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Mary Ann Oades b.1807

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Maralyn

Maralyn Report 7 Mar 2026 17:59


Fantastic, more info to look through and check against my tree.

Many thanks,

:-)

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 7 Mar 2026 16:20

I've been trying to think a little bit outside the box and I have come up with the following:

Robert and Mary Ann had a son Charles b 1837 and he had a son called Geoffrey Smyth Oades b 1877. I have found in the past that sometimes children include their mother's maiden name in their child's name, so I was wondering whether 'Smyth' could be a clue to Mary Ann's maiden name.

Looking at the info above it looks like Mary Ann was more than likely born in about 1801 rather than 1807.

Now if this is the the case, a Mary Ann Smyth married Charles Oades in 1822 in West Malling. That Charles Oades looks to be part of the Oades family of Egham and there are Trees on Ancestry that have Charles Oades marrying Mary Ann Smyth, however they do not link her to marrying Robert Oades Day they just have his wife as Mary Ann Oades. Charles died in 1830 at the age of 34 and there is a Will for this Charles who mentions his wife, Mary Ann, and a brother James; also there is a Codicil which mentions his father Alexander La Roche Oades.

So I'm thinking that Mary Ann Smyth married Charles Oades in 1822. Charles died in 1830 and she then went on to marry Robert Oades Day in 1833. Robert Oades Day's father was Robert Oades the brother of Charles Oades. Perhaps they named their son after Mary Ann's first husband who was her husband Robert's Uncle.






Maralyn

Maralyn Report 6 Mar 2026 20:40

Once again thank you all so much for your assistance.

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Mar 2026 00:01

Numerous trees (47)on ancestry re Robert Oades - have looked a first page only, shows marriage to Mary Ann, but no info for her prior to the marriage.

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Mar 2026 23:50

DEATH - newspaper 7th January 1899
OADES - On the 3rd inst.,, Mary Ann Oades, widow of the late Robert Oades, of Egham, Surrey, in her 98th year

Robert had died 15th Dec. 1895 leaving over £12K


Mary Ann maybe a little older than shown on earlier census

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
High Street, Egham, Windsor, Surrey, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Robert Oades Head Married Male 79 1812 Living on his own means Egham, Surrey, England
Mary Ann Oades Wife Married Female 89 1802 - London, Middlesex, England
Mary Ann Oades Daughter Single Female 56 1835 - Egham, Surrey, England
Sophia Purton Servant Single Female 23 1868 General servant Berkshire, England

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Mar 2026 23:30

Roberts parents married after he was born, so he was born surname Day and married using that surname

Surrey Marriages
Kingston upon Thames, All Saints, Surrey, England

First name(s) Robert
Last name Oades
Marital status Bachelor
Year 1813
Marriage date 05 Sep 1813
Place Kingston upon Thames, All Saints
County Surrey
Country England
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Spouse's last name Day
Spouse's condition Spinster
By licence or banns Banns
First witness Saml Tagg
Second witness Ch Styles
Archive Surrey History Centre
Archive reference P33/1/26
Year range 1813-1837
Page 4
Record set Surrey Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain


England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England
First name(s) Robert
Last name Oades
Father's first name(s) Robert
Father's last name Oades
Birth year 1811
Mother's first name(s) Ann
Baptism year 1812
Baptism date 01 Mar 1812
Place Thames Ditton
County Surrey
Collections from England, Great Britain

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Mar 2026 23:06

Transcript has Cades, looks like Oades on OPR

Surrey Marriages
Thames Ditton, St Nicholas, Surrey, England

First name(s) Robert Cades
Last name Day
Marital status Bachelor
Marriage year 1833
Marriage date 11 Feb 1833
Place Thames Ditton, St Nicholas
County Surrey
Country England
Spouse's first name(s) Mary Ann
Spouse's last name Cades
Spouse's condition Widow
By licence or banns Banns
First witness Ann Cades <<<<<<<<<<<<< ? Mother / Sister in law of Robert
Second witness Thos Merser <<<<<<<<<< ? a Church official as witness on other entries
Archive Surrey History Centre
Archive reference 2568/1/9
Register type Marriages
Year range 1813-1837
Page 116
Record set Surrey Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain



Birth Reg.
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
OADES, CHARLES -
GRO Reference: 1837 D Quarter in WINDSOR UNION Volume 06 Page 205

Baptised 21.12.1837 Egham, Charles s/o Robert and Mary Ann

BAPTISM - Mary Anne Oades 28.12.1834 d/o Robert and Mary Anne

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Mar 2026 22:51

Just whilst looking around

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Egham Hill, Egham, Windsor, Surrey, England

First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Robert Oades Male 30 1811 -
Mary Oades Female 35 1806 -
Mary Oades Female 6 1835 Surrey, England
Charles Oades Male 3 1838 Surrey, England
Jane Planner Female 75 1766 Surrey, England


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Egham Hill, Egham, Windsor, Surrey, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Robert Oades Head Married Male 40 1811 Collector of queens taxes Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England
Mary Ann Oades Wife Married Female 44 1807 - London, Middlesex, England
Mary Ann Oades Daughter Unmarried Female 16 1835 - Egham, Surrey, England
Jane Planner Aunt Unmarried Female 86 1765 House proprietor Egham, Surrey, England

Charles Oades age 13 at school in Windsor

Death notice - newspaper 17th April 1858
On the 14th inst., at the house of her nephew, Mr Robert Oades, Egham, MRs Jane Planner, in the 94th year of her age


Maralyn

Maralyn Report 5 Mar 2026 22:15

I have copy of entry of Marriage solemnised in the parish of Thames Ditton, Surrey between Mary Ann Oades (widow) and Robert Oades Day b.1811 (Day being mmn), on 11th February 1833. Mary Ann was born in Holloway, Middx and Robert, Thames Ditton. They had 2 children Mary Ann b.1835 and Charles b.1837. In all census’ Robert only uses the surname Oades.

Is there any way to find out who Mary Ann was previously married to and were there any children from that marriage?

:-)