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The Oliver Family History
Frank Oliver 1867 - 1941,son of John Oliver was the first Oliver to be born in London after the Oliver family moved from Hackwood Road in Basingstoke.
He was born on the 24th of January 1867 at 34 Hanley Road in Islington.
The Oliver family moved shortly afterwards to Hope Cottages in Muswll Hill.
Frank and his sister Kate are baptised together on the 5th of September 1869 at St James`s Church in Muswell Hill.
The thing that makes Frank so special is the fact that he was the first Oliver to work for Schweppes in West Hendon and amazingly lived at 55 Deerfield Cottages(1911 census).
On the 23rd of Febuary 1941 Frank dies of Bronchitis and was living at 14 Stanley Road in West Hendon.
The picture to the right shows how the factory looked in 1921 and shows Deerfield Cottages in the top left of the picture
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