John Oxnam (1724)

Born 14 Sep 1724 in St Columb Major Cornwall England

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Tidd) Oxnam — married 14 Dec 1751 in Redruth, Cornwall, England

Descendants

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Biography

John Oxnam was baptised at the parish church of St Columba, at St Columb Major, Cornwall on 14 Sep 1724, son of John and Eliza Oxnam.^[1]

John Oxman married Grace Tidd on 14 Dec 1751 in Redruth, Cornwall.^[2] Some sources cite "St Uny". Further evidence needed.

Miscellaneous baptisms for the children of John and Grace are recorded, under an assortment of variations on the Oxnam surname :

1. John Oxenham, baptised 4 Feb 1753 at Redruth^[3]
2. Jane Oxman baptised 1 Feb 1755 at St Allen^[4][5]
3. (possible) Charity Oxman, baptised 24 Jul 1757 and died 13 Mar 1759 at Perranzabuloe^[6]
4. Elizabeth Oxman or Coxman baptised 17 May 1760 at Perranzabuloe^[7][8]
5. Mary Oxenham, baptised 20 Dec 1762 at Redruth^[9]
6. Henry Oxman, baptised 31 Mar 1766 at Redruth^[10]
7. Thomas Oxman, baptised 19 Aug 1770 at Perranzabuloe^[11]
8. Grace Oxman, baptised 19 Aug 1770 at Perranzabuloe^[12]

Notes

Evidence is needed to confirm :

• whether John's LNAB was Oxman or Oxnam.
• that John who was born in 1724, son of John and Elizabeth, is the same John who married Grace in 1751.
• that John was the father of Stephen Oxnam.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J795-G46 : 20 September 2020), John Oxnam, 1724.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2LK-JMN : 13 March 2020), John Oxman, 1751.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N57T-LYD : 20 March 2020), John Oxenham, 1753.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGM2-PRN : 20 March 2020), Jane Oxman, 1755.
5. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLK-42PK : 9 March 2021), Jane Oxman, 01 Feb 1755; citing Baptism, St Allen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5D6-YLB : 18 September 2020), Charity Oxman, 1757.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5D6-X8L : 18 September 2020), Elizabeth Oxman, 1760.
8. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL9T-VXJ : 21 March 2020), Elizabeth Coxman, 1760.
9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5D6-8YT : 18 September 2020), Mary Oxenham, 1762.
10. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMT1-7L6 : 18 September 2020), Henry Oxman, 1766.
11. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3FS-5LJ : 18 September 2020), Thomas Oxman, 1770. Note Thomas's gender is given in this index as female. Assume this is a mistranscription and not an unusual naming choice.
12. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5D6-L4T : 18 September 2020), Grace Oxman, 1770.

See also :

• History of the Oxnam Family-Reunion 1986