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Thomas Joseph Oldale was born on 21 February 1836 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Emma Robinson were married on 4 September 1856 in Saint Johns Church, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹ He died on 22 September 1883 at age 47 in Derby, Yorkshire, England.

In the 1861 Census, they were living at 282 Polly Street in North Sheffield. Thomas was a designer and modeller. Tilly and Charlotte aren't mentioned among the children -- did they die young?

Edwin Oldale was born on 2 November 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

George Oldale was born on 10 October 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Alfred Oldale was born on 10 October 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Arthur Oldale was born on 17 December 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Alice Wroe were married in 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He died on 26 June 1907 at age 59 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹

In the 1861 Census, his mother and he were lodging at the William Wright's place at #14 Caroline St., York St. Mary Bishop Hill Senior, Yorkshire. This may have been while Harriet's husband, Joseph Arthur, was in prison. Arthur and his family came over from Sheffield, England, arriving in Boston in 1891. He was a silversmith at Gorham Manufacturing Co. in Providence. The family lived at 22 Summer (?) Ave., between Pontiac St. and Jordan St. near Pontiac Avenue.

John Oldale was born on 16 August 1780 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Lydia Barker were married on 28 March 1809 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹ He died before 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

He was christened at Cathedral St. Peter, Sheffield, on August 2, 1782, son of James and Elizabeth Oldale???? He was a cutler.

He doesn't appear in the 1841 Census, so assume he was dead by then. His wife, Lydia, appears.

How does Jay Roland fit in?

Lydia Barker was born on 9 June 1792 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. John Oldale and she were married on 28 March 1809 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹ She died on 11 February 1870 at age 77 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 16 February 1870 at St. Mary's in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

In the 1841 Census, Lydia, 50, was living at 2 Moore St. in Ecclesall Bierlow, with Henry, 20, Eliza, 15, Charles, 15, and Elizabeth, 2 mos. (two families together?). Further down the page is another Lydia Oldale, 50, listed next to Jno. Barker, 79. There were several other families listed on the page -- James and Hannah Abbott, Charles and Mary Foundain and family, Ann Richards 50 and daughter Elizabeth 19. Hannah who married James Abbott was the daughter of Joseph Oldale and Mary Beighton. Mary, who was born 23 Sept. 1812, was also the daughter of Joseph and Mary.

Lydia was living at 2 Moor St., Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, with her son, Charles, 25, at the time of the 1851 Census. Both were born in Sheffield.

Was John Barker, b. abt. 1792, living at 112 Button Lane, Ecclesall Bierlow, with his family at the time of the 1851 Census, her brother?

Lydia Barker, child of John and Elizabeth Barker, christened July 1, 1792 (IGI). A John Barker married Elizabeth May September 17, 1789, at Spofforth, Yorkshire (IGI #6909834).

Chris Meaker's web site http://www1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=jmlevesley&view=0&pid=109&rand=53193 gives John Barker and Elizabeth unknown as her parents. In 1841 Census, widowed and living at Moore Street. Christine Nash has Lydia's birth date as July 1792. Lydia Barker was christened on 1 July 1792 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She lived in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire (West Riding), England, in 1861.

Charles Oldale was born on 7 May 1825 in Handworth, Yorkshire, England. He and Margaret Watt were married on 27 April 1851 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.¹ He died in 1876 at age ~51 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

They had 11 children, names obtainable through the Oldale web site. He was a table knife hafter. In the 1841 Census, he was living at Moor Street, Ecclesall Bierlow. In the 1851 Census, he was living with his mother, Lydia, at 2 Moor Street, Ecclesall Bierlow. A visitor, Francis Warrington, 14, was staying with them. In the 1861 Census, the family was living at Cloth Houses, Moor Street, Ecclesall Bierlow. In the 1871 Census, he was living at 114 Bramhall Lane. Charles Oldale lived in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire (West Riding), England, in 1861. He lived in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire (West Riding), England, in 1871.

Joseph Oldale was born on 10 September 1748 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Hannah Housley were married on 4 January 1771 at Cathedral Saint Peter in Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹ He died in 1803 at age ~55 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.² He was buried on 12 May 1803 in Saint Paul's, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.³

Source: Oldale web site: www.geocities.com/Oldale2000/index2.html.

Check children. This is a different Hannah Housley -- different father and mother. Children may be wrong. Was he also married to Mary Thackray? Was Jay Roland's maiden name Housley?

