 3)

  • Holy Trinity Church, 185 Hermon Hill, Woodford, Essex, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Robert Fenton (labourer) and Clara of Winifred Terrace (difficult to read), baptised with siblings Pleasance, Louisa, Maria and Robert

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • 38 Oxford Terrace, Chigwell Road, Woodford, Essex, England13

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in three rooms with her parents Robert and Clara, sisters Pleasance and Maria, and brothers Robert, Edward and David. Born in Woodford Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 21)

  • 3 Gordon Villas, Gordon Road, South Woodford, Essex, England14

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Ethol Fenton working as a domestic servant and living in four rooms with her parents Robert and Clara, brothers Robert, Edward and David, and sister Pleasant. Born in Woodford Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • 70 Prospect Road, Woodford, Essex, England5

  •  

  • Note this is the only plausable entry, supported by the presence of Ethel's brother David, BUT all the dates of birth are not correct. Ethel was doing unpaid domestic work and living with her husband Edward, brother-in-law Frank and brother David Fenton. Born on 26th March 1889?

  • Death:

  • Q2 1965 (age 75)

  • Waltham Forest "Registration District", Greater London, England15

Sources

1.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Woodford Holy Trinity marriages 1888-1918 ref:D/P 558/1/9 image:229 page:227 entry:454. Cit. Date: 26 November 2019.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). West Ham 1915 quarter:4 volume:4a page:797. Cit. Date: 26 November 2019.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1885 quarter:3 volume:4a page:222. Cit. Date: 27 November 2019.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9760 class:RG78 piece:514B registration district:188 sub-district:10 enumeration district:86 schedule:103. Cit. Date: 27 November 2019.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1158G page:7 line:28 letter code:CDWJ. Cit. Date: 27 November 2019.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1360 folio:39 page:29. Cit. Date: 27 November 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1635 folio:83 page:9. Cit. Date: 27 November 2019.

8.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Waltham Forest 1968 quarter:3 volume:5e page:351. Cit. Date: 27 November 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). West Ham 1890 quarter:2 volume:4a page:274. Cit. Date: 2 March 2019.

10.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Woodford Holy Trinity baptisms 1887-1899 ref:D/P 558/1/1 page:51 entry:403 image:28. Cit. Date: 6 July 2019.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9758 class:RG78 piece:514B registration district:188 sub-district:10 enumeration district:84 schedule:248. Cit. Date: 2 March 2019.

12.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1360 folio:104 page:25. Cit. Date: 26 November 2019.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1636 folio:8 page:8. Cit. Date: 2 March 2019.

14.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9758 class:RG78 piece:514B registration district:188 sub-district:10 enumeration district:84 schedule:248.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Waltham Forest 1965 quarter:2 volume:5e page:310. Cit. Date: 27 November 2019.