See also

Family of James Oakley and Elizabeth Gayler

Husband: James Oakley

  • Name:

  • James Oakley1,2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Oakley (1846- )

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Dean (1848- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gas fitter then a bus driver3,4

  • Birth:

  • 9 Mar 1888

  • Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England1,2,3,5,6

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3)

  • Southend Cottages, Punch Bowl Lane, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England5

  •  

  • son as Thomas living with his mother Elizabeth, brother John, and sisters Emma and Elizabeth. Born in Harpenden Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 13)

  • Southend Cottages, Punch Bowl Lane, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents James and Elizabeth, and brother John. Born in Harpenden Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 23)

  • White Hart Yard, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gas fitter and living in two rooms with his wife Emily and daughter Emily. Born in Harpenden Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 51)

  • 21 Langland Crescent, Stanmore, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • a married bus driver for LPTB (heavy worker) living with his common law wife Elizabeth, daughters Evelyn and Irene, sons James, William and Kenneth, step children George, Emily and Doris and five closed records. Born on 9th March 1888

  • Death:

  • Q4 1977 (age 89)

  • Harrow "Registration District", Greater London, England2

Wife: Elizabeth Gayler

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Gayler7,8,9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Bessie

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • waitress9,10

  •  

  • in a restaurant

  • Birth:

  • 7 Dec 1886

  • Marylebone, London, England4,7,8,9,10,11

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 7th December 1887

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Mar 1887 (age 0)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, Middlesex, England8

  •  

  • daughter of William Henry Gayler (coachman) and Elizabeth of 6 Devonshire Mews East, born on 7th December 1886 and baptised with brother Charles

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 4)

  • 26 Devonshire Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England11

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents William and Elizabeth, brothers William, James, Edward and Charles, and sister Harriett. Born in Marylebone London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 14)

  • 2 Devonshire Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Bessie working as a waitress and living her widowed mother Elizabeth, brothers James and Charles, sisters Emily and Harriett, and great uncle John Gayler. Born in Marylebone

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • 5 Esmond Road, Kilburn, Middlesex, England10

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a restaurant waitress and living in three rooms with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sister Emily and a boarder. Born in Marylebone

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 52)

  • 21 Langland Crescent, Stanmore, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • a widow doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her common law husband James, daughters Evelyn, Irene, Emily and Doris, sons James, William, Kenneth and George, and five closed records. Born on 7th December 1887

  • Death:

  • Q1 1979 (age 92)

  • Wharfedale "Registration District", West Yorkshire, England

Child 1: Evelyn Oakley

  • Name:

  • Evelyn Oakley12,13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Colwyn Ivor Williams (1916-1997)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Frank Albert Lusted (1911-2001)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • an assembler of electrical meters14

  • Birth:

  • 12 Nov 1920

  • Willesden "Registration District", Middlesex, England12,13,14,15

  •  

  • it appears that Evelyn's birth was not registered until 1926, hence a double entry

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 21 Langland Crescent, Stanmore, Middlesex, England14

  •  

  • an unmarried assembler of electrical meters living with her parents James and Elizabeth, sister Irene, brothers James, William, Kenneth, half siblings George, Emily and Doris, and five closed records. Born on 12th November 1920 and married a Williams and a Lusted at later dates

  • Death:

  • 10 Jan 2005 (age 84)

  • Barnet "Registration District", Greater London, England15,16

  • Probate:

  • 17 Mar 2005

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • grant and will, died on 10th January 2005

Child 2: Irene Oakley

  • Name:

  • Irene Oakley17,18

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Alfred T Paul ( - )

  • Spouse (2):

  • Stephen A Payne ( - )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant14

  • Birth:

  • 4 Feb 1922

  • Hampstead "Registration District", London, England14,17,18,19

  •  

  • it appears that Irene's birth was not registered until 1926, hence a double entry

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • 21 Langland Crescent, Stanmore, Middlesex, England14

  •  

  • an unmarried confectionery shop assistant living with her parents James and Elizabeth, sister Evelyn, brothers James, William, Kenneth, half siblings George, Emily and Doris, and five closed records. Born on 4th February 1922 and married a Paul and a Payne at later dates

  • Death:

  • Nov 2006 (age 84)

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England19

Child 4: James Oakley

  • Name:

  • James Oakley20,21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 12 Mar 1926

  • Hampstead "Registration District", London, England14,20,21

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 13)

  • 21 Langland Crescent, Stanmore, Middlesex, England14

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, sisters Evelyn and Irene, brothers William, Kenneth, half siblings George, Emily and Doris, and five closed records. Born on 12th March 1926

  • Death:

  • 5 Oct 1988 (age 62)

  • Brent "Registration District", Greater London, England21,22

  • Probate:

  • 24 May 1989

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • of 339 Church Lane Kingsbury London NW9 died 5th October 1988, probate of £117,889 (~£260,000 in 2017)

Child 6: William Edward Oakley

  • Name:

  • William Edward Oakley14,23,24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 15 Jun 1930

  • Hendon "Registration District", Middlesex, England14,23,24

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 9)

  • 21 Langland Crescent, Stanmore, Middlesex, England14

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, sisters Evelyn and Irene, brothers James and Kenneth, half siblings George, Emily and Doris, and five closed records. Born on 15th June 1930

  • Death:

  • Mar 1998 (age 67)

  • Cambridge "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England24

Child 7: Kenneth W Oakley

  • Name:

  • Kenneth W Oakley25,26

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Gloria P Walbyoff (1935-2020)

  • Birth:

  • 26 Feb 1935

  • Hendon "Registration District", Middlesex, England14,25,26

  •  

  • it appears that Irene's birth was not registered until 1955, hence a double entry

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 4)

  • 21 Langland Crescent, Stanmore, Middlesex, England14

  •  

  • under school age and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, sisters Evelyn and Irene, brothers James and William, half siblings George, Emily and Doris, and five closed records. Born on 26th February 1935

  • Death:

  • 19 Jan 2019 (age 83)

  • Grimsby, Niagara, Ontario, Canada27

Note on Wife: Elizabeth Gayler

Previously married Walter William Wright (c1884-1918) in Marylebone in 1911 and had children George and Doris. Unsure when Elizabeth died28,29

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). St. Albans 1888 quarter:2 volume:3a page:535. Cit. Date: 4 July 2020.

2.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Harrow 1977 quarter:4 volume:12 page:2008. Cit. Date: 8 July 2020.

3.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:7667 class:RG78 piece:378 registration district:139 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:165. Cit. Date: 5 July 2020.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:0804A page:3 line:37 letter code:BIIE. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1114 folio:168 page:7. Cit. Date: 4 July 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1309 folio:110 page:31. Cit. Date: 5 July 2020.

7.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Marylebone 1887 quarter:1 volume:1a page:556. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

8.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Westminster Marylebone Road Holy Trinity baptisms 1873-1905. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

9.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:102 folio:50 page:31. Cit. Date: 8 July 2020.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:6989 class:RG78 piece:346A registration district:129 sub-district:1 enumeration district:9 schedule:246. Cit. Date: 8 July 2020.

11.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:93 folio:11 page:15. Cit. Date: 8 July 2020.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Willesden 1920 quarter:4 volume:3a see S26. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

13.

Ibid. Willesden 1926 quarter:3 volume:3a page:453. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

14.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:0804A page:3 line:37 letter code:BIIE. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Barnet 2005 quarter:1 district:2191C register:C14E entry:253 date:0105. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

16.

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). Ipswich 2005 no:1772369. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hampstead 1922 quarter:1 volume:1a page:see S'26. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

18.

Ibid. Hampstead 1926 quarter:3 volume:1a page:780. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 2006 quarter:4 district:5361A register:A61D entry:52 date:1106. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hampstead 1926 quarter:2 volume:1a page:887. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Brent 1988 quarter:4 register:1088 volume:11 page:778. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

22.

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). Ipswich 1989 page:5962 no:8951506343N. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hendon 1930 quarter:3 volume:3a page:721. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

24.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cambridge 1998 quarter:1 district:3311D register:D47C entry:221 date:0398. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

25.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hendon 1935 quarter:1 volume:3a page:see S55. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

26.

Ibid. Hendon 1955 quarter:3 volume:5e page:540. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

27.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Kerry Johnson (Rolfe) by KAnne_J. Cit. Date: 7 July 2020.

28.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Marylebone 1911 quarter:2 volume:1a page:1164. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.

29.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Willesden 1918 quarter:4 volume:3a page:538. Cit. Date: 6 July 2020.