Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Okey was born on 29 April 1840, in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Okey, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Morley, was 19. He married Alice Free on 25 October 1860, in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. He was buried in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Oakey, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Thomas Okey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Okey, "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Oky, Aki (Old Danish Aki, Old Swedish Ake).
English: variant of Oakey .
West African (Nigeria): Igbo name, a variant of Oke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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