Thanks PAul - I'll see what i can find! Alison >From: Paul Irving <pauljirving@ntlworld.com> >To: Alison PAGE <alisonpage74@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [BKM] Burcott Lodge and Oxley Farm, Wing - and Wills! >Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:25:21 +0000 > >I sent this to the Oxford list a couple of hours ago, when someone asked >the same question there - > >Wills proved before 1858 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (wills in >London, & many in other areas, particularly larger ones) can be bought >online & downloaded for £3.50 each from the National Archives. > >http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ > >Information on them, & wills made after 1858, can be found at - > >http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/wills/step1.htm > >Other wills before 1858 are held in local record offices. All record >offices have websites, & any search engine will find them easily. Some have >online indices of their wills. Printed indices for other counties have been >published. Oxfordshire wills are listed in two books the names of which I >can't remember. Someone on the list may have copies, & be willing to look >up the reference. With the reference, you can order photocopies from the >Oxfordshire Record Office (or from any other record office). For a bit more >money, & given the approximate year of death, they'll do a search, but a >private researcher may search more cheaply. > >Paul > >Alison PAGE wrote: > >>Thanks John, >> >>i like that idea - does anyone know how one goes about looking for wills? >>This is one area that i have never looked into. >> >>Alison >> >>>From: "J.S.Wilkinson" <jswilks@lineone.net> >>>To: "'Alison PAGE'" <alisonpage74@hotmail.com> >>>Subject: RE: [BKM] Burcott Lodge and Oxley Farm, Wing >>>Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:22:10 -0000 >>> >>>Hi Alison >>> >>>It may be worth looking for a will. If the father left it equally to all >>>three sons, they may have had no other way to share it. >>> >>>Regards John >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Alison PAGE [mailto:alisonpage74@hotmail.com] >>>Sent: 30 November 2004 14:49 >>>To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Re: [BKM] Burcott Lodge and Oxley Farm, Wing >>> >>>Thanks for the look up tania, This is indeed the family who owned Burcott >>>Lodge before my great grandfather William Page. I wonder why they sold >>>up >>>when they had three sons to inherit the land. lack of interest perhaps? >>> >>>Alison >>> >>> >From: "tmg" <tmg@beeb.net> >>> >To: "Alison PAGE" <alisonpage74@hotmail.com> >>> >Subject: Re: [BKM] Burcott Lodge and Oxley Farm, Wing >>> >Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:05:57 -0000 >>> > >>> >Hi Alison, >>> > >>> >Just had a look on the map for these two farms, the first one is on the >>> >road >>> >going to Soulbury from Wing, and the second one is going from Wing road >>>to >>> >Aylesbury, last farm on the right before Aston Abbotts turning. >>> > >>> >Have you tried contacting the Local History centre, >>> >www.buckscc.gov.uk/archives maybe they can tell you more, or Land >>>registry. >>> >1881:- >>> >Dwelling: Burcott Lodge >>> > Census Place: Wing, Buckingham, England >>> > Source: FHL Film 1341392 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1643 Folio 19 >>> >Page >>> >32 >>> > Marr Age Sex Birthplace >>> >Robert VALLENTINE M 61 M Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Farmer Of 308 >>> >Acres Employing 8 Men & 4 Boys >>> >Margaret VALLENTINE U 27 F Cirencester, Gloucester, England Rel: >>>Daur >>> >Robert VALLENTINE U 13 M Burcott Wing, Buckingham, England Rel: >>>Son >>> >Occ: Scholar >>> >George VALLENTINE U 10 M Burcott Wing, Buckingham, England Rel: >>>Son >>> >Occ: Scholar >>> >Thomas VALLENTINE U 7 M Burcott Wing, Buckingham, England Rel: Son >>> >Occ: Scholar >>> > >>> >Think this is your family you are looking for? >>> > >>> > >>> >Tania. >>> >----- Original Message ----- >>> >From: "Alison PAGE" <alisonpage74@hotmail.com> >>> >To: <BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com> >>> >Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 5:52 PM >>> >Subject: [BKM] Burcott Lodge and Oxley Farm, Wing >>> > >>> > >>> > > Hi there, >>> > > >>> > > Does anybody know any information about the history or owners of >>>Brcott >>> > > Lodge Farm or Oxley farm Lodge in WIng? >>> > > >>> > > ALison >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== >>> > > To search the BUCKS list message archives, go to: >>> > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BUCKS >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>>==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== >>>To unsubscribe, send message to: >>>bucks-l-request@rootsweb.com or bucks-d-request@rootsweb.com >>>with the word 'unsubscribe' in the body of the message >>> >>>--- >>>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>>Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 19/11/2004 >>> >>> >>>--- >>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>>Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 19/11/2004 >>> >>> >> >> >> >>==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== >>Please do not post long surname lists. Dave Carlsen looks after the Bucks >>surname list, which is the proper place for such postings. Go to: >>http://webpages.charter.net/dcarlsen/genuki/BKM/bucksurname.html >> >> > >