Chinnor St Andrews

Abraham WITNEY

Birth Name WITNEY, Abraham
Gender male
Age at Death 65 years, 10 months, 20 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 12 February 1826 Chinnor, Oxon.   1a 2a 3a 4a 5a
Christening 5 March 1826 Chinnor, Oxon.   2b
Death 1892 Crowell, Oxon.   6a
Burial 16 January 1892 Crowell, Oxon.   7a 8a
Occupation 1841 Chinnor, Oxon. Ag Lab 1
Court 1848 Chinnor, Oxon.   9a
Court 1848     9b
Occupation 1851 Oxon. Ag Lab / prisoner - see notes 5b
Illness 1881 Stokenchurch Oxon. Blind 4

Relation to the centre person (Kate Mary BOWLER) : granduncle

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Abraham WITNEYabout 179021 May 1851
Mother Lydia HARRISabout 179810 January 1864
    Brother     John Abraham WITNEY 29 March 1815 28 January 1874
    Sister     Sarah WITNEY about 1817
    Sister     Maria WITNEY 6 May 1820 6 November 1903
    Brother     Henry WITNEY 24 January 1823
         Abraham WITNEY 12 February 1826 1892
    Brother     George WITNEY 18 March 1828 poss 1896
    Sister     Caroline WITNEY 24 February 1831 9 May 1909
    Brother     Alfred WITNEY 2 May 1833 9 November 1891
    Sister     Mary Ann WITNEY 6 January 1837 5 April 1908

Families

Family of Abraham WITNEY and Letitia FOLLY
Unknown Partner Letitia FOLLY ( * about 1821 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
William FOLEY30 November 18471 March 1899
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
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Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
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Source References

  1. 1841 census
      • Page: HO 107/883/5
  2. parish register transcript
      • Citation:

        baptism includes dob

      • Citation:

        1826 Mar 5 12/2/26 WITNEY Abraham s Abraham & Lydia lab.

  3. 1891 census
      • Citation:

        Name: Abram Witney
        Gender: Male
        Age: 66
        Relationship: Head
        Birth Year: 1825
        Birth Place: Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England
        Civil Parish: Crowell
        Residence Place: Crowell, Crowell, Oxfordshire, England
        Sub registration district: Lewknor
        ED, Institution or Vessel: 10
        Neighbors:
        Piece: 1160
        Folio: 112
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        Abram Witney 66
        Note on image appears to be recorded at or perhams next door to St Mary's church

  4. 1881 census
      • Citation:

        Name: Abraham Witney
        Age: 55
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
        Relationship to Head: Visitor
        Gender: Male
        Where born: Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England
        Civil Parish: Stokenchurch
        County/Island: Oxfordshire
        Country: England
        Street address: 9 Marlow Road
        Education:

        Employment status:

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        Registration district: Wycombe
        ED, institution, or vessel: 12
        Neighbors:
        Piece: 1468
        Folio: 60
        Page Number: 4
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        James Newell 45
        Caroline Newell 49
        Henry Witney 28
        Abraham Witney 55
        Note - Caroline is Abraham's sister

  5. 1851 census
      • Citation:

        Name: Abraham Witney
        Age: 25
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
        Relation: Prisoner
        Gender: Male
        Where born: Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England
        Civil Parish: Extraparochial
        County/Island: Oxfordshire
        Country: England
        Street address:

        Occupation:

        Condition as to marriage:

        Disability:

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        Registration district: Oxford
        Sub-registration district: Oxford
        ED, institution, or vessel: Oxford County Gaol
        Neighbors:
        Household schedule number: 1
        Piece: 1728
        Folio: 637
        Page Number: 10

      • Page: HO 107/1728
  6. Other
      • Citation:

        Free BMD lists an Abraham Witney died in Thame district March 1892 age 67 - age and place are right - seeems likely is the right person.

  7. PR Transcript
      • Citation:

        states from Chinnor and age etc correct.

  8. Ancestry
      • Citation:

        Have image
        Name: Abraham Witney
        Age: 67
        Birth Year: abt 1825
        Burial Date: 16 Jan 1892
        Burial Place: Crowell, Oxfordshire, England
        Parish as it Appears: Crowell

  9. Newspaper
      • Citation:

        Oxford University and City Herald - Saturday 08 January 1848
        Abraham WITNEY, 22, charged with having, on the 10th of December at Chinnor, stolen a mattock, a hand saw and three sacks, the property of Benjamin SWAINS, 21 days hard labour, in the house of correction.

      • Citation:

        Oxford University and City Herald 08 January 1848
        Abraham WITNEY, 22, charged with having, on the 10th of December, at Chinnor, stolen a mattock, a hand saw, and three sacks, the property of Benjamin SWAINS, 21 days hard labour in the house of correction.