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Cheshire / Ann Bennett (nee Oakes) b. Wharton 1873
« on: Tuesday 24 November 09 19:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone has any information about Ann Oakes, who was born (I think) in Little Donefields, Wharton, on 5th March 1873 and married William Bennett at The Primitive Methodist Chapel in Over on 23rd July 1895.
In their marriage certificate Annie is described as a school mistress and William as a book keeper for a salt union, and in the 1911 census they're living at 22 Gladstone Street, Over, William is described as a clerk and they have four daughters, Margaret, 15, Lydia, 12, Minnie, 10, and Annie, 7.
Ann (or Annie) appears in the 1881 and 1891 censuses living with her grandparents, Ralph and Lydia Oakes, in Over. I think she was illegitimate, because there's no father mentioned in her marriage certificate, and if I've got the right birth certificate for her (again, with no father's details), her mother was Mary Oakes.
The problem is, I haven't got Ralph and Lydia having a daughter called Mary and none of the Mary Oakeses I can find in the 1861 and 1871 censuses seem to have any connection with Ralph and Lydia.
So I was wondering if anyone knows anything about Annie or about her mother (whether Mary or another of Ralph and Lydia's children - Phoebe seems the most likely).
Having said that, by his will Ralph left his estate to be divided equally between all his children (including Phoebe) and his grandchild Annie, which indicates that Annie was inheriting the share that her parent would have inherited if he/she hadn't either predeceased Ralph or been cast into outer darkness for having an illegitimate child.
Also, as this is my first post in the Cheshire section here, I'd be only too happy to make contact with anyone who's also descended from Ralph and Lydia.
Cheers, Roger Oakes
I'm wondering if anyone has any information about Ann Oakes, who was born (I think) in Little Donefields, Wharton, on 5th March 1873 and married William Bennett at The Primitive Methodist Chapel in Over on 23rd July 1895.
In their marriage certificate Annie is described as a school mistress and William as a book keeper for a salt union, and in the 1911 census they're living at 22 Gladstone Street, Over, William is described as a clerk and they have four daughters, Margaret, 15, Lydia, 12, Minnie, 10, and Annie, 7.
Ann (or Annie) appears in the 1881 and 1891 censuses living with her grandparents, Ralph and Lydia Oakes, in Over. I think she was illegitimate, because there's no father mentioned in her marriage certificate, and if I've got the right birth certificate for her (again, with no father's details), her mother was Mary Oakes.
The problem is, I haven't got Ralph and Lydia having a daughter called Mary and none of the Mary Oakeses I can find in the 1861 and 1871 censuses seem to have any connection with Ralph and Lydia.
So I was wondering if anyone knows anything about Annie or about her mother (whether Mary or another of Ralph and Lydia's children - Phoebe seems the most likely).
Having said that, by his will Ralph left his estate to be divided equally between all his children (including Phoebe) and his grandchild Annie, which indicates that Annie was inheriting the share that her parent would have inherited if he/she hadn't either predeceased Ralph or been cast into outer darkness for having an illegitimate child.
Also, as this is my first post in the Cheshire section here, I'd be only too happy to make contact with anyone who's also descended from Ralph and Lydia.
Cheers, Roger Oakes