Genealogy Chat

Christa I have emailed you but once again many many thanks. Much appreciation to you all for your E suggestions they certainly cheered me up , knowing I was indulging in my genealogy this morning my daughter wanted to know "Why are the dead people making you laugh?"

Michele, Now that you've listed his dad and his siblings, I think you'll find he was called Edward. John OAKECY Head M Male 46 Kentbury ?, Kent, England Vicar Of St Saviour Hoxton Clara OAKECY Wife M Female 49 (B S), Madeira, Portugal Hanle Or Frank P. OAKECY Son Male 18 Westminster, Middlesex, England Clara M. OAKECY Daur Female 17 Westminster, Middlesex, England Lucy V. OAKECY Daur Female 15 Westminster, Middlesex, England Mary D. OAKECY Daur Female 14 Westminster, Middlesex, England Edward G. OAKECY Son Male 12 Canonbury, Middlesex, England John D. OAKECY Son Male 10 Canonbury, Middlesex, England Phillis L. OAKECY Daur Female 8 Canonbury, Middlesex, England Phillis M. HADOW Boarder U Female 51 Islington, Middlesex, England Governess Mary CHARMAN Servant Female 48 Forest Hill, Surrey, England Cook Domestic Servant Martha HALL Servant U Female 21 Fulbourn, Cambridge, England House Maid Servant Sarah Ann GRAY Servant Female 22 Hemel Hampstead, Hertford, England Childreds Maid Servant Helena A. COLLYER Servant Female 16 Hayling Island, Hampshire, England Assistant Maid Servant Dwelling Northport St The Vicarage Census Place London, Middlesex, England Crista

Hi Thanks Georgina but that's not the right John Oakley. I believe he was born in Kent and his wife Clara was born in Madeira, Brit subject. They had at least 3 daughter Mary Dorothea Katherine Lucy Violet Emma Clara Margaret all found on IGI with John and Clara as parents birth and christening dates So far none of the boys have been found by me on the 1881 or IGI but I live in hope. I have Frank Page Oakley and Marion Coventry's wedding cert and one of the witnesses was his mother Clara. John died in 1890. The search goes on....

then there''s always Elija, or maybe like Morse and it was Endeavour.

and of course not forgetting - ELVIS

Don't forget to try Eustace

Edwin, Elijah, HAve also seen Ernest wriiten as Earnest!! Liz

Eamonn, elvis, ebenezer, eckhardt, elmer, enoch,etienne,everard,ewan,eyan

I can't bear the suspense - have you found him yet? I have a Ethelbert HORSWILL in my family - poor man. A

And there's all the Ethels. Ethelred, Ethelbert.....

Just to confuse matters a little more, Evelyn was also used as a boys name! Checked 1901 and there are lots.

Hi, Don't discount ANY names - my family are all from the UK but I have an Ezekiel in my tree who was known also as Eykee! They certinly had some unusual names! Good Luck! -Kat

1881: John OAKLEY Head M Male 42 Wolverhampton, Stafford, England Minister Of Catholic Church Elizabeth OAKLEY Wife M Female 48 Hatherleigh, Devon, England Minister Of Catholic Church Wife Elizabeth J. OAKLEY Daur U Female 18 Wolverhampton, Stafford, England Minister Of Catholic Church Daur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 123 Highbury Quadrant Census Place London, Middlesex, England

Hi Michelle. If you think he was over the age of 20 in 1901, have you tried looking for his father John (or his brother) on the 1881 census? Maybe that will reveal a boy with a name begining with E...

Elias????

I have several Erasmus's on my tree! julie t:)

Thanks for yet more suggestions. Yes they were from a religious family, the father, John, was a Clerk in Holy Orders and I have come across a Roland Oakley who was a "priest in the Church of England" in the 1901. One of the other Oakley's in the picture is an R. Oakley.

Michele Have you considered that you may not be able to find him on the 1901 census as he was fighting in the boar war. My grandmother's brother is missing. I know he wasn't dead as he was still alive when I was small. I remember him. Margaret

They might have been religious - Emmanuel ;)

I did a search on Oakley, b London, age 30, plus or minus 10yrs: Edmund Oakley 20 London Greenwich London Greenwich Photographic Dealers Assist Ernest Oakley 24 Islington London Middlesex Wood Green Painter Coachman Edward Oakley 25 London Vauxhall Dorset Bryanston Footman Ernest Oakley 27 London Bow London Islington Builders Carmar Edward Oakley 31 London Kensington London Kensington Labourer Good Works Earnest Oakley 35 London Kensington London Fulham Corn Dealers Carman Edward Oakley 36 London Warwickshire Caldecote Living On Own Means Any of them possible? George