See also

Family of John Richard Veale and Annie Mary Oakley

Husband: John Richard Veale

  • Name:

  • John Richard Veale2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dock labourer4

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1869

  • Keyham, Devonport, Devon, England2 4

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 41)

  • 15 Cannon Street, Devonport, Devon, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a dockyard labourer and living in one room with his wife Annie, and son Frederick. Born in St. James Great Keyham Devonport

  • Immigration:

  • 24 Aug 1911 (age 39)

  • to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from England5

  •  

  • full fare payers travelling on the S.S. Rimutaka with his wife Annie, and son Fred

  • Death:

  • 20 Mar 1959 (age 89)

  • Queensland, Australia3

Wife: Annie Mary Oakley

  • Name:

  • Annie Mary Oakley6 7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Valentine Oakley (1827-1882)

  • Mother:

  • Fanny Davey (1832?-1867)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • draper's apprentice then a needle woman8 4

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1865

  • Kings Norton "Registration District", Worcestershire, England6 9 8 4

  •  

  • 1871 and 1891 census say born in Birmingham, 1911 census says born in Edgbaston Birminham

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Nov 1865 (age 0)

  • St. John's Church, Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • daughter of William Valentine Oakley (grocer) and Fanny of 34 Duchess Road, baptised with brother Arthur

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 5)

  • 142 Barnsbury Road, Barnsbury, Middlesex, England9

  •  

  • niece living with uncle John Edwin Davey, aunt and hr future step-mother Ellen Davey, brother Herbert Oakley, and a servant. Born in Birmingham

  • Census absence:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 25)

  • London House, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried drapers apprentice living with widowed Wyndham Soane and his son Horace, and three others. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 45)

  • 15 Cannon Street, Devonport, Devon, England4

  •  

  • married wife working as a plain needle woman on her own account at home and living in one room with her husband John, and son Frederick. Born in Edgbaston Birmingham and married for six years with one child who is still living

  • Immigration:

  • 24 Aug 1911 (age 45)

  • to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from England5

  •  

  • full fare payers travelling on the S.S. Rimutaka with her husband John, and son Fred

  • Death:

  • 30 Mar 1948 (age 82)

  • Queensland, Australia10

  •  

  • daughter of Charles Oakley (which is incorrect)

Child 1: Frederick Arthur Ernest Veale

  • Name:

  • Frederick Arthur Ernest Veale11 12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Lucy Evelyn Lees Pratt (1912-1991)

  • Birth:

  • 13 Jun 1908

  • Virden, Manitoba, Canada11 4

  •  

  • mother as Lonnie Mary Oakley

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 2 yrs 9 mns)

  • 15 Cannon Street, Devonport, Devon, England4

  •  

  • son living in one room with his parents John and Annie. Born in St. Marys Virden Manitoba

  • Immigration:

  • 24 Aug 1911 (age 3)

  • to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from England5

  •  

  • full fare payers travelling on the S.S. Rimutaka with his parents John and Annie

  • Death:

  • 13 Aug 1981 (age 73)

  • Queensland, Australia12 13

  •  

  • son of John Richard Veale and Annie Mary Oakley

  • Burial:

  • Aug 1981

  • Belgian Garden Cemetery, Evans Street, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia13

Note on Husband: John Richard Veale

It looks as if John and Annie went to Manitoba Canada between 1905 and 1908 but didn't stay long returning to England. They then emigrated to Australia in 1911

Note on Wife: Annie Mary Oakley

It looks as if John and Annie went to Manitoba Canada between 1905 and 1908 but didn't stay long returning to England. They then emigrated to Australia in 1911

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Devonport 1905 quarter:2 volume:5b page:708. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stoke Damerel 1869 quarter:4 volume:5b page:359. Cit. Date: 25 April 2025.

3.

Queensland Government BMDs, (on-line at www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au). Death register:1959/C/691. Cit. Date: 29 April 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:13015 class:RG78 piece:751 registration district:278 sub-district:1 enumeration district:1 schedule:219. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.

5.

Ancestry Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

6.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kings Norton 1865 quarter:4 volume:6c page:416. Cit. Date: 3 November 2023.

7.

Ancestry Parish Baptisms, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919 Ladywood St. John baptisms 1865-1873 page:261 entry:2278. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.

8.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1091 folio:65 page:5 schedule:25. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.

9.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:254 folio:60 page:27 schedule:158. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

10.

Queensland Government BMDs, (on-line at www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au). Death register:1948/C/585. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.

11.

Manitoba Government Births Marriages and Deaths, (on-line at www.vitalstats.gov.mb.ca). Rural Municipality of Wallace register:1908-009888. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.

12.

Queensland Government BMDs, (on-line at www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au). Death register:1981/55208. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.

13.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). Australia Queensland Townsville City Belgian Gardens Cemetery memorial id:198470249 plot:sec:F7 row:8 grave:194. Cit. Date: 28 April 2025.