Oaklands Factory

Once a factory producing Woollen Goods, here is Oaklands Factory as it looks today:

 

                           

"My grandfather lived in Oaklands Factory and worked for the Blackwells in the 1900's" - Hester

 

In 1851 There were Blackwalls living in Oaklands and a host of Evanses living in Oaklands factory!

Cheers, Patricia

(Williams, historian)

Here they are:

John Blackwall aged 61, retired linen merchant born in Lancashire

Jane Blackwall his wife, aged 32, born in Cardigan

John Blackwall their son, aged 14 scholar born in Denbighshire

Frances Blackwall their daugher, aged 8 and also born locally

Thomas Blackwall their son aged 5 born locally

Thomas Blackwall, the brother of John, unmarried and aged 62, also a retired linen merchant but born in Derbyshire.

Mary Jones a 23 year old spinster was their house servant. She was born in Denbighshire.

Elinor Roberts was their cook. She was unmarried, aged 24, and born in Caernarvonshire.

 

Oaklands Factory in 1851

Edward Evans Head of the Household was 53 and identified himself as a Factory Holder, born in Denbighshire.

Elinor Evans, Edward's wife, was 51 and also born in Denbighshire.

Morris Evans their unmarried son was 18 and born in Caernarvonshire.

Edward Evans another son was 15 and also born in Caernarvonshire.

Elinor Evans their daughter was 13 and born in Caernarvonshire.

Another daughter, Jane Evans, was 10 and born in Merionethshire.

Daughter Anne Evans aged 7 had also been born in Merionethshire.

At Oaklands Factory in 1871, where woollen fabric was produced, lived William Evans, 45, a Wool Spinner from Cyffylliog, with his wife Mary, 44, born in Eglwysfach and son Edward O, a scholar. The factory servants were Joseph Jones, 20, from Llangollen and Owen Williams, 15, from Betws y Coed.

In 1881 John Parry, 35, a slate quarrier from Caernarvon lived there with his wife Catherine, 31, who had been born in the United States. Their daughter Jane, 5, had been born in Penmachno.

 

Another Edward Evans had been living at Oaklands factory, but had died at the age of 20 as under:

1830 3 Jun Edward Evans 20 yrs Oaklands Factory

 

1811 Aug 15 Elizabeth Roberts was baptised, born on the 10th, the daughter of Robert & Catherine Roberts of Oaklands

 

1825 William Roberts 71 yrs Esq Oaklands buried 5 August.

 

1793 Mar 8 Frederic Roberts s/o William Roberts Esq. and his wife Catherine, Oaklands

 

1837 John Blackwell son of John Blackwell Gent and Jane his wife, Oaklands, baptised 28 February.

1839 Mary Blackwell daughter of John and Jane Gent Oaklands baptised 18 Feb born 10th.

1832 Thomas Fannin son of Eustace and Frances Surgeon Oaklands baptised 19 September.

 

In 1871, County Magistrate John Blackwell, lived at Oaklands with his wife Margaret, 27, born in Anglesey, his daughter Margaret, 3, and son Robert 1, born in Llanrwst. Mary Lewis, 55, was the Cook, Grace Roberts, 28, was Nurse, and John Jones from Ysbyty was the groom. .In 1881 Mr Blackwell was 44, his wife 36, and their sons Robert M, 11, Thomas W., 9, William S, 5, and Hugh E, 3. The housemaid was Jane Roberts, 20, the Nursemaid Catherine Williams, 16, and the groom Griffith Williams, 17, all born locally.

Twenty years later the residents of Oaklands were Edwin Clutterbuck, 35, from Hertfordshire, his wife Ruby, 33, from Norfolk, and niece Eveline Dorothy Watson, 8, born in Berkshire. They had Irish women as Governess and Sick nurse, Grace Eileen McCull from Dublin, 20, and Adail Ruth Starke, 33, from Kildare. The cook was Ann Dickinson, 50, from Bootle, Lancashire, and the housemaid Jessie Martin, 25, from Holyhead. The kitchen maid Alice Jones, 18, was from Wrexham.