Oh i'm so so sorry i meant to reply to my son!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Anchors" <sharon.anchors@ntlworld.com> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] WILLIAMS , CLARK , PURDUE . ( 1827 ) > Did you just call me from your office? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com> > To: <BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:37 PM > Subject: [BRK] WILLIAMS , CLARK , PURDUE . ( 1827 ) > > >> >>>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, October 27, 1827; Issue 3887. >> >> MARRIED. >> At Bray, Berks, Mr. WILLIAMS, of Maidenhead, surgeon, to Ann, daughter >> of >> the late Joshua CLARK, of the same place. >> >> DIED. >> Mr. Jas. PURDUE, many years landlord of the Two Brewers public house, >> Newbury. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Did you just call me from your office? ----- Original Message ----- From: <MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com> To: <BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:37 PM Subject: [BRK] WILLIAMS , CLARK , PURDUE . ( 1827 ) > >>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, October 27, 1827; Issue 3887. > > MARRIED. > At Bray, Berks, Mr. WILLIAMS, of Maidenhead, surgeon, to Ann, daughter of > the late Joshua CLARK, of the same place. > > DIED. > Mr. Jas. PURDUE, many years landlord of the Two Brewers public house, > Newbury. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Colleagues Following its unprecedented success, the hugely popular TV series "Who Do You Think You Are ?" launched a national history show a couple of years ago. The event was called :- "Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE" Following the success of the event in recent years, the next history show of this name is to be held next weekend, Friday 26 February 2010, Saturday 27 February 2010 and Sunday 28 February 2010. The event will again incorporate the former Society of Genealogists' Family History Show. I'm delighted to report that Oxfordshire FHS will have a stall on all three days of this event. We will be selling our CDs and some items from our bookstall. In addition, we will have our "Search Services" available on computer, featuring an array of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire indexes to censuses, baptism registers, marriage registers, burial registers and monumental inscriptions. Those researchers wishing to plan their visit to our stall in advance can view our resources on the following webpages :- CD sales ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html) bookstall ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html) Search Services ; _http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/_ (http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/) Further details about the Fair itself from :- _http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk/_ (http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk/) Finally, please note that the offer of cheap tickets - two for the price of one - expires in a day or so. In order to take advantage of this, please go to _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/) and click on the link. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, March 8, 1800; Issue 2445. On Saturday Mr. Baron THOMSON and Mr. Justice LE BLANC opened their commission for holding the assizes for the county of Berks, at Reading, when John HUTT was tried for he wilful murder of Ann PEARMAN, and convicted, and executed on the Thursday following. In the evening of his trial, despairing of all hopes of mercy, the prisoner made a confession to the Chaplain of the perpetration of one of the most dreadful murders recorded in the annals of this country, and what added not a little to the horror of the crime was, that it was wholly unprovoked, and without any apparent object, and committed by a lad who had the appearance of not being above the age of 16.

>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, October 27, 1827; Issue 3887. MARRIED. At Bray, Berks, Mr. WILLIAMS, of Maidenhead, surgeon, to Ann, daughter of the late Joshua CLARK, of the same place. DIED. Mr. Jas. PURDUE, many years landlord of the Two Brewers public house, Newbury.

Hello listers. I'm wondering whether anybody can help with either the baptism or marriage of John Pusey. In 1749 and 1759 his sons John and Richard respectively were baptised at St Helen's Abingdon, and his wife is recorded as Elizabeth. There is however no record of his baptism or marriage in the Abingdon area (by which I mean the parishes transcribed on the Oxfordshire cd Abingdon 01, including St Helen's and St Nicholas amongst others.) John and Richard continued to live in Abingdon and their families in general were baptised and married there; John and Elizabeth were buried there in 1785 and 1780. If anybody is able to track down John's earlier details, I would be extremely grateful (my partner is descended from Richard). Pete Dale

