The name Hall goes back a long way in Bodicote as churchwardens see BHS vol 12 "Parish Accounts of Bodicote" Too many to mention. If you obtain a copy of "Faith Hope and Charity- The Story of Bodicote Church and Parish", by George C Walker you will find a photo of workers at Usher's Steam Drug Mills 1929. There is mention of Mr and Mrs R. B. Usher living in Bodicote Cottage, High Street. She was confined to a wheel chair and died in 1962. Perter Usher acquired the rhubarb business in 1811 on the death of Dr William Hayward who started it in 1777. I obtained a copy from Mr Walker 53 Oxford Road, Bodicote OX15 4AB Phone 0295 263322 in 1995. You might try to telephone. There have been articles in Cake and Cockhorse over the years about the rhubarb industry. There is an index to articles on the Banbury Council website although I've never used it. I may have tried, but with no success. Rod Wise ----- Original Message ----- From: "betty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] USHER and HALL families - Bodicote > Hello Angela > Welcome to Banburyshire .. > >>From Northants Marriage Index (by Alan Clarke & Marilyn.Ponting) > > (2)..William Rufus USHER of Bodicote married .... Elizabth MALSBURY otp > ...... 12 Nov.. 1828 @ EYDON .... Licence > > betty oz ( who btw enjoys *Rhubarb Pie* & Banbury Cakes !!! :-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From: "ag.hamilton" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 6:48 AM > Subject: [BAN] USHER and HALL families - Bodicote > > >> Hello. I've just joined the list and I'm seeking info. about the USHER >> family who lived in Bodicote near Banbury and grew rhubarb. Also info. >> about Francis HALL who married into the family. >> >> 1. Peter USHER m. Rebecca WARD in Banbury in 1797 - does anyone know >> anything about Peter's birth or his parents? >> >> 2. Their third son William Rufus USHER ca 1807 Banbury married >> Elizabeth someone (b.ca 1812 Bugbrook, Northants), probably around >> 1830. Does anyone have any info. about this marriage? >> >> 3. William and Elizabeth's sixth child Lucy Ann b.1842 Banbury married >> Francis HALL b. ca 1837 Brailes, Warwickshire in 1869. At their >> daughter's marriage in 1905 Francis was described as 'late of Bodicote >> Manor' . does anyone know anything about Francis? >> >> Any info. about these families would be very welcome. >> Thanks, Angela >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Banbury Historical Society & Friends of Banbury Museum >> http://www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/banburymuseum/banburyhistoricalsoc.cfm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Banbury Historical Society & Friends of Banbury Museum > http://www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/banburymuseum/banburyhistoricalsoc.cfm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >