| Name: |
Thomas Oakley4,5 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Father: |
Thomas Oakley (1767?-1825) |
| Mother: |
Ann Pickering (1774?-1833?) |
| Occupation |
|
a farmer and farm baliff4,6,7,8,9 |
| Birth |
1799 (approx.) |
King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England7,8,10,11 |
| Baptism |
25 July 1799 (age 0) |
St. Mary, King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England1,5 |
|
son of Thomas Oakley and Anne |
| Census |
6 June 1841 (age 41-42) |
Water End, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England7 |
|
aged 40, farmer living with his wife and five children. Born in Hertfordshire |
| Employment |
6 June 1841 (age 41-42)6 |
|
|
census enumerator for Sandridge. He farmed at Waterend Farm |
| Census |
30 March 1851 (age 51-52) |
Dairy House, Maresfield, Sussex, England8 |
|
head of the household aged 51 widower, farm bailiff living with two children, a daughter-in-law, a visitor and two servants. Born in Kings Walden Hertfordshire |
| Census |
3 April 1861 (age 61-62) |
Blenheim Lodge, London Road, South side, Northfleet, Kent, England10 |
|
head of the household aged 61 married, house, land & funds living with his wife, a daughter and two servants. Born in Kings Walden Hertfordshire |
| Census |
2 April 1871 (age 71-72) |
Blenheim Lodge, London Road, South side, Northfleet, Kent, England11 |
|
head of the household aged 71 married, retired farmer living with his wife, a daughter and two servants. Born in Kings Walden Hertfordshire |
| Name: |
Ann Willis Oakley14,15 |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Nickname: |
Annie |
| Alt. Name: |
Ann Willis Lofts16 |
| Spouse: |
William Fairlam Lofts (1825?-1862) |
| Birth |
10 March 1825 |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England7,8,14,15,17,18,19,20 |
|
1861 census says born in Preston hertfrordshire |
| Baptism |
8 April 1825 (age 0) |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England14,15 |
|
daughter of Thomas Oakley (farmer) and Ann of Preston |
| Census |
6 June 1841 (age 16) |
Water End, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England7 |
|
aged 15, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Hertfordshire |
| Census |
30 March 1851 (age 26) |
Dairy House, Maresfield, Sussex, England8 |
|
daughter aged 26 unmarried, living with father, a brother, a sister-in-law, a visitor and two servants. Born in Hitchin Herts |
| Census |
7 April 1861 (age 36) |
75 Lisson Grove, Marylebone, Middlesex, England17 |
|
wife aged 36 married, living with her husband, a daughter, a half-sister and a servant. Born in Preston Hertfordshire |
| Census |
2 April 1871 (age 46) |
5 St. Mary's Terrace, Paddington, Middlesex, England18 |
|
visitor aged 46 widow, annuitant living with Richard Blizard and family and two servants. Born in Hitchin Hertfordshire |
| Census |
3 April 1881 (age 56) |
Farm House, Joyce Green, Dartford, Kent, England19 |
|
visitor aged 56 widow as Annie Willis Lofts, living with George Solomon and family and four servants. Born in Hitchin Hertfordshire |
| Census |
5 April 1891 (age 65) |
Fulwich Farm, Fulwich Road, Dartford, Kent, England20 |
|
widowed grandmother living on her own means with son-in-law Henry Parkhurst, her daughter Ellen, grandson Sidney, granddaughters Edith, Lilian, Gertrude and Mabel, two visitors and two servants. Born in Hitchin Hertfordshire |
| Death |
25 January 1897 (age 71) |
Kent, England21,22 |
|
aged 71 |
| Burial |
28 January 1897 |
St. Margaret, Rochester, Kent, England23 |
|
aged 71 |
| Probate |
17 May 1897 |
London, England22 |
|
widow of 'Fairmount' Borstal Road Rochester, effects of £685 10s (~£40,000 in 2005) to Thomas Norris Oakley and Frederick James Oakley gentlemen |
| Name: |
Thomas Oakley7 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Catherine Woodward (1826?-1904) |
| Occupation |
|
bankers clerk then a bank manager8,24,25,26,27 |
| Birth |
10 May 1826 |
Preston Castle, Preston, Hertfordshire, England7,8,14,24,25,26 |
|
Hitchin in 1851 census, Kings Walden in 1861 census |
| Baptism |
16 June 1826 (age 0) |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England14 |
|
son of Thomas Oakley and Ann |
| Census |
6 June 1841 (age 15) |
Water End, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England7 |
|
aged 15, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Hertfordshire |
| Census |
30 March 1851 (age 24) |
Dairy House, Maresfield, Sussex, England8 |
|
son aged 24 married, bankers clerk living with his wife, his father, a sister, a visitor and two servants. Born in Hitchin Herts |
| Census |
7 April 1861 (age 34) |
9 Park Terrace, Albert Road, Lewisham, Kent, England24 |
|
head of the household aged 34 married, bankers clerk living with his wife, four children, a boarder and two servants born Kings Walden Hertfordshire |
| Census |
2 April 1871 (age 44) |
1 & 2 Lombard Street, St. Mary Woolchurch Haw, City of London, London, England25 |
|
head of the household aged 44 marrried, bankers clerk living with his wife, five children and two servants. born Preston Castle Hitchin Hertfordshire (note bank manager's family shared this large property) |
