Ellen Oldham

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Oldham was born on 1 October 1847, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Oldham, was 34 and her mother, Maria Heap, was 30. She married Isaac Danford Bickmore on 1 January 1866, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. In 1880, at the age of 33, her occupation is listed as keep house. She died on 5 January 1907, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Danford Bickmore
1838–1920
Ellen Oldham
1847–1907
Marriage: 1 January 1866
Martha Maria Bickmore
1867–1958
Isaac Danford Bickmore Jr.
1870–1937
John Jackson Bickmore
1872–1939
Ellen Oldham Bickmore
1875–1968
Newman David Bickmore
1878–1962
Thomas Daniel Bickmore
1880–1881
Mary Elizabeth Bickmore
1883–1973
William Oldham Bickmore
1886–1965

Sources (46)

  • Ellen Oldham in household of Jno Oldham, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1850 · Belle Vue Gaol Opens

Belle Vue Gaol was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester. The living conditions for the prisoners were horrible. It was intended to be a prison for both males and females and also became a military prison.  In 1892, the prison was demolished.

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.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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Ellen OLDHAM Bickmore

"Ellen Oldham was born in Bury, Lancashire, England 1 Oct. 1847. She was the sixth of ten children of John and Maria Heap Oldham. Her parents were native to the Lancashire area having been born and ma …

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