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Born in Halifax.
He was a butcher [1901, 1904].
In 1904, he married Eliza Pinder in Halifax.
Albert died in Pudsey [5th May 1915].
Eliza died in the Halifax Union Hospital [7th April 1917] (aged 35).
The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 41-D],
with Eliza's parents
Born in Southowram.
He was
a stone delver & beer house keeper at the Rock, Southowram
[1871] /
a stone quarryman [1881] /
a delver [1891].
On 9th September 1860, he (possibly) married Ann Bradley from
Ripon, in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Son of Henry Oates.
In the 1880s, he joined the worsted spinning business of his brother,
Edwin James Oates, as Oates Brothers.
He never married.
Their younger sister Emma Eliza kept house for him and his
brother Edwin James.
They lived at Prospect House, Halifax [1905].
At the time of his death, he owned
the Golden Pheasant, Halifax
and
South Royde, Halifax.
In 1911, he and his sister Emma gave Bermerside to
the town in memory of their late brother Edwin James.
In addition £4,000 was set aside to start a convalescent home and form part of the Oates Trust Fund.
He died 6th August 1926 [aged 65].
There is a memorial to him in Christ Church, Pellon
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed at Passchendaele [9th October 1917] (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 82-85 & 162A],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He married Elesabeth Peck from Wakefield.
In 1529, a Brian Oates of Halifax left his Kendall jacket
to John Firth
Son of Joe Oates
Born in Southowram.
He was
a quarryman of The Royd, Southowram [1904] /
(possibly) a partner in Oates & Taylor /
a delver in stone quarry (employer) [1911].
On 5th April 1904, he married Annie Taylor [1883-1939] at St Anne's Church, Southowram.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 3 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Charlie died at Storthes Hall [29th January 1932].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,721 5/7d.
Administration was granted to his widow Annie.
Annie died 12th March 1939 (aged 56).
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-A12]
Born in Sheffield [11th June 1824].
In November 1850, he, his parents & siblings were living in
Charleston, America.
He was
a clerk [1850] /
a merchant of Lochbie, Marion County, Florida, USA.
On 2nd November 1852, he married Elizabeth Leighton
at Zion Chapel, Heanor, Derbyshire.
He died in Florida [26th February 1854].
In August 1865, Elizabeth married Joseph Crossley
In 1932, he married Frances Ella Boothman [1889-1969] in Halifax.
They lived at Royds Mount, Southowram [1944].
Edwin died 26th September 1944 (aged 58).
In [Q4] 1947, Frances Ella married (2) Harold Farrar in Halifax
Frances Ella died 24th October 1969 (aged 80).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NL-A20]
In 1880, he began business as a worsted spinner at Ryburne Mills, Halifax.
Shortly afterwards, he was joined by his brother, Arthur Donald Oates, to established Oates Brothers.
He never married.
Their younger sister Emma Eliza kept house for him and his
brother Arthur Donald.
They lived at Prospect House, Halifax [1905].
He died 2nd January 1911.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon.
On 5th April 1911, his brother Arthur Donald and
sister Emma gave Bermerside to the town in his memory
There is a memorial to him in Christ Church, Pellon
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [6th January 1850]
Only child of Isaac Oates and heiress of the Oates family.
She was orphaned in 1642.
She married her second cousin, Samuel Lister.
Heywood records
Question:
Can anyone explain the Heywood comment?
Was this another Esther Lister [1617-1677]?
She married (1) John Furness.
After John's death in 1717, she married (2) Gabetis Norton
from Sawley [or Sallay].
She died 29th June 1770 [aged 81]
The epitaph on her memorial
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
He was a plasterer, then a bricklayer.
He and his brother, Hiram, and their families, moved to live
in Hull.
He died in Hull
Born in Worcestershire.
He was
an overlooker (worsted printing) [1871] /
a colour matcher [1919].
He married Mary [1851-1908].
Children:
Mary died 25th December 1908 (aged 57).
George died 1st March 1919 (aged 67).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2301]
with George's parents
He was landlord of the Bridge Hotel, Greetland [1939, 1940].
In 1915, he married Adelaide Ackroyd in Halifax.
George Edward died in Calder District [Q3 1967] (aged 78)
He was again declared bankrupt in May 1875, and the licence of
the Stott's Arms was transferred to Joseph Priestley,
trustee of Oates's estate
During World War I,
and he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 2nd/6th Battalion
South Staffordshire Regiment.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died at Bullecourt [21st March 1918] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Jude's Church, Savile Park
Born in Southowram.
and is listed with 6 children, one of whom was Oates Griffin, at
Royd, Southowram.
In 1881, Mary and children were at 64 New Street, Southowram
He was
In 1904, he was charged with keeping open during prohibited
hours – see the Foldout
He left – and Henry Kaye took over – but Oates
returned shortly afterwards
He married (1) Lily [1866-1907].
Lily died 6th January 1907 (aged 40).
In 1911, Griffin was living at St Stephen's Row, Northowram
with his widowed sister Esther Mary Pollitt [b 1862] and her
son Ernest [b 1885]
He married (2) Elizabeth [1764-1834].
Elizabeth died 9th November 1834 (aged 70).
Griffin died 6th April 1943 (aged 75).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-G3]
In 1901, she & Harry were living at 26 Booth, Midgley, Halifax.
She had 2 illegitimate sons:
Harry Oates [b 1899]
& John William Oates [b 1901]
She was a charwoman [1901].
She may have married Herbert Goodall; they were living as
man & wife in 1911, though a marriage record has not been found
Harry was born in Luddenden / Midgley [7th July 1899].
Baptised at St Mary's Church, Luddenden [14th December 1904].
He was
a member of Luddenden Working Men's Club /
a carter with Thomas Kershaw, coal merchant in.
He lived at Stocks Lane, Luddenden.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax and
served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [18th September 1918]
after only 2 days at the Front.
The Halifax Courier [19th October 1918] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Targelle Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, France [Grave Ref G 16].
He is remembered on Luddenden Working Men's Club Roll of Honour,
on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Luddenden
He was a leather merchant in Halifax.
He and his brother James Holroyd established the
leather business of Oates & Company.
Later generations of the family followed him into the leather
business.
Around 1845, he married Jane Milne [1820-1875].
Children:
They lived at Prospect House, Halifax [1872, 1895]
Jane died 11th February 1875.
Henry died 18th March 1895.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
He was
a carpet weaver (living at Kidderminster with William
Bragington & family) [1841] /
a hand loom weaver (carpet) [1851].
In [Q3] 1843, he married Mary [1822-1907]
in Kidderminster
Children:
The family lived at
Henry died 16th March 1867 (aged 46).
Mary died 2nd June 1907 (aged 85).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2301]
He died 16th March 1867 (aged 42).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery [Grave Ref: M 9 C]
Born in Southowram.
He was
a stone merchant employing 18 men [1871] /
a stone quarryman [1881] /
a partner in Rothwell & Oates /
a partner in Oates & Smith [until 1874] /
a stone dresser [1891] /
a stone merchant (employer) [1901].
On 10th November 1863, he married Mary Rothwell [1841-1916]
at Goodshaw, Lancashire.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] were boarders
George Rothwell [aged 25] (Mary's brother, a
wheelwright, born Crawshawbooth) and
John Rothwell [aged 22] (probably another brother).
Still living with them [in 1881] was boarder John Rothwell [b
1849] (an unemployed stone quarryman).
Henry & Mary were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
He went into the family leather business set up by his paternal
grandfather Henry.
In 1906, he married Agnes Bairstow from Illingworth.
Children:
He was buried at Warley Town Cemetery
in an Oates family grave
Born in Southowram [31st January 1906].
He was a freestone quarry owner [1939].
He married Evelyn [1903-1980].
They lived at 45 Brookfoot Lane, Brighouse [1939].
Evelyn died in 1980 (aged 77)
Henry died in 1982 (aged 76)
Born in Halifax.
He was a hairdresser [1871, 1878, 1881].
In 1873, he married (1) Julia Ann Rigg [1852-1876] in Halifax.
Children:
In 1878, he married (2) Mary Hannah Murgatroyd [1856-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was the illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Murgatroyd and
stepdaughter of Abraham Tidswell
Children:
He was a wood cutter [1911]
The family lived at 5 Charles Street, Halifax [1881].
In 1891, the widowed Mary Hannah (living on own means) and
family were at the Barracks Tavern, 13 Charles Street,
Halifax, with 26 lodgers.
In 1891, daughter Bertha was living at 14 New Town,
Northowram, with her widowed grandmother Elizabeth Tidswell
[aged 64] and a monthly nurse Elizabeth Fox [aged 59].
In 1901, the family were living at 14 Newtown, Halifax with Mary
Hannah's mother Elizabeth Tidswell [aged 74].
In 1911, the family were living at 34 Fern Street, Halifax, and with
them was granddaughter Nora Oates [aged 9]
He was a plasterer, then a bricklayer.
He and his brother, George, and their families, moved
to live in Hull.
He was involved in the construction of Hull Royal Infirmary.
He died in Cottingham
He married Alice [1872-19??] from Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Children:
The family lived at
He married Susan Drake from Shibden.
Children:
He married Susannah Murgatroyd.
Children:
He lived at Marsh Hall, Northowram and at Murgatroyd.
He attempted to claim all the Murgatroyd properties, but the Probate
Court prevented that, the legal heir being John Murgatroyd of Newlands
On 3rd December 1805, he married Hannah Holroyd [1786-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at Crib Lane, Halifax.
James died 5th August 1835
He was
a cart driver [1891] /
publican at the Broad Oak, Hove Edge [1906, 1911].
In [Q2] 1877, he married Sarah Ann Mallison in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Thorn Tree Cottage, Southowram [1891].
In [Q4] 1919, a James Oates (aged 65) died in Halifax.
In 1919, Lydia Oates was landlady at the Broad Oak
Question:
Does anyone know whether / how Lydia & James are
related?
Born in Halifax.
He was
a card maker [1881] /
a coal dealer (employer) [1891] /
a commercial clerk [1900] /
living on own means [1901] /
a yarn merchant at Swire's Cottage, Halifax [1904] /
a woollen yarn merchant (own account) [1911].
In 1879, he married (1) Alice Annie Robinson [1863-1903].
Children:
Alice Annie died in Halifax in 1903 (aged 40).
In 1904, James married (2) Maria Kitchenman [1870-1940] at St Paul's Church, King Cross.
They had no children.
They lived at
Architect
He was
pupil-teacher in elementary school [1881] /
assessor of rates [1891] /
local assessor of taxes [1901] /
Overseer at Prospect House, Southowram [1905] /
incorporated insurance broker and estate agent at 10 Harrison Road, Halifax [1919].
In 1896, he married Emily Mallinson [1865-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Halifax.
He was
a book keeper [1850] /
a book keeper to stuff merchants [1851].
Later he decides to join up with brother Henry to form
Oates & Company.
In 1869, he left the partnership, and is recorded as a retired
leather merchant [1871, 1881].
In 1850, he married Jane Johnson [1822-1???]
at All Hallows' Church, Bardsey.
Children:
They lived at
James Holroyd died in Halifax [30th January 1900] (aged 76).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £12,242
to children Eliza Ann Eastwood, James Oates, & Sam
Oates
He was
a cloth dresser [1851] /
a card dealer [1871] /
a cropper.
He married Mary Peel [1797-1869].
Children:
The family lived at
Mary died 7th April 1869 (aged 72).
Job died 19th August 1874 (aged 79).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2689]
with brother-in-law John Dearden
Born 22nd May 1850.
He was
a quarryman [1881] /
a stone delver [1891] /
a farmer/quarry owner (own account) [1901] /
partner in Joe Oates & Sons /
(possibly) a partner in Oates & Taylor.
In 1872, he married Grace Cockroft [1846-1936].
Children:
They lived at
He died in an accident at his quarry.
On 21st January 1911, the inquest was reported in a local paper
Joe Oates was described at the inquest as a Master Quarryman.
The quarry which adjoined his house was a small one, owned by him and
worked by himself, 3 sons and 2 labourers.
The death occurred due to a fall of shale whilst they were trying to
work a bed of stone.
Mr Oates was buried under 3 feet of shale and had a broken
back and two broken legs.
HM Factory Inspector said that this was one of the worst cases he had
known from personal risk and for the sake of the living it was time
that the regulations for those working in such places were more
strictly observed
Grace died 4th May 1936.
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-F18]
In her journals, Anne Lister tells how he was
He inherited his father's stone quarries, and became a quarry owner,
and lime and stone merchant at Salterhebble.
He was listed as a slate-merchant at Salterhebble [1809].
He married 1 Mary Fielden/Fielding [1749-1791].
Children:
Mary died 6th April 1791 (aged 42).
In 1792, he married (2) Ann Stubbs [1769-1826]
at Pannal.
Children:
John died 3rd December 1818 (aged 59).
Ann died 27th February 1826 (aged 57).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
with the parents & the children in adjacent graves
Born in Salterhebble.
He may have trained in Manchester.
He became an architect and did much work on churches.
In 1819, he went into partnership with Thomas Pickersgill and his
brother Matthew Oates as Oates, Pickersgill & Oates.
One of Oates's pupils – Joseph Aloysius Hansom – patented
the Hansom Cab.
He was well-known for his Gothic style, and worked on several
local buildings, including
Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge,
New Rooms, Halifax,
Rishworth Grammar School,
St James's Church, Halifax,
(possibly) Holy Trinity Church, Halifax,
Sowerby Vicarage [1827],
All Saints' Church, Paddock,
St Paul's Church, Huddersfield,
and
Huddersfield Infirmary
On 1st January 1816, he married Mary Chapman [1796-1871] in Manchester.
Children:
The family lived at 7 Union street, Halifax [1822].
John died during a cholera epidemic.
After his death, his brother, Matthew Oates and Thomas Pickersgill completed his work – see Pickersgill & Oates.
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Paddock, Huddersfield
which he designed and built.
His epitaph reads:
Mary was buried alongside her husband
He joined his father and brother Richard in the iron
foundry.
He never married.
In 1871, he was living with brother Richard and his
wife Hannah at 31 North Parade, Halifax.
After Richard's death [1871], John continues to live at
North Parade with his widowed sister-in-law Hannah.
He died 10th August 1885 [aged 74].
He was buried at Christ Church, Pellon
with his brother Henry
There is a memorial to him in Christ Church, Pellon
alongside the family of Henry Oates
He married Elizabeth [1820-1???]
Children:
The family lived at Little Woodhouse, Rastrick [1871]
In 1852, he married Sarah Womersley [1832-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Prospect House, Southowram [1895]
Architect.
He was in partnership with his father, as Matthew Oates & Son,
until 1850.
He designed the Freemasons' Hall, Halifax
Born 12th November 1855.
He went into the leather business, like others in his family.
He was Treasurer for the United Methodists in Halifax [1913].
On 30th March 1880, he married Sarah Ann Hodgson at Hanover Chapel, Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Aysgarth, Skircoat Green [1913, 1921].
John Henry died at Aysgarth [10th March 1921].
Members of the family were buried at Warley Town Cemetery
in an Oates family grave.
Son of Holland Oates.
He was vice-chairman of Bulmer & Lumb (Holdings) Limited at
Wibsey.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £50,564
He was
a stone merchant (employer); [1901] /
a quarry owner and stone merchant at Birks Royd Quarry, Southowram
[1905].
On 7th July 1883, he married Emily Kershaw [1862-1922] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Emily died 30th December 1922 (aged 60).
John Richard died 22nd September 1928 (aged 67).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-A23]
Architect and surveyor.
In 1815, he (possibly) married Martha Burley Farrar
at Hartshead Church.
Children:
The family lived at Martin's Court, Halifax [1829].
He died 19th February 1833
He died 12th April 1846 (aged 51).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-B13]
On 25th December 1831, he married Izet Kitchen [1813-1897] in
Halifax.
In census returns and other sources, her name is written
Izet,
Iset,
Isetta and
Izetta.
Children:
They lived at
He was a grocer [1861, 1871].
He married Eliza [1822-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
He was buried at Christ Church, Pellon [Grave Ref: 1 O 7]
He was a boiler-maker.
In 1878, he married Jane Swain [1856-1903] in Halifax.
They lived at 4 James Court, Range Bank, Halifax [1892]
The couple were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
[8 7]
During World War II,
he served as a Sick Berth Attendant
with the Royal Navy
aboard the shore station HMS Lanka, Ceylon.
He died 12th February 1944 (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 87 1],
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
Born in Southowram.
He was a stone mason [1861, 1871, 1901].
On 28th July 1861, he married Elizabeth Dargue in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Brookfoot Lane, Southowram [1871, 1901, 1906, 1912].
Luke died 24th July 1906 (aged 67).
Elizabeth died 30th April 1912 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-K1D]
He had stone quarries at Southowram and started a stone delving
business in 1787.
He married Nancy [1737-1790].
Children:
The family lived at Ashday in Southowram.
Nancy died 14th April 1790 (aged 53).
Matthew died 23rd May 1793 (aged 56).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
He worked in his father's lime business [1814].
In 1822, he was running a boarding school at Wakefield.
Architect who worked with his brother and later practised in York
with Thomas Pickersgill [1830].
Partner in Matthew Oates & Son [1850].
In 1814, he married Ann Hogg [1791-1876].
Children:
Matthew died 6th August 1861 (aged 65).
His widow, Ann, was elected to the Halifax Tradesmen's Benevolent Institution [1870].
She died 14th May 1876 (aged 85).
The couple were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax.
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [28th February 1859]
She married Thomas Holdsworth.
She died on 12th October 1709, 4 months after her husband at Ashday Hall, Southowram.
The epitaph on their memorial
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
He joined his father and brother John in the iron
foundry.
He married Hannah.
They lived at 31 North Parade, Halifax [1871].
Living with them [in 1871] was his brother John.
After Richard's death, John continued to live at North
Parade with his widowed sister-in-law
Born in Southowram.
He was
a stone dresser [1851] /
a mason of Northowram [1858] /
a stone mason [1861, 1864] /
a contractor [1871] /
a builder & fire clay manufacturer [1881] /
a brick and sanitary pipe maker [1890].
In 1858, he married (1) Ann Denham [1835-1861] at Halifax Parish Church.
Ann died 17th June 1861 (aged 27).
In 1864, he married (2) Maria Taylor [1832-1900] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] were
widowed mother-in-law Martha Taylor [b 1791]
widowed sister-in-law Elizabeth Best [b 1826] (damask weaver)
& niece Jane Best [b 1854] (carpet setter).
Living with them [in 1891] was sister-in-law Elizabeth Best [b
1827] (living on own means).
Richard died 5th December 1890 (aged 55).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £13,401.
The will was proved by
his widow, Maria & son William Oates.
Maria died 5th April 1900 (aged 68).
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
In [Q2] 1938, he married Amy Roberts in Halifax.
They lived in Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Trooper
with the 22nd Dragoons
Royal Armoured Corps.
He died 21st August 1944 (aged 30).
He was buried at Christ Church, Pellon
[3A 89].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He went into family leather business
He never married.
He died at Aysgarth, Skircoat Green.
He was buried at Warley Town Cemetery
in an Oates family grave
Children:
See
William Hartley Richardson
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [3rd March 1916]
In [Q3] 1936, he married Eva Audley in Halifax.
They lived at 9 Clog Sole Road Slead Syke, Brighouse.
During World War II,
he was Municipal Borough Fireman, N.F.S. in Stockton-on-Tees,
He was injured at Stockton-on-Tees [15th May 1944].
