Life Events
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Birth | William Oliver was born in 1854 in Sandford, Devon.2 |
Baptism | He was baptized on 15 Nov 1854 in Sandford. The register noted that he was the son of William, a Farmer, & Sarah Oliver of Sandford.1 |
(with Parents) 1861 Census | William appeared on the 1861 Census of Sandford, Devon with his parents. He was 6 years old, a scholar, and born in Sandford.2 |
1871 Census | Sarah Oliver and her son William appeared on the 1871 Census of Manchester, Lancashire, at No 11 Thomson Grove. Sarah was 56, a widow, housekeeper, birthplace Cheriton Fitz--- Devon. William was 16, a clark, and born in Sandford Devon. They had 3 lodgers.3 |
1881 Census | He appeared on the 1881 Census of Chorlton On Medlock, Lancashire, at 37 Clifford Street. He was 26, born in Sandford, Railway Clerk, and a cousin to the head of the household, Mary A Burroughes (age 45 born Cheriton Fitz Pyne Devon.)4 |
Research Note | Mary A is his cousin on his mother Sarah Lewis' side, not an Oliver. |