Hi All, Here are a few more contributions to the website: Village Photographs: Cropredy, Oxfordshire Greatworth, Northamptonshire Books & Book Reviews: Thorpe Mandeville by Maurice Cole Mont ABBOTT's memorial from Enstone OXF Happy hunting, Rosemary, Northumberland UK ......................................................... Webmaster for Banburyshire Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/index.htm Email: rosemary@prob.freeserve.co.uk ..........................................................

A Nice person sent me *Snowdrops this morning.....!! Banbury..... A * * * * * List.. Got me Going.. !! Does anyone know of a 1850/51 Survey Document..?? In my box of "Gunna Fix"...... came across some data sent to me way back - a copy of p101 this Doc, .. It named persons living in Boxhedge - also Bolton's Lane.. BANBURY could be a very informative source me-thinks.. Also found. A Book suggestion for PARGETER folk.. "The Stars of Fortune" by Cynthia Harnett. poss. childrens author. ????? Cheers from Hot & Humid Queensland betty

Hi. Dawn Primroses and Snowdrops. I feel a bout of *Nostalgia Coming On.. Happy Landings. betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn.MikeGriffis" <Dawn.MikeGriffis@VALLEY.NET> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Re: Memories of the 50s > Hi List, > We have arrived not without problems. Thanks Rosemary for the welcome > card - so thoughtful. > The company I am working for is being taken over by none other than the > Order of St John same as the old St John's Ambulances. Their nurses also > staffed the Rehab Hosp my father worked at in Oxford along with the Red > Cross nurses. We lived in the grounds of the hospital so I am beginging to > feel like I have done the full circle. > The weather is great here - with snow drops & primroses in bloom - much > better than New England. Will let you all know when the UK e-mail is in > place I am still accessing the US one. > Dawn > > > ==== ENG-BANBURY-AREA Mailing List ==== > Search IGI by Batch Number > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#PageTitle > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

I notice Smokey mentions carrying a knife. Much frowned on now of course, and for good reason in some cases, I know of nobody (boys anyway) in my youth (60's & 70's) who didn't have one. Amazingly we never stabbed each other!! Used for whittling wood, gutting a fish, carving your girls name in the bark of a tree and playing splits. I have carried a knife all my life now. Not for sinister reasons (apologies to all left-handers), but for practical purposes. Having a been a chef, a fireman and now a granddad, uses are too numerous to mention. I now have a multi-tool instead of the sheath knife of my youth and my penknife in later life. The now very old sheath knife is still in my toolbox in the garage. The sheath rotted years ago. The leather lasted, but the stitching went. I think it is sad that things change for the worse. Mind you, if I wanted to get my knife out to do some damage, I would have to ask the intended recipient to wait a couple of minutes, while I unfold all the items to find a knife!! Can opener, bottle opener, saw, file, screwdriver, blade, point.... Ah! Blade, that's what I want!!! See my point (hehehe) Ian - aka 'Razor' Huckin Researching eponimous name.

In message <48533626@woodstock.VALLEY.NET>, Dawn.MikeGriffis <Dawn.MikeGriffis@VALLEY.NET> writes >I don't think I did get your off list e-mail - sorry can you re-send it? Will do. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Hi Folks, As a child in the 1930's and 40's we moved about a lot. It didn't particularly occur to me wonder why at the time, in some ways it seemed to me like adventures. I knew we weren't well off, but we were warm and loved. However, recently I was sent my Father's notes on his life. Not really a diary just observations and this and some chats with my elder sister has given me some clues. Rent of a few shillings a week was hard to find so if they put the rent up we had to move. One of my sisters had a 'weak chest' and often these cheap places to live were in undesirable places from her health point of view, so we had to move. Remember that medicine was not what it is today. Often in doing this they 'jumped out of the frying pan into the fire' and so had to move yet again. At one time Dad was working in Banbury in order to get work at all and so was away all week. He cycled to and from there in all weathers each week and home for the weekend. We were living in Brinklow, Bretford and Coventry. Mam who was the 'manager' of the house, felt she had to make sure he had a bit of money in his pocket as he was away, so she sometimes ended up with only a shilling to get the other six of us through the week! She had to find a way. This resulted in knocks on the door at all sorts of ungodly hours and it would be some little urchin saying 'tell yer Mam to come quick, me Mam's started'. After a quick admonition to us to behave, she was off to help. She would also take in washing for others while they had their 'lying in'. Cleaning was another job she did. There is a lovely picture of me winning a baby prize and apparently I was dressed from top to toe in re-cycled Shantung silk cami knickers... a gift from some lady Mam cleaned for! This had been lovingly hand stitched into a dress and kickers in what was left of the evening after all this work was done. The Wattis's next door had a fish and chip business, so my family earned money peeling spuds for them in the evenings.... 1 hundredweight on weekdays, 2 on Fridays and 3 on Saturdays! Later in the 40's when my sisters were older they had a job in the shroud factory which was, of course, very busy during the war. They used to make these all day and very fine they often were, having hand embroidery and smocking on them. In the evenings they used to bring home 'outwork' to do. Making hundreds of bows and rosettes out of satin, also to be stitched on the shrouds. This brought in a little extra money and all could help in some way. I think my job was to count them and stash them ready to go back next morning. It's amazing what you can do if need must! Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

I, too, was in the St John brigade here in NZ....for a total of nine years....3 of which I was 'Divisional Manager' for a youth division. This meant I was supposedly in charge of hapless young folk and able to get them to stand on parade 'counting the floorboards' if I felt like a power trip. I was on the inaugural First Aid Unit course, in Hamilton. Which meant they thought I was good enough for First Response on a mobile first aid unit which could second as an ambulance in emergency. I believe that this status may well have changed since I left St J 4 years ago. Weeks spent rolling and unrolling bandages, lifting and scooping folks up..... Said new mobile unit sported a few 'dings' by the time it had been out on a few public duties, as most of us had never driven a van before. It's not only young kids that get a kick out of mock accidents...when I was in the adult division, I think there were at least half a dozen of the division who seemed to think the accident was real and took weeks to de-brief. :o| When I was a youngster living in Scotland in the 70's I had to join Red Cross, as you had to be really special to join St John - no idea why I couldn't, and I was rather disappointed. I loved playing with the triangular bandages, and devising new uses for them. And I grew quite proud of my skills with roller bandages, bandaging everything I could get my hands on to practice at home. (Sorry, baby brother!) This habit must have been passed on to my kids, as I remember our poor dogs being in various stages of bandaging at different times! No fancy machine to roll bandages though. Had to roll them along my thigh, as there were so many and to do it with my hands was too darn slow! Managed to con my kids into joining up - backfired a bit....do you have ANY idea how big a knot a pile of roller bandages can get into when stuffed into a heap under the bed because a kid can't be bothered to roll them up?????? On the plus side, I am confident all three of my children could save a life with CPR - and could have done rescue breathing and called for help, from 5 yrs of age...something which I am passionate about, with the amount of heart disease in my family. I believe EVERYONE should know basic first aid and CPR. Carole -----Original Message----- From: LenDenham@aol.com [mailto:LenDenham@aol.com] Sent: Friday, 4 February 2005 6:00 a.m. To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAN] Re: Memories of the 50s Must be something about St John Ambulance Brigade. That is at least three of us, albeit Joe's tenure was rather shorter than mine! Len

In message <48526979@woodstock.VALLEY.NET>, Dawn.MikeGriffis <Dawn.MikeGriffis@VALLEY.NET> writes >We have arrived not without problems. Welcome back Dawn. >Will let you all know when the UK e-mail is in place I am still >accessing the US one. Hopefully that means you got my off list email then? Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Hi Dorothy, I don't think I did get your off list e-mail - sorry can you re-send it? Dawn

Welcome home, Dawn Hope everything goes smoothly and the job works out fine. Len

Hi List, We have arrived not without problems. Thanks Rosemary for the welcome card - so thoughtful. The company I am working for is being taken over by none other than the Order of St John same as the old St John's Ambulances. Their nurses also staffed the Rehab Hosp my father worked at in Oxford along with the Red Cross nurses. We lived in the grounds of the hospital so I am beginging to feel like I have done the full circle. The weather is great here - with snow drops & primroses in bloom - much better than New England. Will let you all know when the UK e-mail is in place I am still accessing the US one. Dawn

Hi Dawn, Snowdrops and primroses, how lovely, as you say much better than New England, here in New Hampshire we woke up this morning to about 5 inches of snow. all the best back 'home' Jill. "Dawn.MikeGriffis" <Dawn.MikeGriffis@VALLEY.NET> wrote: Hi List, We have arrived not without problems. Thanks Rosemary for the welcome card - so thoughtful. The company I am working for is being taken over by none other than the Order of St John same as the old St John's Ambulances. Their nurses also staffed the Rehab Hosp my father worked at in Oxford along with the Red Cross nurses. We lived in the grounds of the hospital so I am beginging to feel like I have done the full circle. The weather is great here - with snow drops & primroses in bloom - much better than New England. Will let you all know when the UK e-mail is in place I am still accessing the US one. Dawn ==== ENG-BANBURY-AREA Mailing List ==== Search IGI by Batch Number http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#PageTitle ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term'

