I've recently acquired a little booklet listing the mayors of Banbury for the above dates. It's written by William Potts and his father, and dated Christmas 1904. I'm happy to look at specific time periods for listers. In particular I noticed 1589 William HALHED 1606 Thomas HALHED 1628 Thomas HALHEAD 1630 Henry HALHEAD 1646 Richard HALHEAD 1650 Thomas HALHEAD 1662 Richard HALHEAD ... following interest in that name on the list. Wendy

The following are Christmas closures at resource centres in Oxfordshire relevant to the Banbury area. Wendy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Centre for Banburyshire Studies: Close Christmas Eve, 1:00pm Reopen 4 January 9:00am ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oxfordshire Record Office: Christmas & New Year: close 5.00pm Fri 24 Dec Reopen 9.00am Tues 4 Jan 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Centre for Oxfordshire Studies Fri 24 Dec 9.15 - 1.00 Sat 25 - Wed 29 Dec closed Thu 30 Dec 9.15 - 7.00 Fri 31 Dec 9.15 - 5.00 Sat 1 - Mon 3 Jan closed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There is an excellent article on Banbury Workhouse on the website www.workhouses.org.uk --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 26/11/04

Hi, I was wondering if someone could tell me what was located at 192 Warwick Road, Banbury. I have had several family members die at this location all from different branches of the HONE family - I also noticed many other burials referring to this address. Any Ideas. Is it the address of the Union Workhouse???? thats the only thing i can think of. Mark G (Australia)

Hi Angela, I'm sort of slow on the uptake here but would like to add to the remembrance list the following Canadian "boys", both of whom were my grandfather's 1st cousins: HATTEN, George Orton (754382), Private,58th Battalion (Central Ontario) Infantry, 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. Son of William Hatten & Louisa Ferguson of Desbarats, Ontario. Died: Aug. 28, 1918 Age: 24(?) Buried: Vis-en-Artois British Cem., Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. HATTEN, Percy (754383), Sapper, 124th Battalion, Canadian Pioneers. Son of Mr. & Mrs. John Thomas Hatten of Desbarats, Ontario. Died: April 10, 1918. Age: 22 Buried: Aubigny Communql Cemetary Extension, Aubigny-en-Artois, Pas-de-Calais, France. Canada lost aboout 60,000 men in WW1, a great loss for a country of around 8 million people.. Most who joined up were the sons or grandsons of UK immigrants. Percy & Orton were grandsons of Thomas Hatten (1820-1910), son of John Hatten & Ann Merry, who was christened at St. Mary Magdalen, Duns Tew & emigrated to Canada West in aboout 1850. Foour of John Hatten's sons came to N. America, which perhaps explains why I have been unable to find any of that name in Oxfordshire today. I have visited both graves, locatd in beautiful cemetaries. All the waste! It's so sad. And their sons & nephews had to go back & do it all over again. Thus endedth the history lesson. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: angela allen <angela.allen72@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 1:46 PM Subject: [BAN] The Wars > Hi everyone, > Rosemary, Helen & other list members have encouraged all > to place a note of remembrance for family lost during various > wars, either on the Banburyshire web site or through Banbury list. > > All of the battles they would have fought, are without doubt > recorded in some way for future generations in our historical > archives. > What about the people that fought in them? > > By submitting your own family names for remembrance, the > men, women & families that gave that ultimate sacrifice in hope > of a better life for us, helps build those archives into something > more personal than just a lost name or number. > > Please take time to include your relatives name - *you* may know > of your families pride or the heartbreak they suffered - others maybe > won't unless *you* tell the story. > > A good book for Banburyshire interests covers the beginings of war, > soldiers billeted in Banbury, Red cross, rationing, peace rejoicings, > war shrines & memorials, Roll of honour, Oxon & Bucks LI. > Kevin also travelled to Arras/Somme etc for his research. The book > includes a fair few pictures of here & France. > > 'Banbury during the Great War' > by Kevin Northover > Propsero Publications > ISBN 1 899246 50 9 > price £9.95 > > Available from Ottaker/WHS bookshops or > Banbury Museum & TI centre > > Angela :>) > > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx >

Hi list came across this website and thought others might be interested in it.... every little bit helps.... www.genoot.com/eng/oxf/landowners Mark G (Australia)

There was a Work house in Wawick Road I remember before ww2 the tramps used to pass our house on the main Oxford Road in Adderbury with a tin with a small amount of tea and some bread they would have spent the night there and were walking on to the next one I believe they were only allowed one night. People that fell on hard times were sent there if they had no other means of support or were to ill to look after themselves and had no one else. My husband came from a large family and they all got impetigo so were taken there to get treatment he said it broke his Mothers heart. Most elderly people dreaded that they would be sent to the Workhouse which was built in 1835. By the 1950s it was used as a hospital for cases that were recuperating from an operation or not needing too much care. Even then people still thought of it as a workhouse Part became a maternity ward. A new brick building behind the main hospital called The Pines was bult for isolation cases mostly for children with scarlet fever.and later still in the 1960s for t.b. cases. A few years ago it was all finally knocked down to make a home and housing for the mentaly disabled. This is my memories and what I have quickly managed to find about banbury Workhouse. A book on Banbury Published Victoran Banbury 1982 and one last year by Brian Little gives a somwhat sketchy detail of this subject and how it was involved with the poor law in the 19th century. best wishes rhoda

