>From Ellesmere Guardian, ( New Zealand ), Volume LX, Issue 41, 26 May 1939, Page 3. CHILDHOOD PLEDGE - REDEEMED AFTER TWENTY YEARS. London, May 6 Because of his sister's childhood pledge, the body of a German officer who died in 1918 was exhumed at Bray cemetery, Berkshire, this week. The officer, Lieut. Eugen Wilhelm MAHN , died while a prisoner of war. When MAHN and his sister Elfrida were children they engaged in a vow never to allow themselves to be buried apart. War came, and Lieut. MAHN , then aged 27, was captured. He was sent to the internment camp at Holyport, near Maidenhead. There he and a number of others refused to eat, believing that their food had been poisoned. Their resistance weakened, they became victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic. For 20 years his sister saved up in order that she might redeem the childhood pledge. Then she obtained a permit from the British Home Office. She stood by and wept as the coffin was dug up and the remains were placed in a new ornamental one which was sealed and put in a hearse for the journey to Germany.

The next meeting of the Berks FHS Computer Branch will be on Wednesday 20th April 2011. Chris Watts is coming to the Berks FHS Computer Branch with his talk 'Follow that lead: From Census Entry to Google Maps' Having located a family in one of the census returns how can one find out where the property in which they lived is located and what did it look like? This is an intriguing question, the solution to which is often hampered by the destruction of property during two world wars and the actions of property developers. In this talk, Chris will explore some possible avenues to follow. The examples used will concentrate on the 1911 census but earlier possibilities will not be ignored As usual, we will be bringing a selection of items from the Berks FHS bookstall together with many sale bargains. In addition there will be a number of experts on hand to help answer any family history problems or computer related queries you may have. Our meeting will be at the usual venue of the Oakwood Centre, Woodley, Reading RG5 4JZ; 7.15 for a 7.45 start. Everyone is welcome at our meetings, you do not have to be a member of the Society, so why not bring your friends along. Free parking opposite the centre - see streetview www.tinyurl.com/oakwood-centre Looking forward to seeing you all. Gillian Stevens Chairman of the Berks FHS Computer Branch computerbranch@berksfhs.org.uk

All The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 18 April 2011 at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall, exchange journals and the library. The subject of the talk is "The Stanton St John Village Archive", which will be presented by Ian Costar. 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 _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ is a good place to start. It explains the circumstances in which people could end up in workhouses. Then click on the left on Workhouse Locations English Poor Law Unions Berkshire Faringdon It looks as if some records exist at Berkshire Record Office but may not contain much detail of individual inmates, though it does seem they have the baptism records for the workhouse over that time period. As Ashbury was in Faringdon Poor Law Union ( and thus registration district) I did a search of FreeBMD for anyone called Agnes born in that district in the years 1842/1843 who would thus have been aged 8 in 1851. Just one, in March quarter 1843, Agnes VARNEY Farringdon VI 182 However there was a death of an Agnes VARNEY in 1849 as well. Another approach would be to start off with all the JONES families in Ashbury in 1841 and try to track their BMDs through to 1851 census, assuming that the surname is right but that maybe the child's birth was not registered. http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/genuki/BRK/Ashbury/index.html may be useful. Why JONES, a Welsh surname, in Berkshire? Think Drove Roads, poor Welsh drovers driving herds of cattle, sheep and even geese across country on the old tracks to the rich South-East of England for sale and slaughter. The Ridgeway over the Berkshire Downs went right past Ashbury. Two other thoughts. It could have been that Agnes was not actually born in Ashbury, but her mother 'belonged' to that parish, so if her mother was taken into the workhouse Alice came with her. Also, children may not have known how old they were. Officials such as workhouse masters may have estimated the ages. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "bazza yorky" <bazzayorky@yahoo.com.au> To: <BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:41 AM Subject: [BRK] Agnes Jones Hello everyone. Could someone please help me with a very vexing problem of Agnes Jones,who could very well be my g.g.gran. In the 1851 census for Berkshire I found the following entered for Agnes Jones ---- Registration District Faringdon Sub Reg. District Shrivenham Civil Parish Great Faringdon Faringdon Union Workhouse Agnes Jones Born Ashbury Berkshire Age 8 pauper How can I find more about her and where would I locate this information. The FreeBMD for Berks. gives no birth for 1842 to 1846. The IGI gives no birth/bap. The Family History Library Catalouge has no inf. for films/fiche for Faringdon Union Workhouse that I could send for. There must have been registers that had to have been filled in by the person/s who put the child in the W/h. with names supplied etc on these registers . Please could anyone help or do a lookup for me if ang registers are available for this period. Thankyou Barrie Haigh from beautiful Anna Bay Australia

