Henry Oliver (1880 - 1918)

Born 13 Sep 1880 in Swerford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Kate (Best) Oliver — married 21 Aug 1901 in South Newington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Norah Thorley Bartlett — married 21 Dec 1914 in Congregational Church, Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 30 Jul 1918 at age 37 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

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Biography

Birth: Henry Oliver was born at Swerford in Oxfordshire in 1880. He was the son of Henry Oliver and his wife Sarah, born Sarah Hoare. ^{[1] [2]}

His mother died very soon after his birth.

1881 census: Henry Oliver was a patient at the Horton Hospital in Banbury in Oxfordshire. His age was given as 8 months, implying a birth date in 1880. His birthplace was given as Swerford, Oxfordshire. He was described as a labourer's child. ^[3]

His father remarried later in 1881>

1891 census: Henry Oliver was living at Swerford with his father and stepmother, Henry and Sarah A[nn], and his half-sister Elizabeth. His age was given as 10, implying a birth date in 1880 or 1881. His birthplace was given as Swerford, Oxfordshire. He was at school. ^[2]

1901 census: Harry Oliver was living in East End at Swerford with his widowed grandmother Sarah Johnson. His age was given as 20, implying a birth date in 1880 or 1881. His birthplace was given as Swerford, Oxfordshire. He was employed as a general labourer on a farm. ^[4]

First marriage: Henry Oliver (bachelor, aged 21), a labourer, of Swerford, son of Henry Oliver, labourer; and Emily Kate Murrey Best (spinster, aged 28), of South Newington, daughter of George Best, wheelwright; were married at the parish church of South Newington in Oxfordshire on 21 August 1901. The witnesses were called Thomas Nash and Edith Best. ^[5]

1911 census: Henry Oliver was living at 3 Victoria Road at Godalming in Surrey with his wife Emily Kate Oliver, their 2 children, and his aunt Cicely Nash. [More precisely his wife's aunt.] His age was given as 30, implying a birth date in 1880 or 1881. His birthplace was given as Swerford, Oxfordshire. He was employed as a warehouseman and engine driver. It was stated that Henry and Emily had been married for 9 complete years and had had 2 children together. ^[6]

His first wife Emily died in 1913.

Second marriage: Henry Oliver, of Godalming, and Norah Bartlett, of South Newington in Oxfordshire, were married on 21 December 1914 at the Congregational Church in Godalming. ^{[7] [8]}

Death: Henry died on 30th July 1918 in Berlin. His service number was 290315 and he was a Private in the 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.^[9] The records show that he died of sickness, was aged 37 and the son of Henry Oliver of Swerford, Enstone, Oxon.^[10]

He was buried in Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Stahnsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany and the gravestone records note that his next of kin was Mrs Norah Oliver of 7 Town End Street, Godalming, Surrey and that the insciption she requested on the headstone was "Till the Pearly Gates unfold".^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 20 January 2024: OLIVER, HENRY; GRO Reference: 1880 Oct-Dec Quarter in CHIPPING NORTON registration district; Volume 03A Page 753; mother's maiden name: HOARE
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} England and Wales 1891 census (Swerford, Oxfordshire ): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 12/1179 folio 157: Ancestry Record uki1891 #15960649
3. ↑ England and Wales 1881 census (Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 11/1530 folio 13v: Ancestry Record uki1881 #18028808
4. ↑ England and Wales 1901 census (Swerford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 13/1400 folio 71: Ancestry Record uki1901 #8080777
5. ↑ South Newington parish register of marriages: Oxfordshire History Centre: reference BOD180_B_7: Ancestry Record 61058 #1323515
6. ↑ England and Wales 1911 census (Godalming, Surrey): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 14/3091 schedule 296: Ancestry Record 1911England #41393536
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26D9-RB3 : 22 May 2014), Norah Bartlett and null, 1914; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 4, vol. 2A, p. 241, Guildford, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "Marriages", Banbury Advertiser, 31 December 1914, page 1, column 1
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data:Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901–60. National Army Museum, Chelsea, London, England. National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 824501-826000; Reference: 501 Image
10. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/895853/HENRY%20OLIVER/
11. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/895853/HENRY%20OLIVER/#&gid=2&pid=2