Josiah Oakley (abt. 1785 - 1876)

Born about 23 Jun 1785 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England

Husband of Jane (Holland) Oakley — married 24 Feb 1817 (to 1827) in Leamington Priors, Warwick, England

Husband of Sarah (Page) Oakley — married 11 Sep 1831 (to 4 Jul 1839) in Orlingbury, Northampton, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Oakley — married 25 Oct 1853 in Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 27 Jul 1876 at about age 91 in Kangarilla, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Josiah Oakley migrated from England to Australia.

Josiah was born about 1788 (based on his age at death).

Josiah married Jane HOLLAND on 24 Feb 1817, at Leamington Priors,Warwick,England. ^[1]

Josiah married Sarah PAGE on 11 Sep 1831, at Orlingbury, Northampton, England. ^[2]

Josiah arrived in South Australia on 1836-12-24, aboard the ship, HMS Buffalo, with his 2nd wife, Sarah, and his children: OAKLEY Josiah, Sarah PAGE (2nd wife), Sam, Thos, Mary, Wm, Josiah (←1st wife), (2nd→) John Page, Jas, Susannah Eliz arrived 1836-12-24 on HMS Buffalo from Portsmouth 36-07-13 via Spithead 36-07-23, St Helens 36-08-03, Rio de Janeiro 36-10-12'. ^[3] He was listed as being "40 Labourer from Orlingbury". ^[4]

Josiah ran The Oakley Arms on Gilles Street, Adelaide in April 1839.^[5]

After his wife Sarah died in 1839, Josiah married Elizabeth MORLEY on 25 Oct 1853, at Morphett Vale, SA. ^[6]

He passed away in 1876, ^[7] and was buried at Kangarilla Wesleyan Methodist/Uniting Cemetery. ^[8] His death was reported in the Adelaide papers, The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) Sat 12 Aug 1876 Page 2 Family Notices ^[9]

DIED.

OAKLEY.—On July 27th, at his residence, Kangarilla, Josiah Oakley, aged 88 years. Arrived in the ship Buffalo in the year 1836. He leaves two sons and two daughters and a large number of grandchildren to lament his loss.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV45-WXB : 10 February 2018), Josiah Oakley and Jane Holland, 24 Feb 1817; citing Leamington Priors,Warwick,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 502,285.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNPN-KMD : 9 March 2018), Josiah Oakley and Sarah Page, 11 Sep 1831; citing Orlingbury, Northampton, England, reference item 2 p 15, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,999,900.
3. ↑ FamilyHistorySA, South Australian Shipping & Immigration, Passenger Lists, HMS Buffalo 1836, Text: OAKLEY Josiah, Sarah PAGE (2nd wife), Sam, Thos, Mary, Wm, Josiah (←1st wife), (2nd→) John Page, Jas, Susannah Eliz arrived 1836-12-24 on HMS Buffalo from Portsmouth 36-07-13 via Spithead 36-07-23, St Helens 36-08-03, Rio de Janeiro 36-10-12', http://www.familyhistorysa.org/shipping/passengerlists.html'
4. ↑ HMS BUFFALO 1836 from Diane Cummings' Bound For South Australia database, http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1836Buffalo.htm
5. ↑ 1839 'Advertising', South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839), 6 April, p. 2. , viewed 23 Oct 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73811314
6. ↑ FamilyHistorySA, South Australian Marriages, 1836 to 1857+, Text: 1853-10-25 marriage of OAKLEY Josiah and MORLEY Elizabeth at Res of Eliz Morley, Morphett Vale, http://www.familyhistorysa.org/births-marriages-deaths/marriages.html
7. ↑ Genealogy South Australia, online search, accessed 16/2/2019, Josiah OAKLEY, 1876, Registration 74/499, District: Morphett Vale, Relative 1: Thomas MORLEY (GS), https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php
8. ↑ 'Memorial Inscriptions' Database, Genealogy SA, Josiah OAKLEY, Cemetery: Kangarilla Wesleyan Methodist/Uniting, Death Date: 1876, Notes: Born 1795 comma Pioneer, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php
9. ↑ Trove, National Library of Australia, The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) Sat 12 Aug 1876 Page 2 Family Notices, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208305843