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Audley, Ontario, Canada

 

 

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   Audley was originally a small hamlet 6 miles to the north of Lake Ontario, Canada and 30 miles North East of Toronto
 

 

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 Audley developed as a small hamlet around the junction of Taunton Road East

and Audley Road North and has developed into a residential area

   The hamlet appears to have developed in the second quarter of the 1800s. It was originally called Brown’s Corners after Abraham Brown who owned the hotel and bar.
The first Postmaster A. W. Brown was appointed 1st April 1835 and he resigned 4th March 1856 and on 1st June 1856 Thomas Palmer was appointed on 1st June 1856 and resigned on 8th November 1856 On the 1st January 1857 the name of the Post Office was changed to Audley and Benjamin Medill was appointed Postmaster.
It is not known why the name was changed from Brown’s Corners to Audley but it is suspected that the name was changed because there was another Post Office called Brown’s Corners approximately 20 miles west of what was now called Audley (see map below)
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   It is not known why Audley was chosen for the new name of the place. The hotel is recorded as being as being called “Audley Hotel” but it is not known whether the hotel was renamed as well as the Post Office or whether the place was named after the hotel.
 

Two Histories have been written about Audley as follows:
The first; “History of Audley” was written in 1939
The second is a chapter called “Audley” in a book called “A town called Ajax”. In this chapter the author indicates that the “Audley Hotel” was relocated to Claremont (10 miles NW of Audley) and was still there in the 1990s. WE have been in contact with the Public Library in Claremont and they have no records of the hotel ever being relocated to Claremont.
These Histories can be found from the links below.

 

pdfimage      The History of Audley

 

pdfimage      Audley Chapter of A Town Called Ajax

 

 

Audley in 2025

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Audley Places in Victoria, Australia

 

 

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   Audley Victoria (bottom left pin) is shown on the above map. We have no further information about this place
 

 

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There are three streets in the Melbourne are that contain the name Audley. They are:

  • Audley Street Coburg
  • Audley Lane Chirnside Park
  • Audley Street, Packenham

We would appreciate it if somebody would share more information or photographs of these places

   

The following branches of the Audley Family have members who lived in Victoria, Australia:

  • ‘Audley Family E’ originally of County Waterford & Wexford, Ireland
  • ‘Audley Family B’ originally of Birmingham, England
  • ‘Audley Family T’ originally of Cheshire and Staffordshire, England
  • ‘Audley Famuly UL’ Unconnected Audleys of Lancashire & Cheshire
  • ‘Audley Family YK’ Audsley Family of Kent, England, one branch of this family changed it’s surname to Audley
  • ‘ Audley Family ZC’ The Baron (Lord) Audley Family
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Audley Places in New South Wales, Australia.

 

 

 

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            Audley (top right pin) is Located on the outskirts of southern Sydney. It is located in                    the Royal National Park and is part of Sutherland Shire.

     The area was surveyed by {ZC72} Lord George Edward Audley in 1863-4, where he set up camp. He later married Emily, the second daughter, of Major Sir Thomas                           Mitchell the Surveyor- General.

 

 

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There would appear to be three roads in New South Wales that bear the name Audley. They are:

Audley Street, Sydney

Audley Road, Sydney and

Audley Street, Narrandera

We would appreciate it if somebody would share more information or photographs of these places

   

The following branches of the Audley Family have members who lived in New South Wales, Australia (and  Queenslandm Western Australia and Tasmania)

‘Audley Family AB’ originally of Liverpool England,

‘Audley Family AH’ originally of Liverpool, England

‘Audley Family B’ originally of Birmingham, England

'Audley Family N' originally of Norfolk

'Audley Family UL' originally of Liverpool Unconnected

'Audley Family YK' originally names 'Audsley' in England became 'Audley 'in Australia

‘Audley Family ZC’ The Barons (Lord) Audley Family

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Audley Places in South Australia

 

 

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             The only place I am aware of in South Australia is:

                     Audley Street in Adelaide

            We would appreciate it if somebody would share more information or photographs of               this places

   

        The following branches of the Audley Family have members who lived in South                     Australia:

               ‘Audley Family E’ originally of Counry Waterford & Wexford, Ireland 

                ‘Audley Family T’originally of Cheshire and Staffordshire, England

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Audley Places in New Hampshire USA

The following advert for 'R S Audley Incorporated'  a General Construction & Contracting company was photographed in New Hampshire USA where the company is based.

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