searching for marriage of HUBERT H FLOWERS born Banbury 1866 baptized St Marys C&E Jan 1866. spouse MADELINE A WEBBER BORN 1868 . there first born HUBERT H FLOWERS march 26 1888 baptized? i woud say marriage took place 1897or 1888? Hubert,s father HENRY FLOWERS was mayor at one time ,could this be listed as civil wedding? ther address of time of first born was 135 church lane Banbury. i have searched BMD and 1937 on line with no positive results. any help with this blocker will be appreciated. Hubert ,US

In message <111.40e149cd.2f0d3ed3@aol.com>, LenDenham@aol.com writes > As most of you know my childhood >was spent in NW London and we were blessed with some cheerful bus conductors >who kept up something of a running commentary rather than a conversation with >the passengers. Hi Len, Loved the description of your bus trips and their comical conductors. I think the trams had gone by the time I came to live in London (Highbury) at the end of 1959. I did catch the last of the really thick Pea Souper type fogs though. They were scary to me. There weren't so many by that time with the cleaner air regulations coming in. >Of course its >all right reminiscing but if you had to cycle on a tram route the tracks were >a nightmare and having your wheel stuck in a tram rail whilst a noisy, >clanging tram bore down upon you was not much fun. I never did that in London but when I went through Holland Germany and Denmark on my Lambretta in the early 1960's I did. I remember on a very wet day in Holland getting the wheel stuck in a tram line on a very busy road... and of course everything was happening on the wrong side of the road for me. The road bent round a corner at that particular point and I just had to go with it! I saw my travelling companions going on in quite a different direction. I was afraid for a while but was then pleased to find that the road I had got shunted onto re-joined the other one about 300 yards later and I caught them up. Talk about luck! This week I have been reading a book by Pip Grainger called Not all Tarts are Apple. She was brought up living over a cafe in Great Compton Street, Soho. It has been fun reading her tale and remembering my jaunts to the area before I came to London to live. We used to travel up to London from Coventry for the day to eat at Schmidt's German restaurant in Charlotte St... long since gone, to my great regret. We used to wander around the area quite happily for hours.... not sure I would do that now! Because she actually lived in the area her tales are very real. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

In message <JAfwGONKmG3BFwns@pandorasbox2.demon.co.uk>, Dorothy Gibbs <dorothy.gibbs@pandorasbox2.demon.co.uk> writes >Are messages getting through to the list? Well I see this one did so I will try and send one attached to this that I sent earlier... TWICE! Grin ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Hi Joe and Muriel Can you remember the old Barracks Square market in Coventry before the war? We used to have a Saturday afternoon jaunt down there with my Mum and elder sister. If you went late in the day everything was cheaper because of the weekend coming. I remember well the hissing gas lamps on the stalls. It was always dusk when we were there because of the need to save money on the cheaper goods. The heaps of boiled sweets on the stalls.... pear drops and fishes smelled strongly of acetate but tasted good. Jelly babies... I had to kill it first by eating the head! Then I usually ate the legs putting off the inevitable of having to eat the rear end... I swear it tasted different! Grin There was a great Arcade of shops leading to the market and I can remember the smell as we went past grocers shops.. the roasted coffee for instance. These shops usually had sawdust on the floor and it was fun scuffing it about. Sugar in blue bags. (Still called sugar paper in craft shops.) We used to have a real treat, biscuits .... broken biscuits were cheap and we were usually lucky and got some really nice ones among them... sometimes even chocolate ones. They didn't come pre-packed in those days of course so it was easy to break them while weighing out for customers. Sometimes also we used to buy bits of ham... the ends bits and those that broke off while carving it on the bone. Tasted just the same to us. Sometimes it was yellow fish for tea.... smoked haddock. The arcade was on a slope and if we kids got lost, the trick was to go to the bottom and look back... we could always spot my Mum who was tall and generally wore a hat when she was out, then we could make our way back. Then the tram ride home. Exiting stuff for a little one and I can still smell it all now when I think of it. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Hi There, Are messages getting through to the list? Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Dear Angela: Thank you - do you know whether there are there likely to be any maps anywhere - I ask as I have seen some dating back to 18C in West London? April On 5 Jan 2005, at 19:50, Angela Allen wrote: > Hi April, > You may have to search through other old records to find it's > exact location - I know that's not much help & gives you nothing > specific, but many Beerhouses/Inns, especially in small villages at > that > time were nothing more than an extension of the family home or husbands > trade/business workshop - (they could afford to loose a room or had an > outbuilding where they could sell/brew beer to bring in extra money) > You will find many victuallers/Innkeepers also noted as wheelwright/ > chandler/carpenter/carrier/baker etc. > > If you haven't already, try Manorial Court Rolls/Quarter Session > records/ > Universal British Directory/Poor Law Accounts if it was a 'board & > lodging' > place/wills if you know the surname of the licencee/house deeds/ look > for > info under other village trades. > > The info below comes from Vera Woods 'Licencees of the Inns, Taverns > & Beerhouses of Adderbury & Milton Oxfordshire' .... > (No ISBN no, available from Banbury Museum & TI centre, £7.00) > > In 1830, the power of magistrates to licence a drinking place, (first > established in 1552), was held through the 'Alehouse Act' of 1828 > > 1830 - The Beerhouse Act; - anyone assessed for the 'poor rate' could > open his house as a beerhouse on payment of 2 guineas to the excise > > 1834 - Beerhouse Act; - duties for 'on' & 'off' licencees. > Applicants for 'on' licencees needed the signatures of 6 rate-payers > > 1840 - Beerhouse Act; - rating qualification for beerhouses raised. > A Licence could only be granted to the occupier. > > 1869 - Wine & Beerhouse Act; - full retail beer & wine 'on' licencees > brought under the Magistrates control. > Special protection was given to pre- 1869 beerhouses. > > 1872 - Licencing Act; - forbade the sale of spirits to children under > 16 for 'on' consumption. > > 1886 - Intoxicating Liquors Act; - prohibited the sale of beer to > children > under 13. > > I know the above dates are well before & after 1801, the date you > mention. > But I don't know for how many years it existed as a PH - maybe some of > the above may help you & others on list who have PH/Inn connections. > > Angela:>) > Admin Banbury List > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "April Ashton" <ahashton@focalplane.com> > To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:07 PM > Subject: Fwd: [BAN] Alkerton > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> Resent-From: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com >>> From: April Ashton <ahashton@focalplane.com> >>> Date: 18 December 2004 19:38:00 GMT >>> To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [BAN] Alkerton >>> Reply-To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com >> >>> 2nd Request >> >>> I recently visited Alkerton west of Banbury, where there was a White >>> Lion P H in 1801 - there is no longer any trace of it and I am unable >>> to find details; some local people thought they had heard of it. >>> Does >>> anyone have knowledge of this Public House and whereabouts it was >>> situated? >>> April Ashton >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >>> the >>> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx? > sourceid=14599&ta > rgetid=5429 >> > > > ============================== > 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 got this one! Sue Cox Dorothy Gibbs wrote: > Hi There, > Are messages getting through to the list? > Dorothy

Hi April, You may have to search through other old records to find it's exact location - I know that's not much help & gives you nothing specific, but many Beerhouses/Inns, especially in small villages at that time were nothing more than an extension of the family home or husbands trade/business workshop - (they could afford to loose a room or had an outbuilding where they could sell/brew beer to bring in extra money) You will find many victuallers/Innkeepers also noted as wheelwright/ chandler/carpenter/carrier/baker etc. If you haven't already, try Manorial Court Rolls/Quarter Session records/ Universal British Directory/Poor Law Accounts if it was a 'board & lodging' place/wills if you know the surname of the licencee/house deeds/ look for info under other village trades. The info below comes from Vera Woods 'Licencees of the Inns, Taverns & Beerhouses of Adderbury & Milton Oxfordshire' .... (No ISBN no, available from Banbury Museum & TI centre, £7.00) In 1830, the power of magistrates to licence a drinking place, (first established in 1552), was held through the 'Alehouse Act' of 1828 1830 - The Beerhouse Act; - anyone assessed for the 'poor rate' could open his house as a beerhouse on payment of 2 guineas to the excise 1834 - Beerhouse Act; - duties for 'on' & 'off' licencees. Applicants for 'on' licencees needed the signatures of 6 rate-payers 1840 - Beerhouse Act; - rating qualification for beerhouses raised. A Licence could only be granted to the occupier. 1869 - Wine & Beerhouse Act; - full retail beer & wine 'on' licencees brought under the Magistrates control. Special protection was given to pre- 1869 beerhouses. 1872 - Licencing Act; - forbade the sale of spirits to children under 16 for 'on' consumption. 1886 - Intoxicating Liquors Act; - prohibited the sale of beer to children under 13. I know the above dates are well before & after 1801, the date you mention. But I don't know for how many years it existed as a PH - maybe some of the above may help you & others on list who have PH/Inn connections. Angela:>) Admin Banbury List ----- Original Message ----- From: "April Ashton" <ahashton@focalplane.com> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:07 PM Subject: Fwd: [BAN] Alkerton > Begin forwarded message: > > > Resent-From: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com > > From: April Ashton <ahashton@focalplane.com> > > Date: 18 December 2004 19:38:00 GMT > > To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [BAN] Alkerton > > Reply-To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com > > > 2nd Request > > > I recently visited Alkerton west of Banbury, where there was a White > > Lion P H in 1801 - there is no longer any trace of it and I am unable > > to find details; some local people thought they had heard of it. Does > > anyone have knowledge of this Public House and whereabouts it was > > situated? > > April Ashton > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 >

