James Oates 1815 - 1878
1815. James Oates was baptised Britford, Wiltshire on 2/7/1815 to Robert Oates and Sarah . Robert Oats married Sarah Macey 1794 Coombe Bissett Wilts
Seems to marry Ann ? before July 1837. No marriage on FMP, nor on IGI. But, on FS,
1837. James Oates marries Jane Roberts on 20 2/1837, Fisherton Anger -FS --almost certain this is his marriage. Fisherton Anger a suburb of Salisbury
Britford Baptisms exist for George 25/2/1838, John 21/4/1839, Sarah 18/10/1840, Elizabeth 7/8/1842, Fanny 24/12/1843, Robert 14/9/1845, William 25/4/1847, Ann 10/10/1848, Mary Ann 28/4/1850, Ephraim 4/8/1852 and Harriet 5/2/1854 ...... FS. 11 children in total
1837 James Oates marries Ann Roberts - her maiden name obtained from the 1843 b.c. of Fanny Oates . FS record saying Jane Roberts likely a mistranscription
1841C. James Oates , 25, is living with his wife, 3 children and a Betty Coke, not born Wiltshire: could she be related?- a grandmother of James or Ann??
OATES, James | M | 25 | 1816 | Wiltshire | |||
OATES, Ann | F | 20 | 1821 | Wiltshire | |||
OATES, George | M | 3 | 1838 | Wiltshire | |||
OATES, John | M | 2 | 1839 | Wiltshire | |||
OATES, Sarah | F | 0 (8 months) | 1841 | Wiltshire | |||
COKE, Betty | F | 70 | 1771 |
1843. Fanny Oates was born 7/12/1843 Britford to James Oates, ag.labourer, & Ann Roberts Alderbury Dec 1843.ref. 8.244. Baptised 24/12/1843 in Britford - IGI. Her b.c. gave me her mother's, Ann's, maiden name - Roberts
2 Ancestry trees , same person, Richard Ranger, with James Oates, then son William 1847, but no name for mother Ann - sent a message via Ancestry on 21/2/2014.
Another, Stephen Oates, with an Ancestry tree, is also descended from James & Ann, via William 1847, James 1869 & Kenneth 1927- contacted him 2/7/2014.
1851C. James Oates 35, lab, is living with his wife & 8 children in Britford.
OATES, James | Head | Married | M | 35 | 1816 | Lab |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | ||
OATES, Ann | Wife | Married | F | 34 | 1817 | Pitton, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, George | Son | M | 13 | 1838 | Lab |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, John | Son | M | 12 | 1839 | Lab |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, Sarah | Daughter | F | 10 | 1841 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, Elizabeth | Daughter | F | 8 | 1843 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, Fanny | Daughter | F | 7 | 1844 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, Robert | Son | M | 5 | 1846 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, William | Son | M | 4 | 1847 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire, England | |||
OATES, Mary Ann | Daughter | F | 0 (11MOS) | 1851 | Britford, Wiltshire, England |
1855. James Oates is the Parish Clerk in Pigot's Directory
1861C. James Oates 45, ag. labourer, is living with his wife & 5 children in Private House, Downton Road, Britford
OATES, James | Head | Married | M | 45 | 1816 | Agricultural Labourer |
Britford, Wiltshire | ||
OATES, Ann | Wife | Married | F | 44 | 1817 | Pitton, Wiltshire | |||
OATES, Robert | Son | M | 15 | 1846 | Agricultural Labourer |
Britford, Wiltshire | |||
OATES, William | Son | M | 14 | 1847 | Agricultural Labourer |
Britford, Wiltshire | |||
OATES, Mary Ann | Daughter | F | 11 | 1850 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire | |||
OATES, Ephriam | Son | M | 8 | 1853 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire | |||
OATES, Harriet | Daughter | F | 7 | 1854 | Scholar |
Britford, Wiltshire |
Thus 10 children at least were born to James & Ann
1871C. James Oates 56, parish clerk & labourer, b. Britford, is living with his wife & 1 child in Cottage, Britford
OATES, James | Head | M | 56 | 1815 | Wiltshire | ||||
OATES, Anne | Wife | F | 54 | 1817 | Wiltshire | ||||
OATES, Elizabeth | Daughter | F | 28 | 1843 | Wiltshire |
1878. James Oates, 62, dies Alderbury Mar 1878. Buried Britford on 4/1/1878, '32 yrs clerk to the parish, husband of Ann' - FMP
In Cottage, Britford 1881C
OATES, Ann | Head | Widow | F | 64 | 1817 | Shop Keeper |
Pitton, Wiltshire | ||
OATES, Mary Ann | Daughter | Single | F | 31 | 1850 | Domestic Servt |
Britford, Wiltshire | ||
CHALFONT, Arthur | Boarder | Single | M | 19 | 1862 | Cowman |
Woodford, Wiltshire |
1891C. Ann Oates, 74, 'one of the sisters of the hospital', is in Point Nicholas Hospital , the Close, Salisbury
1901C. Ann Oates, 84, b. Pitton, is now classed as an Inmate in St. Nicholas Hospital, the Close of the Canos of the cathedral Church, Salisbury. No 'sisters' now listed
Salisbury The Close Of The Canons Of The Cathedral Church, Wiltshire, England |
1911C..Annie Oates 94 , pensioner,b. Pilton , is living with her son John, widowed daughter Fanny Street, a granddaughter & a great granddaughter in Britford. Annie filled in and signed this census return in impecable writing!
1911. Ann Oates, 94, was buried Britford, 11/5/1911, 'husband of James'