Thanks again to everyone who has sent me information about the Roads / Owen families - especially Paul who has been extremely helpful. It is all very much appreciated. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Irving" <pauljirving@ntlworld.com> To: <bucks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [BKM] Surname ROADS > There's one discrepancy in the records. The marriage of James & Ann > OWEN, 03 May 1854, shows his father was also called James. But I cannot > find a christening of a James son of James. I can find a christening of > a James son of Francis. The 1851 census shows that James living at the > wharf in Aylesbury with two of his brothers, & in the 1871 census there > is a James on a boat with his father Francis, wife Ann, & children > matching those christened in Aylesbury to James & Ann. > > I suspect an error in either the transcription or the original marriage > record. Carrying across the last written name in error is not unknown. > > Heather Rohrer has followed the marriage record, & assumed the brother > of Francis, who she has located christened in Warwickshire, was the > James mentioned. By itself, that's a reasonable assumption. But she has > no christening for either Ann or her husband James, & given the other > information, I prefer Francis as the father. > > Some christenings at Walton church, near Aylesbury canal basin - > 12 Apr 1868 Herbert child of James & Ann OWEN of Walton, Boatman > 11 Sep 1870 Ada Hannah born 28 Oct 1869 child of James & Ann OWEN of > Walton, Boatman > 14 Apr 1872 Annie Louise child of James & Ann OWEN of Walton, Boatman > > Burials > 23 Apr 1877 William OWEN aged 14 of Walton > 03 Jul 1879 Francis OWEN aged 79 of Walton (the father of James, I > believe - FreeBMD says he was 80). > 09 Feb 1882 Henry James OWEN aged 17 of Walton > > Paul > > Jill B. wrote: >> You'll find them at >> http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=hrohrer&recno=96299 >> >> The ROADS Family of Buckinghamshire, and 'One-Place-Studies' of >> Waddesdon, >> Grendon Underwood and Wotton Underwood. >> Jill >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Christine Sadler" <csadleruk@ntlworld.com> >> To: <BUCKS@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 2:22 PM >> Subject: [BKM] Surname ROADS >> >> >> >>> I am researching the family of WILLIAM ROADS who was born about 1857 in >>> Quainton, Buckinghamshire. He married Fanny Owen and their children >>> were >>> Edith Annie (b1880), Mildred Ethel (b1884); William James (b1886) and >>> Albert >>> Victor (b1887). >>> >>> I have been told that Edith Annie Roads was born on a canal barge but I >>> haven't been able to confirm this. Census records shown that they were >>> living in Exchange Street in Aylesbury in 1881 just after Edith was >>> born. >>> Although this is near the canal, there is no mention of living on a >>> barge. >>> >> >> >> *************************************** >> >> BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ >> BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ >> Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BUCKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > *************************************** > > BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ > BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ > Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BUCKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >