Dear Victor , Many thanks for that information - looks like I need a trip to the National Archives . Regards , Rosalind . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Taylor" <vic.taylor.genealogy@googlemail.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:19 AM Subject: [BAN] Bucks regiment > Dear Rosalind, > The Oxfordshire Light Infantry (OLI) were fully engaged during the > South African wars 1899 -1902, usually known as the Boer War. Lord > Roberts was the general commanding the British army during the > conflict. The OLI were shortly after merged with the Bucks Light > Infantry to form the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. > (the Ox & Bucks). This regiment served during the WW2 & I think they > were among the first to land in France on D-day. I found my grand- > father's Boer War service records in the WW1 pension files at the > National Archives. > > Incidentally there was not a Changi railway. The railway that you are > thinking of was on the Burma Thailand border. Changi at the time was > a village in Singapore which was where many Chinese civilians were > murdered by the Japanese occupiers & which was the location for a > camp used to hold British & Commonwealth POWs. After the war it > became a major RAF station & is now the international airport for > Singapore. The village is also the location of Changi prison which > was also used by the occupying Japanese to hold prisoners. > > best regards > > Vic Taylor > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Do you have info on Thomas Percy's parents? Banns read at Christchurch Banbury South Nov 26/Dec3/10 1871 Thomas Roberts, bach otp & Emily Owen, spin of Chipping Norton Married @ Chipping Norton 24/12/1871 Thomas Roberts, 20, bach, blacksmith of Banbury, so James blacksmith & Emily Owen, 18 spin, factory hand, do Benj., labr. Wit; John Roberts & Ellen Margaret Jackson The 1908 marriage that Janet gave in vol 3a - if WILLIAMS that could well be at Middleton Cheney. Lots of Williams there. Christchurch covered an area that folks from Grimsbury/Middleton/Warkworth/Overthorpe (N'hants) would of used as their church other than use their smaller parish church. Angela > It looks as if he was baptised Thomas Percy ROBERTS, see below: > > 5 July 1889 at Christchurch, South Banbury Thomas Percy ROBERTS son > Thomas & Emily, 5 Windsor St, > Smith > > Birth is registered according to FreeBMD as Thomas Percy ROBERTS June qtr > 1889 at Banbury reg district, vol 3a, page 935. > > There is a marriage registration in the June qtr 1908 at Banbury reg > district of a Thomas Percy ROBERTS, vol 3a, page 2162 to either an Edith > Annie WHITE or a Rosette Mary WILLIAMS which could be relevant. > > Janet

Hello Rosalind, It looks as if he was baptised Thomas Percy ROBERTS, see below: 5 July 1889 at Christchurch, South Banbury Thomas Percy ROBERTS son Thomas & Emily, 5 Windsor St, Smith Birth is registered according to FreeBMD as Thomas Percy ROBERTS June qtr 1889 at Banbury reg district, vol 3a, page 935. There is a marriage registration in the June qtr 1908 at Banbury reg district of a Thomas Percy ROBERTS, vol 3a, page 2162 to either an Edith Annie WHITE or a Rosette Mary WILLIAMS which could be relevant. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "rosalind" <rosalind@jmb3400.plus.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 6:37 PM Subject: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records >I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 >Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( is >that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is that >he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information >about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how >can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if >he married ) > Hopefully , > Rosalind . > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.71/2178 - Release Date: 06/15/09 17:54:00

Rosalind I assume he a was POW ?? "Changi Prison Singapore" If you Google "British POW Changi WW2" there are quite a few locations that may "Help - Some on-line.. betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "rosalind" <rosalind@jmb3400.plus.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 3:37 AM Subject: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records >I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 >Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( is >that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is that >he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information >about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how >can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if >he married ) > Hopefully , > Rosalind . > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Rosalind My question was based on the possibility that a man I had found in the WW1 medal cards who was a Percy J ROBERTS may be your man, having found your man with parents in 1901 it looked like he had the middle initial as J, there were only two Percy ROBERTS in the medal cards who served in the Ox & Bucks, one being a Percy J, the other Percy C (that is of course based on your mums anecdote being correct) Having found him in 1891 with parents I would say his middle initial is actually T, I wonder if thats for TYE like his brother Benjamin ? There is one Percy ROBERTS born Banbury in the 1911 census but without buying the transcript or page its hard to know what his marital status was, do you have that? There are many Percy ROBERTS listed in the medal cards which give little detail so hard to work out which might be yours I do not see an obvious Percy ROBERTS in the service records so far available on Ancestry Ancestry are making available the surviving service records but are only up to the letter N so far , so its possible his still exist and may yet be found, he does not seem to appear in the so called pension records Service records give more detail and may identify him, although sadly only approximately one third survived WW2 (ironically) The added problem is that he may not have used his middle initial so identifying a marriage may also be a problem On that point have you seen his baptism or just a transcript, the original of which may give his middle name ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard , > I've no idea how Bucks came into it - I just wrote down what Mum said ! > I have no second name for him at baptism , though he might have gained one > later , I guess . > Regards , > Rosalind .

Dear Rosalind, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry (OLI) were fully engaged during the South African wars 1899 -1902, usually known as the Boer War. Lord Roberts was the general commanding the British army during the conflict. The OLI were shortly after merged with the Bucks Light Infantry to form the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. (the Ox & Bucks). This regiment served during the WW2 & I think they were among the first to land in France on D-day. I found my grand- father's Boer War service records in the WW1 pension files at the National Archives. Incidentally there was not a Changi railway. The railway that you are thinking of was on the Burma Thailand border. Changi at the time was a village in Singapore which was where many Chinese civilians were murdered by the Japanese occupiers & which was the location for a camp used to hold British & Commonwealth POWs. After the war it became a major RAF station & is now the international airport for Singapore. The village is also the location of Changi prison which was also used by the occupying Japanese to hold prisoners. best regards Vic Taylor

Nivard , I've no idea how Bucks came into it - I just wrote down what Mum said ! I have no second name for him at baptism , though he might have gained one later , I guess . Regards , Rosalind . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records > Hi again > > Dangerous things family stories <g> > > Where did the Bucks regt come into it? > > Is your Percy a Percy J ROBERTS ? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> Nivard , >> Well spotted - I just took it as being the truth ! My mother was the >> memory-keeper for my father's ( Roberts ) side as well as her own , but >> she >> may well have muddled some of his relatives , as there's also the story >> of >> someone serving under Roberts in Africa . I always thought that a bit >> far-fetched - a Roberts serving under a Roberts ! - but this may be our >> Percy . I shall have to do some researching as to the timings of his >> Africa >> campaign . We didn't do much "modern " history at school , so I don't >> know >> much about that era . >> Regards , >> Rosalind . > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi again Dangerous things family stories <g> Where did the Bucks regt come into it? Is your Percy a Percy J ROBERTS ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard , > Well spotted - I just took it as being the truth ! My mother was the > memory-keeper for my father's ( Roberts ) side as well as her own , but > she > may well have muddled some of his relatives , as there's also the story of > someone serving under Roberts in Africa . I always thought that a bit > far-fetched - a Roberts serving under a Roberts ! - but this may be our > Percy . I shall have to do some researching as to the timings of his > Africa > campaign . We didn't do much "modern " history at school , so I don't know > much about that era . > Regards , > Rosalind .

