William
Beckley
Born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Beckley
[uncertain]
and Sarah (Sorrell) Beckley
[uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Wickson) Beckley
— married
1853 in Oxford registration district, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Father of
Sarah Ann Beckley and Albert Beckley
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.
Birth
William was born at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, probably in 1821. He was baptised at Woodstock chapel on 5 September 1821, as William Sorrel Beckley, son of Thomas and Sarah Beckley, of Woodstock. His father was described as a blacksmith. [1]
Marriage
William Beckley and Elizabeth Wickson were married in the Oxford Registration District of Oxfordshire in 1853[2].
Census
1861 Residence: Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire[3]
- William Beckley, head, mar, 39, blacksmith, born in Woodstock, Oxon
- Elizabeth Beckley, wife, mar, 40, born in Stanton Harcourt, Oxon
- Sarah A Beckley, dau, 4, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Albert Beckley, son, 8 mo, born in Handborough, Oxon
Research Notes
Need to check marriage entry to confirm parentage.
Sources
- ↑ Woodstock parish register of baptisms: Oxfordshire History Centre: reference PAR298/1/R2/1: Ancestry Record 61057 #1173501
- ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1853 D Quarter in Oxford Volume 3a Page 958
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 5b Class: Rg 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 74; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542719 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
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