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Alfred Octavius Hedley                     1861-1926
Octavius was born on 21 April 1861, the son of Thomas Fenwick Hedley and Annie Hutchinson, in Sunderland. He married Mary Hannah Doxford. Alfred died on 25 April 1926.
Mary Hannah Doxford                       1870-1948
Mary was born on 14 June 1870, the daughter of William Theodore and Margaret Doxford.
I have identified the following children:
Alfreda May Born 8 Dec 1892   Sunderland Married George Anderson Short
Luielia Olga Born 28 Oct 1894   Sunderland Married Henry Sanderson Short
Theodora Brenda Born 31 Jan 1896   Sunderland Married Arthur Joyce Mayhew
Mary Greta Born 9 Jul 1897   Sunderland Married Douglas Henry Dare
Agnes Vera Born 10 Oct 1898   Sunderland Married Charles Doxford
Margaret Nora Vereker Born 15 Jun 1900   Sunderland Married Thomas Coke Squance
Doreen Sheila Born 27 Sep 1903   Sunderland Married John Morton
Archie Harlow
Aline Octavia Born 11 Sep 1907   Sunderland Married Graham Esplen
Geoffrey Mannes
Birth of Parents
Alfred Octavius Hedley b: 21 Apr 1861       Sunderland, County Durham                   1861 3Q Sunderland 10a 432
son of Thomas Fenwick Hedley and Annie Hutchinson

Mary Hannah Doxford b: 14 Jun 1870      Bishopwearmouth, County Durham           1870 3Q Sunderland 10a 529
daughter of William Theodore and Margaret Doxford, Shipbuilder, 10 Esplanade W

Marriage
28 Mar 1891
Alfred Octavius Hedley (28)
Mary Hannah Doxford (20)		 St. Mary's Church, South Hylton                   1891 1Q Sunderland 10a 772
Solicitor, Father: Thomas Fenwick Hedley, Gentleman
Father:William Theodore Doxford, Iron Shipbuilder
Wit: Hugh T. D. Hedley, Sarah Eugenia Hedley, A. Ernest Doxford, Bertha E. Warner

1891 Census RG12-895 6 April 1891 Ventnor, Hampshire
The Royal Hotel
Alfred O. Hedley
Mary H. (Wife) 		Age 29
Age 20 		Solicitor Durham
Durham 		Sunderland
Sunderland 		21 Apr 1861
14 Jun 1870

Children
Alfreda May Hedley b: 8 Dec 1892           Sunderland     1893 1Q Sunderland 10a 572
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford
Luielia Olga Hedley b: 28 Oct 1894           Sunderland     1894 4Q Sunderland 10a 604
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford
Theodora Brenda Hedley b: 31 Jan 1896           Sunderland     1896 1Q Sunderland 10a 592
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford
Mary Greta Hedley b: 9 Jul 1897           Sunderland     1897 3Q Sunderland 10a 608
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford
Agnes Vera Hedley b: 10 Oct 1898           Sunderland     1898 4Q Sunderland 10a 598
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford
Margaret Nora Vereker Hedley b: 15 Jun 1900           Sunderland           1900 3Q Sunderland 10a 617
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford

1901 Census RG13-4708 1 April 1901 C P Bishopwearmouth Without, County Durham
The Nook, Grindon
Alfred Octavius Hedley
Mary Hannah (Wife)
Alfreda May
Luielia Olga
Theodora B.
Mary Greta
Agnes Vera
Margaret Nora V.
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 39
Age 30
Age 8
Age 6
Age 5
Age 3
Age 2
Age 9 Mo.s 		Solicitor Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham 		Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland 		21 Apr 1861
14 Jun 1870
8 Dec 1892
28 Oct 1894
31 Jan 1896
9 Jul 1897
10 Oct 1898
15 Jun 1900

Doreen Sheila Hedley b: 27 Sep 1903           Sunderland     1903 4Q Sunderland 10a 764
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford
Aline Octavia Hedley b: 11 Sep 1907           Sunderland     1907 4Q Sunderland 10a 756a
daughter of Alfred Octavius Hedley and Mary Hannah Doxford

1911 Census RG14-22 3 April 1911 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
The Nook, Grindon   (12 Rooms)
Alfred Octavius Hedley
Mary Hannah (Wife)
Alfreda May
Theodora Brenda
Mary Greta
Agnes Vera
Margaret Nora Vereker
Doreen Sheila
Aline Octavia Plus 5 Servants 		Age 49
Age 40
Age 18
Age 15
Age 13
Age 12
Age 10
Age 7
Age 3 		Solicitor

Student
Student
Student
Student
Student 		Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland 		Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham 		21 Apr 1861
14 Jun 1870
8 Dec 1892
31 Jan 1896
9 Jul 1897
10 Oct 1898
15 Jun 1900
27 Sep 1903
11 Sep 1907
She had Eight Children, all still alive.

Death
Alfred Octavius Hedley Died 25 Apr 1926, Age 65                1926 2Q Sunderland 10a 760
Buried at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery


IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
 ALFRED OCTAVIUS HEDLEY
DIED APRIL 25TH 1926
AGED 65 YEARS
THOMAS COKE
INFANT SON OF
 THOMAS & MARGARET
SQUANCE
20TH SEPT 1927


ALSO THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER
MARGARET ELIZABETH ANNE
9TH DEC 1928
AGE 3 MONTHS

MARGARET N. V. SQUANCE
DIED 17TH DEC 1932, AGED 32 YEARS
BISHOPWEARMOUTH CEMETERY
SUNDERLAND
The Times, Wednesday, Apr 28, 1926                         DEATHS
  HEDLEY - On the 26th April, at the Nook, Grindon, Sunderland, Alfred Octavius Hedley, in his 66th year.

NEWCASTLE   8 Sep 1926                         Probate
HEDLEY, Alfred Octavius, of Sunderland and The Nook, Grindon, near Sunderland, died 26 April 1926, at The Nook, Probate Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 8 September, to Mary Hannah Hedley, widow.   Effects £49,905 6s. 8d.

Death
Mary Hannah (Doxford) Hedley Died 19 Nov 1948, Age 78               1948 4Q Westmorland S. 1b 586

The Times, Saturday, Nov 20, 1948                         DEATHS
  HEDLEY - On Nov. 19, 1948, at Burn How, Windermere, Mary Hannah, wife of the late A. Octavius Hedley, of Sunderland.   Funeral at St. Martin's Church, Windermere, Monday, 11:30.

NEWCASTLE   4 Apr 1949                         Probate
HEDLEY, Mary Hannah, of Burn How, Windermere, Westmorland, widow, died 19 November 1948, Probate Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 4 April, to Thomas Coke Squance, chartered accountant, John Forbes Lorimer and Henry Gandy, solicitors.   Effects £25,632 7s. 5d.