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 two daughters, named William, Robert, Emily and Zilpha. There are no more children. 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 May 1890 in Bradford. His burial was on May 19th, 1890 in Keighley.³¹
  - Death Notes
    - Name: William Midgley
      Birth Year: abt 1816
      Abode: South Street, Keighley
      Parish: Ingrow and Hainworth, St John
      Burial Date: 19 May 1890
      Burial Age: 74
  Caroline Pickles
  Caroline was born on February 17th, 1833 in Marlow (aka Marley) and her christening took place on August 25th, 1833 in Bingley.⁴⁵
  - 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
      
      Name:    Carolina Pickles
      Record Type:    Baptism
      Birth Date:    17 Feb 1833
      Baptism Date:    25 Aug 1833
      Baptism Place:    Bingley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
      Mother:    Mary Pickles
      Abode: Marley
      
      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. The family later lived across the river at Crossflats.
  She died at the age of 71 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
    
    MEDLEY, WILLIAM EDWARD PICKLES
    GRO Reference: 1861 M Quarter in BRADFORD YORKSHIRE
    Volume 09B Page 124
  He died at the age of 83 on July 9th, 1944 in Bingley.⁶
  Emily Medley
  Emily was born in March 1863 in Crossflatts.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    MEDLEY, EMILY PICKLES
    GRO Reference: 1863 M Quarter in BRADFORD YORKSHIRE
    Volume 09B Page 108
  She died at the age of 3 in December 1866 in Crossflatts.⁷
  - Death Notes
    
    MEDLEY, EMILY 3
    GRO Reference: 1866 D Quarter in KEIGHLEY
    Volume 09A Page 119
  Robert Medley
  Robert was born on February 2nd, 1866 in Bingley.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1866   (>99%)
    Medley Robert    Keighley 9a 161
    Medley Zilpha     Keighley 9a 161
    
    MEDLEY, ROBERT        PIGHILLS
    GRO Reference: 1866 M Quarter in KEIGHLEY
    Volume 09A Page 161
  Zilpha Medley
  Zilpha was born on February 2nd, 1866 in Bingley and her baptism took place on February 11th, 1866 at All Saints (Bingley).⁸⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1866   (>99%)
    Medley Robert    Keighley 9a 161
    Medley Zilpha     Keighley 9a 161
    
    MEDLEY, ZILPHA        PIGHILLS
    GRO Reference: 1866 M Quarter in KEIGHLEY
    Volume 09A Page 161
    
    Aged 44 in 1911
    
    Name: Zilpah Medley
    Birth Date: 2 Feb 1866
    Parish: Bingley, All Saints
    Baptism Date: 11 Feb 1883
    Father's Name: William Medley
    Mother's Name: Caroline Medley
    Abode: Crossflatts
  - 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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