Dear list, following Angela's invite, here is a brief summary of my Banbury/Oxfordshire Ancestors and the area's I am looking at. The GRANTHAM and SKUCE names are from my Paternal Grandparents, Job GRANTHAM and Susan Ada SKUCE. The GRANTHAM line I have traced back to Wolston, Warwickshire, where my 4x Great Grandparents wed in 1765, they are my Brick wall on that line. I have some documents of a Mary GRANTHAM, recollecting her family, saying that Thomas came from the Black country or the potteries, but I cannot find him anywhere as yet. Bilton is mentioned in conjunction with lime kilns. This 'could' be Bilton near Rugby (the home of Rugby Cement), only a stones throw from Wolston, or even Bilston in Staffs. From Wolston they arrive in Lower Heyford early in the 1800's, the earliest record being the marriage of his daughter Ann to William Wells in 1813 Thomas built, with his sons, the Canal wharf at Lower Heyford, one of several at the time, and the only surviving one. Before it became Oxfordshire Narrow Boats, it was still called Grantham's Wharf. The family thus began their life trading coal and hay from the wharf, as well as transporting it. Many GRANTHAM boatmen are listed in PR's My Great Great Grandfather Edwin/Edmund/Edward was a boatman, until he ran an Inn in Mill street, Banbury. Loose ends are: Birth date of my Grandfather, Job GRANTHAM. I know he was christened at Christchurch, Banbury, 4th March 1891 Birth date of his parents Edmund (christened Lower Heyford on Christmas Day 1852) and Amy Amy was Amy WEBB at the time of marriage, but was a widow, and formerly Amy MIDWINTER. I can't find who Mr WEBB was, or when/where she was born, Census's state she was born in 'Kirlklington', I think I found an Amy MIDWINTER daughter of Job MIDWINTER but I need to check that. Death/burial dates of both Edmund and Amy. Note. Edmund became Edwin on his children's christening records, and Edward in 1891/1901 census's!! The SKUCE line I have traced back to Charlbury, again in the mid 1700's. Plenty of them in places like Charlbury, Duns Tew, Deddington and Balscote (my line), all related. Where they came from beforehand I don't know, although the name is said to be Cornish, and there are derivatives such as Skues, Skewis, Skuse etc. There don't seem to be many north of Oxfordshire in those times, so I am guessing they came up from Cornwall via Wiltshire and Gloucestershire etc, as I have found a smattering, but no conclusive evidence. My problem here is that earliest Charlbury records are the marriage of my 4x Gt Grandfather William SCUSE (sic) to Ann BISTER in Charlbury, 1740, no record of parents names in those days unfortunately. I guess he came to Charlbury to marry Ann and stayed. Loose ends: The marriage place/date of my Great Grandparents John Leonard SKUCE and Selina Elizabeth RANDLE The 1881 census suggests she was born in Shutford, the 1891 in Neithrop Death/burial date/place of Selina Neil

Hi Neil, Anna Maria Randle bap Aug 2, 1861, daughter of William, weaver & Elizabeth privately and on Jun 8, 1862 daughter of William, weaver & Elizabeth , SW received, etc...in Shutford other child also bap of William & Elizabeth Elizabeth bap Dec 28, 1862 not baptised in Shutford but another daughter of William & Elizabeth Matilda Ann Randle f.a spinster otp d of William , weaver to Thomas Henry GEORGE f.a. bach, mason of Hook Norton, son of Henry, mason married Nov 22, 1875 in Shutford...witnessed by Thomas Cox & Rebecca Randle..( possibly another daughter) Burials William 62 buried Feb 8, 1882 Elizabeth 72 buried Dec 6, 1892 In the 1881 Census William says he was born in Shutford West............. Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability William RANDLE Head M Male 61 Shutford West, Oxford, England Mohair Plush Weaver (Others 17.5) Elizabeth RANDLE Wife M Female 58 Shutford West, Oxford, England Laundress Fanny RANDLE Daur U Female 13 Shutford West, Oxford, England Annie GILKES Visitor Daur M Female 19 Shutford West, Oxford, England Thos.Wm. GEORGE Visitor Grandson Male 1 Shutford West, Oxford, England ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Dwelling Hill Census Place W Shutford, Oxford, England Family History Library Film 1341367 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 1525 / 23 Page Number 12 Baptism for William in Shutford May 14, 1820 son of Thomas, weaver & Elizabeth from Coventry (RANDLE) Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Grantham" <neil40@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:23 PM Subject: [BAN] My Brick Walls, GRANTHAM/Canal and SKUCE > Dear list, > following Angela's invite, here is a brief summary of my Banbury/Oxfordshire > Ancestors and the area's I am looking at. > > The GRANTHAM and SKUCE names are from my Paternal Grandparents, Job GRANTHAM > and Susan Ada SKUCE. > > The GRANTHAM line I have traced back to Wolston, Warwickshire, where my 4x > Great Grandparents wed in 1765, they are my Brick wall on that line. I have > some documents of a Mary GRANTHAM, recollecting her family, saying that > Thomas came from the Black country or the potteries, but I cannot find him > anywhere as yet. > Bilton is mentioned in conjunction with lime kilns. This 'could' be Bilton > near Rugby (the home of Rugby Cement), only a stones throw from Wolston, or > even Bilston in Staffs. > >From Wolston they arrive in Lower Heyford early in the 1800's, the earliest > record being the marriage of his daughter Ann to William Wells in 1813 > Thomas built, with his sons, the Canal wharf at Lower Heyford, one of > several at the time, and the only surviving one. Before it became > Oxfordshire Narrow Boats, it was still called Grantham's Wharf. > The family thus began their life trading coal and hay from the wharf, as > well as transporting it. Many GRANTHAM boatmen are listed in PR's > My Great Great Grandfather Edwin/Edmund/Edward was a boatman, until he ran > an Inn in Mill street, Banbury. > > Loose ends are: > Birth date of my Grandfather, Job GRANTHAM. I know he was christened at > Christchurch, Banbury, 4th March 1891 > Birth date of his parents Edmund (christened Lower Heyford on Christmas Day > 1852) and Amy > Amy was Amy WEBB at the time of marriage, but was a widow, and formerly Amy > MIDWINTER. I can't find who Mr WEBB was, or when/where she was born, > Census's state she was born in 'Kirlklington', I think I found an Amy > MIDWINTER daughter of Job MIDWINTER but I need to check that. > Death/burial dates of both Edmund and Amy. > Note. Edmund became Edwin on his children's christening records, and Edward > in 1891/1901 census's!! > > The SKUCE line I have traced back to Charlbury, again in the mid 1700's. > Plenty of them in places like Charlbury, Duns Tew, Deddington and Balscote > (my line), all related. > Where they came from beforehand I don't know, although the name is said to > be Cornish, and there are derivatives such as Skues, Skewis, Skuse etc. > There don't seem to be many north of Oxfordshire in those times, so I am > guessing they came up from Cornwall via Wiltshire and Gloucestershire etc, > as I have found a smattering, but no conclusive evidence. > > My problem here is that earliest Charlbury records are the marriage of my 4x > Gt Grandfather William SCUSE (sic) to Ann BISTER in Charlbury, 1740, no > record of parents names in those days unfortunately. I guess he came to > Charlbury to marry Ann and stayed. > > Loose ends: > The marriage place/date of my Great Grandparents John Leonard SKUCE and > Selina Elizabeth RANDLE > The 1881 census suggests she was born in Shutford, the 1891 in Neithrop > Death/burial date/place of Selina > > Neil > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >