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John OLIVE

John OLIVE

Male Abt 1812 - 1867  (55 years)    Has one ancestor and 64 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name John OLIVE 
    Birth Abt 1812  Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    1841 Census 6 Jun 1841  Mosside, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 25y 
    • HO107/540, Book 8, Folio 7, Page 6
      Blacksmith
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 40y 
    • HO107/2212, Folio 177, Page 7
      Head, Married, Railway Wheel & Waggon Maker
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 49y 
    • RG9/2838, Folio 10, Page 13
      Head, Married, Railway Carriage Wheel & Waggon Maker Employing 95 Men & Boys
    Reference Number H 1133a 
    Death 13 Aug 1867  Lytham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Age: 56y 
    • JAS 1867 Fylde, Volume 08E, Page 356
      Was Living at Woolfold, Tottington Lower End but died at Lytham
    Burial 17 Aug 1867  Elton All Saints Parish Church, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 56y 
    • Previously Lived at Woolfold
    Person ID I4252  Vernon
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2023 

    Father ? OLIVE 
    Family ID F2648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy AINSWORTH,   b. Abt 1815, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1879, Woolfold, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1835  Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • John was a Blacksmith, of Radcliffe Parish
      Nancy was a Spinster, of Radcliffe Parish
      By Banns, John signed, Nancy made her mark
    Children 
     1. Alice OLIVE,   b. 5 Sep 1835, Tottington / Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1882, Dunsters, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +2. Richard OLIVE,   b. 14 Aug 1837, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1917 and Dec 1917, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +3. Thomas OLIVE,   b. 29 Jan 1840, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1897, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    +4. William OLIVE,   b. 25 Feb 1842, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1893, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +5. Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1899 and Sep 1899, Fylde district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     6. Amos OLIVE,   b. 10 Jun 1847, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1850 and Dec 1850, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F1626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1812 - Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 May 1835 - Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - Age: 25y - 6 Jun 1841 - Mosside, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - Age: 40y - 30 Mar 1851 - Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - Age: 49y - 7 Apr 1861 - Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Age: 56y - 17 Aug 1867 - Elton All Saints Parish Church, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • JOHN OLIVE

      Possible Birth: 24 June 1811
      Possible Baptism: 28 July 1811 Radcliffe St Mary
      Possible Parents: Richard, farmer (died before 1851) & Rachel (died after 1851)

      Possible Siblings if parents are Richard and Rachel:
      James (bap 1813)
      Abraham (bap 1815)
      Alice (bap 1817)
      Martha (bap 1821)
      William (bap 1823)
      Matthew (bap 1832)


      John Olive & Brothers - listed under Wheelwrights (and Railway Wagon Makers, Woolfold Works in Mannex 1854 Directory

      Olives Paper Mill, Tottington Road, Bury, Lancashire was an extensive paper mill established between 1844 and 1893, with previous usage prior to this as a bleach works. The site was situated at the base of a U-shaped valley with the Kirklees Brook running adjacent.

      William Robert Vernon, Commercial Traveller, was mentioned in Thomas's Will Index.
      William Robert Vernon (born approx 1859 Tottington / Bury):
      Married Mary Jane Tweedale in AMJ 1879
      Parents were Robert (born approx 1800 Chapel le Frith) & Mary Ann Vernon (Paper Maker)

      ADDRESSES:
      Mosside, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (06 June 1841)
      Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (30 March 1851)
      Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (07 April 1861)

      OCCUPATIONS:
      Blacksmith (06 June 1841)
      Railway Wheel & Waggon Maker (30 March 1851)
      Railway Carriage Wheel & Waggon Maker Employing 95 Men & Boys (07 April 1861)

      CENSUSES: (c1812-1867)
      06 June 1841 - yes
      30 March 1851 - yes
      07 April 1861 - yes
    • Parish Registers:

      Baptism:
      Marriage: Found -
      Burial: Found
    • Last checked: 29 May 2017

  • Sources 
    1. [S2908] 1841 Census - Olive, John & Nancy, 18 Jul 2015, HO107/540, Book 8, Folio 7, Page 6.

    2. [S3570] 1851 Census - Olive, John & Nancy, 13 Jul 2015, HO107/2212, Folio 177, Page 7.

    3. [S2910] 1861 Census - Olive, John & Nancy, 14 Jul 2015, RG9/2838, Folio 10, Page 13.

    4. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 17 Jul 2015, JAS 1867 Fylde, Volume 08E, Page 356.

    5. [S3571] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Burial - Olive, John - 1867 - Elton, 17 Jul 2015, Page 108, No. 857.

    6. [S3572] Wills & Administrations Index - Olive, John - 1868, 17 Jul 2015, Page 284.
      Effects: Under £35,000
      Resworn November 1877: Under £25,000
      Proved: Manchester 03 January 1868 to Nancy Olive the Relict, Reverend James Whitehead, Edmund Ainsworth



    7. [S3564] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Olive, John & Ainsworth, Nancy - 1835 - Radcliffe, 13 Jul 2015, Page 198, No. 594.