Sam Oddy, painter and decorator and sometime publican, 1813-1876Sam Oddy and his sister Sarah were the only (lawful) children of William Oddy of Gildersome, publican, 1786-1820. They were the grandchildren of George Oddy, cooper of Gildersome, who took responsibility for them on the death of their father, who had been a widower. When George signed the deed in 1820 for caring for his grandchildren, he had as guarantors Joseph Webster of Farnley, Leeds, farmer, and John Westerman of Gildersome, cotton manufacturer. {NB were Joseph Webster and John Westerman relations of George Oddy?}
When Sam Oddy was bound as an apprentice to John Wilson Anderson, painter and gilder of Bradford, by his ‘uncle’ Samuel Blakey on 9 July 1825/6 (5th year of Geo IV). The apprenticeship fee of £15 was put up by the Rev Lamplugh Hird. Samuel Blakey was the husband of Margaret Oddy (1777- ), sister of William Oddy (1786-1820). Samuel Blakey and Margaret Oddy were married at St Peter, Leeds, on 4.3.1816.