Colleagues BBC Radio Oxford will have a one-hour family history feature on Tuesday 23 February 2010, commencing at 12 noon and ending at 1.00pm (GMT). The Station's "Louisa Hannan Show" will have as studio guests :- Mark Priddey, Senior Archivist at the Oxfordshire Record Office. Mark Lawrence, senior local historian at Oxfordshire Studies. Tony Hadland, Vice-Chairman of this society and editor of the Oxfordshire Family Historian. A core part of the programme will be listeners 'phoning in to the studio with their tricky research problems. BBC Radio Oxford broadcasts on 95.2 FM in Oxfordshire, and can also be listened to on _www.bbc.co.uk_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/) . Enjoy ! Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

Dear all - a member's email has been hacked/hijacked - hence the spam getting through to the list. I will moderate postings from this address pro-tem: hopefully there will be no more of these spam messages - for which I apologise. Meanwhile I am sure we all value Mick's contributions and wish him well in resolving the problem. Phil List Admin -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of michaelcoomber@aol.com Sent: 19 February 2010 20:09 To: BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRK] (no subject)

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Colleagues The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 22 February 2010. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15 pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall. The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "The Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll – an underused source for family historians", which will be presented by Richard Ratcliffe. I'm told that the presentation looks at the Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll, which contains the names of over one million people who contributed to the Wesleyan Methodist Twentieth Century Fund between 1899-1904, and whose names can be found in fifty volumes at Westminster Methodist Central Hall. Richard's talk will include references to Volume 10, which contains the names of donors in the Oxford District. Richard Ratcliffe has been a member of Oxfordshire FHS since soon after its formation. After retiring as a primary school headteacher in 1995, he has served on the Methodist Council and also been part-time archivist at Westminster Methodist Central Hall, as well as taking family history classes, giving talks to family history societies and other groups and getting involved in the setting-up of the Family History Partnership. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html) For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html) Any queries, please contact me. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

Thankyou Bob, much appreciated. Jules In the St. Helens marriage index there is no John ABDY listed and there are no HAWKE marriages listed. Yet when one looks through the 1734 marriages, there they are: 1734 17 Feb ABDY John yeoman, Steventon HAWKES Mary Steventon So much for relying on the index! Here are Steventon baptisms: 1736 23 Nov ABDY Mary d John and Mary 1738 25 Feb ABDY John s John and Mary 1744 21 Oct ABDY James s John and Mary There are no other ABDY baptisms, nor any for HAWKE Here are the burials for Steventon: 1745 27 Feb ABDY Thomas of Clifton 1778 20 May ABDY Mary w of John There is no record of the banns in Harwell, as the transcript only beings in 1814 for these. In Clifton Hampden there are these burial entries: 1729 5 Nov ABDEY Mary d of Thomas and Amy 1740 4 Feb ABDEY Amy w of Thomas All of this info is taken from the CD transcripts put out by the Oxford FHS. I hope this is of some help to you. I don't have access to Brightwell. Bob Burns

Jules In the St. Helens marriage index there is no John ABDY listed and there are no HAWKE marriages listed. Yet when one looks through the 1734 marriages, there they are: 1734 17 Feb ABDY John yeoman, Steventon HAWKES Mary Steventon So much for relying on the index! Here are Steventon baptisms: 1736 23 Nov ABDY Mary d John and Mary 1738 25 Feb ABDY John s John and Mary 1744 21 Oct ABDY James s John and Mary There are no other ABDY baptisms, nor any for HAWKE Here are the burials for Steventon: 1745 27 Feb ABDY Thomas of Clifton 1778 20 May ABDY Mary w of John There is no record of the banns in Harwell, as the transcript only beings in 1814 for these. In Clifton Hampden there are these burial entries: 1729 5 Nov ABDEY Mary d of Thomas and Amy 1740 4 Feb ABDEY Amy w of Thomas All of this info is taken from the CD transcripts put out by the Oxford FHS. I hope this is of some help to you. I don't have access to Brightwell. Bob Burns -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hawkeflying2@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:48 AM To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] HAWKE Thankyou Bob for looking, could the year have been 1734, it is definitely there in St. Helens. I do have the entry but I just cannot get any further than that. I have followed the ABDY line meticulously so I thought that perhaps I would have better luck with the HAWKE people, Mary being the only one I have to go by LOL... If I am on the right track I have John's death as 15.4.1788, St. Agatha, Brightwell, Berkshire. They are both shown as "of Steventon". Mary was possibly buried 20th May 1778 St. Michaels and All Angels, Steventon, Berkshire. As Mary and John's banns were given out at Harwell, I am assuming that Anne ABDEY b. 1734, Harwell was their first daughter. They had three other children born in Steventon. For some reason I have put Culham in brackets. On checking my notes John and Mary's marriage was definitely in the year of 1734 sorry about that, I should have checked first. In my programme if one puts in the year in the early months it sometimes comes out as say 34/35. I do not know how to alter that. Thanks for your trouble. In a message dated 17/02/2010 00:18:38 GMT Standard Time, pandb@personainternet.com writes: Jules I've looked through the Abingdon St. Helens and Abingdon St. Nicholas marriages and there is nothing listed for this couple. Could the marriage have taken place in some other parish around Abingdon? Bob Burns -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hawkeflying2@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4:06 PM To: BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRK] HAWKE Hi there, I am looking for information on Mary Hawke who married a John ABDY in 1735 at Abingdon. I would like to be able to find out about her parents and siblings. I am also researching the ABDY and FRANKLIN lines. Thankyou. Jules GB ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>From Public Advertiser ( London, England ), Wednesday, December 12, 1792; Issue 18253. DEATH. Last week at the house of his son-in-law, Henry MOUNT, Esq., in Salisbury, Sir Archer CROFT, Bart. Leaving no male issue, the title descends to his brother John CROFT, Esq., of Thatcham, Berks.

Thankyou Bob for looking, could the year have been 1734, it is definitely there in St. Helens. I do have the entry but I just cannot get any further than that. I have followed the ABDY line meticulously so I thought that perhaps I would have better luck with the HAWKE people, Mary being the only one I have to go by LOL... If I am on the right track I have John's death as 15.4.1788, St. Agatha, Brightwell, Berkshire. They are both shown as "of Steventon". Mary was possibly buried 20th May 1778 St. Michaels and All Angels, Steventon, Berkshire. As Mary and John's banns were given out at Harwell, I am assuming that Anne ABDEY b. 1734, Harwell was their first daughter. They had three other children born in Steventon. For some reason I have put Culham in brackets. On checking my notes John and Mary's marriage was definitely in the year of 1734 sorry about that, I should have checked first. In my programme if one puts in the year in the early months it sometimes comes out as say 34/35. I do not know how to alter that. Thanks for your trouble. In a message dated 17/02/2010 00:18:38 GMT Standard Time, pandb@personainternet.com writes: Jules I've looked through the Abingdon St. Helens and Abingdon St. Nicholas marriages and there is nothing listed for this couple. Could the marriage have taken place in some other parish around Abingdon? Bob Burns -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hawkeflying2@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4:06 PM To: BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRK] HAWKE Hi there, I am looking for information on Mary Hawke who married a John ABDY in 1735 at Abingdon. I would like to be able to find out about her parents and siblings. I am also researching the ABDY and FRANKLIN lines. Thankyou. Jules GB ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jules I've looked through the Abingdon St. Helens and Abingdon St. Nicholas marriages and there is nothing listed for this couple. Could the marriage have taken place in some other parish around Abingdon? Bob Burns -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hawkeflying2@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4:06 PM To: BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRK] HAWKE Hi there, I am looking for information on Mary Hawke who married a John ABDY in 1735 at Abingdon. I would like to be able to find out about her parents and siblings. I am also researching the ABDY and FRANKLIN lines. Thankyou. Jules GB ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi there, I am looking for information on Mary Hawke who married a John ABDY in 1735 at Abingdon. I would like to be able to find out about her parents and siblings. I am also researching the ABDY and FRANKLIN lines. Thankyou. Jules GB

