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 >