He died at Stockton & Thornaby Hospital [17th May 1944] (aged 35)
(Civilian Civilian War Dead)
He married a daughter of James Brooksbank
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [1st December 1811]
Also at Royd in 1871, was Mary Griffin [1841-1???] who
was said to be
and is listed with 6 children, one of whom was Oates Griffin.
In 1881, Mary and children were at 64 New Street, Southowram.
Thomas was a widower, stone quarryman [1901]
Children:
They lived at Clough Head, Southowram [1901]
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [20th May 1812]
Son of James Oates.
Born in Lightcliffe.
He was
educated at Halifax Secondary School [until 1906] /
an architect [1911] /
employed by Norman Culley of Huddersfield /
worked in Bradford & Carlisle /
employed by Jackson & Fox /
active in the design of the Halifax Courier Building.
In 1915, he married Julia C. Bell in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Bayswater Terrace, Halifax [1918].
During World War I,
he enlisted [June 1916] and
served as a Private,
later as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 218th Field Company
Royal Engineers.
He died of wounds [3rd November 1918] (aged 29).
The Halifax Courier [23rd November 1918] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Ors British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref B 35],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School,
and on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe.
He was awarded the Military Cross
(posthumously) for
Born 7th December 1850;
baptised at Halifax Parish Church [23rd January 1851].
He was educated at Heath Grammar School [1864].
He took over the family leather business.
On 14th July 1905, he married Florence Nightingale Gascoigne [1857-19??]
in Knaresborough.
She had a son Tom Gascoigne [b 1884] by her previous marriage.
She was a hotel proprietor in Harrogate
He died at 111 Franklin Road, Harrogate [25th April 1911].
He was buried at Christ Church, Pellon
[27th April 1911]
He was
a stone dresser [1828] /
a stone dresser at Brookfoot [1871].
On 15th December 1828, he married (1) Mary Bottomley [1811-1852] in Halifax.
Children:
Mary died at Brookfoot [13th April 1852] (aged 40).
On 2nd May 1853, he married (2) Hannah in Halifax.
Her daughter Emma married Jabez Smith
They lived at Brookfoot Lane, Southowram [1871].
In 1871, his daughter Grace and family were living with them.
William died in Southowram [7th March 1874] (aged 66).
He & Mary were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-R8]
Hannah died at 8 Halifax Road, Brighouse [28th June 1886].
She was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-M10]
On 10th July 1831, he married Jane Brier.
She was widowed & a weaver [1851]
Children:
They lived at
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
Oates, Albert Ref 146-29
Eliza was the daughter of Herbert Pinder
Oates, Alfred Ref 146-499
Oates, Arthur Donald Ref 146-270 Oates, Arthur E. Ref 146-16 Oates, Brian Ref 146-203 Oates, Charles Ref 146-497
Annie was born in Southowram, the daughter of Thomas Henry Taylor
Oates, Charlotte Ref 146-O109 Oates, Daniel Ref 146-O396 Oates, Donald Ref 146-437 Oates, Edward Hawksley Ref 146-176 Oates, Edwin Ref 146-498 Oates, Edwin James Ref 146-269 Oates, Empsall Ref 146-2 Oates, Esther Ref 146-164
Mrs Esther Lister of Shipden Hall died in bed by her husband
26th January 1677. Age 60
Oates, Frances Ref 146-102 Oates, George Ref 146-466 Oates, George Alfred Ref 146-27
Oates, George Edward Ref 146-14
Adelaide was born in Halifax
Oates, George Henry Ref 146-461 Oates, George Leslie Ref 146-8 Oates, Gilbert Ref 146-154 Oates, Griffin Ref 146-544
In the 1871 census, Mary Griffin [1841-1???] who was said to be
kept by Thomas Oates
Lily was born in Halifax
Oates, Harry Ref 146-7
Harriett was born in Mosboro, Derbyshire.
Oates, Henry Ref 146-514
Jane was the daughter of John Rayner
Oates, Henry Ref 146-26
Mary was born in Kidderminster, (possibly) the daughter
of William Bragington
Oates, Henry Ref 146-12 Oates, Henry Ref 146-495
Mary was the daughter of Richard Rothwell
Oates, Henry Ref 146-1240
Oates, Henry Ref 146-23 Oates, Herbert Ref 146-534
Mary Hannah came from Northowram.
