Family of Arthur C Oakley and Elizabeth Godfrey

  • Husband:

  • Arthur C Oakley (1832?- )

  • Wife:

  • Elizabeth Godfrey (1831?- )

  • Children:

  • John Thomas Oakley (1862-1919)

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1861

  • Oldham, Lancashire, England1

Husband: Arthur C Oakley

  • Name:

  • Arthur C Oakley2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • rope maker4 5

  • Birth:

  • 1832 (app)

  • Knotty Ash, West Derby, Lancashire, England4 5

  •  

  • 1881 census says born in West Derby Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 36)

  • 3 Mary Adelaide Place, Old Swan, West Derby, Lancashire, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a labourer in a ropery and living with his wife Betty, sons John, Arthur and Alfred, and daughter Elizabeth. Born in Knotty Ash Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 49)

  • 3 Mary Adelaide Place, Old Swan, West Derby, Lancashire, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a rope maker and living with his wife Elizabeth, daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Anne and Matty, and sons John, Arthur, Alfred and Charles. Born in West Derby Lancashire

Wife: Elizabeth Godfrey

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Godfrey1 4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Betty

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1831 (app)

  • Oldham, Lancashire, England4 5

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 40)

  • 3 Mary Adelaide Place, Old Swan, West Derby, Lancashire, England4

  •  

  • married wife as Betty living with her husband Arthur, sons John, Arthur and Alfred, and daughter Elizabeth. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 49)

  • 3 Mary Adelaide Place, Old Swan, West Derby, Lancashire, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Arthur, daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Anne and Matty, and sons John, Arthur, Alfred and Charles. Born in Oldham Lancashire

Child 1: John Thomas Oakley

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Son: John Thomas Oakley

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Spouse: Mary Lees

  • Name:

  • John Thomas Oakley6 2 7 8

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Lees (1854-1928)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gardener then an engineers labourer / general labourer5 9 7 10 8

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1862

  • Oldham, Lancashire, England6 4 5 2 9 7 10

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 9)

  • 3 Mary Adelaide Place, Old Swan, West Derby, Lancashire, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Arthur and Betty, brothers Arthur and Alfred, and sister Elizabeth. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 19)

  • 3 Mary Adelaide Place, Old Swan, West Derby, Lancashire, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a gardener and living with his parents Arthur and Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Elizabeth, Anne and Matty, and brothers Arthur, Alfred and Charles. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 30)

  • 22 Frederick Street, Latchford, Cheshire, England9

  •  

  • married visitor working as a general labourer and living with his wife Mary, and daughters Mary and Martha in the home of Jesse and Emma Slater. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 39)

  • 16 Gray Street, Bootle-cum-Linacre, Lancashire, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an engineers labourer and living with his wife Mary, daughters Mary, Martha, Anne, Ellen, and son John. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 49)

  • 162 Roundthorn Road, Oldham, Lancashire, England10

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer and living in five rooms with his wife Mary, daughters Mary, Martha, Sarah, Annie and Ellen, and son John. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Death:

  • Q2 1919 (age 56)

  • Oldham "Registration District", Lancashire, England11

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Oldham 1861 quarter:2 volume:8d page:899. Cit. Date: 23 April 2018.

2.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Marriages, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription. Cit. Date: 8 November 2017.

3.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:3850 folio:36 page:37. Cit. Date: 23 April 2018.

4.

Ibid. National Archive reference:RG10 piece:3850 folio:36 page:37 schedule:151. Cit. Date: 18 August 2025.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:3715 folio:132 page:61 schedule:1026. Cit. Date: 23 April 2018.

6.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Oldham 1862 quarter:3 volume:8d page:496. Cit. Date: 8 November 2017.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:3462 folio:102 page:22. Cit. Date: 8 November 2017.

8.

Ancestry Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930, ( on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Glodwick Christ Church 1920-1930 page:51. Cit. Date: 8 November 2017.

9.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:3081 folio:85 page:55. Cit. Date: 20 November 2019.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:24469 class:RG78 piece:1403 registration district:469 sub-district:1 enumeration district:31 schedule:77. Cit. Date: 8 November 2017.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Oldham 1919 quarter:2 volume:8d page:600. Cit. Date: 8 November 2017.