| Census |
3 April 1881 (age 54) |
Fulwich Farm, Fulwich Road, Dartford, Kent, England26 |
|
married visitor working as a bank manager and living with his wife Catherine whilst visiting Henry Parkhurst, niece Ellen and their son Sydney. Born in Preston Castle Hertfordshire |
| Census |
5 April 1891 (age 64) |
23 Gunterstone Road, St. Mary, Fulham, London, England27 |
|
head of the household aged 64 married, retired bank manager living with his wife, a son, a niece and three servants. Born in Hertfordshire |
| Death |
November 1891 (approx.) (age 65) |
Fulham, London, England28 |
|
aged 65 |
| Probate |
28 November 1891 |
Principal Registry, High Holborn, Holborn, London, England29 |
|
the Elder, a gentleman, formerly of St. Mary's Terrace Walworth Surrey, 2 Lombard Street City of London late 23 Gunterstone Road West Kensington, will proved with effects of £9,944 4s 10d (resworn April 1892 £9,819 4s 10d) (~£590,000 in 2005) by Catherine Oakley of 23 Gunterstone Road widow the Relict the sole Executrix |
| Name: |
William Valentine Oakley14,30 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse 1: |
Fanny Davey (1833?-bef1871) |
| Spouse 2: |
Ellen Elizabeth Hodgson (1842?-1892?) |
| Occupation |
|
a grocer becoming manager of a Co-operative Store9,31,32,33,34 |
| Birth |
13 September 1827 |
Preston, Hertfordshire, England14,30,31,32,33,34 |
|
Hitchin in 1851, 1871 and 1881 census |
| Baptism |
14 February 1828 (age 0) |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England14,30 |
|
son of Thomas Oakley (yeoman) and Ann |
| Census |
6 June 1841 (age 13) |
St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England35 |
|
aged 13, pupil at a boarding school with brother Charles. Born in Hertfordshire |
| Census |
30 March 1851 (age 23) |
Corner House, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England31 |
|
nephew of head of ? aged 23 unmarried, assistant grocer living with five others. Born in Hitchen Hertfordshire |
| Census |
7 April 1861 (age 33) |
4 Holloway Place, Islington, Middlesex, England32 |
|
head of the household aged 33 married, grocer living with his wife, a daughter and three servants. Born in Preston Hertfordshire |
| Census |
2 April 1871 (age 43) |
19 High Row, St. Margaret & St. John, Westminster, Middlesex, England33 |
|
head of the household aged 43 widower, manager of Co-operative store living with Caroline Hopkins and her two sons as servants. Born in Hitchin Hertfordshire |
| Census |
3 April 1881 (age 53) |
1 St. Thomas Road, Islington, Middlesex, England34 |
|
head of the household aged 53 married, grocer living with a son, two boarders and a servant. Born in Hitchin Hertfordshire |
| Death |
August 1882 (approx.) (age 54) |
Islington, Middlesex, England36 |
|
aged 54 |
| Name: |
Mary Oakley10,39 |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Alt. Name: |
Mary Solomon40,41,42 |
| Spouse: |
Edwin Solomon (1831?-1906) |
| Birth |
1831 (approx.) |
Preston Castle, Preston, Hertfordshire, England10,39,41,43,44,45 |
|
Hitchin in 1861 and 1871 census, St. Albans in 1901 census |
| Baptism |
13 June 1831 (age 0) |
St. Mary, King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England1,39 |
|
daughter of Thomas Oakley and Anne |
| Census absence |
6 June 1841 (age 9-10) |
|
| Census absence |
30 March 1851 (age 19-20) |
|
| Census |
3 April 1861 (age 29-30) |
Blenheim Lodge, London Road, South side, Northfleet, Kent, England10 |
|
daughter aged 30 unmarried, living with father and step mother. Born in Hitchin Hertfordshire |
| Census |
2 April 1871 (age 39-40) |
Littlebrook Farm, Stone, Kent, England41 |
|
wife aged 40 married, living with her husband, three sons, a nephew Arthur Oakley aged 6 and three servants. Born in Hitchin Hertfordshire |
| Census |
3 April 1881 (age 49-50) |
South Field, Dartford, Kent, England43 |
|
wife aged 49 married, living with her husband, two children and two servants. Born in Preston Castle Hertfordshire |
| Census |
5 April 1891 (age 59-60) |
South Field, Dartford, Kent, England44 |
|
wife aged 60 married, living with her husband, two children and two servants. Born in Preston Castle Hertfordshire |
| Census |
31 March 1901 (age 69-70) |
Sunnyside, Miskin Road, Holy Trinity, Dartford, Kent, England45 |
|
wife aged 68 married, living with her husband, a son, a niece and a servant. Born in St. Albans Hertfordshire |
| Death |
October 1901 (approx.) (age 69-70) |
Dartford, Kent, England46,47 |
|
aged 68 |
| Burial |
16 October 1901 |
Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Dartford, Kent, England47 |
|
aged 68 |
| Name: |
Richard Fairlam Oakley51,52 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Elizabeth Fletcher (1842-1893) |
| Occupation |
|
mechanical engineer for Richard Garrett in Leiston and worked for some time in the Ukraine.53,54,55,56,57,58 |
|
a mechanical engineer for Richard Garrett in Leiston and worked for some time in the Ukraine. He then had his own agricultural machinery business, particularly steam threshing, in Wethersfield Essex |
| Birth |
7 April 1838 |
Water End, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England50,51,52,55,56,57,58,59,60,61 |
|
