Jenna I too thought that "breaking the ground" might have been a winter thing but in Deddington they got it all the year round. Also, if it had been a frost thing I would have expected it to happen at several burials in a row but it doesn't, and it's pretty infrequent. The Fardons of Deddington were clockmakers and Quakers in the 18th century as were the Gilkes and Knibbs. I have a lot of Fardon Information from Peter Fewson who has researched them in depth: John Fardon born 1700, died 1744 married Elizabeth Pottinger (daughter of John) in Adderbury 2/8/1731 and at the Quaker Meeting House Banbury. Elizabeth soon died and he then married Mary Cox in 1735 in the Banbury Meeting House. I have a copy of John's will, 1744. In it he leaves bequests "to my loving brother -in-law George Pottinger of the west side of Adderbury £10. And to my sister-in-law Mary Pottinger of the west side of Adderbury £10. To Thomas Gilkes of Sibford Gower, with whom I served my apprenticship, £5." (I don't know if George and Mary are brother and sister of John's first wife Elizabeth or husband and and wife. At his death John had a mortage of £100 on a quarter land owned by his brother in law George Pottinger of Adderbury West. Jon Malings County Wexford, Ireland> From: [email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:25:17 +0100> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [BAN] POTTINGER, JAMES, WALTER and many others in Adderbury> > Thanks for all the suggestions - I shall have to get that Adderbury > book. I was looking at it in the Banbury TIC (I'm pretty sure it was > that one), scanning for names etc., but I wasn't looking for all of > these names then. Still, at least I know where I can get it next time > I'm there.> > I noticed the fees for breaking the ground too! But I thought at the > time that it seemed to be a winter thing...I wondered if the > gravediggers required a premium for work during the snowy/icy times, > but I'm probably way off there!> > Here's another question though. There's another cemetery in Adderbury > isn't there? Is that the Quaker burial ground? Seperate from the > church, you cross over the stream and follow the road toward Milton, > but long before you reach the junction there's a gate house. I've said > I'd look there for a while, but not got round to it yet.> > Would the OFHS CD containing the Banbury Quaker house records be a wise > purchase now too I wonder?> > I have to admit I know next to nothing about the Quakers. My 9 y-o > son's input when I mentioned the possible connection was to ask if we'd > get free oats then?!? The newly refurbished library has just opened > where we live, I think he should be directed to an appropriate book > about the Quakers if they have one....> > So far, I see Pottingers marrying those named: JAMES, WHITLEY, > RICHARDS, AUSTIN, WEST, SMITH, PITCHER, WYATT, GILKS, PRIEST, ARIS, > GARDNER and I stumbled over a reference to an Elizabeth marrying a John > FARDEN in the Banbury Quaker House, as well as references on the > Deddington website to the clock maker John Farden having a sister in > law named Mary Pottinger. Not knowing how prolific the name is > elsewhere in the county, I cannot tell how or if these are relevant.> > WALTERS marrying in Adderbury covers a wider time span, but they > married (among many others) BEASLEY (not in Adderbury), FLINT, GARDNER, > BELCHER, SWIFT, CHILTON, BETTS> > Jenna :-)> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> The online Northamptonshire marriage strays index has just been updated.> Now nearly 7,000 marriages are included. View them at> http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/northants%20strays.htm> -------------------------------> 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