Genealogy Chat

any info on the oatley family who use to run a post office on the isle of wight,any relatives would be even better

Absolutely loads of Oatleys in the Isle of Wight on Ancestry :-) Ian

from the 1901 census 3 families of that name on the IOW Elijah Oatley abt 1845 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Head East Cowes Hampshire Harriet Oatley abt 1862 Cheadle, Staffordshire, England Wife East Cowes Hampshire Harriet Oatley abt 1895 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Grandchild East Cowes Hampshire Alice M Rowe abt 1888 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Adopted Child East Cowes Hampshire -------------------------------------------------------------- Annie Oatley abt 1876 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England Head Cowes Hampshire John Shirt abt 1877 India Boarder Cowes Hampshire Mary Whitewood abt 1835 London, England Mother Cowes Hampshire --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bertie H R Oatley abt 1893 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Son East Cowes Hampshire Ellen Oatley abt 1863 Isle of Wight, West Cowes Wife East Cowes Hampshire Grass M I Oatley abt 1890 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Daughter East Cowes Hampshire Olive E M Oatley abt 1899 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Daughter East Cowes Hampshire Reuben Oatley abt 1856 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Head East Cowes Hampshire Stanley G H Oatley abt 1888 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Son East Cowes Hampshire Violet M Oatley abt 1892 Isle of Wight, East Cowes Daughter East Cowes Hampshire Wife looks like Ellen Nee Smith View Record OATLEY, Reuben 1887 December Marriages Isle of Wight Hampshire Isle of Wight View Record Smith, Harriett 1887 December Marriages Isle of Wight Hampshire Isle of Wight

lots more on the 1891 can you be specific with names at all?

hello jess,the person that owned the post office,probably in cowes was called nelson we are trying to find his children thanks venny

Venny click on add a reply (not my name) and add replies here , i cant see a NELSON Oatley. born about when??

hello jess,nelson victor oatley and grace oatley,thanks

venitia , can you give us some idea of a time? nelson born about when? his children born about when ...are they still alive...

hello jess nelson born in 1914 and his siblings born in 1930s ta

*************************************************************** THIS IS RUNNING ON RECORDS BOARD AS WELL! ***************************************************************** His siblings are his brothers and sisters. i think you mean his children , born 1930's you can search ancestry site for births.(look for BETA)- and its FREE!! they will presumably be listed in the surname name Oatley, followed by mothers maiden name ABBOTT jess

*********************************************************** QUery FINISHED ON RECORDS BOARD> BIRTHS FOUND ***************************************************************** Now!after much searching for you ....... Hurray! Nelson OATLEY married Grace ABBOTT in JULY AUG SEPT 1933- I Wight -2b 1848 Cross Ref'd her first name WAS Grace!! So children born to OATLEY MMn ABBOTT 1933> any idea of their childrens names, Venitia??

Just noticed this thread after putting loads of info on your Records Office thread, so have a look at that one and also at IOW BMD on http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs (.) c o (.) uk/ remove brackets and spaces. (P.S. Jess - I wondered how you knew they ran the post office!) Kate.