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Going back to the "died at sea" possibility for William and Georgina - son Henry James was born 1876, but was living with another family in 1885, so I assume they died (not necessarily at sea) between 1876 and 1885.
If John Henry Oakley and Martha Hawkins were indeed the parents of "your" William, this looks like his birth:
OAKELEY, WILLIAM mms HAWKINS
GRO Reference: 1850 D Quarter in WEST HAM UNION Volume 12 Page 305
West Ham reg district includes Woodford.
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Willm Oakley
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Willm Oakley
Age: 7 Mo
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Relation: Son
Father's name: Henry Oakley
Mother's name: Martha Oakley
Gender: Male
Where born: Woodford, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Woodford
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Leyton
ED, institution, or vessel: 2b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 80
Piece: 1769
Folio: 407
Page Number: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Oakley 29
Martha Oakley 29
John Oakley 3
Martha Oakley 2
Willm Oakley 7 Mo
Hannah Hawkins 11 - servant (I think that should be "sister" though it's hard to decipher)
William Oakley
in the 1861 England Census
Name: William Oakley
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: 1850
Relation: Son
Father's name: Henry Oakley
Mother's name: Martha Oakley
Gender: Male
Where born: Woodford, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Woodford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
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Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Walthamstow
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 136
Piece: 1062
Folio: 70
Page Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Oakley 39
Martha Oakley 39
John Oakley 13
Martha Oakley 12
William Oakley 11
Jane Oakley 10
Frank Oakley 6
Elisa Oakley 4
Benjamin Oakley 2
John Hawkins 18 - brother (presumably Martha's brother)
William Oakley
in the 1871 England Census
Name: William Oakley
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relation: Son
Father's name: Henry Oakley
Mother's name: Martha Oakley
Gender: Male
Where born: Woodford, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Woodford
Ecclesiastical parish: Woodford Bridge St Paul
Town: Woodford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Walthamstow
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 247
Piece: 1637
Folio: 158
Page Number: 54
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Oakley 48
Martha Oakley 49
William Oakley 20
Frank Oakley 16
Eliza J Oakley 14
Benjamin S Oakley 12
Edward A Oakley 7
Sarah Ann Oakley 5
Alfred Shepherd 20 - lodger
Sarah Hawkins 36 - visitor
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It's getting very confusing, isn't it?
The 1880 year of immigration could be the year that he immigrated to USA from Canada but I can't find a record of it.
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Hello Everyone
William was alive and kicking in 1909 when he married Elizabeth (Bessie ) V McCall.His parents are mentioned by name plus his place of birth,Woodford Essex.
In 1910 Elizabeth McCall said she was a widow so either it was a very short lived marriage or perhaps William had walked away or he could have died.
The William married to Rachel Harper and the widowed William are not my William Oakley born in Woodford in 1850.Willian followed his brother James to Ontario in 1872.
Regards
Wendy
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Hello All
Maddie was correct when she said that Georgina was perhaps the daughter of William and Dorothea Rowland born 1847 in Pimlico.
I received her marriage certificate today which confirmed the info.A witness to the marriage was Albert Fletcher,a brother of Dorothea.
Thanks again
Regards
Wendy
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