In message <4201F548.6020803@virgin.net>, Joe Connell <jfc.public@virgin.net> writes >Mother was a senior nurse in the St John's Ambulance service. Despite >my stated desire to join the scouts, own a knife, and dib dib around a >camp fire, the family decision was that I should be trained to handle >street accidents. Hi Joe, As another first aider I greatly enjoyed your comical tale, thanks for the giggle. My problem was that we used to get picked out at big parades to be shown off as an example to others... Two sisters and I plus an uncle and cousin all being in at the same time seemed to impress the dignitaries! I was excruciating! Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Must be something about St John Ambulance Brigade. That is at least three of us, albeit Joe's tenure was rather shorter than mine! Len

Mother was a senior nurse in the St John's Ambulance service. Despite my stated desire to join the scouts, own a knife, and dib dib around a camp fire, the family decision was that I should be trained to handle street accidents. Somehow a white belt lacked the glamour of neckerchief with woggle. Friends in the scouts were issued with a manual of animal tracks, camp song lyrics, and signs used by Indians; my little book detailed the bones of the human body. Should I pass a subsequent first aid questionnaire I would be entitled to wear a small folding cap on the side of my head. It looked like a paper boat. Friends wore a South African bush hat. The meeting began with a small parade. Older, fully-uniformed members formed three straight lines and answered the roll call. (‘Chin in, chest out, thumbs in line with seams of trousers’). I stood at one end and counted floorboards. Small groups then formed and questioned each other on procedures followed for various injuries. I became more interested during the mock-accident session in which a girl cadet lay on the ground to be bandaged with splints and other restrictions to movement. Anyone bandaged by me was certainly incapable of any movement, and was only released by others with difficulty. My enthusiasm for this activity was noted by authority, and I was delegated responsibility for rewinding bandages. Most of the bandages used in practice were huge triangular shapes, but the familiar ribbon bandages were also used, and there was a small machine available to rewind them. This apparatus incorporated several wooden gears which did not appear to function efficiently, suggesting the need for a small adjustment. Mistake. With some assistance, I eventually managed to recover most of the component items and attempted reassembly of the machine. Unsuccessfully. Asked later by my mother whether I had enjoyed my first evening, I was I think, non-committal. By the following week there was no suggestion that I attend, and a career in first aid was never again mentioned. By unspoken agreement, neither were the Scouts. -- Smokey Confirmed virus free by Norton 2005 before transmission with Mozilla Thunderbird

I think the blacksmith Walkers are the ones that Shelia Stewarst wrote about in her books about country Kate,she worked for Shelia for many years and was a Walker call in sometime and i will show you . My Husband remembered them his Mother used to make him tea when he was working on the livestock on Wiggington Heath. He was self taught and could make up his own remedies. rhoda

Hi Angela Thanks for the nice welcome! No, my particular Richard was born in the 1840s, supposedly in Birmingham. I've got much further with parents' names and siblings - but can't find me notes right now! Typical.... Will come back soon to the list. Thanks anyway. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: Angela Allen [mailto:angela.allen72@btinternet.com] Sent: 02 February 2005 17:19 To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAN] New lister: RICKETTS interest Hi Shirley, Welcome to list:>) Is this Richard Ricketts s of Thomas & Mary (nee Richardson) bapt @St Mary's 24/8/1784 buried 28/6/1848, 66 yrs, of South Bar St. Banbury?? I have no RICKETT family connections - can I help with anything else? Angela co admin Banbury > Has anyone any connection with RICKETTS, originally from Banbury > before moving to Birmingham and multiplying like wildfire?! > > I'm especially interested in Richard RICKETTS, b.late 1840s. He was > born in Banbury and had a huge family of siblings. ==== ENG-BANBURY-AREA Mailing List ==== National Archives Catalogue Search http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.asp ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Hi Shirley, Welcome to list:>) Is this Richard Ricketts s of Thomas & Mary (nee Richardson) bapt @St Mary's 24/8/1784 buried 28/6/1848, 66 yrs, of South Bar St. Banbury?? I have no RICKETT family connections - can I help with anything else? Angela co admin Banbury > Has anyone any connection with RICKETTS, originally from Banbury before > moving to Birmingham and multiplying like wildfire?! > > I'm especially interested in Richard RICKETTS, b.late 1840s. He was born > in Banbury and had a huge family of siblings.

I have been searching for baptism ,checked St Mary,Christ Church. with negative results.this family lived Banbury and had membership in both churches. this child was born march 26 1888 church lane,I do know that the father and mother was baptized C 0f E. Hubert USA

Hi all Has anyone any connection with RICKETTS, originally from Banbury before moving to Birmingham and multiplying like wildfire?! I'm especially interested in Richard RICKETTS, b.late 1840s. He was born in Banbury and had a huge family of siblings. Many thanks Shirley Worcestershire