A son Arthur Edward Oates was born in 1893 and baptised
at All Souls', Haley Hill, Halifax in 1895: mother Mary
Hannah Oates of 14 Newtown; father not recorded.
Oates, Hiram Ref 146-462 Oates, Holland Ref 146-464
Oates, Isaac Ref 146-262 Oates, James Ref 146-143
Susannah was the daughter of James Murgatroyd
Oates, James Ref 146-455
Oates, James Ref 146-57
Sarah was born in Wakefield
Oates, James Ref 146-24
Alice was born in Halifax, the daughter of Robert Robinson
Maria, of 46 Rochdale Road, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the
daughter of James Kitchenman, butcher
Oates, James Daniel Ref 146-424 Oates, James Edgar Ref 146-288
Oates, James Holroyd Ref 146-1610
Jane, a servant of Bardsey, was born in Wetherby, the daughter
of Samuel Johnson, stone merchant
Oates, Joan Ref 146-153 Oates, Job Ref 146-28
Mary was born in Skircoat
Oates, Joe Ref 146-496
Grace was born 18th January 1846
Joe Oates (60) Quarry Owner of The Royd, Southowram was killed
in his own quarry.
Oates, John Ref 146-42
a self-taught optician and amateur scientist and made mathematical
and optical instruments
Oates, John Ref 146-423
Oates, John Ref 146-107
Here lie the remains of John Oates of Springwood, Architect, who died
May 16 1831 in the 37th year of his age.
In private life he was a kind husband an affectionate father and a
sincere friend.
Under his superintendence the Infirmary and St Paul's Church,
Huddersfield and this adjoining church were built
Oates, John Ref 146-8001 Oates, John Ref 146-3
Elizabeth was a picker [1871]
Oates, John Ref 146-415
Oates, John Edwin Ref 146-4 Oates, John Henry Ref 146-562
Sarah Ann was the daughter of Edwin Hodgson
Oates, John Holland Ref 146-235 Oates, John Richard Ref 146-289
Emily was born in Southowram
Oates, Joseph Ref 146-463 Oates, Joseph Ref 146-22 Oates, Joseph Ref 146-392 Oates, Joseph Ref 146-169
Oates, Joseph Ref 146-535
Oates, Joseph Ref 146-13 Oates, Joseph Ref 146-15
Jane was born in Halifax
Oates, Kenneth Ref 146-11 Oates, Luke Ref 146-18
Elizabeth was born in Brighouse, the daughter of Samuel Dargue
Oates, Matthew Ref 146-446 Oates, Matthew Ref 146-108
Ann came from Brotherton
Oates, Norris Ref 146-5 Oates, Phoebe Ref 146-248 Oates, Richard Ref 146-8100 Oates, Richard Ref 146-6
Ann, was born in Northowram, the daughter of Martha
& James Denham, mason
Maria was born in Midgley, the daughter of James
Taylor, spindle maker
Oates, Ronald Ref 146-10 Oates, Ryburne Ref 146-7530 Oates, Samuel Johnson Ref 146-502
Oates, Simon Ref 146-19 Oates, Squire Ref 146-9 Oates, Thomas Ref 146-540 Oates, Thomas Ref 146-223 Oates, Thomas Ref 146-20 Oates, Thomas Ref 146-545
kept by Thomas Oates
Oates, Thomas Sutcliffe Ref 146-21 Oates, Walter Ref 146-17
crossing the St Quentin Canal [4th October 1918]
Oates, Walter Holroyd Ref 146-560
Florence Nightingale [née King] was the widow of
of Thomas John Gascoigne.
Oates, William Ref 146-152 Oates, William Ref 146-439
Mary was born in Southowram
Hannah, from Bradford, was the widow of Mr Barraclough.
Oates, William Ref 146-25
Jane came from Southowram.
William died between 1846 & 1851