Nivard , Well spotted - I just took it as being the truth ! My mother was the memory-keeper for my father's ( Roberts ) side as well as her own , but she may well have muddled some of his relatives , as there's also the story of someone serving under Roberts in Africa . I always thought that a bit far-fetched - a Roberts serving under a Roberts ! - but this may be our Percy . I shall have to do some researching as to the timings of his Africa campaign . We didn't do much "modern " history at school , so I don't know much about that era . Regards , Rosalind . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records > Hi Rosalind > > To obtain his service records you would need to be the soldier himself or > his next of kin and be able to prove it (by certificates or other means) > > Are you sure he was in WW2? he would be very old for service overseas 1939 > on, at 50 years of age he would be more likely to serve at home if at all > > If born 1891 he would be of an age to serve in WW1 > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > >>I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 >>Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( >>is >>that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is >>that >>he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information >>about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how >>can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if >>he married ) >> Hopefully , >> Rosalind . > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Rosalind if you have his service number or any medals which should contain his service number on the edge of the medal, then this will open all sorts of doors for you. You probably need to contact the Army museum with his service number and any known history of postings with dates and any personal details that you may have on Percy Roberts to find out more. David Judd -----Original Message----- From: eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of rosalind Sent: 15 June 2009 18:38 To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com Subject: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( is that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is that he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if he married ) Hopefully , Rosalind . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Rosalind To obtain his service records you would need to be the soldier himself or his next of kin and be able to prove it (by certificates or other means) Are you sure he was in WW2? he would be very old for service overseas 1939 on, at 50 years of age he would be more likely to serve at home if at all If born 1891 he would be of an age to serve in WW1 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 >Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( is >that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is that >he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information >about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how >can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if >he married ) > Hopefully , > Rosalind .

I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( is that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is that he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if he married ) Hopefully , Rosalind .

Replied off line Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: rosemary@rprobert.co.uk Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAVID JUDD wrote: > Rosemary I may already have details of my JUDD family Wills but could I ask > what may appear in your two books in case I may have missed any, many thanks > > David Judd > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rosemary Probert > Sent: 14 June 2009 12:29 > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BAN] Wills > > I have a copy (somewhere!) of the 'Index of Probate Records of > Oxfordshire 1733-1857 and the Oxfordshire Peculiars 1547-1856' published > by the Oxfordshire Record Society. I believe it's out of print now, but > I'm happy to do specific look ups in it, > > Kind regards, > > Rosemary > Northumberland UK > > Email: rosemary@rprobert.co.uk > Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ > Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Norina Pauling wrote: >> Hi >> >> Older wills (pre 1858?) are held in a variety of places, The National > Archives have a searchable collection that can be purchased online, local > record offices hold collections mainly from the local diocese/area I > believe. Oxfordshires has an online search facility for some of its records. > There are also printed lists held at local study centres. After 1858 they > are held by the local Probate Office >> http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm >> >> Kind regards >> Norina >> >> >> >> To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com >>> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:43:24 +0100 >>> Subject: [BAN] Wills >>> >>> Please could someone tell me where wills are obtained? I thought it was > Somerset >>> House but someone told me that wills had been moved from there. I need to > have >>> copies for mid 1800s also in the 1960s and 1980s. I think those of pre > 1837 >>> depend on which diocese they come under. Correct me if I'm wrong on this >>> information. >>> >>> Regards and best wishes, >>> Maureen. >>> M. Keynes. >>> >>> >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> _________________________________________________________________ >> >> MSN straight to your mobile - news, entertainment, videos and more. >> >> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/ >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Rosemary I may already have details of my JUDD family Wills but could I ask what may appear in your two books in case I may have missed any, many thanks David Judd -----Original Message----- From: eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rosemary Probert Sent: 14 June 2009 12:29 To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAN] Wills I have a copy (somewhere!) of the 'Index of Probate Records of Oxfordshire 1733-1857 and the Oxfordshire Peculiars 1547-1856' published by the Oxfordshire Record Society. I believe it's out of print now, but I'm happy to do specific look ups in it, Kind regards, Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: rosemary@rprobert.co.uk Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Norina Pauling wrote: > Hi > > Older wills (pre 1858?) are held in a variety of places, The National Archives have a searchable collection that can be purchased online, local record offices hold collections mainly from the local diocese/area I believe. Oxfordshires has an online search facility for some of its records. There are also printed lists held at local study centres. After 1858 they are held by the local Probate Office > http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm > > Kind regards > Norina > > > > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com >> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:43:24 +0100 >> Subject: [BAN] Wills >> >> Please could someone tell me where wills are obtained? I thought it was Somerset >> House but someone told me that wills had been moved from there. I need to have >> copies for mid 1800s also in the 1960s and 1980s. I think those of pre 1837 >> depend on which diocese they come under. Correct me if I'm wrong on this >> information. >> >> Regards and best wishes, >> Maureen. >> M. Keynes. >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN straight to your mobile - news, entertainment, videos and more. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Nelda, There is only one reference to GILPIN/S and none to DARE/S Thomas GILPIN, widower, Warborough, 1703 Bd. I Pec.68/3/23 Bd. : Administration Bond I. : Inventory Source: the 'Index of Probate Records of Oxfordshire 1733-1857 and the Oxfordshire Peculiars 1547-1856' published by the Oxfordshire Record Society. Kind regards, Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: rosemary@rprobert.co.uk Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nelda Percival wrote: > Hi, > Anyone willing to do look ups for any Gilpins or Dares. > > Not particular as to whome as the Gilpins are part of a GOONs one name study. The Dares anything between 1500 - 1600, for a Historical study. >

To all of you that answered my query. I would like to thank you all for the information that I'm sure will be of terrific use. Thanks. Regards, Maureen Milton Keynes.

As previously stated, from 1858 wills are held centrally. Prior to that will's were usually proved and held at the diocese that covered the area where the deceased lived. Bits of "Banburyshire" could come under Worcester (now the Worcester Records Office), Oxford, (Oxford Records office) or Lichfield. I'm not aware of any records office having an online index but the ones I have contacted are very prompt at responding to queries. Wills which referred to property in more than one diocese could get proved at the archbishopric level of Canterbury or York. Canterbury (PCC) wills are held at the National archives and can be searched online. Oxford family history society have a project to make oxfordshire-related Wills available on line. http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ There is one GILPIN - James, recorded as a witness in 1761. There are no DAREs Ancestry.com have a reasonable set of probate indices for some counties but not all, and not all entries are recorded for the counties that they do have. Jon Malings County Wexford, Ireland

Hi, Anyone willing to do look ups for any Gilpins or Dares. Not particular as to whome as the Gilpins are part of a GOONs one name study. The Dares anything between 1500 - 1600, for a Historical study. Thank you Best Regards Nelda Percival gilpin@one-name.org My websites : http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/

I have a copy (somewhere!) of the 'Index of Probate Records of Oxfordshire 1733-1857 and the Oxfordshire Peculiars 1547-1856' published by the Oxfordshire Record Society. I believe it's out of print now, but I'm happy to do specific look ups in it, Kind regards, Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: rosemary@rprobert.co.uk Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Norina Pauling wrote: > Hi > > Older wills (pre 1858?) are held in a variety of places, The National Archives have a searchable collection that can be purchased online, local record offices hold collections mainly from the local diocese/area I believe. Oxfordshires has an online search facility for some of its records. There are also printed lists held at local study centres. After 1858 they are held by the local Probate Office > http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm > > Kind regards > Norina > > > > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com >> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:43:24 +0100 >> Subject: [BAN] Wills >> >> Please could someone tell me where wills are obtained? I thought it was Somerset >> House but someone told me that wills had been moved from there. I need to have >> copies for mid 1800s also in the 1960s and 1980s. I think those of pre 1837 >> depend on which diocese they come under. Correct me if I'm wrong on this >> information. >> >> Regards and best wishes, >> Maureen. >> M. Keynes. >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN straight to your mobile - news, entertainment, videos and more. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Older wills (pre 1858?) are held in a variety of places, The National Archives have a searchable collection that can be purchased online, local record offices hold collections mainly from the local diocese/area I believe. Oxfordshires has an online search facility for some of its records. There are also printed lists held at local study centres. After 1858 they are held by the local Probate Office http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm Kind regards Norina To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:43:24 +0100 > Subject: [BAN] Wills > > Please could someone tell me where wills are obtained? I thought it was Somerset > House but someone told me that wills had been moved from there. I need to have > copies for mid 1800s also in the 1960s and 1980s. I think those of pre 1837 > depend on which diocese they come under. Correct me if I'm wrong on this > information. > > Regards and best wishes, > Maureen. > M. Keynes. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ MSN straight to your mobile - news, entertainment, videos and more. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/