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Record #16467
Name :
: Alfred John OAKMAN (1904 - 1978)


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 May 1904

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 Jan 1978
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Fulham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Essex, Brentwood
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: McKensie
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Alfred John Oakman: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1904; District: Fulham; County: London; Volume: 1a; Page: 343. Parents: Joseph John Samuel Oakman and Maud Mary Ball, married 1901 in Kingston, Surrey, England.

A death registration was found for Joseph John S Oakman: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1910; Age: 29; District: Woolwich; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 541.

In 1911, Alfred's mother, Maud Mary Oakman, widow, 31, domestic, is residing at Maud Villa High Street, Eltham, Kent, England, with his brother and sister, Violet Maud Oakman, 3, and Louis Edward Oakman, 1.

Maud M. Oakman remarried John J. Winch in 1916 in Lewisham, Kent, England.

In 1921, Alfred John Oakman, 17, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He declared that his current occupation was as a story boy; that his intended occupation was to do farm work; that he was born in London, England; that his passage was paid by Dr. Barnardo's Homes; that he was destined to his friend, Mr. J. W. Hobday, 50-52 Peter Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that his nearest relation was his mother, Mrs. Oakman, 164, Grangehill Road, Eltham, Kent, England.

Alfred was placed with a Hugh McKensie of Watford, Warwick, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15424]:

OAKMAN, Alfred J. 17 1921 Barnardo's one employer in Watford, Lambton Co.... good progress, comfortable here.

On December 23, 1935, Alfred Oakman, 31, farmer, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Ascania. His address in the United Kingdom was Katherine Gardens, Eltham, Kent, England, and that he intended to return to Canada.

In 1941, Alfred John Oakman married Ethel Scarlett (divorced from Joseph John Dickinson, who was missing and presumed dead in 1932), daughter of James William Scarlett and Margaret Ann Johnson, in Hendon, Middlesex, England.

Alfred John Oakman, 73, died on January 1, 1978, at Brentwood, Essex, England. Ethel Scarlett Oakman died in 1993 in Essex, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-16 07:32:15 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-15 10:17:17 /

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18002 OAKES, B.1891ENG,     Jun 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
17660 OAKES, George W1897ENG,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17932 OAKES, Violet 1897ENG,     Jun 1908 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
12253 OAKEY, Gladys1921ENG, GLS, Westbury on Severn May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12254 OAKEY, Trissie1918ENG, GLS, Westbury on Severn May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12255 OAKEY, Winifred1922ENG, GLS, Westbury on Severn May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24568 OAKFORD, Francis1889 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22050 OAKLEY, C.1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
20402 OAKLEY, Frederick1894ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17714 OAKLEY, George Albert1894ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23522 OAKLEY, Harold William1896ENG, DBY, Holloway May 1913 : Ultonia CAN Individuals  
24207 OAKLEY, James1853ENG,     May 1870 : Ganges CAN Highgate Refuge, London  
14141 OAKLEY, John1889ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
7832 OAKLEY, Phoebe1860ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
14089 OAKLEY, William1892ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7889 OAKLEY, William N1916ENG,    , Whittington May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
16467 OAKMAN, Alfred John1904ENG, LND, Fulham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
18003 OAKS, Annie1890ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11876 OAKSHOTT, Kenneth1897ENG, NFK, Wisbech Mar 1911 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
3936 OATES, Thomas Henry1873ENG,     Jul 1887 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
17955 OATOBY, John1900ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos