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| Name | OAKLEY – Charles Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Portsmouth Division 16th and 42nd Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 898 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st July 1839 / 21 years 6 months / Lewes Sussex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | “Vanguard” 1840-1843 “Royal Albert” |
| Length of Service | 21 years 16 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 23rd August 1860 / Not yet known NAA said 20 March 1862 |
| Campaign Medals | Syria for action of Vanguard 9th August 1842 1 clasp Crimean War Medal (Doubtful – was an ordinary seaman not Marine) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Plymouth 1865-1868 Western Australia 1868-1894 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | £16.16.0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 Stroughton Chichester Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | OAKLEY Patrick Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Elizabeth These people were the parents of the next entry James Gill Charles said his parents were dead. Bi Centenerary Dictionary said Charles’s father was James |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BURTON/BARTON Harriet (Transfer Doc NAA) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | July 1866 Fremantle WA |
| Children by 1st Wife | Charles Thomas b 1867 M Ellen WRIGHT 31 October 1888 Fremantle WA D 29 November 1891 Fremantle WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BURTON/BARTON Philip Augustus B 1842 England |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Musician (Transfer Document NAA) |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Thursday 10 December 1891 Death of son Charles Thomas |
| Departure from Western Australia | To South Australia 1868 To Victoria 1868 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1894 Victoria – see below – unlikely Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Mentioned in Pension Payment Books – Money paid to Wife. The Bi-Centennial has Charles Oakley marrying a Harriet Burton/Barton on 7 September 1866 at Fremantle. They had 3 children: Charles Thomas born 1867 at Fremantle father Charles William John born 1871 father Charles-not possible Harriet Mary born 1869 father Charles-possible However we know that Charles left the state before September 1868 so the paternity of the two later children is extremely suspect. One third of his pension was paid to his wife in WA but that was discontinued and money refunded. Was he paying for children he did not father? A Harriet Oakley married Thomas Barker in 1873; it rather looks as if Harriet was living with him prior to the marriage. (NAA entry acknowledges 1 child only)A Charles Oakley died in Victoria on 16 July 1896 aged 74. This man was married to Emma and had three children Frederick, Charles and a Mrs Eleanor Whitehead. This Charles Oakley left a will where he described himself as a gentleman. The estate was worth 545 pounds. The family came from UK on a ship called Athlone in 1853 so it is not our Charles. |