as Richard, father Thomas Oakley (farmer) and Ann Oakley formerly Butterfield |
| Baptism |
29 April 1839 (age 1) |
St. Leonard, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England1,52 |
|
son of Thomas Oakley and Anne |
| Census |
6 June 1841 (age 3) |
Water End, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England7 |
|
aged 3, living with his parents and four siblings. Born in Hertfordshire |
| Census |
30 March 1851 (age 12) |
High Street, South Weald, Essex, England50 |
|
boarder aged 13, attending school and living with his brother James at James Monkhouse's school. Born in Water End Hertfordshire |
| Census absence |
7 April 1861 (age 23) |
|
|
we assume he must have been in the Ukraine by this time |
| Miscellaneous |
28 July 1868 |
County Court, Braintree, Essex, England62 |
|
recovered £3 19s (~£180 in 2005) from William Patten |
| Census |
2 April 1871 (age 32) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England55,63 |
|
head of the household aged 32 married, contractor for steam thrashing living with his wife, five children and a servant. Born in Water End Herts |
| Directory |
1871 (age 32-33) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England64 |
|
as an engineer |
| Directory |
1874 (age 35-36) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England65 |
|
as an engineer |
| Directory |
1878 (age 39-40) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England66 |
|
as an engineer |
| Census |
3 April 1881 (age 42) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England67 |
|
head of the household aged 42 married, engineer living with his wife and eight children. Born in Water End Herts |
| Directory |
1886 (age 47-48) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England68 |
|
as an engineer |
| Directory |
1890 (age 51-52) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England69 |
|
as an engineer and assistant overseer |
| Census |
5 April 1891 (age 52) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England56 |
|
head of the household aged 52 married, agricultural engineer threshing machine proprietor living with his wife and seven children. Born in Water End Herts |
| Miscellaneous |
January 1893 |
Schoolroom, Wethersfield, Essex, England70 |
|
had organised music and singing for an event to celebrate completion of a giant quilt which people had paid 1s to embroider their name or initials, £73 10s (~£4,500 in 2005) was raised |
| Directory |
1895 (age 56-57) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England71 |
|
as an engineer and assistant overseer |
| Miscellaneous |
25 June 1895 |
St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England72 |
|
was presented with a clock, the inscription stating "Presented to Mr. Oakley by a few friends as a remembrance of his unfailing help in the choir for 25 years, Wethersfield, 25th June 1895" |
| Census |
31 March 1901 (age 62) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England57 |
|
widowed head of the household managing his own business as a threshing machine proprietor mechanical engineer and assistant overseer living with two children, granddaughter Bessie Bowtle and a servant. Born in Water End Hertfordshire |
| Directory |
1902 (age 63-64) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England73 |
|
as a mechanical engineer and assistant overseer |
| Miscellaneous |
14 September 1904 |
Wethersfield, Essex, England74,75 |
|
's house caught fire and the kitchen and most contents were destroyed. Richard had opened a room as a public reading room and carpeted it wit cocanut matting, it said residents spoke of it being a great fire risk |
| Directory |
1906 (age 67-68) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England76 |
|
as a mechanical engineer and assistant overseer |
| Miscellaneous |
20 November 1907 |
County Court, Braintree, Essex, England77 |
|
four youths were bound over for stealing walnuts from Richard T Oakley (assumed to be Richard F Oakley) |
| Directory |
1908 (age 69-70) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England78 |
|
as a mechanical engineer |
| Directory |
1910 (age 71-72) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England79 |
|
a mechanical engineer |
| Census |
2 April 1911 (age 72) |
High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England58 |
|
head of the household aged 72 widower, mechanical engineer (agriculture) working on own account at home living in seven rooms with a daughter. Born in Water End Hertfordshire |
| Directory |
1912 (age 73-74) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England80 |
|
an engineer |
| Death |
16 May 1912 (age 74) |
Wethersfield, Essex, England60,61,81,82,83 |
|
aged 74 |
| Burial |
21 May 1912 |
St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England60,84,85 |
|
aged 74 of Wethersfield |
| Miscellaneous |
26 July 1912 |
Cunnington Son & Orfeur, Braintree, Essex, England81 |
|
published a notice any one whom has a claim on his estate should do so by 19th August 1912 |
| Probate |
10 October 1912 |
London, England63,86 |
|
of Wethersfield Essex, effects of £927 4s 9d (~£50,000 in 2005) to Edward Charles Oakley traveller and Felix Choice printer |
