Hi Paul, That helps quite a lot, so thank you very much for the help. Asher Smith may well be the father - maybe Jacob was baptised elsewhere. I will take a look on FamilySearch to see if I can find those other children. Cheers, Kind Regards, Jill -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Betteridge Sent: 11 August 2011 21:40 To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] Jacob SMITH born Berkshire 1806 Dear Jill, > I am trying to help a cousin with a spot of research and have Jacob SMITH > born Berkshire in 1841 East Hendred, Berkshire census. By the 1851 census > his wife Hannah is a widow. Jacob is shown as buried East Hendred 1843 aged > 37 years. Given that Hannah SMITH and her distinctively named son Shadrach were born in Sutton Courtenay, I wondered if it would be worth looking for a Smith marrying a Hannah ?? there. And in fact, there is one - from the Oxfordshire FHS transcript: 19 April 1834, Jocab (sic) SMITH of Sotwell married Hannah DENTON. (witnesses Ralph DENTON and W Herring, who witnessed every marriage.) There's a Sarah DENTON with the family in East Hendred in 1841. However, I can't see a baptism for Jacob Smith at Sotwell, or Brightwell, or Wallingford St Leonard. There is an "Asher Smith" baptising children at Brightwell who gave almost all his children "Old Testament" names, but not a Jacob among them. So things have only moved a little way. Best wishes Paul -- Paul Betteridge, Leafield, Oxfordshire pbetteridge@pobox.com

Dear Jill, > I am trying to help a cousin with a spot of research and have Jacob SMITH > born Berkshire in 1841 East Hendred, Berkshire census. By the 1851 census > his wife Hannah is a widow. Jacob is shown as buried East Hendred 1843 aged > 37 years. Given that Hannah SMITH and her distinctively named son Shadrach were born in Sutton Courtenay, I wondered if it would be worth looking for a Smith marrying a Hannah ?? there. And in fact, there is one - from the Oxfordshire FHS transcript: 19 April 1834, Jocab (sic) SMITH of Sotwell married Hannah DENTON. (witnesses Ralph DENTON and W Herring, who witnessed every marriage.) There's a Sarah DENTON with the family in East Hendred in 1841. However, I can't see a baptism for Jacob Smith at Sotwell, or Brightwell, or Wallingford St Leonard. There is an "Asher Smith" baptising children at Brightwell who gave almost all his children "Old Testament" names, but not a Jacob among them. So things have only moved a little way. Best wishes Paul -- Paul Betteridge, Leafield, Oxfordshire pbetteridge@pobox.com

Hi there, I am trying to help a cousin with a spot of research and have Jacob SMITH born Berkshire in 1841 East Hendred, Berkshire census. By the 1851 census his wife Hannah is a widow. Jacob is shown as buried East Hendred 1843 aged 37 years. Jacob is not shown as being baptised in East Hendred. Can anyone help please? Kind Regards, Jill

>From The Hull Packet and East Riding Times ( Hull, England ), Friday, January 8, 1875; Issue 4692. A NEW YEAR'S EVE TRAGEDY. A sad event occurred on New Year's Eve at Boyn Hill, near Maidenhead. A young married man named James WINTER had been out with a companion shooting. On his way home he called at a public-house, left his companion there, and went to his own house, which was nearly opposite. Immediately afterwards a report of a gun was heard, and WINTER ran out of doors, crying, "I have shot my sister !" The neighbours on going in found the inner room filled with smoke, and Emma WINTER , an imbecile woman, lying dead. WINTER's statement was that the gun exploded as he was putting it down in a corner, and that it was at half-cock. Death must have been instantaneous.

>From Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper ( London, England ), Sunday, September 26, 1897; Issue 2862. On Monday, at Windsor, Jas. WOOTON , 29; Henry PAYNE , 18; and Morley HUTTON , 22, were committed for trial on a charge of killing and maiming a sheep.

