Sixth Generation


180. Arthur OLDALE was born on 23 February 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.56 He died on 20 April 1960 at the age of 85 in Sarasota County, FL. He was buried in Manesota Cemetery, Aneco, FL. He is not listed in the 1900 Census.

In the 1910 Census, he is living with his family at 121 Rutherglen Avenue, Providence, and is a holloware stamper at Gorham Manufacturing Co., a position he held for 49 years. In the 1918 draft and 1920 and 1930 Censuses, he and his family were living at 147 Rutherglen Avenue, Providence.

He was a natural born musician. He had a small hand organ that he carried from pub to pub and could play anything he heard played. According to his draft registration, he was short, medium build, and had brown eyes, and black hair.

Elsie (Nicholas) Oldale was the source of some information about Arthur and his descendants.

Arthur OLDALE and Ada CARR were married on 16 March 1894 in Providence, RI. Ada CARR was born on 31 March 1875 in England. She died on 1 October 1949 at the age of 74 in Sarasota County, FL. She was buried in Manesota Cemetery, Aneco, FL. She was born in England. She was brought over to this country by her father as a young girl. She was taken from her mother when a baby and brought up by an aunt and grandmother. Her mother drank. Her mother and father both died in England. Her father made many trips back to England and died in England in 1929.

Arthur OLDALE and Ada CARR had the following children:

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Arthur OLDALE57 was born on 19 May 1894 in Providence, RI. He died on 9 March 1895 at the age of 0 in Providence, RI.

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Wilfred Francis OLDALE.

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Albert E. OLDALE.

Arthur OLDALE and Margaret SULLIVAN were married in 1953 in Sarasota Co., FL.58 Margaret SULLIVAN died in August 1964 in Florida.59