hello List has anyone got anything on the Walkers, who were blacksmith's in Sibford and Shutford a photo or newpaper cutting perhaps. thank you bye. Anne Williams

Hi all, I have a John and Elizabeth Strange whose youngest child was baptised in 1804 in Wardington. John was a farmer. This couple then "disappears." I have found most of their children as adults, but can not find what happened to John and Elizabeth. They are not buried in Wardington. I was wondering if anyone knew of any records that might show the presence or absence of this couple from Wardington in the 1804-1841 period. Thanks, Heather

In reply to an item a week or so back, the best account of the printers, Cheney's, is in 'John Cheney and his descendants, printers in Banbury since 1767' (Banbury: privately published, 1936). It is a very rare item and you will be lucky to find it outside a major copyright library, libraries specialising in the history of the book, or local history collections. A brief account by local historian Brian Little can be found at http://www.banburytoday.co.uk/mk4custompages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=40397 It is a great shame that the company that took over the Cheney name itself went out of business last year and despite attempts to save them the Cheney records seem to have been destroyed. This depite the fact that they were only on the site for safekeeping and actually belonged to the last Chariman, John Cheney, who lives in Dedidngton a few miles s of Banbury. Hope this is helpful, Colin Cohen -- For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three. Alice Kahn > From: Hannah Tobin <hanmadeweb@yahoo.co.uk> > Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:40:31 +0000 (GMT) > To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Calthorpe Street

In message <00df01c5072c$bf443180$871b4e51@freeserve.co.uk>, Maureen Short <mas@totdes.freeserve.co.uk> writes >I've just been going through my emails and realised that there were >(are?) GIBBS >at Yarnton, Oxfordshire. My ancestors were connected by marriage in the early >1800s. His wife was born c 1785-90 and came from a large family. This may be >an area for research. I think they were in the area for quite a time. Hope >this gives you another path to try. > Hi Maureen, Many thanks for that I will check it out tomorrow. I Have problem with my keyboard at the moment.. Think the batteries are failing (it's a cordless one) so I'll quit for tonight while I sort it. I'll let you know if I find him. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Dear Dorothy I've just been going through my emails and realised that there were (are?) GIBBS at Yarnton, Oxfordshire. My ancestors were connected by marriage in the early 1800s. His wife was born c 1785-90 and came from a large family. This may be an area for research. I think they were in the area for quite a time. Hope this gives you another path to try. Regards, Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Gibbs" <dorothy.gibbs@pandorasbox2.demon.co.uk> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 11 Jan 2005 22:52 Subject: [BAN] My GIBBS Brick Wall > Hi There, > Sorry Guys I posted this earlier to the wrong list, so it is possible > some of you may already have seen it! > > I wonder if anyone can help with this family? > My GGGgrandfather William GIBBS married Mary BRADLEY at Broughton Church > on Feb 13 1776. No ages were given. Both were simply said to be of this > parish. > > Mary was buried at Broughton on Sep 25 1799... no age was given > William was buried at Broughton on Mar 29 1832, his age was stated to be > 84yrs. > So William born about 1748... but where? > Mary I don't even know where to start..... > > Their children were born at North Newington. > > Any ideas anyone? > > Dorothy > -- > Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK) > > -- > Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK) > > > ============================== > 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 >

Goodevening All, A few more bits and pieces have been uploaded to our website today, including *2* new photographs of list members. That leaves about 180 of you who haven't contributed a mugshot! It doesn't hurt, really :-)) Surnames: CAKEBREAD, HADLANDS, HUNT, PARKER, WADE Names and Faces from the List: Jill Bureau and Carole Smith Village Photographs: Thorpe Mandeville, Northamptonshire, parish church BETTS Cake Shop: early postcard (see Family History > BETTS > Samuel BETTS) Enjoy, Rosemary, Northumberland UK ......................................................... Webmaster for Banburyshire Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/index.htm Email: rosemary@prob.freeserve.co.uk ..........................................................

----- Original Message ----- From: hff To: Rsanfordpowell@aol.com Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 8:10 PM Subject: GENEALOGY, grand father, Hubert Henry Flowers ,Born 1866 Banbury Oxfordshire England Baptism Jan 1866.St Mary C E Died 1902 Boar War grandmother Madeline A Webber Born ,Aug 25 1868,Lahore India Batism Feb 4 1869 Church of England Died Peterborough,Cambridgeshire ,England March 26 1965. 3 children 1Hubert Henry Flowers Born Masrch 24 1888,135 Church Lane Banbury ,Oxfordshire,England Died ? 2 Thomas Edward Flowers Born April 14 1890 Ballincollig,Cork Ireland Died April 11 1963 Exeter,Devon England 3 Laura A Flowers Born 1894 Banbury Oxfordshire England Died ? all the above verifyed ,birth certificates and death certificates.still have to get question mark info verifyed.

Hi there everyone New to this list but have been searching for my family roots for well over 5 years now, or should I say my partners family, they hail from Wardington via Radway in Warwickshire. If any one comes across a JOB in their research would lie to hear from you. First connection was William JOB he married Maria STACY (various spellings for that name) in 1843, they had nine children, William was still around in 1901 census. Main aim is to try and sort out who all the children and grandchildren etc married and where they ended up. They certainly did get about abit, so far I have found them as far a field as Canada. If any one out there has info would love to hear from you. Phil Wright Researching : STACY ; CHECKLEY ; JOB + many others

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Nice linkage for several names mentioned in ROLLCALL, all in the Deddington/Adderbury area. I hve William KNIBBS (1777-1853) married Ann FARDON (born Adderbury 1778) in 1801. They had at least 2 children. Mary KNIBBS born 1801 - married John TOWN - and John KNIBBS, born 1807. Both children were left £10 in their grandfather's will written in 1836 (Thomas FARDON died 1838, married Mary CHURCHILL in Adderbury 1777). Witnesses to Thomas Fardon's will were Eliza LAMB, WILLm ELLIS LAMB and Jn FRAs LAMB. Jon Malings Carrnagh, Foulksmills County Wexford Republlic of Ireland 00 353 51 428 797 mobile 00 353 877 422 545 Pagoda - Antique furniture and accessories from China, India and Tibet www.pagoda.ie

In message <fa.b70f9ee.2f2942a6@aol.com>, LenDenham@aol.com writes > That is a >pleasure denied to today's child who would see nothing but a line of parked >cars. From my vantage point I would see the various delivery men about their >daily business. > Hi Len, Lovely memories again Len. Thank you. It was pretty much the same for us in and around Coventry at that time. It was my job to collect the organic droppings.... big brother seemed to strangely go missing on such occasions. (HE would deny that of course!) We didn't get the Winkle man or the Muffin or sweet man. We did however get D Di in the Summer! He was the ice cream man, D Di Mascio. Lovely it was too. We also got the lemonade man bringing Tizer (the appetizer) and lemonade and lime pop. We get the milkman here in this village in Hertfordshire still and like they always were, he is the source of much information about the village and it's residents. He performs quite a good social service in that he notices if so and so is missing or has not taken in the milk.... in which case he doesn't keep leaving it and takes the old one away. Also if the paper boy leaves the paper sticking out of a door he will push it through so as to make it less obvious that they are out. On a sunny day if I'm out, he will trog round the back to leave it in the shade. Our conversations are usually about Computers and the Internet these days though.... with me dispensing help when he gets it all muddled! Grin Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Hello List I'm new to this list and my intention was to lurk for a while, but... At 16:53 24/01/05, Angela wrote: >Do any of you connect with this LAMB family?... >James Albert (snr) 's father was a George Lamb born 1834 in Great Tew and he married a Charlotte Grimmet (also b Great Tew 1828) in Dec qtr 1854 ( Chipping Norton v3a p1112) I have an Ann GRIMMITT married George BREWER in 1808. Is the Grimmitt/Grimmett name common in this area? Regards, Andy Interests: ALEXANDER, BREWER, BRYAN, HAWKINS, WADDLEY in Brailes, WADDUP in Little Tew. More details on my web site http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/amick/fhintwar.htm

An activity class was in progress. Most were watching mustard cress grow on wet flannels, but a few reactionaries at the back were using straws to blow bubbles in inkwells. Suddenly, a senior teacher entered: 'Sit up straight, hands on head, and listen!' Hands-on-head meant serious. Princess Elizabeth was going to get married, and in celebration the school would close on the day. Opinion back in headquarters was mixed. Uncle Fred thought that with everything rationed, such extravagance was out of order; 'all right for some'. Granddad thought it a smart career move; 'lieutenant one day, Duke the next'. Grandma approved; 'it'll cheer everyone up and she deserves it, poor dear'. Local interest centred on the news that anyone named Elizabeth marrying on the same day could apply for a financial benefit. The ceremony would be the first to be shown on television. This caused little excitement since the whole country only contained about two thousand sets, all within 60 miles of London. There was always the wireless, assuming good reception. More seriously, although schools closed, factories didn't. Fortunately, Thursday was early closing for most shops. The Nation could not afford any interruption to the packing of piston rings in greasy brown paper, so my sister and I would join all our cousins at Granddad’s. We eagerly anticipated the wedding since the day before saw the biggest snowfall for fifty years. Sadly it all disappeared overnight. Local shops dug out all the bunting previously used for victory celebrations, but otherwise the day itself passed without significance. My only memory is the Flying Wing aircraft passing overhead, en route to Bitteswell. Strange; all wings and no body. -- Smokey Confirmed virus free by Norton 2005 before transmission with Mozilla Thunderbird

In a message dated 1/26/05 19:25:40 GMT Standard Time, angela.allen72@btinternet.com writes: Bidding starts at £10 for a good cause folks to reveal all!! Really, Cuz? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick ... again! Len

Hello Jane My grandfather was a 'milk carrier' from the time he started work until he retired. He worked first for Buckingham's Dairy in Willesden and Hampstead before this company was absorbed by the UD. He received a gold watch from United Dairies upon the completion of fifty years service with them and retired at 65 years old in 1939. I have the watch. I am fairly certain that I have regaled the List with the stories of my grandfather,his horse and the baker and feeding time at the United Dairies stables at Acacia Road but if I am wrong no doubt Cuz Angela will tell me and if I did and you missed it, let me know and I will give you a personal version off list. Len

My one sighting of Theodore Lamb was in the late 1930's there was to be a big sale at the Bell Pub in Adderbury word got around that Thoedore was to be there. He arived on his Bicycle with no tyres and disapeared into the village shop opposite, Mam said I could waite to see him come out although I should have been in school as the bell had just gone. When I finally arrived in class every one was sitting behind their desks and the Head Mistress who for some reason was always called the Governess was demanding to know why I was late. Having given my eplanantion she said she thought my Mother should have had more sense than to encourage me to stare at a poor old man. "He is not a poor old man "says me "He has an old tin and its full of pound notes," I had heard someone talking that had been in the shop.. I was given 50 words to be written out at playtime for being late and another 50 for answering back. We were not given lines like some schools we had to write words all had to be more than five letters and should we have used the same one twice she would always notice. My husband who as a boy grew up on Wiggington heath, where the golf course is. Said that he was two other lads when they saw Theodre Lamb he had bought a chicken hut with ironwheels he gave them sixpence each (a small fortune in those days) to push the hut to where he lived. I believe it gave him shelter for a number of years. I have a news paper cutting which my Mum had put into a scrap book also some thing written about him. if noone gets a phto I will try and find it but am not yet very good at emailing photos Rhoda

I've just spent ages looking at "The Cadds in Wroxton" site. Wonderful!!! But do they tie in with the ones connected to 'my' Jakemans from Wroxton? My lot are as follows - briefly: Elizabeth Stuchbury was born in Hillesden in about 1832. Elizabeth married a Henry Cadd in Hillesden on 21st May 1850. (There's umpteen Cadds and Stuchburys around Hillesden and Preston Bissett!) Elizabeth & Henry had one son only, George Henry Cadd, baptised 29 September, 1850 at Hillesden. Henry Cadd then died. Elizabeth then married Jesse Bedford of Twyford, Bucks on 12th October, 1854 at Hillesden. Elizabeth & Jesse had one son only, James Bedford, baptised 28th January, 1855 at Hillesden. Jesse Bedford then died. Elizabeth then married William Jakeman (of Wroxton and my 2nd great-granduncle) on 13th October, 1860 at Hillesden. I'm not sure what happened to James Bedford, but George Henry Cadd moved back to Wroxton at some stage with his mother and stepfather, William Jakeman. I think George Henry Cadd then married a Rebecca Wells in 1874 at Wroxton and they had two boys, Henry Thomas Cadd (1875) & George Stuchbury Cadd (1876). (I have only recently come up with this last bit of info and need to check it once again). However, at the time of the 1881 census, William & Elizabeth Jakeman (nee Stuchbury) are living with an "adopted" son William Wells - I guess Rebecca's son & their grandson George Stuchbury Cadd is also living with them. I'd be interested to know if there any connections with the "Cadds in Wroxton"? Geoff Kirk Buckingam

Belated submission from a lurker! Anything and everything K/NIBB/S, please. I'll also gladly dip into my database of 20,500+ of them to find connections whether they be in Banbury or beyond. Alan Alan Jackson Host at The K/NIBB/S One Name Study & Mailing List Website address http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knibbetc

Hi Len The view through your window was fascinating. My grandfather, Evan Rees set up the United Dairies in Banbury during W.W.1 and was its Managing Director till 1937 when his son took over. Any other memories of the Dairies would be much appreciated. Jane Wright

Ha! Len, I've worked out who M that lost her knickers is :>))))) From your Xmas 'letter', very pretty she was too! Bidding starts at £10 for a good cause folks to reveal all!! Angela:>) ----- Original Message ----- From: <LenDenham@aol.com> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:59 PM Subject: [BAN] Out of our window ... > Hi Banbury Listers > > Following the resounding response to my tale of M's temporary embarassment > and my subsequent discomfiture on the trolleybus