Henry Oldfield was born in Soham in 1810 and married Elizabeth sometime before 1844. In 1861 he was working as a machine man and agricultural labourer in Swaffham. Henry and Elizabeth had at least eight children: Emma (1843), William (1847), Henry (1849), Robert (1851), Susan (1853), Christopher (1856), George (1859), Alice (1860).

Sources
• 1. 1861 Census. London Street, Swaffham. Henry Oldfield. Head. Age 51. Machineman, Ag Lab. Born Soham.