Genealogy
Whiston Families
Oxley of Rotherham and Whiston
John Roddis c.1742.m.Mary Oxley at Whiston on 15/02/1757
In 1770 Benjamin Street(b. 1747) m. to Elizabeth OXLEY
Francis Oxley, butcher, deceased by 1775, was married to Elizabeth. He had a shop in the Shambles in Rotherham. Their son John Oxley also a butcher, inherited the shop, which was one of 20 butchers shops in the Shambles, sold in 1828 to Joshua and Jonathan Walker, who formed the Company of Proprietors of Rotherham Market.
In 1823, John Oxley of Rotherham, gent.married Mary Oxley of Moorgate, Whiston, spinster.
Jane Oxley (da. and coheiress of John Oxley jnr. decd) married Thomas Turner of Eastwood on 25 June 1833 at Whiston. This Jane had a brother John Oxley married to Mary.
Hannah Oxley was farming at Orgreave in 1862
In 1833 John Oxley, solicitor, lived on a farm at Moorgate. This John was practicing at Bridgegate in 1822
Anne, eldest daughter of John Oxley of Moorgate, (deceased) married at Whiston Parish Church on 14th September, 1820, to William Henry King, solicitor of Holborn.
Edwin Batty, b.abt 1852. m.Sarah Ann Oxley(1858-1887
John OXLEY b. 1824 at Rotherham, Solicitor Clerk To Justices, was living at Broom House, Broom Lane, in 1871. Ann Street (71) is a servant living in Broom House as a monthly nurse, there are 3 more servants.
In 1881 the Oxley's were living at 5 Moorgate Rotherham:
Also living here:
- b.1869 Mary Louisa, daughter, age 12, born Whiston
- b.1870 Katherine Meldrum, daughter, age 11, born Whiston
- b.1871 Francis Meldrum, son, age 10, born Whiston
- b.1874 Alexander Wemyss, son, age 7 Whiston
- b.1879 John Lee Maitland, son, age 2 Whiston
- b.1842 Helen OXLEY, Sister, unmarried, age 39 born Whiston - House Keeper
- b.1856 Alice GOUCHER, Servant, unmarried, age 25, born Whiston,Daughter of Thomas (b1832) and Sarah (b1836) Goucher
- Sarah HATTERSLEY, Servant, unmarried, age 23, born Rotherham
- Ann MYERS, Servant, unmarried, age 24, born Rotherham
Copy will of John Oxley of Rotherham, gent
Creation dates: 24 November 1818
personal and pecuniary legacies to Elizabeth, widow of his son John Oxley, his grandson John Oxley of Sheffield and his granddaughters Ann and Elizabeth Oxley of Moorgate.
his real estate at Rotherham, Whiston, Herringthorpe, Broom and Kimberworth to John Foljambe of Wakefield, gent., John Fletcher of Meadow Hall, gent., Robert Clarke of Rotherham, wine merch. and Samuel Kirk of Kimberworth, farmer, upon trust to sell and add the proceeds to his personal estate to be disposed of as directed.
codicil - his trustees to grant a lease of his messuage etc. in Bridgegate to his grandson John Oxley for 5 years at £30 p.a. with the option to purchase for £600. Source: Archives.Reference: 213/C/91/13
Farming at Main Street in 1891:
Samuel Jas Oxley,Head,M,38,,Farmer,Employer,Aughton
George Oxley,Son,8,Aughton Yorkshire,
Isabel Oxley,Dau 6 Aughton Yorkshire,
Samuel Oxley,Son, 3 Aughton Yorkshire,
William Oxley,Son, 2 Aughton Yorkshire,
Charles Oxley,Son,1 Aughton
May, 1919, Mr.P. Favell Oxley, MC., son of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Oxley of Moorgate Grange, Rotherham, announced his forthcoming marriage (04/06/1919) to Phyllis, daughter of T.W.Strother of Killinghall, Harrogate.
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