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Silas Buckley

Taken in Audenshaw and sourced from FindAGrave.

HEADSTONE - Silia & Hannah Buckley

This picture was taken in Audenshaw and sourced from FindAGrave.

Individual Picture Notes
- In ever loving memory of a dear husband and father SILAS BUCKLEY
  Who died April 3rd 1946 aged 78 years.
  Also a dear wife and mother HANNAH BUCKLEY
  Who died Oct 31st 1955, aged 83 years.
  Also FLORENCE BUCKLEY who died June 24th 1920, aged 21 years.
  Also EDITH MARY BUCKLEY who died Dec 28th 1950, aged 53 years.

Silas was born on January 2nd, 1868 in Hooley Hill.¹

Birth Notes
- BUCKLEY, SILAS OLDHAM
  GRO Reference: 1868 M Quarter in ASHTON UNDER LYNE
  Volume 08D Page 434
  
  Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1868
  BUCKLEY, Silas OLDHAM Audenshaw, Tameside AUD/27/100

Silas' father was Benjamin Buckley and his mother was Patience (Patricia) Oldham. His paternal grandparents were John Buckley and Mary Crook; his maternal grandparents were Samuel Oldham and Sarah Hewitt. He had two brothers and eight sisters, named Henry, Arthur, Sarah, Martha, Mary, Emma, Ellen, Edith, Beattie and Sarah. He was the nineth oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 78 on April 3rd, 1946 in Audenshaw. His burial was in April 1946 in Audenshaw.²³

Death Notes
- Family Tree - Linda Buckley had death 3-Apr-1947
  
  Name:    Silas Buckley
  Death Age:    78
  Birth Date:    abt 1868
  Registration Date:    Jun 1946
  Registration district:    Ashton
  Inferred County:    Lancashire
  Volume:    8d
  Page:    609

General Notes
- Salias was Jeff Buckley's Grandfather, source of some of this Buckley family history. Jeff''s father was Fred.
  
  Silas worked in a shipping office in Manchester, then sewing machine mechanic at Jones’s, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw.
  
  In 1921 Silia and Hannah were at Audenshaw with Mary, Annie and Frank.

Occupation Details
- From 1871 Silas' occupation was in education.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1871 census
  From 1881 his occupation was Scholar in education.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1881 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Silas lived at 42 Guide Lane for thirty years from 1851 to 1881.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Benjamin, Patience and Martha Bucklet living at Giude Lane, in the village of Hooley Hill in 1851.
      Still there in 1861 with larger family, but by now it is called Guide Road.
      The whole family (all sons and daughters) are still there in 1871, now called Guide Lane again.
      
      In 1881, the house number is also recorded (as 42). Only Patiens and the 4 youngest children, Ellen, Edith, Bertrice, and Silas remain.

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
  
  John Buckley
  - b.Feb 1776 in Latham d.27 Jan 1853 in Bolton
  
  Sarah Ogden
  - b.~  1735 in Oldham d.Mar 1782 in Saddleworth
  
  Benjamin Buckley
  - b.25 Sep 1822 in Bolton d.19 Aug 1878 in Hooley Hill
  
  Jonathan Crook ^*
  - b.~  1698 in Darcy Lever d.Mar 1755 in Bolton
  
  John Crook
  - b.31 May 1719 in Darcy Lever d.Jun 1769 in Bolton
  
  Alice Lomax
  - b.~  1698 in Darcy Lever d.15 Sep 1784 in Turton
  
  John Crook
  - b.Mar 1739 in Darcy Lever d.Dec 1820 in Bolton
  
  Margaret Sharples
  - b.~  1718 d.Jan 1760 in Darcy Lever
  
  Mary Crook
  - b.1781 in Tonge-with-Haulgh d.03 Jan 1860 at Knoll Place (Cornelious)
  
  William Kay
  - b.01 Feb 1717 in Bury
  
  Rachel Kay
  - b.25 Sep 1744 in Tottington d.1791 in Turton
  
  Elizabeth Shaw
  - b.13 Jan 1718 in Bury
  
  Silas Buckley
  - b.02 Jan 1868 in Hooley Hill d.03 Apr 1946 in Audenshaw
  
  Samuel Oldham
  - b.~  1805 in Sowe
  
  Patience (Patricia) Oldham
  - b.1829 in Sowe d.02 Jun 1902 in Stockport
  
  Sarah Hewitt
  - b.~  1805 d.1894 in Heaton Norris
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1871 UK Census
² Headstone - Silas & Hannah Buckley
³ Family Tree - Linda Buckley
⁴ 1851 UK Census
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