Chart 5: Moses Dunkerley - 1605-1679
3rd & 4th Generations
Moses married Ann Graves in 1638, aged 35. He may have married previously and fathered Daniel, but Daniel could equally be the son of John or James. I have added Mathew, who had no baptismal record, because of his evangelical name.
It is not known when Ann Graves died and Moses married Mary, although the two younger children are definitely Mary's, as her name was given in the register upon the baptism of Mark on 18.12.1653. If Daniel was the son of Moses he was likely to be the son of a previous wife (Unknown). James was baptised in 1649 and must also be the son of Moses and his second wife Mary.
Moses has appeared in other records besides the parish registers. He appeared in the Manchester Constables Accounts Vol 1 - "is for a passe and whippinge of Moses Dunkerleye and Ric Hopwood Ouldham Pische and brought to ye constable of Newton 29th May 1628". No other details are recorded; the Ric Hopwood could have been a Hopwood cousin. Moses would have been about 23 years old at the time. There was also mention in the same records, although without a date, of "1d for bringing Moses Dunkerley, a blind boy, towards Hollinwood". I have also been told about Moses' marriage to Ann Graves in 1638 in Manchester Cathedral, but I have not seen the record myself. If might be interesting to look up the early Manchester Marriage Register to verify this and look for an earlier marriage.
In 1641 a tax was levied on all the inhabitants of Oldham, men and women over the age of 16. This included the townships of Chadderton, Royton and Crompton, and these assessments survive. Anyone who was able to dispend £20 per annum had to pay 5s, if they could dispend £5 they paid 1s, and if they could not dispend that, they had to pay 6d. The very poor did not pay anything. The transcript of these assessments appears in the miscellaneous section at the back of the LPRS transcript of the earliest Oldham Registers. The names are arranged in groups, mainly family groups, headed by a more affluent member, but there are also larger mixed groups which might indicate a small settlement with a number of cottages. Only three Dunkerleys are listed: James Dunkerley with his wife Marie, and Moses Duncolly, no wife or children listed, which probably indicates that Ann was dead and the children were too young. His name appears in quite a big group, a study of whom might yield results. There was no mention of John Dunkerley of Hollins, but William Crompton is listed with his wife Martha and Rich Hopwood, all paying just 6d. A year later, in 1642, there was the Protestation Roll, where Moses was again listed, together with his presumed brother, James, James' wife Marie and John Dunkerley, who may have been the presumed son of Moses' other brother, John, who died in 1638. It does seem to indicate that there were very few Dunkerley families in Oldham during this period.
1 Moses Dunkerley 1605 -
.. +Ann Graves
........ 2 Martha Dunkerley 1639 - 1684
............ +John Assheton
........ 2 P_Daniel Dunkerley 1630 -
............ +Mrs Dan Dunkerley
*2nd Wife of Moses Dunkerley:
.. +Mary
........ 2 James Dunkerley 1649 - 1684
............ +Mary Greave
........ 2 Marke Dunkerley 1653 - 1655
........ 2 Luke Dunkerley 1654/5 -
............ +Hanna (or Ann) Hardy
........ 2 P_Mathew Dunkerley