Family of Thomas Percy Oakley and Dorothy May Minns

Husband: Thomas Percy Oakley

Name:
Thomas Percy Oakley^2,3,4
Sex:
Male
Father:
Richard Fairlam Oakley (1838-1912)
Mother:
Elizabeth Fletcher (1842-1893)
Occupation:
engine fitter then a motor and agricultural engineer for Richard Garrets of Leiston.^5,6,7
Birth:
18 Dec 1884
Wethersfield, Essex, England^2,6,7,8,9,10
Baptism:
22 Mar 1885 (age 0)
St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England³
son of Richard Fairlam Oakley (engineer) and Elizabeth of Wethersfield
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
Wethersfield, Essex, England¹⁰
son attending school and living with his parents Richard and Elizabeth, sisters Helen, Constance, Flora and May, and brothers Frank and Richard. Born in Wethersfield Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 25)
7 Grimsey Road, Leiston, Suffolk, England⁶
married head of the household working as an engine fitter at an engineering works and living in six rooms with his wife Lily. Born in Wethersfield Braintree Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 54)
40 Holton Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, England⁷
a married motor and agricultural engineer living with his wife Dorothy. Born on 18th December 1884
Death:
10 Dec 1957 (age 72)
Blyth "Registration District", Suffolk, England^4,11
Probate:
19 Feb 1958
Probate Registry, London, England¹¹
of 40 Holton Road Halesworth Suffolk died 10th December 1957, administration of effects of £1,593 12s 1d (~£35,300 in 2017) to Dorothy May Oakley widow

Name:
Dorothy May Minns^1,12,13,14
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
27 Apr 1913
Blything "Registration District", Suffolk, England^12,15
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 26)
40 Holton Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, England⁷
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Thomas. Born on 27th April 1913 and married a Wheeler at a later date
Death:
Q2 1970 (age 56-57)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹³

After Thomas's death in 1957 Dorothy married Frederick L Wheeler in Sudbury registration district in 1964¹⁶

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Blyth 1938 quarter:3 volume:4a page:4001. Cit. Date: 7 November 2017.

2.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1885 quarter:1 volume:4a page:574. Cit. Date: 15 August 2021.

3.: 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:44 page:81 entry:593. Cit. Date: 17 August 2021.

4.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Blyth 1957 quarter:4 volume:4b page:816. Cit. Date: 17 August 2021.

6.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10970 class:RG78 piece:592 registration district:216 sub-district:1 enumeration district:24 schedule:147. Cit. Date: 17 August 2021.

7.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6618D page:19 line:1 letter code:TWFA. Cit. Date: 15 April 2016.

9.: Helen Caroline Oakley, Birthday Book of Helen Caroline Oakley dated 17th June 1886 Wethersfield. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

10.: England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1421 folio:79 page:11. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

11.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1958 page:161. Cit. Date: 7 November 2017.

12.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Blything 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2179. Cit. Date: 7 November 2017.

13.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1970 quarter:2 volume:4b page:2335. Cit. Date: 15 April 2016.

14.: Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1958 page:161. Cit. Date: 7 November 2017.

15.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6618D folio:019 page:1 letter code:TWFA. Cit. Date: 15 April 2016.

16.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Sudbury 1964 quarter:2 volume:4b page:2122. Cit. Date: 13 April 2018.