G'Day Every-one Re-subbing after a long, long break- Hi Angela - missed you all and the cheerful posts. Good news - The Warwickshire Ancestors Project 1841 Team have been transcribing as fast as possible to get the records online for free access for all (See URL below) I am happy to report that in the last twelve months we have nearly completed the transcription phrase. We have 32 Enumeration Districts ( all in Aston & Birmingham ) left to transcribe out of approx 845 EDs. A magnificent effort . Most rural areas will be online in the coming months as they are checked and we shall then concentrate on Birmingham and Aston. Most of the Warwickshire districts of the "Banburyshire" area are online already. I can always use experienced checkers- so if anyone wants to volunteer- please contact me offlist. You need to have access to the Warwickshire 1841 census on fiche or CD - I allocate by E. District rather than by Parish- so most files are small. Good hunting every-one Wendy Boland Co-ordinator FreeCens -WAP41 Co-Admin Warwick Mailing List Warwickshire Ancestors' Project - placing the 1841 & 1891 census online http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/w-a-p.html

Hi Joe and Lister Friends, Ooh, luvverly stuff---both the buses and the trams! Many of my childhood fantasies were of standing on the driver's tram platforn and rotating that bright lever on its column. Or clicking the thingammyjig up into place onto the power line when the terminus was reached and the tram had to reverse its direction.( Please forgive my lack of aquaintance with the technical terms, listers. Joe, supply them please!) I still am a "tram-fan", but unfortunately there aren't any around here. I liked their racket and their motion and when I lived in the Wellington area in the early 1960s I found them to be faster than other transport as they had a conductor. Hereabouts you have to pay as you enter buses and trolleybuses, and this makes their progress slower. And have you ever travelled on a trolleybus where the driver is behind schedule and getting increasingly furious? I have and I lost count of how many times the "pole"came off as we skittled too wildly around corners. The driver didn't seem to appreciate that he was making things worse for himself! The drawback about the trams was that you risked both life and limb in these post war days of increased and impatient traffic. The trams, you see, operate in the centre of the road! So, having prayed for a safe passage you make a run for it! I never fantasized about the buses, though. Probably because by then I was older, as with the tram tracks decimated in the Blitz there was no question of restoring this service. In the postwar redevelopment and retooling of the factories my father became a bus driver.The smartest one sartorically, in the city! I will brook no argument on that point! He was tall, handsome, and with years in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a lad smartness became so ingrained that he could've looked well turned out in a sack! He was a good driver, too. Newer buses were trickling onto the scene and I well remember Dad's gratitude when the first power-assisted steering ones came out. There were one or two tight turns and narrow streets on clearing the centre of the city---- I think that the turn into Little Park St. on the Cheylesmore route was one instance, and it was common to see a sweating driver, with arms whirling like windmill sails attempting to haul these older monsters around these hazards. The Coventry livery of cream and maroon, with elephant and castle coat of arms on the side, was so smart. We all craved the front seat on the upper deck for its splendid vistas. Coventry conductors and conductresses had a silver coloured ticket machine, on which they dialled the amount, turned a handle and out rolled a white printed ticket. Quite different from the Midland Red where a ticket from a colourful array was selected and punched. Now don't be too surprised will you when I tell you that some years ago in a toyshop in New Zealand I was looking along shelves of model vehicles, when I spotted a familiar sight! Yes, it was a Matchbox Model from the "Modes of Yesteryear". It was in the correct livery and adorned with a tiny coat of arms. A Leyland, TDI, a model first introduced in 1929, (two years before I was born). I HAD to have it---but lacked the wherewithal at the timeI So what did I do---I put it on layby and paid it off over the next weeks. As I collected it I was surprised to find myself reduced to sniffing to hold back the tears!!! It was nostalgia for a way of life that I'd left behind, many years before. And sadly, it had quite gone, as I found on my brief return in April 2000. But Joe----we have our memories! Thankyou for sharing yours. Dorothy will be as delighted as I was, to recall the Coventry scene as it was. Regards, Muriel. (aka Polly). -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 3/01/2005

Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com > From: April Ashton <ahashton@focalplane.com> > Date: 18 December 2004 19:38:00 GMT > To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BAN] Alkerton > Reply-To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com > 2nd Request > I recently visited Alkerton west of Banbury, where there was a White > Lion P H in 1801 - there is no longer any trace of it and I am unable > to find details; some local people thought they had heard of it. Does > anyone have knowledge of this Public House and whereabouts it was > situated? > April Ashton > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

In message <005a01c4f2d4$bcd4fcc0$bae236d2@MURIAL>, pollyp <pollyp@xtra.co.nz> writes > Dorothy will be as delighted as I was, to recall the Coventry scene >as it was. Muriel, She is too! I was there at Christmas.... Coventry is a mess now, in my view. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

In message <41DB2A28.7080003@virgin.net>, Joe Connell <jfc.public@virgin.net> writes >It must have been a bus spotter's dream. Hi Joe, I can see it all now! I remember it well. Thanks for another lovely memory. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Hi Everybody Joe and Muriel kick-started my memory into gear with their so graphic descriptions of the trams and buses in Coventry. As most of you know my childhood was spent in NW London and we were blessed with some cheerful bus conductors who kept up something of a running commentary rather than a conversation with the passengers. Although it was many years ago I can still remember a couple of their witticisms. The trolleybus conductor who as the ' trolley ' approached Child's Hill would call out "Child's 'ill, call the doctor!" and the conductor on the 28 bus route who, as the stop for West Hampstead Cemetery loomed, would shout "West Hampstead Cemetery! Any more for the Underground!" And the terrifying noise of the trams as they passed under the railway at Cricklewood. As a four year old I hated them and was so pleased to see them replaced with the splendid new trolleybuses. When I was much older and worked in London I came to like the trams and was sorry to see them go. Of course its all right reminiscing but if you had to cycle on a tram route the tracks were a nightmare and having your wheel stuck in a tram rail whilst a noisy, clanging tram bore down upon you was not much fun. The following extract from 'My Story' (a personal memoir for my grandchildren) gives another angle on the trolleybuses. I remember London fogs. So thick that it was hard to see more than a yard or two and so mucky that a handkerchief tied over your mouth and nose became filthy in minutes. Going to school by trolleybus was almost impossible so I would set out to walk going from one lamppost to the next. Sometimes I would come across a chain of perhaps half a dozen ‘trollies’ following one another nose to tail with the leader following a bus inspector or conductor carrying a blazing torch of pitch as he walked a pace or two ahead of the following bus. If I were thus fortunate I would jump aboard and hope that they would keep going until they reached Finchley. I would not get to school any quicker but at least I did not have to walk and there was always the chance that the fog would lift a little as we moved further into the outer suburbs. Hold very tight please! Ding! Ding! Len

It must have been a bus spotter's dream. Damage to the transport system had been severe; the tramway never ran again after the blitz, and many buses had been destroyed. To maintain the wheels of industry buses were transferred into the City from many other areas, providing a kaleidoscope of shapes and colours. The names of donating cities could be read along the sides of each vehicle: Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, and many others. Buses were manufactured in the City, and a regular sight was that of a new bus being driven to delivery, consisting only of base chassis, engine, and the driver swathed in weather protective clothing. Strangely, all donated buses were early examples of public transport. My personal favourites were the open-top models, their stairways spiralling upwards at the back. Was this the origin of the rule for smoking to be only allowed upstairs? Effectively, passengers were categorised. Mothers with bags, elderly folk, and small children all sat downstairs. Smokers, small boys, and other social misfits all sat upstairs. It was a mark of initiation into puberty to be allowed on top by the conductress. The conductress, now sadly extinct, was a key figure. Hair tucked into headscarf, bright red lipstick; truly the captain of her ship. No larking about; pushchairs only allowed under the stairs; and helping the elderly on and off the bus. If you were old enough to smoke you paid full fare. Usually found clutching the platform bar like a genteel pole dancer. An expert on route details, oracle of all the latest gossip, and apparently knowing each regular passenger intimately. In the engine room at the front, tucked away and isolated in his little cubicle was the driver. Any significant problem with a passenger and it was reported via the little sliding window. The bus pulls to a halt. The driver alights and walks slowly and purposefully back to the platform ... -- Smokey Confirmed virus free by Norton 2005 before transmission with Mozilla Thunderbird

Meaning..> Punish or Beat< Choice of weapon . ????.. "Cutlas.". gleaned from L J S... Arrrrrg.! betty.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <LenDenham@aol.com> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] Chastising list members > Nobody has chastised me, Cuz > > but you are welcome... > > Len > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Perhaps...He's making up for "Long John Silver" Arrrrrrrg.! "In Your Deams" syndrome". Good to hear *Listers are awakening. ...New Year - New Start ... Today is Yesterdays Tomorrow stuff!! betty( sweltering 36°c) . ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANGELA ALLEN" <angela.allen72@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 7:18 AM Subject: [BAN] Chastising list members > Hi Bill & friends, > > Firstly Happy New Year to all, may all your wishes & dreams > for 2005 realize fruition & more. > > I ended up with the smallest bit of the Turkey ' wish bone' this > year - but I'm sure hubby's wish will be good for both of us --- > (do I really need a long legged/short skirted maid though!? ;>) > > Anyway, hmmmm, moving on ............ > > T'was not me as Admin of Banbury list that has 'chastised' any of > our members, so I would be very interested to hear from folk what > has been going on behind scenes & warnings from whom!! > > Can the person/s who have been doing the 'chastising' at least > have the decency to contact me direct please before contacting > my list members if they have a problem (I assume you are still > looking in on this list!) > > The above though fades into pettiness considering the totally > devastating loss many the world over have endured during this > supposedly festive season, prayers for them all. > > Angela:>) > Admin Banbury list > > > > > > Some of the people on the Banbury List have been chastised for doing > lookps > without acknowledging the source. But it is OK if we do. Also, we are not > to > volunteer, but If you ask for a lookup and give names, dates and places > that > you are interested in, we are permitted to look for you as long as we > acknowledge the source. > HTH, > Bill Watson > > > > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Hi Bill & friends, Firstly Happy New Year to all, may all your wishes & dreams for 2005 realize fruition & more. I ended up with the smallest bit of the Turkey ' wish bone' this year - but I'm sure hubby's wish will be good for both of us --- (do I really need a long legged/short skirted maid though!? ;>) Anyway, hmmmm, moving on ............ T'was not me as Admin of Banbury list that has 'chastised' any of our members, so I would be very interested to hear from folk what has been going on behind scenes & warnings from whom!! Can the person/s who have been doing the 'chastising' at least have the decency to contact me direct please before contacting my list members if they have a problem (I assume you are still looking in on this list!) The above though fades into pettiness considering the totally devastating loss many the world over have endured during this supposedly festive season, prayers for them all. Angela:>) Admin Banbury list Some of the people on the Banbury List have been chastised for doing lookps without acknowledging the source. But it is OK if we do. Also, we are not to volunteer, but If you ask for a lookup and give names, dates and places that you are interested in, we are permitted to look for you as long as we acknowledge the source. HTH, Bill Watson

Hi Hannah, Welcome to Banbury list :>) Is it the name TOBIN you are researching, what time span? As Banbury is situated on the border of 3 counties, the Centre of Banburyshire Studies(COBS) holds records for Oxon, N'hants & Warks. Many places within a 10/12 mile radius of the town itself are covered. (Please see the map on Ban. web site for the 'Banburyshire' area) They hold parish records - census returns 1841-1901 - non parochial regs - Methodist curcuit regs - old maps - local papers (Banbury Guardian, Banbury Advertiser, Northampton Mercury) - trade directories - IGI for England & much more. It is usually best to book a fiche/film reader for your visit & check their opening times as they do vary each day. (make sure you ask for the study centre times, as they are different to the library opening times!) Also make the point you are travelling some distance for the day & would appreciate a full day researching (then they let you stay through the usually closed 12-2pm lunch breaks ;>) - they are short staffed but very helpful - especially Martin or Sue. To contact COBS tel;-- 01295 262282 Marlborough road Banbury Oxon OX16 5DB If I can be of further help with info or looking anything up for you please contact me best wishes Angela :>) Admin Banbury List Hannah Tobin <hanmadeweb@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hello, I recently joined the list and am trying to trace my family tree. My Dad's family is all from Banbury, so I was just wondering, what records or archives are stored at Banbury library? Or are there any other websites that would be useful? I've been searching on ancestry.com and the census sites.

Nobody has chastised me, Cuz but you are welcome... Len

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