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George Henry Oakley[1]

Male 1818 - 1877  (59 years)


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  • Name George Henry Oakley 
    Born 1818  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1840  Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Tavern Keeper 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Anglican 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Crosshill 
    Occupation 1864  4820 William Hastings Line, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Hotel proprietor - Queen's Arms Hotel 
    Occupation 1864  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    licensed auctioneer 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Innkeeper 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Church of England 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-181680 
    Died 7 Apr 1877  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 9] 
    Cause: Apoplexy 7 hours 
    Buried Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I181680  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Family Elizabeth Sales,   b. 1819, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Feb 1840  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Teressa Oakley,   b. 1841, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. George Oakley,   b. 20 Aug 1844, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1915, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Susan Oakley,   b. CALC 19 Jun 1845,   d. 24 Feb 1866  (Age ~ 20 years)
     4. Jane Oakley,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. William Oakley,   b. 11 Feb 1846, , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1915, Morris Township, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Thomas Oakley,   b. CALC 28 Feb 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1863  (Age ~ 9 years)
     7. Elizabeth Oakley,   b. 24 May 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Robert Oakley,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Henry Oakley,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Lucy Oakley,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F176744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Return of the Number of Tavern Licenses issued in each
      County, City, Town, or Incorporated Village

      In the Ontario Sessional Papers of 32 Victoria 1868-69 (31) there is a report on the "Return of the Number of Tavern Licenses issued in each County, City, Town, or Incorporated Village, in detail. Also, the name of the party to whom issued, and the name of the Issuer for each County, with the amount received from such Licenses to date." The report is dated January 6, 1869. Below you will find the name of the license holder and the cost of the license but not the running total, as given in the Sessional Papers

      WATERLOO - James Colquhoun Issuer

       ...George Oakley $5.00

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      Death of Mr. Geo. Oakley - Many of our readers in Galt and elsewhere will read with deep regret the above heading. As Bugle-Major of the 29th Battalion, when the companies put in their week's drill a few years ago in our town, Mr. Oakley was known to a good many of our townspeople, and his jolly appearance, and his equally jolly manner, made friends of every one he met. As true a Briton as ever drew breath, he was always foremost in every patriotic move, and when duty called him into the ranks, no volunteer ever took his place with a happier heart or a merrier countenance, than the big-hearted Bugle-Major of the 29th. We copy the following particulars of his death from the Berlin Telegraph - "We sincerely regret to be called upon the week to record the death of Mr. George Oakley, of Crosshill, which took place at his residence on Saturday evening last. He had been unwell for some months past, the result, we believe, of sunstroke received last summer, but no serious apprehension of a fatal termination were entertained. Of last his friends thought he was improving in health, but alas! for human calculations, while engaged in sewing the buttons upon a vest on Saturday evening, he suddenly fell forward and expired without a groan. Mr. Oakley, or "Royal George" as he was wont to style himself, had been a resident of Crosshill for the past twenty-two years, following the combined occupation of auctioneer, hotel-keeper and tailor, and was widely known and esteemed for his many excellent qualities of both head and heart. His genial countenance, which, even under the most trying circumstances, was always radiant with good humor will be sadly missed in the community - and few men have "paid the debt of nature" for whom the public have expressed more real regret. Being naturally of a more than ordinarily generous and hospitable disposition, Mr. Oakley made for himself hosts of friends whose good will and esteem he always retained. In him the poor and needy ever found a generous friend, ready to alleviate their gatherings so far as he was able. At the time of his death, and for many years previously, Mr. Oakley held the office of Secretary Treasurer to the Wellesley Agricultural Society, the duties of which he performed with commendable efficiency and fidelity. His age was 59 years. "Peace to his ashes.""

      Galt Reporter - Apr 20, 1877, pg 2

      ______________________

      "The militiamen of Waterloo in those days were big men in every way. Capt. Barbour, of the Crosshill Company, was over 6 feet 5 inches, and his right hand man stood over 6 feet 6 inches, while the Bugle-Major, Geo. Oakley, at one time a gunner in the Royal Artillery, was so stout that it was said he had to have a rifle sling sewn to his belt to encompass his aldermanic breadbasket."

      Galt Reporter, July 26, 1907, p. 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Catharine Reichert Born: Wellesley Ont Age: 19 Father: William Reichert Mother: Catharine Reichert Born: abt 1864 Spouse: William Oakley Age: 31 born: Brantford Ontario Father: George Oakley Mother: Elizabeth Oakley married 25 Dec 1883 married: Waterloo, Woolwich

    2. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 2a, Pg 45.

    3. [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      [Masonic insignia] In memory of/ George Oakley/ Who died/ Apr. 7, 1877;/ Aged 59 years/ The winter of trouble is past/ The storms of affliction are o'er/ His struggles are ended at last/ His sorrow and death are no more

    4. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 17 Page 115.

    5. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of George Oakley - 20 Apr 1877, pg 2.

    6. [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian.
      George Henry Oakley, married Elizabeth Sales, Both of Dumfries. 11 Feb. 1840, Dumfries. Witnessesmark Robinson and Robert Sales.

    7. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864, pg 117.

    8. [S1668] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1867 - Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867, George Oakley Place: Crosshill, Occ. or Comments: proprietor, Queen's Arms Hotel & auctioneer, Pg: 78.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Apr 1877.
      George OAKLEY Died 07 Apr 1877 In Crosshill, George Oakley died at about 60 years of age.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1818 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Feb 1840 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tavern Keeper - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Crosshill - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotel proprietor - Queen's Arms Hotel - 1864 - 4820 William Hastings Line, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - licensed auctioneer - 1864 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Innkeeper - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Apoplexy 7 hours - 7 Apr 1877 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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