Hi Jill, Thanks for that! The vital records site was very interesting to look at, and I found some of my Nixey's grave records in Somerset. the John Henry Nixey you spotted who died in 1917 wasn't the same one though, but your help is very much apreciated. Kind regards, Jon

Hello Everyone, Having a look at a book "Wills and other Probate Records" on page 41 there is a family tree. A Note on Nonconformists. It begins with John WEEDON of Newbury maltster wife Jane ? alive 3 January 1731/2. They had 7 children, one of the children Ruth married John CROCKER of East Woodhay, Hampshire 25 July 1717 at St. Nicholas Church Newbury, Berks. The FT is based on Newbury, Hungerford, Reading and other places. Other names mentioned are HORNBLOWER, GLEED, PIZZIE, WILKINSON, KENNEDY, BURCH, SIBLEY all connected to the WEEDON family. If anyone is interested I will email you the family tree. Kind regards Barbara Lewis Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants. UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk

Hi Jon, A John Henry Nixey is shown here also an Elizabeth http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/globalsearch.aspx?qt=g&zln=Nixey and on WorldConnect which you possibly have http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hrohrer&id=I007868 Kind Regards, Jill -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jon's FH Sent: 30 July 2011 22:40 To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] Stephen Allan Nixey DURHAM Just found this on the IGI: Henrietta Nixey: Born October 1,1865; Christened December 13,1865 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. Parents: John Henry Nixey and Catherine Henrietta Nixey. I had lost a John Henry Nixey who was born in Liverpool, last seen in London in the 1851 census. Could this be the answer to what happened to him I ask myself? What an excellent day this has been for my Nixey research, absolutely superb! Thanks again to Nivard Ed and Jeff for their invaluable help. Best wishes to all, Jon

Just found this on the IGI: Henrietta Nixey: Born October 1,1865; Christened December 13,1865 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. Parents: John Henry Nixey and Catherine Henrietta Nixey. I had lost a John Henry Nixey who was born in Liverpool, last seen in London in the 1851 census. Could this be the answer to what happened to him I ask myself? What an excellent day this has been for my Nixey research, absolutely superb! Thanks again to Nivard Ed and Jeff for their invaluable help. Best wishes to all, Jon

My deepest and sincerest thanks Nivard, Ed and Jeff for your wonderful help! It's deeply appreciated! Kindest regards, Jon

>From Caledonian Mercury ( Edinburgh, Scotland ), Saturday, September 12, 1801; Issue 12481. On the 25th and 26th ult. Mr. C. JAMES , hair-dresser of Maidenhead, Berkshire, employed a horse and cart solely for the purpose of fetching bread from Beaconsfield to Maidenhead, and selling the same amongst the inhabitants there at 3 pence per quartern loaf under the usual price at that place; for which bread he had a quick sale, and not only well paid himself for his trouble, but gained the esteem of the people in general, as the said bread cost him only 10½ pence per quartern loaf, at Beaconsfield, sold by him at Maidenhead for 1 shilling ( which was 12 pence ) and at the same time the price of the quartern loaf at Maidenhead was 1 shilling and 3 pence. On the following day, to the great joy of the inhabitants, the bakers of Maidenhead reduced the price of bread from 1 s N.B. A quartern loaf appears to have weighted about 4 pounds ( 1.81 kilograms ) according to this site:- www.thefreedictionary.com/quartern hilling 3 pence to 1 shilling per quartern loaf.

Colleagues The next computer meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 1 August 2011. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. The subject of the talk at 7.30pm is :- Managing Your Photographs – Finding, Filing, Fixing and Sharing Pictures This will be presented by Alan Simpson, Les Binns, Alex McGahey and Wendy Archer. For those who live "out of county" or who are otherwise unable to attend, the usual detailed synopsis of the talk will be published in the "Oxfordshire Family Historian", the journal of the Oxfordshire Family History Society, which is issued to members of the society three times per year. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome to attend the meeting. 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 Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

Dear Jon in 1901 Henrietta DURHAM, 35, married, is a servant, housekeeper to William C. Hinde, single, 45, Shipwright, H M Dockyard, and his son William C. HINDE age 6 months, both born Portsmouth. Henrietta is shown as born Rangoon, B. Burmah This is at 17 Durham Street in Portsmouth. In Gloucester, after no. 10 Bearlands there is an entry for Barracks, with a note attached - For remainder of barracks see p.39. In Barracks we have Stephen Durham M 42 Sergeant Major Glos Regiment b India Stephen Durham S 19 Jam manufacturer's clerk b India Catherine Durham S 18 b India Elizabeth Durham S 16 b Hants, Portsmouth Georgeana Durham S 12 b Kent,Dover Francis Durham S 10 b West Meath,Athlone Lilian Durham S 4 b Glos,Cheltenham. Henrietta died in Dec qr 1902 in Portsmouth age 37, Portsmouth 2b 294 The best bet to find Henrietta's maiden name would be birth of Georgina Alice DURHAM in Dec quarter 1888, Dover 2a 975 Elizabeth DURHAM married in Dec qr 1908 and there is also a John Browning SINCLAIR on that page. This is Gloucester district 6a 646 Either her writing was poor, or more likely the local vicar or registrar had poor handwriting, as in the GRO index she also appears with surnames DONLAN, DUNHAM and DUNBAR Catherine DURHAM married in June quarter 1911 in Gloucester. 6a 709 Best wishes Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon's FH" <jons.fh@btinternet.com> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] Stephen Allan Nixey DURHAM > Dear Nivard, > > This is absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much! > His birthplace on the 1911 census is also given as Belgom. > I have just been searching on Ancestry with just two pieces of > information, the surname as Durham, and the keyword as India. > This has brought up a family in Gloucester in 1901 (a Stephen without > wife) and in the info you sent Gloucester was mentioned, so it's looking > very very good. Ancestry has 19 year old Stephen's middle initial as "R" > but that can easilly be a mistranscription or written incorrectly on the > census forms. > Also in the info you sent was mention of a sister, Elizabeth, who > according to the same 1901 census was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire. > Interestingly, again in the 1901 census, this time in Portsmouth, is a > Henrietta Durham aged 35 born Burmah. > As you know I can't see the images, so I don't know if she (or the Stephen > in 1901) are recorded as married or widowed. > Still in Portsmouth in late 1902 is the death of a henrietta Durham at > Portsmouth, aged 37. > On ancestry's Will & Probate collection is Henrietta Durham at Portsmouth > in 1903, again I don't know what additional info the image holds, but I've > put out a request on the Portsmouth / Gosport list for help with that. > > I deeply thank you for the wonderful assistance you've given me with > regards this family, outstanding!!! > > Kindest regards, > > Jon > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Jon, Nivard always does these things so well! As a bit extra - I suspect 'Belgom' is in fact Belgaum in Karnataka state, India Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon's FH" <jons.fh@btinternet.com> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] Stephen Allan Nixey DURHAM > Dear Nivard, >

Dear Nivard, This is absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much! His birthplace on the 1911 census is also given as Belgom. I have just been searching on Ancestry with just two pieces of information, the surname as Durham, and the keyword as India. This has brought up a family in Gloucester in 1901 (a Stephen without wife) and in the info you sent Gloucester was mentioned, so it's looking very very good. Ancestry has 19 year old Stephen's middle initial as "R" but that can easilly be a mistranscription or written incorrectly on the census forms. Also in the info you sent was mention of a sister, Elizabeth, who according to the same 1901 census was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire. Interestingly, again in the 1901 census, this time in Portsmouth, is a Henrietta Durham aged 35 born Burmah. As you know I can't see the images, so I don't know if she (or the Stephen in 1901) are recorded as married or widowed. Still in Portsmouth in late 1902 is the death of a henrietta Durham at Portsmouth, aged 37. On ancestry's Will & Probate collection is Henrietta Durham at Portsmouth in 1903, again I don't know what additional info the image holds, but I've put out a request on the Portsmouth / Gosport list for help with that. I deeply thank you for the wonderful assistance you've given me with regards this family, outstanding!!! Kindest regards, Jon

Hi John Looks like he died in 1950 Name: Stephen A N Durham Birth Date: abt 1882 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1950 Age at Death: 68 Registration district: Nottingham Inferred County: Nottinghamshire Volume: 3c Page: 294 Marriage ? Name: Stephen A N Durham Spouse Surname: Wain Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1946 Registration district: Nottingham Inferred County: Nottinghamshire Volume Number: 7b Page Number: 703 Name: Ethel A Wain Spouse Surname: Durham Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1946 Registration district: Nottingham Inferred County: Nottinghamshire Volume Number: 7b Page Number: 703 Stephen in the first war? Name: Stephen A N Durham Regiment or Corps: Royal Field Artillery Regimental Number: 98975 >From his service record (transcribed as Stephen Allen Henry DURHAM in the index) Stephen Allen Nixey DURHAM born in the Parish of "Belgum" ? East Indies Royal regiment of Artillery 98975 Clerk previous service 8 years 2nd Gloucestershire? Volunteers attested Nottingham2nd Sept 1914 promoted to Bombardier discharged 20th July 1916 no longer physically fit for service next of kin father Stephen J 146 or 46 Con??? street Gloucester sister Elizabeth SINCLAIR? 115 Percival road Sherwood Nott character very good Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Jon's FH <jons.fh@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi listers, > > I wonder if anyone can help in this query please? > > In the 1911 Census, I have a Stephen Allan Nixey DURHAM living in the Reading area. Please note I'm not asking for a lookup, I have paid for the details on the 1911census website. His occupation is a Butchers Clerk. >

Hi listers, I wonder if anyone can help in this query please? In the 1911 Census, I have a Stephen Allan Nixey DURHAM living in the Reading area. Please note I'm not asking for a lookup, I have paid for the details on the 1911census website. His occupation is a Butchers Clerk. On the new familysearch.org website, I have found his birth details wich state he was born at Bombay, India on February 10,1882, which ties up nicely with the 1911 census. His parents were Stephen James & Henrietta Adelaide DURHAM. So far I've had no success in finding a marriage entry for Stephen and Henrietta. As Stephen jnr was unmarried in 1911 and living in Reading, I thought there may be a chance that he fits in to someone's tree somewhere along the line. I'd love to hear from anyone who can shed a little more light on this fellow. Kindest regards to all, Jon

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Folks Saturday 30 July 2011 sees the annual Open Day of the Buckinghamshire FHS take place in Aylesbury. As usual, an Oxfordshire FHS stand will be present at the event, with Wendy Archer and colleagues carrying :- 1. a laptop computer containing our "Search Services" database of baptism, marriage, burial, monumental inscription and census indexes. 2. the full range of society CDs for sale. 3. a selection of books from the society bookstall for sale. The Open Day of the Buckinghamshire FHS will again be held at The Grange School, Wendover Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 7NH. For full details of the opening times, directions to the venue and other stalls that should be in attendance, please see the host society's website at :- _http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk_ (http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/) Any queries, please contact me. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

Thanks, Richard :-) Heather On 26/07/2011 18:03, Richard.Self wrote: > Correction, according to IGI her name was Albinia Courthop. > > Richard > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Quineys"<ftree@quineyclan.force9.co.uk> > To:<berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [BRK] Marriage of Rev. Mr. WOODWARD to Miss A. COURTHOP ( > 1748 ) > > >> No related in anyway to the happy couple but just curious ... >> What would *Alb.* be short for?! >> Heather >> >> On 25/07/2011 20:30, MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com wrote: >>>> From General Evening Post ( London, England ), July 7, 1748 - July 9, >>> 1748; Issue 2309. >>> On Saturday last was married at Tunbridge Wells in Kent, the Rev. Mr. >>> WOODWARD , Rector of Great Hendred in Berks, to Miss *Alb.* COURTHOP , >>> eldest >>> Daughter of George COURTHOP , Esq; of Whyly in Sussex: an agreeable >>> young >>> Lady, with a handsome Fortune. >>>