See also

James Oakley (1868- )

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • engine fitter then a technical representative3

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1868

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England1,3,4,5,6

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Mar 1869 (age 0)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England2,7

  •  

  • son of Richard Fairlam Oakley (engineer) and Elizabeth of Wethersfield

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 2)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England5,8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Richard and Elizabeth, sisters Jane, Ellen and Emma, brother Edward, and a servant. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 12)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Richard and Elizabeth, sisters Jane, Emma and Constance, and brothers Willie, Frederick, Albert and Frank. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 22)

  • Dinsdale Road, Leiston, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • a boarder working as an engine fitter and living with George and Louisa Chapman and family, his brother William, and another lodger. Born in Wethersfield Essex

Individual Note

James worked for Richard Garrett of Leiston and was sent to Chile (possibly Peru). There he later became a sheep farmer and according to Frank Bowtle he had many children.9

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1868 quarter:4 volume:4a page:361. Cit. Date: 15 August 2021.

2.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Baptisms 1858-1981 ref:D/P 119/1/11 image:22.

3.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1482 folio:105 page:26 schedule:150. Cit. Date: 6 July 2023.

4.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. visit. Cit. Date: 1997.

5.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1700 folio:112 page:19 schedule:115. Cit. Date: 1 May 2023.

6.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1805 folio:98 page:17. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

7.

Chelmsford Record Office - Parish Records. Chelmsford Record Office, Chelmsford

Essex.

8.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. letter.

9.

Harold Eric Wilkinson personal contribution.