1. Henry Lawrence OAKLEY ( - )

No further information. Possible Walberton/Yapton, Sussex?

Children:

1. 2. Annie OAKLEY ( - )
2. 8. Harry OAKLEY ( - )
3. 9. Arthur Charles OAKLEY (1903 - 1969)

2. Annie OAKLEY ( - )

Father: 1. Henry Lawrence OAKLEY ( - )

Lived at Norwood farm, Graffham 1928 where niece Rosemary Oakley was born.

Spouse: George Arthur SMITH (bef. 1914 - )

Children:

1. 3. Laura SMITH ( - )
2. 4. Mary SMITH ( - )
3. 5. Dennis SMITH (ca. 1914 - )
4. 7. Edith SMITH (aft. 1914 - )

3. Laura SMITH ( - )

Father: George Arthur SMITH (bef. 1914 - )
Mother: 2. Annie OAKLEY ( - )

4. Mary SMITH ( - )

Father: George Arthur SMITH (bef. 1914 - )
Mother: 2. Annie OAKLEY ( - )

5. Dennis SMITH (ca. 1914 - )

Father: George Arthur SMITH (bef. 1914 - )
Mother: 2. Annie OAKLEY ( - )

Dennis married twice.
He had three children with his first wife, 2 daughters and a son.

Spouse: Miss X (Smith) ( - )

Had 3 children

Married.

Children:

1. 6. Joyce SMITH (bef. 1955 - )

Spouse: Kathleen Bessie GATRELL (1908 - 1998)

Father: Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)

Kath was born and brought up a country girl.
Her father was a carter working on farms in and around Sussex and Surrey and she grew up amongst country people working on the land.

School life was difficult; the family moved frequently, following her fathers trade. She attended eleven schools before she left school at the age of fourteen and attributed this to her lack of scholarly skills.

When she left school she went into service. During this time she was a member of the Petworth House household for a few months.

Five years later she met and married Arthur Oakley in Hambledon, Surrey in 1927.
They lived in Portslade, Lancing and Shoreham and had seven children.

Married 26 May 1962 in Chichester registry office, Sussex.

6. Joyce SMITH (bef. 1955 - )

Father: 5. Dennis SMITH (ca. 1914 - )
Mother: Miss X (Smith) ( - )

Married George Nash and had 4 children. Lived in Edenbridge, Kent.
Information not confirmed.

7. Edith SMITH (aft. 1914 - )

Father: George Arthur SMITH (bef. 1914 - )
Mother: 2. Annie OAKLEY ( - )

8. Harry OAKLEY ( - )

Father: 1. Henry Lawrence OAKLEY ( - )

Lived for a while in a terrace of cottages on the Ropetackle site, close to the Kingshead Pub and Norfolk Bridge, Shoreham, Sussex.

9. Arthur Charles OAKLEY (1903 - 1969)

Father: 1. Henry Lawrence OAKLEY ( - )

Arthur and Kathleen had 7 children, 5 daughters and 2 sons.

Spouse: Kathleen Bessie GATRELL (1908 - 1998)

Father: Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)

Kath was born and brought up a country girl.
Her father was a carter working on farms in and around Sussex and Surrey and she grew up amongst country people working on the land.

School life was difficult; the family moved frequently, following her fathers trade. She attended eleven schools before she left school at the age of fourteen and attributed this to her lack of scholarly skills.

When she left school she went into service. During this time she was a member of the Petworth House household for a few months.

Five years later she met and married Arthur Oakley in Hambledon, Surrey in 1927.
They lived in Portslade, Lancing and Shoreham and had seven children.

Married 12 August 1927 in Hambledon, Registry Office, Hampshire.

Descendant families report created by Gene 4.3.4, Fri, Mar 7, 2003