Hello List. A Happy New Year to you all has anyone on list got the parish records for Balscot if so would some kind person look for the baptism of Clara E Tustain about 1854 and her Wedding please to James Walker about 1879-80 they were Married by the census of 1881 thank you so much for any help Bye Anne Williams

Hello Anne, Clara was neither baptised nor married in Balscote, but there is a baptism of a Clara Elizabeth Tustain in Shutford which is more or less next door to Balscote: Nov 6 1853 TUSTAIN Clara Elizabeth d. John, lab. & Sally I can't find her marriage in Shutford, but it must be after June 12 1880 because she is a witness at her sister Sarah Amy's marriage in Shutford. I have just looked on the FreeBMD site and there is a marriage in the March quarter 1881 Reg district Banbury Vol 3a, page 880 of Clara with James Walker's name on the same page. Hope this helps. Janet Booth. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Calvert" <liz@ecalvert.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:27 AM Subject: [BAN] Balscote > Hello List. A Happy New Year to you all > has anyone on list got the parish records for Balscot if so would some > kind person look for the baptism of Clara E Tustain about 1854 > and her Wedding please to James Walker about 1879-80 they were Married by > the census of 1881 > thank you so much for any help Bye > Anne Williams > > > ============================== > 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 >

Hi Anne I had a look at the Balscote and nearby Wroxton PRs to no avail. I then looked at the 1881 census. Is this the correct couple:- Dwelling: Malthouse Lane Census Place: W Shutford, Oxford, England Source: FHL Film 1341367 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1525 Folio 23 Page 11 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Charles GRAVES M 32 M Ilford, Essex, England Rel: Head Occ: Farmer James WALKER M 20 M Shutford, Oxford, England Rel: Serv Occ: Farm Serv (Indoor) Clara WALKER M 27 F Shutford, Oxford, England Rel: Serv Occ: General Serv Domestic If so, the following may answer your query:- Shutford Baptisms 1853 Nov 6 TUSTAIN Clara Elizabeth d John, lab & Sally I then found this marriage which lists Clara as a witness:- 1880 JUN 12 WALLING (signs WALLIN) James 22 bach engine driver SW s James lab TUSTAIN Sarah Amy 20 sp SW d John lab Wit Frederick COLES Clara TUSTAIN Banns .................... so she was still single at that time. (Sarah was bapt in 1860 in Shutford and was the sister of Clara). I checked for the marriage of Clara and James but there was only the one above and the next was in 1885. Unfortunately in 1881 no marriages were recorded in Shutford would you believe. I then checked the banns but nothing - the banns listed were only the ones not followed by a marriage in the parish. Neither were buried in Shutford/Wroxton or Balscote. I did find a possible baptism for James WALKER in Shutford:- 1862 Jan 5 WALKER James s John blacksmith & Maria SW I can look further for siblings etc in the PRs if you need but at this stage I am not sure if I am on the right track as you have reason to think Clara was from Balscote. HTH Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Calvert" <liz@ecalvert.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:27 AM Subject: [BAN] Balscote > Hello List. A Happy New Year to you all > has anyone on list got the parish records for Balscot if so would some kin d person look for the baptism of Clara E Tustain about 1854 > and her Wedding please to James Walker about 1879-80 they were Married by the census of 1881 > thank you so much for any help Bye > Anne Williams > > > ============================== > 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 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 28/12/2004 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 28/12/2004