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Benjamin Buckley

Benjamin was born in 1734 in Saddleworth and his baptism took place on December 25th, 1734 at St. Marys (Oldham).¹

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 fifth oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 43 in 1777 in Saddleworth. His burial was on August 28th, 1777 in Saddleworth.²²

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)

General Notes
- Benjamin named his first two children after his parents.
  
  He was living at New Earth, Oldham when he married Hannah, and when their first son James and daughter Sarah was born.
  
  By 1758, when Abraham was baptised, and 1760 when daughter Sarah died he was at Coldhurst High Barn. He was still there in 1760 when wife Hannah died. Benjamin was at Holdend fom 1764, soon after he married Sarah, although his father "Old James" remained at Colhuurst High Barn until he died there in 1767.
  
  From 1772 to 1776 Benjamin and Sarah were at Shelderslow, whene Ann and John were born. Benjamin died there in 1777 a year after John was born.
  
  Benjamin and Sarah Ogden (Widower and Widow) married in 1761. They visited Bury in 1770 where son Benjamin was born (and died the following year).

Occupation Details
- Benjamin's occupation was Clothier.
  From 1754 to after 1756 his occupation was Weaver.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Weaver when James and Sarah were born

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- James Buckley Jnr
  - b.~ 1700 in Saddleworth d.Jun 1767 in Oldham
  
  Benjamin Buckley
  - b.1734 in Saddleworth d.1777 in Saddleworth
  
  Sarah Cooper
  - b.~ 1700 in Saddleworth d.Nov 1762 in Oldham

Personal Timeline

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¹ Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
² Ancestry.co.uk
Source/Citation FamilySearch.org