Brief Life History of James
When James Oakes was born on 8 November 1827, in Cratfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jonathan Oakes Sr., was 38 and his mother, Dianna Short, was 34. He had at least 3 sons and 5 daughters with Ellen Darmer. He lived in Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 27 April 1888, in Wellington, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 60, and was buried in Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Oustic, Guelph Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- James Oakes, "Canada Census, 1881"
- James Oakes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Oakes, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
Spouse and Children
1827–1888 Male
1836–1922 Female
Children (8)
1853– Male
1853– Female
1857–1935 Female
1859– Male
1864– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1789–1878 Male
1793–1893 Female
Siblings (9)
1816– Female
1818–1881 Female
1820–1820 Female
1820– Female
1823–1904 Male
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World Events (8)
1830
Age 3
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 6
1848
Age 21
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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