Hannah Housley was born on 12 January 1755 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Joseph Oldale and she were married on 4 January 1771 at Cathedral Saint Peter in Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹ She died on 25 May 1823 at age 68 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Hannah left a will witnessed February 19, 1823, and registered with Chancery December 4, 1823 (assumed she died between those dates), leaving her estate to her children, except for Charlotte, who apparently died before this date. I assume her husband also was dead by then, since he's not mentioned. Nephew Thomas Ellin and William Ellin were executors.

Was her birth date 1750?

Was she a relative of Matthew Housley? Matthew seems to have been the father of Sarah Housley, who married Peter Wigfall, a source of a lawsuit over inheritance that has never been settled. There was a Matthew Houseley, son of Joseph Houseley, born 25 June 1725 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire. A Joseph Housley, christened 18 November 1688, died March 28, 1777, in Ecclesfield, married Susan Hurst 1 October 1711 in Ecclesfield (see below).

A Robert Housley had a son Samuel, b. June 12, 1745, in Sheffield and a daughter Hannah christened May 27, 1747, at Cathedral St. Peter (IGI #6909644). These appear to be the Father/brother of Hannah.

A Thomas Housley had a daughter Hannah christened January 12, 1754, and the same or another Thomas had a daughter Hannah christened January 12, 1755 at Cathedral St. Peter. William Housley had a daughter Ann christened September 21, 1751, in Sheffield. A Robert Howsley married Lidia Levick February 2, 1740 at Cathedral St. Peter (IGI #6909645). The Housleys/Howsleys seem to have been in the Fishlake part of Yorkshire in the 1600's -- a Jacob Howsley had a dau. Anna b. June 12,1642, for example.

A Joseph Housley had a daughter christened July 1, 1746, at Ecclesfield, Yorkshire. Joseph was christened February 11, 1718/19 in Ecclesfield and buried June 20, 1803, in Ecclesfield. His father was Joseph Housley and his mother was Susan Hurst. Joseph Sr. was christened November 18, 1688 in Ecclesfield and buried 28 March 1777 in Ecclesfield. He married Susan on October 1, 1711, in Ecclefield. She was buried June 30, 1743, in Ecclesfield. Hannah Housley was christened on 12 January 1755 at Cathedral Saint Peter in Sheffield, York, England.

Mary Oldale was born on 3 January 1772 at Cathedral St. Peter in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Joseph Thomson and she were married on 28 November 1791 at Cathedral St. Peter in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Ann Oldale was born on 16 January 1774 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She died on 10 October 1836 at age 62 in Brincliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

She was baptized on 13 Feb 1774. Ann Oldale had person sources.¹ She was baptized on 13 February 1774 at Cathedral Saint Peter in Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Charlotte Oldale was born on 30 June 1776 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Hannah Oldale was born on 19 July 1778 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. George Ingall and she were married on 28 July 1799 at Cathedral Saint Peter in Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹ She died before 1823.

Her children were to receive her share, according to her mother's will. Hannah Oldale was christened on 19 July 1778 at Cathedral Saint Peter in Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Sarah Oldale was born on 11 February 1781 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Sarah Oldale was christened on 11 February 1781 at Cathedral Saint Peter in Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Elizabeth Oldale was born on 24 June 1785 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Martha Oldale was born on 28 September 1787 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

John Oldale was born about 1714 in Harthill Church, South Yorkshire, England. He and Mary Jay Roland were married about 1732 in Harthill Church, South Yorkshire, England. He died on 28 September 1792 at age ~78 in Harthill Church, South Yorkshire, England.

There appears to be a record that Jonathan Oldale married Hannah Wigfall at Sheffield in 1760 and that Joseph Oldale married Hannah Housley in 1771. If this is true, then Jonathan could not have been the father of Joseph. Another record indicates that John (not Jonathan) and Mary were the parents of Joseph. This all needs to be checked out.