Colleagues Oxfordshire FHS will be on familiar ground on Sunday 21 February 2010 when we will have a stall at the annual "Oxfordshire & Bucks Family History Fair", which is to be held at our usual meeting venue at the Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. We will be selling our CDs, microfiche and a selection of the titles available from our bookstall. In addition, we will have our "Search Services" available on computer, featuring an array of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire indexes to censuses, baptism registers, marriage registers, burial registers and monumental inscriptions. Those researchers wishing to plan their visit to our stall in advance can view our resources on the following webpages :- CD sales ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html) microfiche sales ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/mfiche.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/mfiche.html) bookstall ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html) Search Services ; _http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/_ (http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/) The organisation of the "Oxfordshire & Bucks Family History Fair" is in the hands of "Family History Fairs", who have a website at :- _http://www.familyhistoryfairs.org/_ (http://www.familyhistoryfairs.org/) The doors open at 10.00am and the event ends at 5.00pm. At the time of writing, their webpage says "Other information: coming soon", so do keep checking it for further relevant details ! Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society

Dear Paul, Thank you for your response to my message. I will certainly contact the bsearches site. Thank you Regards Joan Bray -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of PaulGask@aol.com Sent: Friday, 12 February 2010 10:48 a.m. To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] Bunce In a message dated 10/01/2010 21:09:16 GMT Standard Time, yarb@paradise.net.nz writes: I have a Sarah Bunce marrying a Joseph Seamore in 1794 in Newnham-Murren but have been unable to find her birth or anything about her prior to that date. Sarah and Joseph are my 3x G.Grandparents. Joseph was born 1766 in Newnham-Murren so would assume that Sarah was born somewhere about the same time. Can anyone assist me with any info for which I would be very grateful. Dear Joan I haven't had time to look at this in detail, but the incomplete Oxfordshire Baptism Index 1538-1851 has two possible baptisms as far as I can see :- Sarah BUNCE, daughter of John and Jane, baptised at Mapledurham in 1765. Sarah BUNCE, daughter of William and Mary, baptised at Brightwell in 1769. The "Search Services" of Oxfordshire FHS might be able to help you further :- _http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/_ (http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/) Alternatively, please let me know - via the list - if you need more assistance. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>From British Journal ( 1722 ) ( London, England ), Friday, January 7, 1726; Issue CCXX1V. READING, Jan 2. - Last Week one William SAUNDERS was committed to our Goal, by Henry GREY, Esq., for killing an Eilk, or large Breed Deer, that was sent by his Majesty from Hyde Park to Windsor Forest, in order to raise a large sort of that Kind. Two Boys were also committed to the said Goal, the one about ten and the other about thirteen Years of Age, for poisoning the Dog of a Person that had lately a great many of his Cattle killed and stolen, and his House attempted to be broke open several times. And on Saturday one Peter DALTON, Uncle to the youngest, coming to see his Nephew, was impeached by the same, and secured contrary to Expectation. The same Night one Mrs. SMITH of this Town going up Stairs to Bed, fell down and died immediately.

In a message dated 10/01/2010 21:09:16 GMT Standard Time, yarb@paradise.net.nz writes: I have a Sarah Bunce marrying a Joseph Seamore in 1794 in Newnham-Murren but have been unable to find her birth or anything about her prior to that date. Sarah and Joseph are my 3x G.Grandparents. Joseph was born 1766 in Newnham-Murren so would assume that Sarah was born somewhere about the same time. Can anyone assist me with any info for which I would be very grateful. Dear Joan I haven't had time to look at this in detail, but the incomplete Oxfordshire Baptism Index 1538-1851 has two possible baptisms as far as I can see :- Sarah BUNCE, daughter of John and Jane, baptised at Mapledurham in 1765. Sarah BUNCE, daughter of William and Mary, baptised at Brightwell in 1769. The "Search Services" of Oxfordshire FHS might be able to help you further :- _http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/_ (http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/) Alternatively, please let me know - via the list - if you need more assistance. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)