Benjamin Buckley
Benjamin was born in 1734 in
Saddleworth and his baptism took place on December 25th, 1734 at
St. Marys (Oldham).
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Birth Notes
Benjamin had been married before he was married to Sarah, and assumed to be a little older than Sarah, so guess born about 1736.
His first two children take the names of his parents:
Name: Benjamin Buckley
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1734
Baptism Place: Oldham, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: James Buckley
Mother: Sarah Buckley
Reference Number: GB127.L185/1/2
Abode: Waterhead Miln
He was married to Hannah, and had children in 1754,56,58 so this baptism in 1734 is about right.
Benjamin's father was
James Buckley Jnr and his mother was
Sarah Cooper. He had a brother and five sisters, named
William,
Mary,
Bette,
Sarah,
Anne and
Mary. He was the third youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 43 in 1777 in
Saddleworth. He was buried on August 28th, 1777 in
Saddleworth.
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Death Notes
Name: Benjamin Buckley
Event Type: Burial
Burial Date: 28 Aug 1777
Parish: Saddleworth, St Chad
Parish as it Appears: Saddleworth
Reference Number: O9/1/1/5
Item Number: 6
Archive Roll: 905
Text reads: Benjamin Buckley Clo'r (i.e. Clother) of Shelderslow
(no age or wife recorded)