William How Oaten1
#8407, (circa 1830-22 June 1913)
| Father | William Oaten2 (c 1787-20 Jun 1878) |
| Mother | Jane How2 (c 1802-4 Mar 1877) |
| Charts | Oaten Family - descendants |
| Last Edited | 7 Sep 2022 |
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William How Oaten was also known as William Oaten.2 He was born circa 1830.2 He was the son of William Oaten and Jane How.2 William How Oaten was baptised at St. Andrew and St. Mary on Sunday, 29 August 1830 at Pitminster, Somerset.2
William How Oaten emigrated from Plymouth in June 1853 on the Neptune with his future wife Elizabeth The ship cleared the Cape of Good Hope oin 8th of September.3,4 He arrived on 25 October 1853 at Port Adelaide, South Australia.5,6
He was a blacksmith in 1854.7 William lived in 1854 at the Adelaide suburb of Norwood.7
William How Oaten married Eliza Cook at Trinity Church on Monday, 23 January 1854 at Adelaide.2
There were serious allegations against the captain, which lead to a court case in which William testified:
"William Oaten said that he was engaged during the voyage in looking after the live-stock. The sheep, pigs, and fowls were pretty good ; a few fowls were old, and the pigs were small, but they might have grown larger if they liked. He killed two fowls at least every day. A fowl that had died was never cooked ; there was one sick duck that he killed to save its life,' and that was the only one. Sheep and pigs were killed whenever they were wanted. One sheep remained when they made the Cape.
Frederick Schultz was cook on board the Neptune. There was fresh meat of some kind every day for dinner. New bread was baked regularly until they reached the Cape. There were complaints made about his cooking, but it was all a mistake."8 William and Eliza lived in September 1883 at at High Street in the Adelaide suburb of Kensington.9
William died on 22 June 1913 at Adelaide Hospital, in Adelaide.6,2 His body was interred at Payneham Cemetery on 24 June 1913 at Payneham, South Australia.10
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William How Oaten was also known as William Oaten.2 He was born circa 1830.2 He was the son of William Oaten and Jane How.2 William How Oaten was baptised at St. Andrew and St. Mary on Sunday, 29 August 1830 at Pitminster, Somerset.2
William How Oaten emigrated from Plymouth in June 1853 on the Neptune with his future wife Elizabeth The ship cleared the Cape of Good Hope oin 8th of September.3,4 He arrived on 25 October 1853 at Port Adelaide, South Australia.5,6
He was a blacksmith in 1854.7 William lived in 1854 at the Adelaide suburb of Norwood.7
William How Oaten married Eliza Cook at Trinity Church on Monday, 23 January 1854 at Adelaide.2
There were serious allegations against the captain, which lead to a court case in which William testified:
"William Oaten said that he was engaged during the voyage in looking after the live-stock. The sheep, pigs, and fowls were pretty good ; a few fowls were old, and the pigs were small, but they might have grown larger if they liked. He killed two fowls at least every day. A fowl that had died was never cooked ; there was one sick duck that he killed to save its life,' and that was the only one. Sheep and pigs were killed whenever they were wanted. One sheep remained when they made the Cape.
Frederick Schultz was cook on board the Neptune. There was fresh meat of some kind every day for dinner. New bread was baked regularly until they reached the Cape. There were complaints made about his cooking, but it was all a mistake."8 William and Eliza lived in September 1883 at at High Street in the Adelaide suburb of Kensington.9
William died on 22 June 1913 at Adelaide Hospital, in Adelaide.6,2 His body was interred at Payneham Cemetery on 24 June 1913 at Payneham, South Australia.10
Family | Eliza Cook (c 1816-19 Apr 1903) |
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Citations
- [S970] E-mails from Yumiko to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2017- 'ThoseBefore.com - William Oaten' - 16 June 2017 at 11:58.
- [S372] GEDCOM file created by Arthur Russ, 21 April 2011.
- [S239] The Adelaide Times, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1853 'SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.', Adelaide Times (SA : 1848 - 1858), 19 September, p. 2. , viewed 05 Aug 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207120717
- [S239] The Adelaide Times, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1853 'SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.', Adelaide Times (SA : 1848 - 1858), 26 October, p. 2. , viewed 05 Aug 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207121265
- [S243] The Adelaide Observer (later The Observer), Adelaide, South Australia, 1853 'MISCELLANEOUS SHIPPING.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 29 October, p. 4. , viewed 05 Aug 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158095347
- [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1913 'Family Notices', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 23 June, p. 8. , viewed 21 Jun 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5416141
- [S970] E-mails from Yumiko to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2017- 'RE: William Oaten' -22 June 2017 at 10:16.
- [S239] The Adelaide Times, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1854 'LAW AND POLICE COURTS.', Adelaide Times (SA : 1848 - 1858), 18 March, p. 3. , viewed 05 Aug 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207014420
- [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1883 'Family Notices', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 6 September, p. 4. , viewed 21 Jun 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43470410
- [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1913 'Family Notices', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 24 June, p. 2. , viewed 21 Jun 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5416427