Henry James Audley (1865 - 1952)

Born 4 Jul 1865 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Alice Goodchild (Dorey) Audley — married 28 Jun 1888 in Kingston, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Died 1952 at about age 86 in Kingston, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Henry was born in 1865. He was the son of He passed away in 1952.

Henry James Audley was born at Corfe Castle on 4 July 1865. He was the seventh child of Thomas John Audley and Sarah Audley nee Keats. His birth was registered in the third quarter of 1865. ^[1] He was baptised on 24 September 1865.

Henry married Alice Goodchild Dorey at Kingston on 28 June 1888. Henry was then a labourer living at the Brickyard at Lynch. He could not write. Alice was the daughter of John Dorey and Anne Dorey nee Goodchild. In 1881, Alice was in service at Winkton near Christchurch. Henry and Alice had four children (see later).

In 1891, Henry and Alice were staying with Alice’s widowed father John Dorey and sister at Kingston. Henry was now a shepherd and their first two children had been born.

At the time of the 1901 census Alice and all four children were living at The Lane but Henry was absent visiting the Damen family at Slepe near Organford.

By 1911 Henry had learned to write as he completed the census return. Their eldest child and youngest child were living at home.

In September 1939, Henry and Alice were still living in The Lane. Henry, then aged 74 was a ‘general farm labourer’.

Sometime after his retirement, on a slow walk up Kingston Hill when returning from a visit to the Doctor’s surgery at Corfe, Henry recounted to a companion how, in his early days, he and his sheepdog Bright were driving the sheep down Kingston Hill when they started turning and going back up the hill – when Henry got to the top he found Lord Eldon and his servants had come out of church and were surrounded by the sheep!

Alice died in May 1951 aged 87 and Henry died in October 1952 aged 88.

Sources

1. ↑ AUDLEY, HENRY JAMES Mother's maiden name=KEATS GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in WAREHAM Volume 05A Page 286