Martha Jane (Weir) Oxford (1888)

Born 14 Nov 1888 in Woodford Cove, Newfoundland

Ancestors

Wife of James Edmund Oxford — married 23 Feb 1911 in Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland

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Biography

Birth

Name: Martha Jane Wear
Event Date: 14 Nov 1888
Event Place: Woodford's Cove, Green Bay, Newfoundland
Sex: Female
Father's Name: Theophilus Wear
Mother's Name: Mary^[1]

Marriage

Name: James Oxford
Event Date: 23 Feb 1911
Event Place: Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland
Age: 25
Spouse's Name: Martha Weir
Spouse's Age: 22^[2]

Salvation Army. Bachelor and spinster, both residents of Little Bay Islands. Witnessed by Frederick Oxford and Annie Locke.

Residence 1921

Census of Sulians Cove, Twillingate, Newfoundland. In household:
James Oxford Head Male 36 Little Bay Island
Martha Oxford Wife Female 33 Little Wards Harbour
Mildred Oxford Daughter Female 10 Little Bay Island
Theophilus Oxford Son Male 7 Little Bay Island
Elihu Oxford Son Male 6 Little Bay Island
Clifford Oxford Son Male 5 Little Bay Island
Maxwell Oxford Son Male 3 Little Bay Island^[3]

Residence 1935

Census of Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland. In household:
Edmund James Oxford Head Male 48 Newfoundland
Martha Jane Oxford Wife Female 46 Newfoundland
Mildred Oxford Daughter Female 23 Newfoundland
Theophilus Job Oxford Son Male 21 Newfoundland
Elihu Birom Oxford Son Male 19 Newfoundland
Clifford James Oxford Son Male 16 Newfoundland
Everent Maxwell Oxford Son Male 14 Newfoundland
Aseneth Pearl Oxford Daughter Female 13 Newfoundland
Clayton Freeman Oxford Son Male 7 Newfoundland
Wincle Norman Oxford Son Male 3 Newfoundland^[4]

Residence 1945

Census of Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland. In household:
James Oxford Head Male 60 Green Bay
Martha Oxford Wife Female 58 Green Bay
Clayton Oxford Son Male 17 Green Bay
Wencil Oxford Son Male 12 Green Bay
Hazel Oxford Daughter Female 24 Green Bay
Elihu Oxford Son Male 28 Green Bay^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Y-M2KS : 23 February 2021), Martha Jane Wear, 14 Nov 1888; citing Birth, Woodford's Cove, Green Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
2. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQX-1BTT : 2 March 2021), James Oxford and Martha Weir, 1911.
3. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-TMR5 : 8 March 2021), James Oxford, Sulians Cove, Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 143, household ID 5, line 23, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,637.
4. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-35D8 : 8 March 2021), Martha Jane Oxford in household of Edmund James Oxford, Little Bay Islands, Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Twillingate District, p. 142, household ID 91, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,823.
5. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-XTW9 : 9 March 2021), Martha Oxford in household of James Oxford, Little Bay Islands, Green Bay, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Green Bay District, p. 60, household ID 93, line 10, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,167,049.