Hi Brian, These are baptism entries @ St Mary's for AUSTEN/BARNES, info from *Banbury Historical Society* published books, covering BBM data from that parish 1558 - 1837/8 28/5/1698 AUSTEN, William s of John at Unicorn 18/6/1710 BARNES, Susanna d of William , thatcher, borne 13/11/1708 Yep, found it - they married 31/1/1734 There are also other Austin/Barnes connections recorded. If you haven't already - check Banbury archives, Jan 2002 ... Brewers & Bakers posts T'was the AUSTI/EN/BARNES family at 'the Unicorn' 1st brewing. Thomas HUNT then came along, as did Hunt Edmunds brewery. The 'Unicorn Inn' is one of the oldest & most recorded buildings still standing in Banbury If you can connect to a time when Hunt Edmunds took over -- contact another Banbury member - Catherine Pritchard Catherine has a home web site (find this on the Surnames page of Banbury web site) Catherines family research covers Hunt Edmunds Brewery & Rolls Royce, plus methodist church info & more. HTH Brian Angela :>) co admin Banbury > I would like to find out more about the ancestors of William AUSTIN of > Banbury, butcher, born 1698 and of Susannah BARNES of Banbury, born 1710 . > They married in 1734, their first child being Virgin AUSTIN my umpteenth > great grandmother.