William Haig Oman (1824 - 1892)

Born 7 Mar 1824 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born in 1824. William is the child of Unnamed Father Oman. ^[1]

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Birth

Birth:

Date: 7 MAR 1824

City: Edinburgh

State: Scotland

Country: United Kingdom

Note: {geni:county} City of Edinburgh

Note

Note: {geni:about_me} Marriage: William Oman (Jeweller) to Mary Ann Murphy

COI: St Anne Dublin

On: 4 Feb 1850

Home: 47 St Kings Street

Father1: John Oman(Jeweller)

Mother1: N/R

Father2: Stephen Murphy (Occ:Smith)

Mother2: N/R

Witness 1: Henry Edwards

Witness 3: Thos Holmes

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There are a couple of family trees on this line on Ancestry. They have some details on both William and George, along with some other siblings. They show both William and George returning to Scotland after their Irish marriages.

William and wife Mary Ann Margaret Murphy in the 1871 census - everyone showing as born in Ireland except for William Snr.:

William Oman 46, Working Jeweller b. Edinburgh

Margaret Oman 40 b. Ireland

Goerge Oman 18

Agnes Oman 15

William Oman 12

Frances Oman 4

Margaret Oman 6 months

Address: 12 Shilong Square, Glasgow

William's death shows on 12/07/1892 in St Cuthbert's Poorhouse, Edinburgh. You should be able to confirm this yourself on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. His parents are given as John Oman and Agnes Haig.

OMAN Robert M 30 Jeweller Journeyman England

OMAN John M 40 Jeweller Journeyman Midlothian

OMAN Agnes F 40 Midlothian

OMAN Margaret F 16 Midlothian

OMAN William M 15 Jeweller Apprentice Midlothian

OMAN George M 14 Jeweller Apprentice Midlothian

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William and family in 1881 - everyone born in Ireland unless shown:

William Oman 57, goldsmith b. Edinburgh

Mary Anne Oman 49, b.

Agnes Hewett/Oman 25

Mary Anne Oman 16

Francis Oman 14

Margaret Oman 10

Archibald Oman 6, b. Paisley

Archibald Hewitt 2, grandson b. Glasgow

Address: 28 Nelson Street, Blackfriars Glasgow

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Linda Oman, Jul 26, 2011

• Linda Oman, firsthand knowledge.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Davis for creating WikiTree profile Oman-138 through the import of export-BloodTree (2).ged on Dec 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.