Brief Life History of John
When John Oldham was born on 13 June 1813, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Oldham, was 23 and his mother, Alice Barnes, was 26. He married Maria Heap on 4 January 1836, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. In 1861, at the age of 48, his occupation is listed as cotton weaver in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 24 November 1874, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- John Oldham, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- John Oldham en tant qu’entrée de John Henry Oldham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Oldham, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1819 · Peterloo Massacre
On August 16, 1819, in St. Peter’s Field, Manchester, England, a group of around 80,000 gathered together in an attempt to get parliament representation reformed. Shortly after a cavalry charged the crowd. By the end, 15 people died and around 600 were injured.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): habitational name from Oldham in Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English ald ‘old’ + Old Norse holmr ‘island, water meadow’.
History: Colonist and trader John Oldham was born in Lancashire, England, c. 1600 and emigrated to North America in 1623, arriving at Plymouth, MA, in July on the ship Anne.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life of John and Maria Heap Oldham
From Autobiography of Samuel Oldham written about October, 1920 My paternal grandfather, William Oldham, was born at Haslingden, Lancashire, England in the year 1783. His wife, whose maiden name was …
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