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Thank you


Christine I appreciate that.

Shirley

Hi Shirley,
I will have a look at the church records at Oldham.

Christine

Hi Susan

I saw it was Oldham but there are so many churches in Oldham I have no idea where to look.

On familysearch.org if it has a source number at the bottom of the page and you click on it. it sometimes tells you where the records are kept.

I will make enquiries at Oldham though.

Thank you for looking for me.

Shirley

Shirley,

If you look at "familysearch.org" you will get the source number (it's Oldham).

Yes I saw that Ann but, it does not have a source number on it so I don't know where she was christened.

Yes Ann

John was Josephs son from marriage to Betty Whitehead and living next door to him on the 1861 in Timber St Werneth

I also forgot to mention earlier Joseph and Hannah on the 1851 were down as Hedley and not Medley.

Shirley

Jenny is on IGI as Christened 5 Oct 1828

just found on the igi that Amanda & Malina were children of John & Martha.

Snap Lancashire Ann

Thanks for that I had seen it and wandered if it was mine.

Shirley

Hi susan

No I don't know. His name was just Joseph I believe.

If I could find his two marriages it would help.

1st to Betty Whitehead. Oldest child Jenny Medley 1831 Oldham on 1841 census.


Betty dies in 1842 in childbirth.

On 1851 Joseph is married to Hannah Name could be (Chadderton) on Lancs BDM I have found a Lavina reg 1860 with mothers maiden name Chadderton. but, we have now decided it's not Lavina but Sevina. I cannot find her either.



Problem is there are not many Medley surnames in Oldham on 1841 I cannot be sure he really originated from there.

Shirley

there was a Jacob Henry medley born in 1863 in Oldham so probably not the Joseph death in 1864

interesting results from the lancashirebmd site (oldham seem to be unusual in that they recorded mothers maiden name) Maybe Joseph did not actual marry the mother(s) of his children!
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1850
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MEDLEY Sally Oldham Below Town Oldham CHAMBERS
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1856
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MEDLEY Amanda Oldham Below Town Oldham WIDDALL OBT/41/297



Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1859
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MEDLEY Malina Oldham Below Town Oldham WIDDALL OBT/49/253



Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1860
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MEDLEY Lavina Oldham Below Town Oldham CHADDERTON OBT/52

There's this death, though it doesn't give an age or year of birth.

Name: Joseph Henry Medley
Year of Registration: 1864
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Oldham
County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 334 (click to see others on page)

Shirley,

Do you know if Joseph was still living in 1871?

Hi all

Thanks for looking.

Yes I think you are right about it being Sevina.

John next door is Josephs son from his marriage to Betty Whitehead and Jacob is Johns brother my GGGrandfather.

I can find Jacob on other censuses but not Josephs family.

Any ideas?

Thank you

Shirley

I thought it was a S name too, if you look at Sally a couple of rows up the first letters are the same

Shirley,

I had a look at the census above, to me it looks like the baby is 'Sevina' (not Lavinia).

Can't find an exact match for them on the 1871 census! There's a Hannah, correct age, but husband's name is John.

I can't see anything else either

Melvina could be Martha

Births Sep 1859 (>99%)
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Medley Martha? Oldham 8d 4_0


Andy

Thanks Claire

It looks like you may be correct about these two.

I just cannot find anything on any censuses though for the others.

Shirley

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983
about Sally Medley
Name: Sally Medley
Year of Registration: 1864
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Oldham
County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 334