The Oldales seem to have been in the Sheffield area for several centuries. Records list them back to the 1590's. Unfortunately, there are holes in the records, and I can't track back to that time. When records commence in the Sheffield area there are only two Oldale families - one in Dronfield moving into Sheffield, the other in Handsworth extending into Eckington. Here are some Oldales who need to be placed in the family tree:

1583 John OULDALE, married Ellen Outrem at Dronfield
1585/6 Robert son of John OULDALE bapt. at Dronfield
1590 Elizabeth OLDALE bapt. at Sheffield
1591/2 William son of John OLDALE bapt. at Sheffield
1596 Rose OLDALE bapt at Sheffield
1624 John (Johannes) OLDALE married at Sheffield on 16 Sep 1624
1638 John OLDALE married Eliz. Hall at Alrewas, Staffordshire
1659 Indenture of Bargain and Sale between John Woodgrove of Woodthorpe parish Handsworth and Jerimia Woodgrove of Graystones, Sheffield mentioning Narr Carr in the occupation of Nathaniell OULDALE in Woodthorpe.
1661 James Oldale married Mary Littlewood 22 Oct 1661 at Sheffield
1663 Probate of Will of Robert OULDALE, Gleadless. Yorkshire Wills
1663 Samuel Oldale born in Yorkshire, died 1711 in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, son Lemuel Oldale b. 1685 in Burlington, NJ
1664 James OLDALE buried at Sheffield
1665 Thomas Skagell married Elizabeth OLDALE at Sheffield
1664 Thomas OULDALE married Mary Hinchcliffe 1 Sep 1664 at Bradfield, Yorkshire, England
1666 Robert son of Leonard OULDALE bapt at Handsworth
1666 Thomas son of Samuel OULDALE bapt at Handsworth
1667 Child of John OULDALE buried at Handsworth
1668 Thomas son of Thomas OULDALE buried at Handsworth
1672 Thomas OULDALE ,1, Hearth Tax Return, Handsworth
1673 Elizabeth daughter of Thomas OULDALE bapt at Handsworth
1681 Nathaniell OLDALL married Rose Thompson at Handsworth on 3 April 1681
1685 Lemuel Oldale, son of Samuel, b. in Burlington, NJ, d. 1768 Burlington, NJ, m. Elizabeth b. 1685, d. 1715 Bucks Co., PA
1696 Nathaniel OLDALE married Anne Stones at Hathersage, Derbyshire
1697 Alice daughter of Nathaniell OULDALE bapt at Handsworth
1700 Samuel Oldale b. 1700, d. 1780, came on "Martha" and settled in Burlington Co., NJ and Bucks Co., PA. Son Samuel m. Elizabeth (?) and had a son Samuel who m. Elizabeth Job. Name also written as O'Dell. (Cecil).
1703 Joseph son of Benjamin OULDALE bapt., buried 1714
1704 Joshua OLDALL married Mary Thorp at Eckington
1707 Elizabeth daughter of Sarah OLDALE bapt Sheffield "spurious"
1709-10 Mary Oldale, b 25 Feb 1709/10, d. 25 Apr 1788 in Warwick, Bucks Co., PA, m. Joseph Dungan b. 1710, d. 1788 (History of Bucks Co., PA, p. 208. She was the dau. of Thomas Oldale
1710 Anne OLDALL buried at Handsworth
1711 Samuel Oldale dies in New Jersey
1712/3 Sarah OLDALL buried at Sheffield
1714/5 Martha wife of Benjamin OLDALL buried at Handsworth
1716 Josa OLDALE at the Great Court Baron of Lady Frecheville at Eckington warned that he would be fined 3 shillings and 4 pence if a "sufficient bridge and rail between Stock and Plumbley Wood Close" was not constructed by Pentecost.
1716 Joseph Roberts married Mary OLDALL of Handsworth at Sheffield
1718 Joseph Nutt of Ecclesfield married Eliz OLDALL, spinster, at Sheffield
1719 Benjamin OLDALL buried meason poor at Handsworth
1724 Hannah OLDALE married Joseph Wright at Beighton
1739 John Oldale b. at Cold Ashton, Yorkshire, marries Elizabeth Greaves, has children Francis b. 1761, Sydney b. 1763, Charles, John b.
1767, Mary b. 1769, Catherine b. 1771, Sarah.
1745 John ODELL of Beauchief (eldest son of Joshua OLDALL of Ford who owned two farms at Beauchief) married Sara Alcroft at Stavely
1747 Mary daughter of John OLDALL bapt at Beauchief
1749 John OLDALL bapt at Dronfield
1749 Robert OLDALE apprenticed to Chas Jones 7-11 1749. This is the first of 7 apprentices OLDALE/OULDALE including one from Eckington,one from Harthill, one from Handsworth/Woodhouse and the rest from Sheffield.
1751 Joseph son of John OLDALL bapt at Dronfield
1752 James son of John OLDALL bapt at Dronfield
1760 Jonathan OLDALE married Hannah Wigfall at Sheffield
1771 Joseph OLDALE married Hannah Housley at Sheffield
