John Oakes

Male4 May 1908–about 1978

Brief Life History of John

When John Oakes was born on 4 May 1908, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Oakes, was 28 and his mother, Ada Bastain, was 28. He lived in Alberta, Canada in 1916. He died about 1978, in Blairmore, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Robert Oakes
1880–1964
Ada Bastain
1880–1917
Olive Oakes
1903–1989
John Oakes
1908–about 1978
Edna Oakes
1914–1919

Sources (2)

  • John Oakes in household of Robert Oakes, "Canada Census, 1916"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Oakes - Individual or family possessions: male

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1914

Age 6

Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.

1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

Age 6

After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote

Age 20

Women in England over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote on May 7, 1928.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name, a variant of Oak with either an original plural -s or an excescent -s added later to the surname.

Irish (Louth, Wexford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of Dubhdara’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’ + dara(ch), genitive of dair ‘oak’, by translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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