It looks as if some records exist at Berkshire Record Office but may not contain much detail of individual inmates, though it does seem they have the baptism records for the workhouse over that time period. I scored big time with the workhouse records for Bradfield at BRO. From 1836-1844, my 3rd great-grandmother and most of her children were in and out of the workhouse. Each arrival and departure was documented with remarks on character, circumstances, observations, and a description. My favorite was "Bastard mother absconded leaving five children destitute. Husband recently dead."

Don't forget the Vale of the White Horse Branch BFHS; Annual Meeting is this Monday 18 April. Don't be put off after the formal part of the evening we will have refreshments, raffle, an informal quiz and a question and answer session where we hope to give you advice on how to solve your family history problems. We will also have a laptop with internet connection for look-ups. The meeting on 16 May will be a guided walk around Victorian Industrial Oxford, cost £6 per person. There are a limited number of places left so please email me for more details if you would like to join us. Monthly meetings are held at Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive Abingdon at 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Where there is ample free parking. Everyone welcome. Sue Matthews Chairman/ Programme Secretary Vale of the White Horse Branch Berkshire Family History Society

Hello everyone.     Could someone please help me with a very vexing problem of Agnes Jones,who could very well be my g.g.gran. In the 1851 census for Berkshire I found the following entered for Agnes  Jones ---- Registration District   Faringdon Sub Reg.  District     Shrivenham Civil Parish Great Faringdon           Faringdon Union Workhouse   Agnes  Jones      Born   Ashbury   Berkshire     Age 8  pauper   How can I find more about her and where would I locate this information. The FreeBMD  for Berks.  gives no birth for 1842 to 1846. The IGI  gives no birth/bap. The Family History  Library Catalouge has no inf.  for  films/fiche  for Faringdon Union Workhouse  that I could send for. There must have been registers that had to have been filled in by the person/s who put the child in the W/h. with names supplied etc on these registers . Please could anyone help or do a lookup for me if ang registers are available for this period.   Thankyou   Barrie Haigh  from beautiful Anna Bay  Australia

Dear Colleagues Oxfordshire FHS will be on familiar ground on Sunday 17 April 2011 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 DVDs, CDs 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 :- DVD sales ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/DVDsales.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/DVDsales.html) 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/) 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 _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Hello Jeff, It amused me [ in the nicest way of course] that you replied and looked up this family for me. Thank you for your help. It helped me concentrate my mind again just as I had been flagging. Maybe we should swop counties/countries? ;-)) Yes thanks, I did have the Free BMD for Frederick but I simply cannot find his baptism.. Which is odd but maybe he was written on the back of the proverbial vicar's envelope or something, as the children either side of him are baptised. I think he may well have been baptised at Kingston Bagpuize, but we were only asked when we transcribed them to go to 1880 and so we stopped at that date. Frederick's parents were GEORGE WILLIAM WEBB who was born 1858 in Drayton, Abingdon, Berkshire | Free BMD Ab 2c 248. He married MARY JANE WALTERS in June Quarter 1878 Free BMD Faringdon 2c 503, daughter of WILLIAM WALTERS and JANE THATCHER. She was born Dec 1854 in Abingdon, Berkshire and the family were living near the WEBB family in Little London, which is actually Longworth but regarded as Southmoor for many years and is in fact becoming so officially shortly. > This couple are not belonging to the above: > However in 1881 George B 1825 is with Rosanna Thank you so much for the help Jeff, it is much appreciated. Best wishes, Jill http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Coleman Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 1:28 PM To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] Frederick Webb born Abingdon [Southmoor?] 1887 FreeBMD has birth registration June quarter 1887 Abingdon 2c 276 for Frederick WEBB Note that in 1881 they were at Longworth and eldest child Louisa M. was age 2 b Kingston Bagpuize He was then 23 and she 26, Mary J. not Mary A. Marriage in June quarter 1875 in Abingdon district 2c 499. George WEBB and Rose Anne /Rose Hannah THOMAS Louisa may have been born Mar qr 1879 Abingdon 2c 299 George W Webb was 13 in 1871 census, in Drayton, with parents George b abt 1825 and Sarah. However in 1881 George B 1825 is with Rosanna and her children Arthur Beckett and Charles THOMAS, so this marriage must have been between widower about 50 and widow in mid-20s, and not the George William b abt 1860 in question. Indeed there are new children George Webb 5 and Annie Webb 2 and Frederick Webb 10 mo. Maybe with a new stepmother only a few years older than himself, young George embarked upon a family in the later 1870s without the formality of matrimony. His mother Sarah had died aged 46 in Sept qr1873. In 1861 census George is shown as age 2 b Drayton. Birth Dec qr 1858 Abingdon George William WEBB 2c 248 Possibly his parents marriage Dec qr 1850 George WEBB and Sarah CHAMP. Jeff

FreeBMD has birth registration June quarter 1887 Abingdon 2c 276 for Frederick WEBB Note that in 1881 they were at Longworth and eldest child Louisa M. was age 2 b Kingston Bagpuize He was then 23 and she 26, Mary J. not Mary A. Marriage in June quarter 1875 in Abingdon district 2c 499. George WEBB and Rose Anne /Rose Hannah THOMAS Louisa may have been born Mar qr 1879 Abingdon 2c 299 George W Webb was 13 in 1871 census, in Drayton, with parents George b abt 1825 and Sarah. However in 1881 George B 1825 is with Rosanna and her children Arthur Beckett and Charles THOMAS, so this marriage must have been between widower about 50 and widow in mid-20s, and not the George William b abt 1860 in question. Indeed there are new children George Webb 5 and Annie Webb 2 and Frederick Webb 10 mo. Maybe with a new stepmother only a few years older than himself, young George embarked upon a family in the later 1870s without the formality of matrimony. His mother Sarah had died aged 46 in Sept qr1873. In 1861 census George is shown as age 2 b Drayton. Birth Dec qr 1858 Abingdon George William WEBB 2c 248 Possibly his parents marriage Dec qr 1850 George WEBB and Sarah CHAMP. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Muir" <jill@shottle.plus.com> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:22 AM Subject: [BRK] Frederick Webb born Abingdon [Southmoor?] 1887 > Also sent to the Oxfordshire List > > Hello Listers, > I am compiling family histories of men who fought in our local villages, > of > Kingston Bagpuize, Southmoor [Draycott Moor], and Hinton Waldrist. This > is > for an exhibition we [Local history Society] > http://www.longworth-district-history-society.org.uk/programme.htm > are holding on the 21st April. > > Currently researching the WEBB family. All the children of George William > and Mary Ann Webb who lived at Little London, Southmoor, with the > excepting > of Frederick were baptised locally. > > I have hunted the above parishes and also Drayton, Abingdon where his > father > tells us he was born. > > Maybe I missed him? Anyhow, a Canadian newspaper report of his war record > tells me that he was born 04 May 1887. > > Can anyone help by finding the baptism of Frederick, his father George > William Webb b, ca 1860 and George William's marriage to Mary Ann Waller > please? > > Very many thanks. > > Jill > http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com > > Best wishes, > Jill > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jill Muir > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:59 AM > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE > > Hi Mike, > I have found my copy of 'A History of Botley' by John Hanson. Do see if > any > of these remain as your family are mentioned twice. The 2nd mention is > worth > buying two books! > > Best wishes, > Jill > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Mike Strange > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:54 PM > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE > > Thank you Julie, > That was already identified by Jill and I have had those records for > quite some while. > > Best wishes, > Mike > > On 11 Apr 2011 , jjevans100@aol.com said: > >> Hi Mike, > >> There's a very useful website devoted to Cumnor. I've already found >> "Strange" mentioned in the "Families" section. The website is at: >> www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor This parish & this website is >> actually >> used by Oxford University for their local History students. I did an >> assignment its' inhabitants earlier this year! >> Julie > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Also sent to the Oxfordshire List Hello Listers, I am compiling family histories of men who fought in our local villages, of Kingston Bagpuize, Southmoor [Draycott Moor], and Hinton Waldrist. This is for an exhibition we [Local history Society] http://www.longworth-district-history-society.org.uk/programme.htm are holding on the 21st April. Currently researching the WEBB family. All the children of George William and Mary Ann Webb who lived at Little London, Southmoor, with the excepting of Frederick were baptised locally. I have hunted the above parishes and also Drayton, Abingdon where his father tells us he was born. Maybe I missed him? Anyhow, a Canadian newspaper report of his war record tells me that he was born 04 May 1887. Can anyone help by finding the baptism of Frederick, his father George William Webb b, ca 1860 and George William's marriage to Mary Ann Waller please? Very many thanks. Jill http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com Best wishes, Jill http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:59 AM To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE Hi Mike, I have found my copy of 'A History of Botley' by John Hanson. Do see if any of these remain as your family are mentioned twice. The 2nd mention is worth buying two books! Best wishes, Jill http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Strange Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:54 PM To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE Thank you Julie, That was already identified by Jill and I have had those records for quite some while. Best wishes, Mike On 11 Apr 2011 , jjevans100@aol.com said: > Hi Mike, > There's a very useful website devoted to Cumnor. I've already found > "Strange" mentioned in the "Families" section. The website is at: > www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor This parish & this website is actually > used by Oxford University for their local History students. I did an > assignment its' inhabitants earlier this year! > Julie ------------------------------- 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

Hi Mike, I have found my copy of 'A History of Botley' by John Hanson. Do see if any of these remain as your family are mentioned twice. The 2nd mention is worth buying two books! Best wishes, Jill http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Strange Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:54 PM To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE Thank you Julie, That was already identified by Jill and I have had those records for quite some while. Best wishes, Mike On 11 Apr 2011 , jjevans100@aol.com said: > Hi Mike, > There's a very useful website devoted to Cumnor. I've already found > "Strange" mentioned in the "Families" section. The website is at: > www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor This parish & this website is actually > used by Oxford University for their local History students. I did an > assignment its' inhabitants earlier this year! > Julie ------------------------------- 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

Thank you Julie, That was already identified by Jill and I have had those records for quite some while. Best wishes, Mike On 11 Apr 2011 , jjevans100@aol.com said: > Hi Mike, > There's a very useful website devoted to Cumnor. I've already found > "Strange" mentioned in the "Families" section. The website is at: > www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor This parish & this website is actually > used by Oxford University for their local History students. I did an > assignment its' inhabitants earlier this year! > Julie

Hi Mike, There's a very useful website devoted to Cumnor. I've already found "Strange" mentioned in the "Families" section. The website is at: www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor This parish & this website is actually used by Oxford University for their local History students. I did an assignment its' inhabitants earlier this year! Julie -----Original Message----- From: Mike Strange <mjstrange@btinternet.com> To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 4:48 pm Subject: Re: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE H Jill, Yes, many thanks I did already have that on my one-name study; it is so useful being able to pull it all together in one place. I'll follow up your suggestion. Regards, Mike ------------------------------------ On 11 Apr 2011 , Jill Muir said: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor/ Hi Mike, Possibly you have had this already but belt and bracers me. Here is your James I would think. No graveyard information and no wills. Oh how I wish all my research was as easy! Sigh! ;-)) I often wander around this informative website. You may like to contact the webmaster dave.price@bodleian.ox.ac.uk as I know John Hanson wrote a book on Cumnor and your family may well be mentioned. <BIG SNIP> Best wishes, Jill http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ ------------------------------- 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

H Jill, Yes, many thanks I did already have that on my one-name study; it is so useful being able to pull it all together in one place. I'll follow up your suggestion. Regards, Mike ------------------------------------ On 11 Apr 2011 , Jill Muir said: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor/ Hi Mike, Possibly you have had this already but belt and bracers me. Here is your James I would think. No graveyard information and no wills. Oh how I wish all my research was as easy! Sigh! ;-)) I often wander around this informative website. You may like to contact the webmaster dave.price@bodleian.ox.ac.uk as I know John Hanson wrote a book on Cumnor and your family may well be mentioned. <BIG SNIP> Best wishes, Jill http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor/ Hi Mike, Possibly you have had this already but belt and bracers me. Here is your James I would think. No graveyard information and no wills. Oh how I wish all my research was as easy! Sigh! ;-)) I often wander around this informative website. You may like to contact the webmaster dave.price@bodleian.ox.ac.uk as I know John Hanson wrote a book on Cumnor and your family may well be mentioned. 2673 STRANGE James b.1775 .... -d.10.1.1847 Cum m.Elizabeth CURTIS b.1771 ... -d.17.12.1822 Cum. m.at Cum. in 1799. agr lab. living in Botley Pound. 1812: ill and on parish relief; 1839: on relief. Chn: George 1805, Charles 28.6.1807-17.11.1846,James 1810, Sarah 1813. 2674 STRANGE Charles b.1807 Botley- P:2673 m.Mary ..... b.1801 ........ -d.Feb.26,1853 Cum 1841: agr lab. at Chawley. 2675 STRANGE James b.1810 Botley - P:2673 m.Sarah ........ 1830,1835: ill, on parish relief; 1841 census; chn: Wm 1832, James 1835, John 1839, 2676 STRANGE William b.1801 Cum.- dc.1876 Cum. m.Mary COTMORE b.1798 Cum.- d.1853 Cum. m.at Cum. on 17.11.1823; witn: John & Elizabeth COTMORE. agr lab. and later shoemaker; 1871: had wooden leg; m.(2) Sophia 1819-1899. 1830: 'money made up 1s' by OV. Lived at Chawley. Best wishes, Jill http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Strange Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 10:41 PM To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE Could someone with Cumnor parish records please advise some dates for me as there appears to be some conflicting and uncertain information about: Marriage: James STRANGE and Elizabeth CURTIS 1799 Baptisms to James STRANGE and Elizabeth (CURTIS) Charlotte STRANGE 1799 or 1800 George STRANGE 21 Apr or 21 Aug 1805 Charles STRANGE 25 or 28 Jun 1807 James STRANGE 22 Jan 1810 Sarah or Sally STRANGE 14 Feb 1813 If anyone here has researched this family I should be very interested to hear from you. Best regards, Mike Strange STRANGE One-Name Study www.YourTotalEvent.com ------------------------------- 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 Katie, I am indebted to you for your kind help. This particular family is not connected to my own (as far as I know) but is part of a mystery puzzle that I am gradually piecing together for my name study concerning the son George. His life clearly takes a turn and he ends up in Hampshire as a seaman; his families after him retain a naval connection travelling on to Devon thence to Birkenhead in Cheshire. So, if anyone here knows of a different destiny for this George I should be most interested. He is my only candidate for George Strange in the 1851 census in Portsea - pensioner from marines, born c 1806 Bottley (sic), Berkshire. He was at sea in the 1841 census. (1851 Ref HO107; Piece: 1657; Folio: 171; Page: 13) My known origins in Berkshire are the STRANGE's of Long Wittenham: John c1570-? + Jone ?-1625.... William 1595-1668 .... Richard 1635- 1718 .... Adam 1684-1753 .... John 1717-1780 .... John 1750-1809 .... John 1778 (Caversham)-1845 who left Long Wittenham, and Berkshire, for Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire. Regards, Mike On 10 Apr 2011 , Katie de Haan said: > As far as I can see, Mike, > > James STRANGE and Elizabeth CURTIS married 18 November 1799, he being a > widower and she a spinster. > > Then baptisms for > George 1805 - 21 April > Charles 1807 - 28 June > James 1810 - 22 January > Sally 1813 - 14 February (now noting that Dad was a labourer from Botley > Pound) > > No sign of Charlotte in Cumnor, I'm afraid. I checked to see if they'd > nipped down to North or South Hinksey for her christening, but no luck, the > only one I saw there being in 1861, on September 29 in South Hinksey, where > Llewellyn Kimber STRANGE was baptised, illegit s. ('James &'crossed out) > Laura, New Hinksey. I see from her later marriage that Laura was the > daughter of Francis STRANGE, wine merchant. You will know whether she is any > relation to your family at all. > > I have no connection with this family, but they may have been neighbours of > my family. Always fun to bear that in mind, I think. :) > > HTH > Katie de Haan > The Netherlands > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht---Van: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] Namens Mike Strange Verzonden: > zaterdag 9 april 2011 23:41 Aan: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Onderwerp: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE Could someone with Cumnor > parish records please advise some dates for me as there appears to be some > conflicting and uncertain information > about: Marriage: James STRANGE and Elizabeth CURTIS 1799 Baptisms to James > STRANGE and Elizabeth (CURTIS) Charlotte STRANGE 1799 or 1800 George STRANGE > 21 Apr or 21 Aug 1805 Charles STRANGE 25 or 28 Jun 1807 James STRANGE 22 > Jan 1810 Sarah or Sally STRANGE 14 Feb 1813 If anyone here has researched > this family I should be very interested to hear from you. Best regards, > Mike Strange STRANGE One-Name Study www.YourTotalEvent.com >

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As far as I can see, Mike, James STRANGE and Elizabeth CURTIS married 18 November 1799, he being a widower and she a spinster. Then baptisms for George 1805 - 21 April Charles 1807 - 28 June James 1810 - 22 January Sally 1813 - 14 February (now noting that Dad was a labourer from Botley Pound) No sign of Charlotte in Cumnor, I'm afraid. I checked to see if they'd nipped down to North or South Hinksey for her christening, but no luck, the only one I saw there being in 1861, on September 29 in South Hinksey, where Llewellyn Kimber STRANGE was baptised, illegit s. ('James &'crossed out) Laura, New Hinksey. I see from her later marriage that Laura was the daughter of Francis STRANGE, wine merchant. You will know whether she is any relation to your family at all. I have no connection with this family, but they may have been neighbours of my family. Always fun to bear that in mind, I think. :) HTH Katie de Haan The Netherlands -----Oorspronkelijk bericht---Van: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] Namens Mike Strange Verzonden: zaterdag 9 april 2011 23:41 Aan: berkshire@rootsweb.com Onderwerp: [BRK] Cumnor Parish Records - STRANGE Could someone with Cumnor parish records please advise some dates for me as there appears to be some conflicting and uncertain information about: Marriage: James STRANGE and Elizabeth CURTIS 1799 Baptisms to James STRANGE and Elizabeth (CURTIS) Charlotte STRANGE 1799 or 1800 George STRANGE 21 Apr or 21 Aug 1805 Charles STRANGE 25 or 28 Jun 1807 James STRANGE 22 Jan 1810 Sarah or Sally STRANGE 14 Feb 1813 If anyone here has researched this family I should be very interested to hear from you. Best regards, Mike Strange STRANGE One-Name Study www.YourTotalEvent.com

Could someone with Cumnor parish records please advise some dates for me as there appears to be some conflicting and uncertain information about: Marriage: James STRANGE and Elizabeth CURTIS 1799 Baptisms to James STRANGE and Elizabeth (CURTIS) Charlotte STRANGE 1799 or 1800 George STRANGE 21 Apr or 21 Aug 1805 Charles STRANGE 25 or 28 Jun 1807 James STRANGE 22 Jan 1810 Sarah or Sally STRANGE 14 Feb 1813 If anyone here has researched this family I should be very interested to hear from you. Best regards, Mike Strange STRANGE One-Name Study www.YourTotalEvent.com