1775 John OLDALL of Coal Aston married Elizabeth Graeves of Hathersage at Dronfield (Mrs S.O. Addy's grandparents)
1776 James OLDALL of Sheffield married Ann Parker at Norton
1777 John OULDALE married Sarah Cutt at Harthill
1781 Thomas son of Matthew and Martha OLDALL of Carrfield bapt at Norton. They had 18 children according to Norton Parish Records but only 4 survived to adulthood. 1784 Godfrey OLDALL, 1787 William OLDALL. The family moved to Woodhouse and William was apprenticed to Joseph Snidale, Sheffield Park in 1801.
Godfrey and Thomas were well known eccentrics in Woodhouse. Godfrey's first wife Elizabeth Linley of Sothall, white washed the house through once a week. She black leaded Godfrey's shoes. Her bonnet, the clockcase and Godfrey's gun were coaltarred. After she died Godfrey walked to Plley to find his first love Mary Kay and married her in Tankersly in 1836. Godfrey died in Sheffield Workhouse in 1864; Thomas had died a few months earlier.
1789 Francis son of John OLDALL bapt at Dronfield
1793 Sidney son of John OLDALL bapt at Dronfield
1798 John OLDALE married Ann Twigge at Sheffield on 15 Apr 1798 Cathedral St. Peter
1798 Jonathan OLDALE married Mary Thackway at St. Saviour, York
1800 Thomas OULDALE married Sarah Oates at Sheffield
1809 John OLDALE married Elizabeth White at Rotherham
1810 George OLDALE married Sarah Hill at Clowne
1814/5 Sheffield Directory listed OLDALE & Ellin, table knife cutlers, Arundel Street. Thomas Ellin senior, Master Cutler (Sheffield) 1833; Thomas Ellin junior, Master Cutler 1841.
1820 John son of James OLDALL bapt at Eckington
1824 Henry son of George and Sarah OLDALE bapt at Dinnington
1828 Sidney OLDALL married Mary Jenkin at Norton. Mr S.O. Addy's grandparents. (Source?)
1828 Francis OLDALL married Elizabeth Wilde daughter of Henry Wilde, master of the Free Writing School, Sheffield.
1830 James son of Francis and Elizabeth OLDALL bapt at Dronfield
1844 Joseph son of William and Mary OLDALE bapt at Eckington
1849 Sheffield Directory lists 10 entries for OLDALE.
Jas. OLDALE cutler, Jessop Street (off South Street, Sheffield Moor); Charles OLDALE, shopkeeper, Anson Street (south St Park);
4 farmers - John OLDALE in South Anston, George OLDALE in Dinnington, Joseph OLDALE in Gildingwell, and Francis OLDALE in Coal Aston; 2 butchers, Henry OLDALE in Dinnington, and John OLDALE in Harthill; George OLDALE was a joiner in Dinnington and William OLDALE was a tanner and currier in Eckington.
1856 Sheffield Directory now has only 4 entries for OLDALE:- Joseph & Thomas OLDALE, designers/chasers in Fitzwilliam Street, with a house further up the road; Francis OLDALE, farmer. In Coal Aston and his wife listed as school mistress;
William OLDALE, tanner, in Eckington.
1866 Albert Edward son of James and Francis OLDALE bapt at Beighton.

Need to do an "all present and accounted for" review of Oldales in the 1841 Census...

Mary Jay Roland was born on 19 June 1715 in Clayton with Frickley, Yorkshire, England. John Oldale and she were married about 1732 in Harthill Church, South Yorkshire, England. She died on 15 April 1792 at age 76.

Mary Jay Roland was christened on 19 June 1715 in Clayton With Frickley, York, England.

Charlotte Oldale was born before 25 August 1734 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She died in 1737 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Martha Oldale was born on 23 April 1739 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Mary Oldale was born before 4 November 1744 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

John Oldale was born before 3 March 1741 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Sarah Cutt were married on 7 May 1778 in Hart Hill, Yorkshire, England.

James Oldale was born on 21 February 1750 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He died on 15 February 1754 at age 3 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹

James Oldale was baptized on 21 March 1753.¹

James Oldale was born on 26 October 1755 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

There needs to be proof that this James and his descendants are the son of John and Mary. James Oldale was baptized on 26 October 1755 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