Family of William Medley & Caroline Pickles

William and Caroline were married in a religious ceremony on January 15th, 1859 in Bradford by Curate Joseph Ellis and witnessed by William Holmes & Ephraim Smith.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriage Solemnised in the Parish Church in the Parish of Bradford, 15 January 1859
  William Medley, 43, Widower, Corn Miller, Manningham, -, -
  Caroline Pickles, 30, Spinster, Servant, Shipley, Thomas Pickles, Gardener
  
  Jos Ellis, Asst Curate. Witnesses William Holmes & Ephraim(?) Smith

They had two sons and a daughter, named William, Robert and Zilpha. Robert and Zilpha were twins.

Personal Details
- William Medley
  William was born in 1816 in Shipley.² He died at the age of 74 in September 1890 in Bradford.¹
  Caroline Pickles
  Caroline was born about 1833 in Bingley and her christening took place there on August 25th, 1833.²³
  - Birth Notes
    - 1841 census age 8
      1851 census age 17
      ... then the lies start ...
      1859 marriage, age 30
      1861 census, age 32
      1871 census, age 43
      ... and the truth returns ...
      1881 census, age 48
      1891 census, age 59
      1901 census, age 66
      
      CAROLINA PICKLES
      Christening: 25 AUG 1833   Bingley, Yorkshire, England
      Father: THOMAS PICKLES
      Mother: MARY
      
      Batch No.: C007372
      Dates:    1813 - 1847
      Source Call No.:   0919130, 0919131
      Type: Film
      Printout Call No.:   6909587
      Type:   Film
      Sheet: 00
      
      This is probably an error, and should read Caroline. No other records can be found for a Carolina.
      
      1861 census records place of birth as Morley (should be Marley), Bingley Parish, Yorkshire, England.
  She died in June 1904 in Keighley.¹

Children
- William Edward Medley
  William was born on March 9th, 1861 in Manningham.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Census taken on 7-Apr shows William as 28 days old, so born on 9-March.
    
    Aged 50 in 1911
  Robert Medley
  Robert was born about March 1866 in Bingley.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1866   (>99%)
    Medley Robert    Keighley 9a 161
    Medley Zilpha     Keighley 9a 161
  Zilpha Medley
  Zilpha was born about March 1866 in Bingley.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1866   (>99%)
    Medley Robert    Keighley 9a 161
    Medley Zilpha     Keighley 9a 161
    
    Aged 44 in 1911
  - Death Notes
    
    There is no BMD indexed record of Zilpha's marriage or death, so probably survived pased 1910, and remained single.

William Medley & Caroline Pickles

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