I don't know if there is still any difficulty in getting through to the GENUKI Church Database but it might be worth trying an alternative source of information for distances between churches. The website http://www.parloc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ includes links to an excellent "Parish Locator Program" which provides a very useful downloadable piece of software which will plot churches within various ranges as well as giving distances. Best of luck, Geoff Parrish (No, it doesn't just locate MY relatives !!)

Hi, There was a workhouse on Warwick Road but I have no idea of the nunber. It was there I think in my parents day, they were born 1911/1915. the building was there in my day and I think is still there but not sure. When I was a child it was a sort of hospital I think. Jill. B. Mark Grady <mark.grady@bigpond.com> wrote: Hi, I was wondering if someone could tell me what was located at 192 Warwick Road, Banbury. I have had several family members die at this location all from different branches of the HONE family - I also noticed many other burials referring to this address. Any Ideas. Is it the address of the Union Workhouse???? thats the only thing i can think of. Mark G (Australia) ============================== New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! � Get yours free!

...and there's also a Canal mailing list CANAL-PEOPLE-L@rootsweb.com (send word subscribe in subject to CANAL-PEOPLE-L-request@rootsweb.com for the normal mode, or CANAL-PEOPLE-D-request@rootsweb.com for Digest mode, or go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Occupations/CANAL-PEOPLE.html for more information and to view the archives. <mailto:canal-people-l@rootsweb.com> Neil On 30/11/2004 23:32:48, eng-banbury-area-l@rootsweb.com wrote: > Hi Raphael, > There is info to be found in various 'local' books > on Canal families- but > don't think there is anything > specific regarding Canal interests. > > A niche in the market maybe with all the folks that have > a Banburyshire Canal interest --IAN!!! next project:>) > > The 'Cake > & Cockhorse' mag (summer 2000, Vol 14) > published an article on 'Staffing > the Oxford Canal around > 1851' > Is there a particular name you are researching? - If so you may > connect with other members that have family on the Canal. > > Can you give us a time span/name you are looking at > > Angela:>) > admin Banbury list > > > > Are there any records of the workforce who built and/or earned a living > > on the North Oxford Canal in the vicinity of Banbury? > > > > Raphael Gillett > > > > > > ============================== > > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > > Ancestry.com's > United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn

Hi Raphael, There is info to be found in various 'local' books on Canal families- but don't think there is anything specific regarding Canal interests. A niche in the market maybe with all the folks that have a Banburyshire Canal interest --IAN!!! next project:>) The 'Cake & Cockhorse' mag (summer 2000, Vol 14) published an article on 'Staffing the Oxford Canal around 1851' Is there a particular name you are researching? - If so you may connect with other members that have family on the Canal. Can you give us a time span/name you are looking at Angela:>) admin Banbury list > Are there any records of the workforce who built and/or earned a living > on the North Oxford Canal in the vicinity of Banbury? > > Raphael Gillett > > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Are there any records of the workforce who built and/or earned a living on the North Oxford Canal in the vicinity of Banbury? Raphael Gillett

In a message dated 30/11/2004 23:34:23 GMT Standard Time, angela.allen72@btinternet.com writes: an article on 'Staffing the Oxford Canal around 1851' Is there a particular name you are researching? Hi Angela - sorry to butt(y) in but if you see any KNIGHT's cruisin along.............. Take care Linda & Tony

In message <144.39e7ac46.2edd8fcf@aol.com>, IRHUCKIN@aol.com writes >No website. Shoppers only. If you want one let me know and I can get you one. I would love one please.. See my email. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

No website. Shoppers only. If you want one let me know and I can get you one. Ian

In message <15a.44d04731.2edd119f@aol.com>, IRHUCKIN@aol.com writes >For those that live in or near Banbury, the shop called Bookworld in Castle >Quay has a book called "Banbury Past and Present" for sale for just £3. It is >well worth the money if only for the photos therein. > Ian, Do they have a website do you know? Dorothy (who has already bought her Ian books for Christmas presents, grin) -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)

Don't forget the ideal Xmas present. A set of three books for just £7.50 plus P&P. As mentioned in last weeks BG report. Ian

For those that live in or near Banbury, the shop called Bookworld in Castle Quay has a book called "Banbury Past and Present" for sale for just £3. It is well worth the money if only for the photos therein. Ian

HI Folks, Does anyone know where I can find old pictures of North Newington and of Broughton so that I can get an idea of where my folks lived? I have been to Broughton in recent years but don't really have an idea of what it looked like when they lived there. Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire UK)