Hello Rosalind, It looks as if he was baptised Thomas Percy ROBERTS, see below: 5 July 1889 at Christchurch, South Banbury Thomas Percy ROBERTS son Thomas & Emily, 5 Windsor St, Smith Birth is registered according to FreeBMD as Thomas Percy ROBERTS June qtr 1889 at Banbury reg district, vol 3a, page 935. There is a marriage registration in the June qtr 1908 at Banbury reg district of a Thomas Percy ROBERTS, vol 3a, page 2162 to either an Edith Annie WHITE or a Rosette Mary WILLIAMS which could be relevant. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "rosalind" <rosalind@jmb3400.plus.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 6:37 PM Subject: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records >I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 >Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( is >that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is that >he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information >about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how >can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if >he married ) > Hopefully , > Rosalind . > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.71/2178 - Release Date: 06/15/09 17:54:00
Do you have info on Thomas Percy's parents? Banns read at Christchurch Banbury South Nov 26/Dec3/10 1871 Thomas Roberts, bach otp & Emily Owen, spin of Chipping Norton Married @ Chipping Norton 24/12/1871 Thomas Roberts, 20, bach, blacksmith of Banbury, so James blacksmith & Emily Owen, 18 spin, factory hand, do Benj., labr. Wit; John Roberts & Ellen Margaret Jackson The 1908 marriage that Janet gave in vol 3a - if WILLIAMS that could well be at Middleton Cheney. Lots of Williams there. Christchurch covered an area that folks from Grimsbury/Middleton/Warkworth/Overthorpe (N'hants) would of used as their church other than use their smaller parish church. Angela > It looks as if he was baptised Thomas Percy ROBERTS, see below: > > 5 July 1889 at Christchurch, South Banbury Thomas Percy ROBERTS son > Thomas & Emily, 5 Windsor St, > Smith > > Birth is registered according to FreeBMD as Thomas Percy ROBERTS June qtr > 1889 at Banbury reg district, vol 3a, page 935. > > There is a marriage registration in the June qtr 1908 at Banbury reg > district of a Thomas Percy ROBERTS, vol 3a, page 2162 to either an Edith > Annie WHITE or a Rosette Mary WILLIAMS which could be relevant. > > Janet
Dear Angela , Many thanks , and , yes , those are his parents . Kind regards , Rosalind . ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANGELA ALLEN" <angela.allen72@btinternet.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:44 PM Subject: [BAN] ROBERTS Oxon & Bucks > Do you have info on Thomas Percy's parents? > > Banns read at Christchurch Banbury South Nov 26/Dec3/10 1871 > Thomas Roberts, bach otp & Emily Owen, spin of Chipping Norton > > Married @ Chipping Norton 24/12/1871 > Thomas Roberts, 20, bach, blacksmith of Banbury, so James blacksmith & > Emily Owen, 18 spin, factory hand, do Benj., labr. > Wit; John Roberts & Ellen Margaret Jackson > > The 1908 marriage that Janet gave in vol 3a - if WILLIAMS that could well > be > at Middleton Cheney. > Lots of Williams there. > Christchurch covered an area that folks from > Grimsbury/Middleton/Warkworth/Overthorpe (N'hants) would of used as their > church other than use their smaller parish church. > > Angela > > > >> It looks as if he was baptised Thomas Percy ROBERTS, see below: >> >> 5 July 1889 at Christchurch, South Banbury Thomas Percy ROBERTS son >> Thomas & Emily, 5 Windsor St, >> Smith >> >> Birth is registered according to FreeBMD as Thomas Percy ROBERTS June qtr >> 1889 at Banbury reg district, vol 3a, page 935. >> >> There is a marriage registration in the June qtr 1908 at Banbury reg >> district of a Thomas Percy ROBERTS, vol 3a, page 2162 to either an Edith >> Annie WHITE or a Rosette Mary WILLIAMS which could be relevant. >> >> Janet > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Hello Janet , Yes , that is my Percy ! Thank you - I'll now try to find which is his marriage . Kind regards , Rosalind . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Booth" <janbooth@dsl.pipex.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records > Hello Rosalind, > > It looks as if he was baptised Thomas Percy ROBERTS, see below: > > 5 July 1889 at Christchurch, South Banbury Thomas Percy ROBERTS son > Thomas & Emily, 5 Windsor St, > Smith > > Birth is registered according to FreeBMD as Thomas Percy ROBERTS June qtr > 1889 at Banbury reg district, vol 3a, page 935. > > There is a marriage registration in the June qtr 1908 at Banbury reg > district of a Thomas Percy ROBERTS, vol 3a, page 2162 to either an Edith > Annie WHITE or a Rosette Mary WILLIAMS which could be relevant. > > Janet > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rosalind" <rosalind@jmb3400.plus.com> > To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 6:37 PM > Subject: [BAN] Bucks Regimnt records > > >>I wonder if anyone can help me ? My relative , Percy Roberts ( born 1891 >>Banbury to blacksmith Thomas/Emily Roberts ) was in the Bucks Regiment ( >>is >>that the 1st.Bat. Ox & Bucks Regiment ? ) during WW2 and all I know is >>that >>he worked on the infamous Changi Railway . I have no other information >>about him ( wife , children etc ) so not being the direct relative , how >>can I get his Army records to fill in a few gaps ?( this might tell me if >>he married ) >> Hopefully , >> Rosalind . >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List archives are at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.71/2178 - Release Date: 06/15/09 > 17:54:00 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >