[Taken from one of James Parker's books on districts ofBradford] Principal Inhabitants of Oakenshaw 1830 Jonas Bateman,White Bear Inn Bartholomew Boddy,schoolmaster John Booth,blacksmith Thomas Swires,cattle dealer Jonas Bateman,corn miller James Bateman,farmer John Bateman,farmer Daniel Firth,farmer John Butterworth,farmer Samuel Naylor,farmer James Sugden,farmer John Sugden,farmer,and acting overseer Matthew Sugden,farmer William Sugden,farmer John Brooksbank,shopkeeper Henry Williamson,woollen manufacturer Joseph Sugden,woolstapler Wm.Green,worsted manufacturer ======================================== As this list pre-dates the 1st.census by 11 years,it might interest someone, Cheers--------Derek